Do birdwatchers and bird-hunters share common ground?

Senator Bernie Sanders is standing by his decision to speak out against a proposed moratorium on ridgeline wind development. Sanders believes that immediate and drastic action is needed to combat global climate change.

The lowly culvert got a lot of attention in the Statehouse on Wednesday. The issue is whether the federal government will help towns pay to build bigger bridges and culverts to replace those destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene.

It can cost a lot of money to heat your house in the winter time. There are a few super energy efficient homes being built in Vermont right now that are so efficient they don't have to spend any money at all on heating.We'll learn all about the latest trends in energy efficient construction and how they can be used in Vermont.

Bird myths are common in Native American folklore and history.

It's said that, when it gets really cold, people turn blue. Nowadays in Norwich, so do the sidewalks -- after they've been treated with de-icer.

The connection Vermonters have with nature flourishes in winter as well as warmer times. Tom Slayton proved that point recently when he spent the day birdwatching along the shore of Lake Champlain.

Some big wind projects in the region are not performing as planned due to constraints on the transmission grid. That news came as Vermont lawmakers focused on both climate change and a moratorium on new wind development.

Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben addressed members of the legislature at the Statehouse Wednesday, urging them to pass legislation during this biennium that might combat climate change in Vermont - and elsewhere.

Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben addressed members of the legislature at the Statehouse Wednesday, urging them to pass legislation during this biennium that might combat climate change in Vermont - and elsewhere.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says the Vermont Legislature should reject a proposed moratorium on ridgeline wind projects.

WhistlePig Farm in Shoreham has stirred controversy over plans to expand its distillery.

The Shumlin administration says that cleaning up Lake Champlain and other waterways will cost $156 million a year in additional funding. But the governor in his budget address did not mention the pollution problem - or suggest a possible funding solution.

How could a crow burn down a house?

A number of years ago, Ted Levin was passing through Miami International Airport, when he encountered an unexpected reminder of home.

Officials at Vermont Technical College say a school competition and a grant from IBM helped reduce the school's electric bill by more than $40,000 in one year.

As we anticipate Martin Luther King Day and President Obama's second inaugural address, Russ Weis is thinking about the power of "hope," and how it relates to the future of our planet.

The birds of paradise.

We look at the rights of the public to recreate on private land and the liabilities faced by the property owner, hear about Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley's photographing a single snow crystal and we dip into our listener mailbag.

When students at the University of Vermont resume classes on the snow-covered Burlington campus Monday, something will be missing: bottled water. UVM is the latest university to ban on-campus sales of bottled water.

With the return of wintry weather, parents once again have to plan ahead for days when their children may be released from school early due to impending weather, out of concern for their safety.  It's a necessity that's reminded Peter Gilbert of how a tremendously powerful winter storm once swept across the northern plains - with the most dire of consequences.

A crossbill's beak.

In March, voters in Burlington will vote on a resolution that would oppose the shipment of tar-sands oil across northeastern sections of the state. Now, environmental activists want voters to put the issue on Town Meeting Day ballots in other towns.

The right to bear arms is the law of the land. But after an unprecedented series of shooting rampages last year, some state and local governments are now considering bans on assault weapons on their streets.

Mike Skelton, spokesman for Northern Pass project, talks with Vermont Edition about why he feels the project, which would carry power generated in Quebec through transmission lines stretching 180 miles from the Canadian border to southern New England, will bring clean electricity to the region.