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Plattsburgh entrepreneur aims to pioneer low-cost crypto heat
PLATTSBURGH | A local entrepreneur has designed a mechanism that may be able to capture wasted heat from cryptocurrency mining rigs and funnel it where it could prove useful — commercial and municipal buildings. more
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Champlain lowlands may sit atop natural gas
MIDDLEBURY | There’s natural gas and maybe even petroleum in them thar hills of Vermont. more
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With reserves dwindling, Schuyler Falls plans double-digit tax hike
SCHUYLER FALLS | After nearly a decade of paying down residents’ taxes with money from the town’s reserves, Schuyler Falls is running out of cash. more
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Cobb, seeking Congress seat, lives her values
PLATTSBURGH | More than any other issue, health care has animated the national and local political landscape during the midterm election cycle. more
PRIDE seeks housing grant
TICONDEROGA | Residents of the Greater Ticonderoga area who live in older mobile homes that are drafty or unsafe could potentially be eligible for a new house under a New York grant program that will be accepting applications this fall. more
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Shakeup on Chester ZBA, town property maintenance law eyed
CHESTERTOWN | In a mission to force cleanup of abandoned and foreclosed properties in town, the Chester town board is considering establishing a property maintenance ordinance. more
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Chester to consider LED lighting for town hall
CHESTERTOWN | The Chester Town Board will be considering a proposal from Hill Electric for a roughly $30,000 project to install LED lighting in Chester Town Hall. more
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Construction zone
MIDDLEBURY | Construction began two weeks ago with the excavation of a limited access road that will lead to a new solar-power array site... more
Town solar project proposed
RUTLAND TOWN | One of Rutland County’s largest solar array facilities is planned for agricultural land owned by Thomas Dairy property in 2018. more
State approves National Grid rate increase
ALBANY | Local National Grid customers will see an 11 percent increase in their electricity and gas rates over the next three years. more
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Keene Valley library wins major grant awards
KEENE VALLEY | The Keene Valley Library Association has won two major grant awards. more
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Vermont dairy sector going green
MIDDLEBURY | A typical tourist trip to Vermont might include hiking on the Long Trail, skiing at one of our many resorts, fishing for wild brook trout, visiting a farm, and sampling some of the finest cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. more
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Local wood fueling Vermont’s long winter
MIDDLEBURY | Vermonters have stayed warm during winter since the days native Abenaki people hunted the woods and streams of the future Green Mountain State. more
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County to study nursing home
WARRENSBURG | Warren County was awarded a $43,000 grant that will be used for an engineering assessment of the condition of the Countryside Adult Home in Warrensburg. more
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Pot, not green enough?
MONTPELIER | In Colorado, commercial marijuana cultivation comprises about half of all demand for new electricity. more
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Climate economy meeting, Nov. 16
MIDDLEBURY | Citizens of Middlebury and surrounding towns gathered on Oct. 26 as part of the Greater Middlebury Climate Economy Initiative to prioritize action ideas that will guide the work of the program moving forward. more
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Roundtable highlights energy savings programs
INDIAN LAKE | The Indian Lake Main Street Revitalization Committee sponsored a roundtable discussion last month to highlight energy efficiency programs available to local residents. more
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Comptroller offers North Country economic forecast
PLATTSBURGH | The unemployment rate in the North Country is higher than the state average. more
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Bristol Cohousing is a local revolution
BRISTOL | Bristol Village Cohousing, a 14-unit eco-village neighborhood near the town center is now complete more
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Solar panel talks set
TICONDEROGA | Solarize Eastern Essex County is holding six seminars this fall to talk about its offerings. more
