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Tue, Sep. 19, 2006
Posted by the Inkslinger

Seventh Takes to the Air to Keep It Clean

The battle to prevent International Paper from unnecessarily dirtying Vermont's air and irresponsibly poisoning her citizens continues. This afternoon, Vermont Public Radio aired a story on the latest tire burn developments featuring our very own Scienceman, Martin Wolf (a man who knows his way...
Tue, Sep. 19, 2006
Posted by the Inkslinger

Following the Paper Trail (Tire Burn Update)

Last week’s deadline for the EPA to object to the proposed International Paper Company test burn of tires and sewage sludge in the boiler at their Ticonderoga, NY plant passed without any comment from the EPA. This lack of objection means that International Paper is now free to conduct the test...
Sun, Sep. 17, 2006
Posted by the Inkslinger

Is It Just Me Or Is It Getting Really Hot In Here?

It’s no real surprise that scientists announced this week that America’s summer was the hottest since 1936 (can you say “Dust Bowl”?) and the second warmest since official records started being kept in 1895. It’s quite clear that the heat is on and that we humans are responsible. So what are we...
Fri, Sep. 15, 2006
Posted by Jeffrey Hollender

Road Kill and Global Warming

The truth is that even though I was a vegetarian for 13 years, some years ago I lapsed in my commitment and returned to eating meat. Recently as part of my passion to reduce my own CO2 emissions, I read that on average eliminating the consumption of meat will save as much CO2 as switching the car...
Wed, Sep. 13, 2006
Posted by the Inkslinger

S.O.S. From Vermont

As Jeffrey has noted, here in Vermont these days the roof of our world is dyed deep blue and the sunlight falls through air that’s almost primevally fresh and clear. You could say they’re perfect skies, but they might be a whole lot less so soon. Turns out we’ve got a bit of a potentially unhappy...