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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
Posted inEconomy

Study underway to reassess gas tax

by Mike Polhamus October 10, 2015, 6:07 amOctober 10, 2015, 6:16 am
Posted inEnvironment

Alternatives to Cabot wastewater dumping to be explored

by Mike Polhamus October 7, 2015, 5:20 pmOctober 11, 2015, 1:41 pm
Biomass
Posted inEnvironment

State sets public hearings on energy plan

by Mike Polhamus October 2, 2015, 1:34 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 8:01 am
Mississquoi Bay from the Tyler Place.
Posted inEnvironment

State defines latest plan to improve northern Lake Champlain

by Mike Polhamus September 28, 2015, 5:36 pmSeptember 29, 2015, 10:11 am
South Burlington's new twenty-five acre solar farm promises to generate a reported 2.2 megawatts of electricity for the state, enough to power roughly 450 homes. VTD/Eric Blokland
Posted inEnvironment

High space demands for Vermont’s future solar farms if energy stays local

by Mike Polhamus September 17, 2015, 9:05 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 8:03 am
Peter Shumlin
Posted inEnvironment

Report shows rapid growth in Vermont’s renewable energy employment sector

by Mike Polhamus September 15, 2015, 5:43 amFebruary 2, 2019, 8:03 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Symposium on Pope’s encyclical sparks reflections on climate change

by Mike Polhamus September 10, 2015, 6:44 pmSeptember 11, 2015, 6:34 am
Dairy
Posted inEnvironment

Cabot plant likely to continue spreading wastewater on nearby fields

by Mike Polhamus September 2, 2015, 4:01 pmSeptember 3, 2015, 11:16 am
Chuck Ross
Posted inEnvironment

Missisquoi Bay farmers hit hard by new EPA phosphorus limits

by Mike Polhamus August 28, 2015, 2:57 amAugust 30, 2015, 10:42 am
Edmunds Middle School, Burlington
Posted inEducation

Burlington’s pick for superintendent of schools lands visa

by Mike Polhamus August 26, 2015, 6:42 pmAugust 27, 2015, 9:55 am
Posted inEducation

UVM adjusts to changes in textbook market

by Mike Polhamus August 25, 2015, 8:03 pmAugust 26, 2015, 10:48 am
Patrick Leahy, Marcelle Leahy, Cuba
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Leahy advocates for further normalization of relations with Cuba

by Mike Polhamus August 18, 2015, 6:06 amAugust 18, 2015, 9:17 pm
Car inspection
Posted inPublic Safety

Mechanic charged with manslaughter for approving inspection of vehicle

by Mike Polhamus August 15, 2015, 4:19 amAugust 17, 2015, 8:49 am

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