Special for Vermont Daily News/Allaire Diamond
- Since its first detection in 2006 near New York’s Catskill Mountains,
white-nose syndrome, a mysterious fungus affecting bats that hibernate in caves, has spread to at least nine northeastern states. Biologists have
documented the fungus, along with astoundingly precipitous declines in bat populations, in nearly half of Vermont counties. This year, [...]
Burlington, Vt. – The 8th Annual Renewable Energy Conference and Expo got underway today, October 28, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center on Williston Road in South Burlington and offers a great way to get aquainted with renewable energy options. The two-day event is open to the general public as well as those in the energy industry. Presentations, displays and discussions by [...]
Vernon, Vt. – Vermont Yankee notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Monday, Sept. 1, that a supervisor tested positive for alcohol during a random fitness for duty test Monday morning. The employee was a supervisor in the plant’s maintenance department. The employee’s site access has been revoked, and a review of previous work is being performed.
The fitness [...]
Senator Sanders Holds Green Jobs Hearing
Montpelier, August 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, held a field hearing today in the Statehouse in Montpelier to examine clean energy job development policies in Vermont and their applicability nationwide.
“Today’s hearing is an opportunity to learn about what [...]
Technology: CBS Outdoor Billboards and Displays Wired To Create a Massive, Free Wi-Fi HotZone Covering Times Square to Central Park South
Midtown Manhattan will be enjoying a first-of-it’s-kind free wireless zone with the creation of the “CBS Mobile Zone,” giving New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones, laptops and other devices the chance to access the Internet for free, and make [...]
RUTLAND TOWN, Vt. – Rutland Town will soon host one of the largest – and most visible – solar projects in the state.
The Vermont Public Service Board has approved Central Vermont Public Service’s plans to build a 50-kilowatt solar array along Route 7, just south of the black water tower near the CVPS Rutland District [...]
