Environment

Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss unveils the City’s new compressed natural gas (CNG) recycling truck.  Mayor Kiss will be joined by DPW staff and Ed Cleary, president of J&B International of Colchester, the truck supplier. At a cost of $226,000 the purchase price of a CNG truck is higher than a standard diesel.  But, the use of CNG has tangible environmental benefits especially for a truck that is always in use and on the road.  Benefits include substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions, less air pollution, quieter operation and a truck powered by CNG with fuel costs less than diesel. Burlington’s CNG recycling truck is the first in Vermont. Acquisition of the truck is part of DPW and the City’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint guided by the Burlington Climate Action Plan. 

Host Dennis McMahon speaks with Vermont State Entomologist Jon Turmel.

Host Roz Payne speaks with 2 women in the agriculture field, Mary Peabody, Director of http://www.uvm.edu/wagn/Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN), and Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Commissioner of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture.

Planners and regional stakeholders are invited to a regional discussion about the interaction of wildlife and transportation.
The Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization and Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission are working on a joint project to develop data and evaluation tools to help guide transportation network improvements and mitigation related to wildlife movements. You can help by sharing with us information on current projects in your communities, data already collected, and letting us know what role we can play in your efforts.