April 7, 2016

Pentagon Pork Pushback: Vermont’s Winooski City Council Continues F-35 Legal Fight

An early version of the F-35 takes off from Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo: COURTESY)  WINOOSKI – The Winooski City Council unanimously approved spending $5,000 more on a lawsuit the city […]
April 12, 2016

ReSOURCE Burlington: An #Unlearning Business in the Heart of Vermont’s Queen City

Burlington, Vermont undoubtedly hosts a variety of businesses, many of which encourage rapid and thoughtless consumption. But hidden among name brand retailers and developed shopping centers […]
April 13, 2016

“Shwag Bag Of Doom” – Welcome to “Cluster Fuck Nation.”

Publisher’s note: We’ve channeled JH Kunstler since our first issue of Vermont Commons back in 2005. “The problems facing the U.S. of Empire,” he notes here, […]
April 14, 2016

Here Comes The Sun: Vermont’s SunCommon Generating Quiet Energy Revolution

In 2011, Vermont released their goal to receive 90% of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050. As of 2013, the state’s main energy […]
April 18, 2016

Net Metering for a Post-Utility Age? Vermonters Move Towards Decentralized Energy Generation

As a Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC) member, I found CEO Christine Hallquist’s recent commentary “Pricing Renewable Energy” as disappointing as it is intentionally misleading. We know […]
April 21, 2016

Ganja’preneurialism: How Can Cannabis Benefit Vermont?

Publisher’s note: While the Vermont House of Representatives dickers over cannabis legalization and regulation here in the once and future Vermont republic, ganja’preneurs like Eli Harrington […]
April 21, 2016

Win $500 for Photographing Chemtrails: Brattleboro, Vermont’s “Reluctant Activist” Sponsors Sky-Watching Contest

The Reluctant Activist is pleased to announce the only photo contest of its kind in America. Beginning May 1 thru June 30th, 2016) The Reluctant Activist […]
April 26, 2016

The F-35 Is a Feminist Issue: Vermont’s Colonel Rosanne M. Greco Speaks Truth

I am a feminist. For over 40 years, I have supported feminist ideals. Four years ago, I started learning about the implications of the proposal to base […]
May 4, 2016

Fish, On: Seeking Vermont’s Mysterious Brook Trout

Everything is calm and quiet in the back wood mountain streams of Stowe, Vermont. The wind cannot reach inside the valley, so the only noise made […]
June 27, 2016

Vermont Independence on the Vermont RADIO Airwaves

Thanks to WGDR radio host Jim Hogue for hosting us last week for a wide-ranging 90 minute conversation on the past, present, and future of Vermont […]