Niels Arentzen and Peggy O’Neill-Vivanco When University of Vermont (UVM) Business student Niels Arentzen was in high school, he operated a lawn care business, and explored the possibility of starting a commercial electric mowing company . His research into the … Continue reading →
Adam Minter This article was originally published in the winter Sierra magazine and online on December 22, 2021 Local governments began distributing recycling bins in the 1970s. Those bins were largely reserved for the flood of daily headlines, as newspapers were attractive raw … Continue reading →
Birds Outperform Pesticides Jessie Haas If you’ve ever grown fruit or berries, you know the ambivialence farmers feel about birds. A beautiful and essential part of nature, they can also be a pest that eats into crops and profits, damaging … Continue reading →
David Fried My brother grows tropical fruit trees in Hawaii. Some years back he drove down our driveway in Elmore, VT and stopped his car. He rolled down his window and said, ” I am never going to be cold … Continue reading →
Larry Plesent Over-the-counter pain reducers (NSAID’s) are a $2 billion-a-year industry in the USA, just 11% of the total $18 billion annually spent on pain medication. Over 100 million Americans are in chronic pain. It’s time to take a step … Continue reading →
Barb and Greg Whitchurch Remember the spring of 2020? Covid was a “thing.” Scientists and health officials say, “Watch Out!” Our top-ranking politicians and other so-called influencers call it a hoax, or at worst a passing cold or flu. And … Continue reading →
Sara Gutterman This three-part blog series outlines the urgent need to transition to net-zero energy, water, and carbon. This final installment explores how the quickening pace of our climate emergency demands we reach full-scale elimination of carbon emissions. The transition … Continue reading →
A Look Inside Interview with Bryn Oakleaf, the Efficiency Excellence Network (EEN) Program Manager G.E.T. Staff How did you become interested in energy efficiency work? Bryn Oakleaf: I started working for Efficiency Vermont in 2019 after many years working for … Continue reading →
Wes Golomb and Bob Irving This is the first in a series of articles based on Wes Golomb’s newly published book and video series. Warm and Cool Homes, Building a Comfy, Healthy, Net-Zero Home You’ll Want to Live in Forever. … Continue reading →
Deep Altruism Nate Gusakov For the last few decades, most of the leading discussion, innovation, and progress towards a more sustainable building industry have been centered on reducing operational energy use. In other words, learning how to make buildings use … Continue reading →