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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.

Carbon tax, VPIRG, Ethan Allen Institute
Posted inEnvironment

No middle ground in bruising debate on carbon tax

by Mike Polhamus December 5, 2015, 4:44 am
Jane and Nate Palmer, Vermont Gas
Posted inEnvironment

Vermont Gas says agreement with state is ‘entirely proper’

by Mike Polhamus December 3, 2015, 4:32 amFebruary 2, 2019, 7:48 am
Automobile exhaust
Posted inEnvironment

Transportation officials: Cap-and-trade program would reduce car emissions

by Mike Polhamus November 30, 2015, 9:14 pmDecember 1, 2015, 10:31 am
Posted inEnvironment

Lawmakers approve stringent rule banning toxic chemicals in toys

by Mike Polhamus November 25, 2015, 5:16 pm
Falko Schilling
Posted inEnvironment

VPIRG identifies toys that pose a danger to children

by Mike Polhamus November 25, 2015, 5:04 am
Anti-wind Protesters
Posted inEnvironment

Dubie says wind project may jeopardize air safety

by Mike Polhamus November 23, 2015, 5:57 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 7:49 am
Peter Shumlin, solar
Posted inEnvironment

Shumlin: Solar must be the right scale

by Mike Polhamus November 22, 2015, 10:12 amFebruary 2, 2019, 7:52 am
Lake Champlain Mount Philo
Posted inEnvironment

Farmers subject to new clean water rules

by Mike Polhamus November 21, 2015, 4:32 amNovember 24, 2015, 10:27 am
Williston Solar
Posted inEnvironment

State’s largest utility seeks to raise net metering capacity

by Mike Polhamus November 18, 2015, 6:47 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 7:52 am
fossil fuels
Posted inEconomy

Divesting fossil fuel funds would make state money, groups say

by Mike Polhamus November 16, 2015, 6:47 pmMarch 15, 2016, 5:01 am
Lake Champlain Mount Philo
Posted inEnvironment

Scientists frustrated that lake efforts oriented more toward management than research

by Mike Polhamus November 8, 2015, 2:50 pm
Carbon tax
Posted inEnvironment

State carbon tax would raise gas prices by as much as 88 cents a gallon

by Mike Polhamus October 25, 2015, 10:08 amFebruary 2, 2019, 7:58 am
Chris Recchia
Posted inEnvironment

Gas opponents call for independent ratepayer advocate

by Mike Polhamus October 25, 2015, 9:40 amFebruary 2, 2019, 7:58 am
Posted inEconomy

Vermont Compost asks customers to pony up for back taxes

by Mike Polhamus October 12, 2015, 12:39 pm

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