Vermont governor Jim Douglas says he wants more ATVs and other motorized vehicles in state parks. In recent weeks, more than a thousand people wrote to Douglas and his employees about his plan. As... Read more »
July 04, 2009
Video: Health Care, Anti-Nuke Activists in Brattleboro July 4 Parade
Members of the Vermont Workers Center www.workerscenter.org called for universal health care and members of the Citizens... Read more »
June 25, 2009
'Get Off the Bus'
A recent incident on a Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus has set off a surge of advocacy efforts in support of the right of mothers to breastfeed in public places. On June 16, a PVTA driver... Read more »
June 25, 2009
Valley Activists Fight Proposed Power Plants
More than 250 people turned out for a second public hearing on a proposed polluting power plant in Greenfield on June 25. City officials allowed only about 12 people to speak, though many more... Read more »
June 25, 2009
Vermont Governor Opposes Health Care, Cuts Environment Protection
On June 24, Vermont governor Jim Douglas personally lobbied President Obama to reject universal health care. “This governor does not represent the wishes of the people of Vermont,” said ... Read more »