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Author Archives: Eric Blokland

Hydro Quebec headquarters in Montreal. Photo by Adam Fagen.
Posted inEnvironment

Canadian power brokers look to transmit electricity to points south

by Eric Blokland August 8, 2011, 11:36 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 1:37 pm
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

Vermont solar farm opening generates positive energy from community, state leaders

by Eric Blokland July 28, 2011, 11:02 amFebruary 2, 2019, 1:37 pm
Ethan Allen Institue President John McClaughry. Courtesy photo
Posted inHealth

Tea partiers demand answers on single-payer financing

by Eric Blokland July 15, 2011, 1:48 pmJuly 20, 2011, 11:07 pm
Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inEconomy

Gaz Metro, owner of Green Mountain Power, part of large international energy conglomerates

by Eric Blokland July 7, 2011, 10:00 pmOctober 19, 2011, 7:34 am
Posted inEnvironment

Biomass: A sustainable, but “never carbon neutral” resource

by Eric Blokland June 28, 2011, 10:33 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 1:39 pm
Martin Kemple looks over flooded fields at Foodworks at Two Rivers Farm in Montpelier. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inUncategorized

Vermont farmers debilitated by floods hope for federal relief

by Eric Blokland June 5, 2011, 10:26 pmJune 15, 2011, 10:16 pm
For over three decades Claude Desmarais has been laying line with draft horses like Fred. VTD/Eric Blokland
Posted inUncategorized

Draft horses bring fiber optics to remote locations

by Eric Blokland May 22, 2011, 10:57 pmMay 31, 2011, 1:54 am
BroadbandVT.org screenshot
Posted inUncategorized

State to use “crowd-sourcing” to identify telecommunications dead zones

by Eric Blokland May 13, 2011, 12:23 amMay 19, 2011, 12:07 am
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gage Skidmore
Posted inHealth

Vermont could lose health care incentives under Ryan budget

by Eric Blokland April 29, 2011, 1:05 amMay 4, 2011, 2:39 am
Montpelier resident Nancy Smith said she was priced out of many apartments last fall and found herself touring "sub-livable" rentals when she moved to Vermont last fall Photo by Josh Larkin.
Posted inLife & Culture

Report: Housing costs in Vermont escalate, even in recession

by Eric Blokland April 22, 2011, 1:16 amOctober 14, 2024, 11:19 pm

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