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Vermont Business Magazine As debate roils over EPA regulations proposed this month limiting the release of the potent greenhouse gas methane during fracking operations, a new University of Vermont study funded by the National Science Foundation shows that abandoned oil and gas wells near fracking sites can be conduits for methane escape not currently being measured.
by Alyssa B Schuren, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation The Vermont Clean Water Act has passed. The draft Lake Champlain cleanup plan has been released.
Vermont Business Magazine Wireless LINC announces a recent expansion that offers fast and reliable broadband services to large sections of Franconia, Easton and Littleton. Through this solution, many can now access state-of-the-art performance that delivers high speed downloading and uploading capacities.
US Census Bureau Throughout the decades since the oil embargo of 1973, increasing research and development has gone into renewable sources of energy. Some of the results are seen atop windswept hills and plains across America — large electricity generating windmills. While the concept sounds very modern, the first practical wind turbine generator goes back 74 years.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas Systems today announced that it has reached right-of-way agreements with 94 percent of landowners in the right-of-way corridor of the Addison Natural Gas Project. This marks a significant increase in landowner agreements since last winter, up from 80 percent in January 2015.
Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger, joined by Burlington Fire Chief Seth Lasker, members of the Burlington Fire Department, and members from the University of Vermont Medical Center, today announced a paramedicine program for the Fire Department and the City of Burlington.
Vermont Business Magazine Localvore Today has officially released a free iOS mobile app into the iTunes App Store. The app was created to make purchasing and redeeming offers and event tickets easier, to eliminate the need for printing, and to provide all the information you need about a local business right at your fingertips.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin issued the following statement after news that President Obama has issued a memorandum calling for increased training for professionals who prescribe opiates and a call for greater access to treatment for those suffering from prescription drug and heroin addiction. (President Obama's full plan is presented below.)
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Technology Alliance, an industry trade group representing Vermont’s tech businesses, announced today the finalists of the 2015 Vermont Tech Jam Awards, sponsored by Merchants Bank.
Vermont Business Magazine People's United Financial, Inc (NASDAQ: PBCT) has reported net income of $68.4 million, or $0.23 per share, for the third quarter of 2015, compared to $61.6 million, or $0.21 per share, for the third quarter of 2014, and $61.7 million, or $0.20 per share, for the second quarter of 2015.
Vermont Business Magazine The third meeting of the Solar Siting Task Force will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in Room 11 of the Vermont State House, 115 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine This school year, Edmunds Middle School and Hunt Middle School in Burlington, Vermont have been selected to join the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program directed by the nonprofit Digital Promise, a program that is using mobile technology to extend learning beyond the walls of the classroom.