Midday Newscast: July 2, 2008

Green Mountain Power promotes solar system usage; a contingent of Vermonters is in Quebec City to help commemorate the 400th anniversary of its founding. Vermonters can apply for emergency unemployment benefits soon; the Douglas administration says it can cut 150 government positions without harming public programs.
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Making a Living in the Arts in Vermont

Vermont ranks fourth in the nation for the number of artists living here per capita, and first when it comes to writers and fine artists. But is everyone making a living? Then we continue our Green Series, with a visit to UVM’s Dominico Grasso.

Chester Inns band together to go “green”

14 Inns in the small Vermont town of Chester, population just over 3,000, have banded together with a pledge to be responsible environmental stewards. They’ve created the Chester Innkeeper’s Association, and to join, an inn must be designated by the state as a green hotel. We got the word on what that process entails from Jo-Ann Jorgensen of The Chester Innkeeper’s Association, and owner of the Park Light Inn.

Midday Newscast: April 2, 2008

House Speaker Gaye Symington says she’s considering a run for governor; Vermont joins 16 other states in suing the EPA to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that said the agency must regulate emissions; more…

Interview: Former film critic Kathleen Carroll

Tonight is opening night for the 11th Annual Green Mountain Film Festival in Montpelier. The festival is a showcase for international and regional film-makers, with several special events and discussions with notables from the film world. Among this year’s special guests is Kathleen Carroll, who was the film critic for the New York Daily News for thirty years.
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Vermont and the Stock Market

We look at how Vermont’s publicly traded companies are doing in the topsy-turvy stock market, and what economic worries Vermonters have. Then, Free Press reporter Candy Page joins us to talk about "green certified" forests. And we visit the Liz Lovely cookie company in Waitsfield.