Technology

Nuclear Free Future: The Hazards of Transporting Radioactive Waste from Vermont Yankee 06/14/2021

Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist ‘watchdog’ from Beyond Nuclear, talks with host Margaret Harrington about the hazards of transporting radioactive nuclear waste from nuclear reactors, whether Vermont Yankee or Indian Point in New York State. Reactors make plutonium in waste. Wherever nuclear power goes, nuclear weapons follow.

Surveillance Advertising & Children's Health 06/02/2021

Jeffrey Chester of Center for Digital Democracy discusses "Big Food, Big Tech and the Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic" along with the social implications of surveillance advertising which pervades our online life. This in-depth interview looks at how digital technologies undermine democratic values, erode privacy and threaten human rights.

The Center for Digital Democracy’s mission is to ensure that digital technologies serve and strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes. CDD strives to safeguard privacy and civil and human rights, as well as to advance equity, fairness, and community.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Mayor Weinberger Hosts a Press Conference with Senator Leahy as Chittenden County Approaches 100,000 Vaccinations 05/07/2021

Mayor Miro Weinberger is joined by Senator Patrick Leahy, members of the City team, and local leaders to mark the upcoming important milestone of 100,000 vaccine doses administered in Chittenden County, and to discuss new and extended initiatives in the City’s ongoing pandemic response, as supported by the American Rescue Plan Act.

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Senator Patrick Leahy

Kara Alnasrawi, Director of the Church Street Marketplace and Economic Recovery Director

Phet Keomanyvanh, Community Development Specialist – Public Engagement

Jacob Bogre, Association of Africans Living in Vermont

Ben Dube's Tax Reassessment Comparison Map 04/28/2021

Ben Dube, PhD candidate in Data Science at the University of Vermont, shares the comparison tool map he created with grand list information after the Burlington city wide reassessment started in 2018 and released in 2021.

Attorney General TJ Donovan Announces Robocall Taskforce and Recent Settlement 04/28/2021

Attorney General T.J. Donovan announces a settlement with a small Florida-based company that routed thousands of foreign scam robocalls to Vermonters. The Attorney General investigated the company—Strategic IT Partner—after reports of scam robocalls to the Vermont Consumer Assistance Program (CAP). The settlement prevents Strategic IT Partner from bringing any robocalls into the U.S. from abroad unless the company first verifies they are wholly legitimate. The Attorney General announces the formation of a Robocall Team to assist in the office’s ongoing efforts to combat scam calls in Vermont.

“No U.S.-based phone company has ever been required to protect against illegal foreign call traffic so thoroughly,” said Attorney General Donovan. “But let me be clear: This is far from the end to scam robocalls, unfortunately. Dozens of U.S.-based companies carry illegal robocalls into the country by the millions every day. I am committed to continuing to identify those companies and confronting them. I want to thank the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General for their support and collaboration.”

Messages From the Anthropocene - Mar Y Virus 04/05/2021

Site specific installation on the impact of human activity on the environment by Tina Escaja.

VT 10 Year Telecommunications Plan Public Hearing - Cell Service, Public Safety, and Public Access Television 04/01/2021

The Vermont Department of Public Service is working with an outside consultant to develop and write a Telecommunications Plan that meets new requirements set forth by Act 79 (2019), an act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont, and 30 V.S.A. § 202d, as amended by Act 137 (2020), an act relating to COVID-19 funding and assistance for broadband connectivity, housing, and economic relief.

Two important public input sessions occurred on March 31st and April 1st, hosted by the Vermont Department of Public Service. Each session was an opportunity to raise questions and provide feedback about topics related to Vermont’s telecommunications future — who has access, how much it will cost, and if it meets community needs and interests.

In this session, the focus is on Cell Service, Public Safety, and Public Access Television.

Vermont 10-Year Telecommunications Plan Public Hearing - Broadband 03/31/2021

In this session, the focus is on Broadband Policy.

Vermont Chamber of Commerce 2021: Legislative Priorities 03/08/2021

This is the first event in the Vermont Chamber of Commerce Virtual Policy Series.

Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint discuss some of their legislative priorities including:

- Ensuring the recovery of our state's economy

- Supporting broadband buildout

VICII: China - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 02/25/2021

The Vermont Institute of International and Community Involvement (VICII), the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV) and the Caroline Fund are pleased to invite you to this week's session with Andrew Buchanan, Ph.D., University of Vermont Professor of History.

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!