09/02/2010

By Michael Barker

My architect friend from Manhattan was visiting me again. He usually is a great guest. We enjoy discussing the state of architecture and urban design around the world. Almost before he alighted from his Audi he started complaining about the visual deterioration of the scenic Route 100 corridor.

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08/26/2010

By Garrett Shivo

The idea of Alpine Village was a spirited ambition of John Winston who purchased land in the late 1950s that comprised over 600 acres. He built roads and had surveying crews carve up the parcels; he even had community water and village recreation areas. His plan was to make Alpine Village a full season resort where, I quote from his brochures and press releases, "where houses could be built for summer and winter recreation."

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Ten areas of Vermont currently face utility-scale wind turbine proposals on mountains and more can be expected. As one of the few organizations that assists citizens participating in regulatory processes, Vermonters for a Clean Environment (VCE) receives a lot of questions about how the review process works for these complex proposals.

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In response to a recent letter "Obama, clean up our Gulf!" and chain e-mails of the same content, telling you to send it to 10 others, reflecting their partisan origin, here is a my tongue-in-cheek response, parodying the president's ponderings.

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