Environment

Chittenden Solid Waste District's mission is to provide efficient, economical, and environmentally sound management of solid waste generated by residents and businesses within its member towns and cities of Chittenden County.

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward5 meet Department of Public Works Building, 645 Pine Street.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Gov. Peter Shumlin Sandia National Lab Vice President Rick Stulen, Green Mountain Power CEO Mary Powell and the University of Vermont President John Bramley speaks of the Center for Energy Transformation and Innovation, a national energy research lab locating in Vermont.  One focus of the new center will be energy efficiency, a field where Vermont already is a national leader. The center also will work on sustainable energy, economic development and the implementation of so-called smart grid technology that will make Vermont the first state in the nation to provide nearly all energy consumers greater control over their power consumption.

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Ben Walsh of VPIRG, on of closing Vermont Yankee and the work towards making Vermont's energy future local and sustainable.