Below is an editorial reposted here from the Rutland Herald. Published: January 28, 2012   Over the past six years production of wind turbines in the United States has grown by 12 times, according to a report in The New York Times. There are now more than 400 facilities in 43 states, and according to [...]

Reported here from WPTZ.   VERGENNES, Vt. — A recently installed wind turbine in Vergennes is the first in a Green Mountain Power project targeting smaller community projects, but one neighbor is so upset about it that he wants to move away.

Reposted here from the Addison Independent. MIDDLEBURY — Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell believes her company’s proposed merger with Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (CVPS) will stabilize utility rates, save customers $500 million during the next 20 years and make the state a stronger place to do business.

Reposted from Caledonian-Record.   NEWPORT CITY — The defense fired holes in the state’s case Thursday morning against two Sterling College students accused of violating a court order barring anyone from being near blasting at the Lowell wind site last fall.

Reposted from WCAX.   Savvy students-turned-salespeople at Ferrisburgh Central School have earned the school a new array of solar panels.

Reposted from WCAX.   Four girls from four different states only three semesters into college teamed up to make a big difference.

Reposted from Caledonian-Record.   ALBANY — Lowell wind opponents will have their third open house on the mountain Sunday, this time followed by a question-and-answer session at Albany Community School.

Reposted from Times Argus. The online poll you issued last week on utility-scale wind in Vermont typifies what is wrong with our debate. Two of the choices you presented: “let’s do it” and “save our ridgelines” are not mutually exclusive choices; and presenting them as such stymies thoughtful debate around our energy future.   No [...]