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A discourse of what role ecotourism plays in the environmental movement during times of crowding of urban centers and overuse of the land.

In 1995, as part of making a stand in the growing environmental issue of logging on public land, a Vermont judge blocked the US Forest Service from clearing 300 acres. This is was recorded as the first instance of a federal court halting forest…

Consideration of a hydropower deal underway in Vermont.

As concern rises about industries not properly reporting the amount of toxic materials they are producing, Vermont begins the fight for a progressive measure of establishing an ozone-protection law in 1991. But pressure from car dealers complicated…

An article discussing the proposed plan for Vermont to begin weaning itself off of fossil fuels.

Mount Equinox boasts Vermont's first commercial wind power project, originally established in 1989. Vermont then becomes one of the first five states to turn to wind power by 1991, but the power project faced resistance. Concerns over whether the…

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.…

In 1991, Middlebury established a new branch of the Bread Loaf School of English in Santa Fe. John Elder, a join English and environmental professor at Middlebury, was named on-site director the Santa Fe School. The Santa Fe school embodied the…

The practice of logging in Vermont is questioned by some environmental advocates.

While working to strengthen the Environmental Studies program at Middlebury, Elder seeks ways to blend the sciences with the humanities