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.

PSEG Essex Solar Center

Survey shows 75 percent of Vermonters want more solar

by Mike Polhamus February 19, 2016, 7:37 amFebruary 1, 2019, 9:34 pm

PSB rejects solar project for the first time ‘in recent memory’

by Mike Polhamus February 17, 2016, 9:20 pmFebruary 1, 2019, 9:35 pm

Cut timber. VTD file photo by Josh Larkin.

Forestry bill features logging rules that would curb abuses

by Mike Polhamus February 15, 2016, 11:55 amMarch 4, 2016, 6:41 am

Environmental group taps chair of Natural Resources board

by Mike Polhamus February 13, 2016, 5:35 amFebruary 16, 2016, 4:14 pm

BED rooftop solar array

Vermont has third highest per capita number of solar jobs in the nation

by Mike Polhamus February 12, 2016, 10:58 amFebruary 1, 2019, 9:35 pm

Critics: Record on sewage overflow enforcement stinks

by Mike Polhamus February 11, 2016, 5:36 pmFebruary 12, 2016, 11:22 am

Transmission

Army Corps of Engineers approves $1.2 billion power cable

by Mike Polhamus February 9, 2016, 10:53 pmFebruary 1, 2019, 9:36 pm

Annette Smith

Attorney general ends Smith probe, citing outdated case law

by Mike Polhamus February 8, 2016, 7:28 pmFebruary 10, 2016, 2:29 pm

wind

Energy critic Smith threatens suit to stop state probe of her work

by Mike Polhamus February 5, 2016, 7:39 pmFebruary 8, 2016, 2:36 pm

Dairy

In reversal, state tightens rules on farmers to protect lake

by Mike Polhamus February 3, 2016, 7:58 pmFebruary 4, 2016, 1:02 pm

Swarm of arguments greets pesticide ban proposal

by Mike Polhamus February 3, 2016, 2:57 pmMarch 4, 2016, 6:40 am

Fish

Scientists say 60 percent of male Missisquoi fish bear eggs

by Mike Polhamus January 31, 2016, 9:05 amJanuary 31, 2016, 10:31 am

Vermont Gas

Protesters block access where Vermont Gas line would go

by Mike Polhamus January 28, 2016, 8:49 pmFebruary 1, 2019, 9:36 pm

Williston Solar

Solar task force: Use tools short of veto to bolster local control

by Mike Polhamus January 27, 2016, 5:46 pmFebruary 1, 2019, 9:37 pm