Energy

Senator Bernie Sanders: Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 12/07/2011

U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discuss their legislation to restore funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Nuclear Free Future: Retiring Vermont Yankee on Schedule - Building a Clean Energy Legacy 12/02/2011

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Ben Walsh of VPIRG, on of closing Vermont Yankee and the work towards making Vermont's energy future local and sustainable.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 12/01/2011

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Japan's Tipping Point 11/25/2011

Vermont author Mark Pendergrast talks about his new book "Japan's Tipping Point" about the role of renewables in Japan's energy future.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 11/15/2011

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Why Does the US Have a Global Empire? - Michael Parenti 11/10/2011

Micahel Parenti presents. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series brings speakers to the UVM campus and the Burlington community to provide a continuing program of radical analyses of social, ecological and political concerns. The series is dedicated to Will Miller, Vermont’s activist philosopher and UVM Philosophy Professor for 35 years.

Button Up Workshop 11/09/2011

Want a Warmer Home this Winter? Energy expert Chip Patullo, BED, Vermont Gas, offer a Button Up workshop, sharing simple and cost-saving techniques to keep your home warm while reducing heating costs. To learn more about Button Up, visit: http://buttonupvermont.org/about/. This event was hosted by the Burlington Legacy Project (http://burlingtonlegacyproject.org/), BED and Vermont Gas.

Burlington Electric Commission 11/09/2011

Regular meetings are held in the auditorium at Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.

Ward 1 NPA Sponsored Center City Democratic Candidates Mayoral Debate 11/08/2011

Democratic candidates for Mayor of Burlington participate in a forum sponsored by the Ward 1 Neighborhood Planning Assembly. Jason Lorber, Miro Weinberger, Bram Kranichfeld, and Tim Ashe particpate in the forum. The format will be a modified debate; the candidates will have a set amount of time to address the questions and then after all the candidates have responded, each candidate will have an opportunity to rebut or distinguish their answer from the rest. The questions posed to the candidates will address issues pertaining to noise in the neighborhoods, quality of life for residents and tenants, the renewal of the memorandum of understanding with UVM, and addressing poverty in Burlington.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 10/18/2011

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!