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Island Pond could get new wood pellet plant

By VPR | October 20, 2008

Developers are hoping to set up a wood pellet manufacturing operation in a closed furniture factory in Island Pond. It would employee between 15 and 30 people.

Northeast homeowners ponder switching to wood heat

By VPR | October 14, 2008

A lot of people in the Northeast are worried about paying for heat this winter. Some think wood might be the answer to high oil and natural gas prices. But although it’s cheaper, burning wood may not be that good for the environment.

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Midday Newscast: July 14, 2008

By Neal Charnoff | July 14, 2008

Here are the top stories at noon: Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie wants the governor to call a special legislative session to consider a series of legislative reforms; The Nuclear Regulator Commission is sending experts to investigate a cooling tower leak at Vermont Yankee; Progressive gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina is proposing a new credit card…

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Morning Newscast: July 14, 2008

By VPR | July 14, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Vermont Yankee nuclear plant remains at only 25 percent power today in the wake of discovery of problems in cooling towers and continued low flow of its water source — the Connecticut River; With heating oil prices skyrocketing, many people are looking at alternative, less costly ways to heat their homes…

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Demand increases for pellet stoves

By Nina Keck | July 14, 2008

With heating oil prices skyrocketing, many people are looking at alternative, less costly ways to heat their homes. Among the most popular in this part of the country are wood pellet stoves and furnaces. But as VPR’s Nina Keck reports pellets and stoves are increasingly hard to come by.