For more than three decades, the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been the subject of intense public debate throughout the state, especially in Windham county. In the past few years, several... Read more »
May 01, 2008
Wikipedia Distorts Nuclear History
There are only seven Web sites that more people use than Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that lets anyone edit most of its articles. None of the sites that are more popular than Wikipedia have... Read more »
January 10, 2008
A Place for Open Space
In 1960, there were about 11,000 houses and apartments in Windham county, which includes Brattleboro. By 2000, that number had more than doubled to reach 27,000. Similar growth has happened... Read more »
November 09, 2007
What Can the History of Nuclear Power Teach Us About Whether Vermont Yankee Should Operate After 2012?
Two lessons can be taken from the history of the nuclear power industry. First, the 103 reactors now operating at 65 locations around the United States should be closed immediately. Second,... Read more »
January 25, 2007
No Way to Run a Railroad
There is just one passenger train a day that runs down the length of the Valley. Assuming the train is on time, which it often isn’t, it takes two hours and nine minutes to get from... Read more »