Internationally renowned singer and concert artist, Maxine Linehan, will be a special guest at the free “concert for a cooler climate “ at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester on Sunday May 28 at 2 p.m. The concert is part of the Play Every Town series devised by UVM Professor David Feurzeig, whose goal […]
Join area students at the Factory Point Town Green in Manchester on Friday, September 15, at 12:30 PM to participate in the Global Climate Strike. The idea originated with Greta Thunberg’s group Fridays for Future, who demanded a reduction of carbon emissions to prevent future heating of our planet. This will be the first Climate […]
Vermont Climate Leaders to Speak at ‘Empower VT’ Event MANCHESTER, VT — Bill McKibben, Vermont’s renowned climate activist and founder of the world-wide group 350.org, will speak at the Southern Vermont Arts Center on Sunday, October 1st, at 11:30 AM. He will be joined by Manchester native Thomas Hand, co-founder of MHG Solar, as part […]
From the filmmakers of Kiss the Ground comes the follow-up documentary Common Ground, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by John and Rebecca Tickell, Common Ground provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. The film explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and […]
Biomass Burning: Is it good or bad for the climate and us? Discover the facts about burning wood for heat and electricity. Do We Choose Forests? Or Wood-Burning Plants? Presenter Cheryl Joy Lipton, from Chester, VT, is an Ecologist and Landscape Designer, with a BLA from SUNY, ESF, and MS from Penn State. Her work […]
Geothermal energy often evokes hot rocks and geysers, but also refers to one of the cleanest ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, provide resilient infrastructure, and even reduce electricity use. Beginning with the basics and benefits of shallow geothermal heating and cooling, this session describes the opportunity to use the heat we already […]
