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This column reports on the fact that Vermont passed a bottle bill that outlaws throwing away soda and beer bottles and a nuclear power bill that requires legislative approval for any new nuclear facilities in the state.

Several pages of coverage of EQ's Energy Conference in March 1976, including an article about Dennis Hayes', the founder of the original Earth Day, talk at the Conference.

This article in the Middlebury Campus discusses conservationist David Brower, a very influential figure in the early conservation movement as part of the Sierra Club. Brower was very adamant about the protection of this country's wilderness. He…

This article in the Middlebury Campus focusses on the proposed boycott on Japanese goods to promote whale conservation. The Japanese ignored the conservation efforts of the United Nations Conference on the Environment which unanimously called for a…

Middlebury Campus article on the Vermont Bottle Bill discussing the opinions of Senator Arthur Gibb as well as various other local members influenced by the legislation. The bill has reduced road-side litter but has created additional problems for…

Weekly letter on Environmental Quality issues

Quote from Bill Clinton's 2007 Commencement speech at Middlebury College

The trajectory of the growth of the ES Program in terms of number of students graduating with an ES major, from 1968 to 1992. No one graduated from the ES Program in 1988; In just two years afterwards, however, the number jumped to 15, an all-time…

Article detailing Leibowitz's commitment to environmentalism as rationale for his selection as one of the country's top 10 college presidents

Summary of trustee commitment to reduce Middlebury College carbon output, including rationale for the support.