The Climate Economy Programs are designed to help communities build and implement priority actions that increase economic vitality and affordability in a time of climate change.
By Gregory Dennis, Addison County Independent: http://www.addisonindependent.com/ When confronted with the latest piece of bad news about climate change – record-high temperatures, devastating floods, the North Pole turned into a giant swimming pool – I’m inclined to respond as the writer Dorothy Parker did to many events: “What fresh hell is this?” So it was…
In the midst of one of the warmest winters in memory, how can Vermont adapt to the new realities of climate change? Paul Costello of the Vermont Council on Rural Development has been exploring this issue with community leaders all around Vermont. He has helped lead the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council, which recently issued a five-year…
As seen at Mountain Times: http://mountaintimes.info/vcrd-summit-focuses-on-growing-vts-green-jobs/ RANDOLPH – Strategies for keeping Vermont in the forefront of stimulating the growth of green jobs while reducing carbon emissions were abundant at the Feb. 22 Summit on Vermont’s Climate Economy at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. Over 400 innovative business, non-profit, and community leaders, the Governor’s Climate Cabinet, local officials and students…
Listen to the audio of the Pat Bradley story on WAMC: http://wamc.org/post/conference-held-implementing-climate-economy-vermont#stream/0 Hundreds of people gathered in Randolph, Vermont Monday to discuss the state’s “climate economy.” Attendees considered how to advance the state’s economy in the midst of climate change. Last year the Vermont Council on Rural Development held a conference on how the state…
See the story on WCAX: http://www.wcax.com/story/31285216/hundreds-gather-in-randolph-for-economic-climate-summit#.VsytXCQSffQ.email RANDOLPH, Vt. – Lawmakers and business leaders are fighting climate change and looking to help Vermont cash in at the same time. A summit focused on just that brought hundreds together Monday at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. Can you take on climate change and turn a profit at the…
By Andy Clark, Times Argus: http://www.timesargus.com/article/20160224/NEWS01/160229839 RANDOLPH — Vermont’s climate economy is a pace-setter for the nation, in large part because of work being done in many communities across the state. Vermont ranks second in the nation in number of jobs per capita in the developing labor-intensive solar power industry. Up to a quarter of…
As seen at: http://www.vermontbiz.com/event/february/leahy-open-vermont-climate-economy-summit-monday-february-22 Senator Patrick Leahy to be opening speaker at the Vermont Climate Economy Summit, sponsored by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD). VCRD founded the Vermont Climate Change Economy Council in February of last year to frame a platform of ideas to move the new climate economy forward for the state. …
Contact: Paul Costello, VCRD Executive Director, 802-223-5763, [email protected] EDITORS: Note, a complete Summit packet, including participants and bios, is available at http://vtrural.org/sites/default/files/content/ClimateEconomy/CESummitPacket2016.pdf. RANDOLPH, VT – Strategies for keeping Vermont in the forefront of stimulating the growth of green jobs while reducing carbon emissions were abundant at today’s Summit on Vermont’s Climate Economy at Vermont Technical…
By Laurie Caswell Burke, Wind Ridge columnist | As seen at Shelburne News: http://www.shelburnenews.com/2016/02/18/living-economically/ Miss the Paris Climate Summit? Here’s an opportunity much closer to home. A second climate summit in Randolph takes place on Feb. 22. Last February, the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) hosted the first Vermont Climate Economy Summit at Vermont…
With 100% of their degrees earned through applied, hand-on education, Vermont Tech students learn by doing. This experiential learning is central to the school’s renewable energy and climate change initiatives, allowing students to work hands-on with innovative technologies to save on energy and costs and reduce carbon emissions. These include A 375W anaerobic biodigester on…