There are real uncertainties about how we should make the transition from today, where more than 70% of Vermonters rely on fossil fuels to heat their homes.
Category: Commentary
Commentary policy
Commentary policy:
In 400 to 850 words, we invite you to share your view on a current issue you feel is important. Have something shorter to share? Submit a letter to the editor. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermont voices. We encourage contributors to engage in a civil discourse based in reason and fact — and devoid of ad hominem attacks. While we do not have the resources to fact-check every assertion, we reserve the right to reject commentaries we believe to include falsehoods, distortions, inaccuracies or unverifiable information. We are particularly disinclined to publish commentaries related to public health and medicine that run counter to the scientific consensus and could cause harm. We will not tolerate discrimination, prejudice or abuse. We do not publish commentaries that endorse political candidates or parties.
Commentary guidelines:
Commentaries must include the author’s first and last name, their town of residence and a brief biography, including affiliations with political parties, lobbying entities or special interest groups. Authors are limited to one commentary published per month from February through May; the rest of the year they are limited to two per month, space permitting. Commentaries should be submitted to senior editor Tom Kearney at commentary@vtdigger.org.
Nina Prater: The life, death and lessons of Lucy the sow
Lucy was our first sow and gave us countless litters of piglets that we raised, processed, and sold at the farmers’ market. She loved scratches on her back and came running out of the woods when we called her for her meals, grunting her greeting.
David Brynn: Time for a forest ecosystem advisory council in Vermont
We need to move from forest resource management as job one to putting forest ecosystem conservation first.
Cecile Betit: More work needed before S.5 becomes Vermont law
As currently designed for the long term, S-5 does not encourage collaborative, cooperative statewide efforts needed for Vermont’s future.
Tom McKone: Books to increase understanding and to fight racism
Reading won’t make a difference unless it prompts us to act against racism in our daily lives, workplaces, communities, and places of worship, and in how we vote and what we support.
Walt Amses: The circus is in town, and we’re paying for it
Speaker McCarthy finds himself on the shortest of leashes with his next two years pretty much limited to being an errand boy who won’t even get to decide which way to crawl.
Beverly Soychak: All animals deserve to be treated humanely
Thirteen domestic pets this year so far, according to Fish & Wildlife, have been injured in leghold or body-crushing traps. Regardless of the type or degree of injury, it should not happen.
John LaBarge: When it comes to affordable housing, it’s a lot more than housing
Here's the real problem. We will never see affordable housing in our state because it is not so much about the cost of housing but about the high cost of living in Vermont.
John Greenberg: OneCare ignores the problem: Health costs vastly exceed benefits
If my reasoning is correct, then OneCare is solving a problem that isn’t really significant, while ignoring the problem that really matters.
Leffler & Tetrault: Let's make an investment to end Vermont’s child care crisis
Employers can’t fill positions because many parents can’t work and those fortunate enough to find child care are paying upward of 30% of their household income for child care.
