AltWeeklies Wire
'Green Gone Wrong' Uncovers Which Climate Change 'Solutions' are Part of the Problemnew
If you think you're saving the planet by buying compact-fluorescent bulbs and organic, fair trade coffee beans, Heather Rogers' new book might wipe the smug off your face.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-15-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Print vs. Pixels: Should Green-Minded Readers Switch to E-Books?new
I love books. I still have the paperback of Wuthering Heights I bought in 1978 for 95 cents, though I can access its complete text on my iPhone. I remember the sights and smells of all my favorite bookstores and libraries, from Burlington to Boston to Berkeley to Paris. So, why am I considering buying an e-reader?
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
04-15-2011 |
Books
Doggie DNAnew
More and more pet owners are testing their canine’s chromosomes.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
03-28-2011 |
Animal Issues
Up in Armsnew
Corporate greenwashing or “swords into ploughshares”?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-14-2011 |
War
Tags: Lockheed, Greenwashing
Merry Meatlessnew
Four writers try the holiday roast alternatives.
Seven Days |
Alice Levitt, Diane Sullivan, Lauren Ober and Steve Hadeka |
12-17-2010 |
Food+Drink
Three-Bird Nightnew
Getting a wrap on turducken, one layer at a time.
Seven Days |
Alice Levitt |
11-19-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Thanksgiving, Turducken
Bites and Bytesnew
Should online food culture give reporters and restaurateurs indigestion?
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
10-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
Recession? Not in the World of Campaign Fundraisingnew
To read campaign finance reports detailing the millions being raised in the Vermont gubernatorial contest, you'd think the recession was a figment of your imagination.
Seven Days |
Shay Totten |
08-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Brian Dubie, Peter Shumlin
Ticked Off About Lyme Diseasenew
Lyme disease can mean severe pain for patients and legal headaches for physicians.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-28-2010 |
Science
Tags: Lyme Disease
Dumpster Diving: The True Green Lifestyle?new
Henry Kellogg is a student at the University of Vermont who calls himself a dumpster diver. His adventures in searching the trash disprove the adage that there’s “no such thing as a free lunch” — or a free futon.
Seven Days |
Lea McLellan |
05-14-2010 |
Culture
Vermont's Colleges are Underreporting Sexual Assaultsnew
A review of statistics filed by Vermont’s institutions of higher learning in the past decade suggests that the number of sexual assaults they report to the government is far lower than the number that actually occur.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-02-2010 |
Crime & Justice
'The White Ribbon,' Reviewednew
Michael Haneke is a creator of puzzles who doesn’t believe solutions are particularly important. In such critically acclaimed films as The Piano Teacher, the director has left us to choose from a menu of resolutions.
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
03-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke
Burlington Realtor Jessica Bridge Wants to Make You Happynew
Jessica Bridge knows nearly everybody. And just about everybody in Burlington seems to know her. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of making Bridge’s acquaintance, sit tight. At some point, someone will recommend her.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
03-12-2010 |
Housing & Development
Buy an Island: A County's Priciest Property Listing is in the Middle of Converse Baynew
With their children grown, the owners of a Vermont island retreat have put it on the market at a price as big as the bathtub once used by President Taft: $7.9 million. The estate’s $19,652 yearly property tax bill is just as eye-popping.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
03-12-2010 |
Housing & Development
Facebook as Morality Police? A Scandal Highlights the State of Sex on Campusnew
What about fellow students who look on with disgust at all this saliva swapping, ass grabbing and awkward hump dancing? At St. Michael’s College, one group of them has come up with a pointed retaliation: an anonymous Facebook page called “Spotted Getting-Some.”
Seven Days |
Lea McLellan |
02-25-2010 |
Sex
