Word: vermonter
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...Hancock, Mass., became the first ski area to install its own wind turbine; nearly half the resort's energy needs are provided by the 1.5-MW tower. Producing its own energy also allows the resort to shield guests from higher room rates caused by rising electricity prices. At Vermont's Killington Resorts, the diesel-powered snowmaking compressors are being replaced with low-emission machines, which should reduce emissions 50% next year. Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville, Minn., buys enough wind power to run 85% of its operations. And Mammoth Mountain in California's Sierra Nevada has cut propane...
...this measure should be replicated in other Houses. The Quincy pilot project comes amidst a recent surge in universities that have removed trays from their cafeterias. St. Joseph’s College in Maine first introduced trayless dining this fall. Several other colleges and universities, including Middlebury College in Vermont and San Francisco State University, have since followed suit. Food and drink waste decreased by 30 to 50 percent after Alfred University in New York eliminated trays, according to the school’s Web site. Despite the trend, some Harvard dining employees doubt that taking trays away will have...
Continuing last year’s pattern of consistent ninth-place finishes, the Harvard men’s and women’s skiing teams once again settled into that familiar spot at this weekend’s UVM Winter Carnival in Vermont...
...particularly on Capitol Hill, is breaking rank with the Clintons?despite the fact that she is leading in the polls and, if elected, may be disinclined to forgive turncoats. Kennedy's defection followed those of 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry (along with many of his biggest fund raisers) and Vermont's Pat Leahy. Obama also counts among his growing list of supporters Senators such as Tim Johnson, Kent Conrad, Ben Nelson and Claire McCaskill, as well as governors Janet Napolitano and Kathleen Sebelius, who hail from red states where Democrats openly worry about what could happen to the rest...
...Need to Save Pakistan." Haven't our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan proved that our presence has accomplished little or nothing, made more enemies throughout the world and cost trillions of dollars? It's about time we stopped sacrificing American lives for impossible causes. Ed Jacobson, Whiting, Vermont...