Tag: Pownal

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    Recycling’s season of discontent

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    Haulers, local governments struggle as waste markets disappear A truck delivers a load of recyclables to TAM Recycling in Pownal. The pile in the foreground contains about 1.5 days worth of cardboard recyclables that have been delivered and are awaiting processing at the facility. Joan K. Lentini photo   By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer POWNAL, Vt.… read more

    Recycling’s season of discontent
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    Recycling’s turmoil: A time to reassess

    When state and local governments got into the recycling business 30 years ago amid the 1980s solid waste crisis, supporters said the economics of this new endeavor would sort themselves out over time. The theory was that, by getting the public to separate cans, glass, paper and plastics from disposable trash, we’d create a steady… read more

    Recycling’s turmoil: A time to reassess
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    Fear of empowerment — In a Vermont town, goal of ‘climate economy’ draws support, resistance

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    In a Vermont town, goal of ‘climate economy’ draws support, resistance Michelle Pekrol and some other residents of Pownal, Vt., have organized under the name SOS Pownal to oppose a new planning initiative aimed at helping the town better prepare for climate change.  Joan K. Lentini photo   By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer POWNAL, Vt. This… read more

    Fear of empowerment — In a Vermont town, goal of ‘climate economy’ draws support, resistance
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    Smart growth, red herrings and a town’s climate plan

    In the great cacophony of our democratic system, it’s hardly unusual to hear claims of backroom deals, hidden agendas and all sorts of shenanigans aimed at subverting the public good for private or political gain. Sometimes these claims even turn out to be true. But sometimes public servants with pure motives wind up being unfairly… read more

    Smart growth, red herrings and a town’s climate plan
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    Growing greens all winter long

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    Grants help farms meet an all-year demand for local produce By CRAIG IDLEBROOK Contributing writer     POWNAL, Vt. Unlike many crop farmers in New England, Lisa MacDougall doesn’t hibernate. Even when the weather turned bitterly cold for a week in January, she was still busy picking spinach and kale for her community-supported-agriculture program and… read more

    Growing greens all winter long