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President McCardell's speech outlining the peaks of excellence proposed to guide the college's development over the next decade.

In 1992, Vermont astronomers convince state officials to begin drafting new outdoor-lighting regulations. The decision by local ski slopes to install new floodlights creates issues in regards to light pollution and visibility of the night sky.…

An article about the forest lands owned by Middlebury College and college's plan for management, with comments from college forester Steve Weber.

A 1971 article in the campus discussing the importance of the Vermont Environmental Center in Ripton, VT in promoting concern of the environmental quality of the region. The center is staffed by three full-time professors who taught a course in…

Two Middlebury Campus articles on local pollution and trash issues, one regarding the goals of the organization A Better Community (ABC) as articulated by Prof. of Geography Malmstrom; the other concerning a talk by ABC member and leader Justin…

An account of Green-Up day in Middlebury and on campus, April 1970

After second vote on the issue, the proposed facility is approved by 272 votes out of 1759 ballots. The first vote on the issue was too close and required a second vote.

The attempt to build a hydroelectric plant was put on hold while they waited for federal approval of the project. Jim Maddocks, a spokesperson for Central Vermont Public Services explained that they wanted the plant in order to provide alternative…

An article in the Middlebury Campus regarding the college's plan to eliminate the Geography Department and major at the college.

A competition was held by the Environmental Council to educate the college community and conserve energy. Two Middlebury Campus articles about the competition on campus in 1993 and 1994