All tagged Environment

Vermont State Climatologist Offers Advice to Young Climate Activists

Vermont State Climatologist Offers Advice to Young Climate Activists

Hanna Hartman
environment, Community

In these times of uncertainty and mounting pressure in the wake of climate change, our desire for answers prompts us to look to experts for guidance. Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux is one of these experts. She has been a Professor of Geography at the University of Vermont since 1997. She also is an adjunct professor in Geology and is a Fellow in the Gund Institute for the Environment. Her research focuses on “hydroclimatic natural hazards and climate literacy as well as the use of remote sensing and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in the fields of spatial climate and land-surface processes” according to her profile page on the geography department’s website. She teaches GEOG 040: Weather, Climate, and Landscapes, a required introductory course for geography majors. I am taking this class this semester. Professor Dupigny-Giroux is also the Vermont State Climatologist.

Promote Sustainable Transportation on Green Up Day 2022

Promote Sustainable Transportation on Green Up Day 2022

Ian Bailey
environment, Community

Green Up Day 2022 falls on May 7th. There is less than a month to round up a group of friends, grab a trash bag, and choose a sidewalk or pathway you want to keep beautiful!

Cleaning up trash locally encourages walking. Walking is the most sustainable form of transportation because it only requires your own two feet. People want to walk more when they enjoy the spaces they travel in. Would you like to see piles of empty beer cans, old tires, and lost facemasks all along your journey? Pedestrians are more likely to choose the path that is cared for and vibrant.

Net Zero: Towards a Carbon-Neutral Vermont

Net Zero: Towards a Carbon-Neutral Vermont

Hanna Hartman
Community, planning & design, environment

Net Zero Vermont is committed to providing paths to a carbon neutral future in the Green Mountain State. Their mission “is to encourage people to adopt a shared vision for a sustainable future, meaning to re-localize, re-direct, and leverage the necessary resources to build model sustainable towns and cities across Vermont and beyond.” Debra Sachs has a long history of sustainability work in the state and graduated from the University of Vermont twice with degrees in forestry and natural resource planning. Sachs is co-founder of the non-profit that is now Net Zero Vermont in the mid-90s as Community Climate Action.