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Author Archives: Mike Polhamus

Twitter: @Mike_VTD. Mike Polhamus wrote about energy and the environment for VTDigger. He formerly covered Teton County and the state of Wyoming for the Jackson Hole News & Guide, in Jackson, Wyoming. Polhamus studied at Southwestern Oregon Community College, University of Oxford and Sarah Lawrence College. His research has been commissioned on a variety of topics such as malnutrition and HIV, economic development, and Plato’s Phaedo. Polhamus hails originally from the state of Oregon. He now lives in Montreal.

Suncommon
Posted inEnvironment

SunCommon soaks up more sun as it expands further into New York state

by Mike Polhamus May 27, 2018, 8:30 amOctober 9, 2018, 9:52 am
Posted inEnvironment

New law shines light, LED of course, on energy efficiency

by Mike Polhamus May 27, 2018, 8:14 amOctober 9, 2018, 9:52 am
Posted inEnvironment

Lunderville named to head Burlington development office

by Mike Polhamus May 24, 2018, 5:07 pmOctober 9, 2018, 9:52 am
Phil Scott
Posted inEnvironment

Scott vetoes toxic pollution liability bill

by Mike Polhamus May 23, 2018, 5:26 pmMay 24, 2018, 8:41 am
Forest tent caterpillar
Posted inEnvironment

Tent caterpillars on sugar makers’ minds, if not in their trees

by Mike Polhamus May 21, 2018, 8:57 pmOctober 22, 2024, 8:53 am
Lake Champlain
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Two bills are better than none, environmentalists say of water quality efforts

by Mike Polhamus May 20, 2018, 5:38 pmMay 21, 2018, 11:33 am
Lake Carmi
Posted inEnvironment

Cyanobacteria blooms toxic to lakes and, now, the climate

by Mike Polhamus May 20, 2018, 4:43 pmMay 22, 2018, 9:26 am
Vermont forests
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Bill to protect state forestland axed in late-session maneuver

by Mike Polhamus May 18, 2018, 2:48 pmMay 1, 2024, 10:40 pm
Mystic Station
Posted inEnvironment

Nonprofit fuels criticism with request for power plant subsidies

by Mike Polhamus May 16, 2018, 9:54 pmMay 17, 2018, 5:59 am
Compost Only. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inEnvironment

Why did the chicken cross the compost heap?

by Mike Polhamus May 14, 2018, 9:00 amMay 14, 2018, 1:47 pm
A blue lake with a mountain range in the background.
Posted inEnvironment

Funding pulled from clean water funding bill

by Mike Polhamus May 11, 2018, 10:15 pmMay 15, 2018, 6:02 am
Sullivan pump (chemfab)
Posted inEnvironment

Senate OKs bill requiring polluters to pay for medical monitoring

by Mike Polhamus May 10, 2018, 5:38 pmMay 10, 2018, 10:39 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Commission reduces fees for popular renewable energy program

by Mike Polhamus May 8, 2018, 6:11 pmFebruary 1, 2019, 3:19 pm
Lake Champlain
Posted inGovernment & Politics

House advances bill to fund water cleanup

by Mike Polhamus May 4, 2018, 6:58 pmMay 4, 2018, 11:02 pm

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