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Balloon pilot Brian Boland was a major figure in Post Mills
Brian Boland stands under the brontosaurus he built on his property in Post Mills, Vt., on
June 21, 2010. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News file Jennifer Hauck >Brian Boland, right, of Post Mills, Vt., shows his friend Gary Barrett, of Fairlee, Vt. how to steer a home-made boat with an electric motor Boland built on Lake Fairlee in West Fairlee, Vt., on April 14, 2016. (Valley News- Sarah Priestap) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Sarah Priestap
Forum, July 7: Biodiesel not a solution to our climate chaos
Published: 7/6/2021 10:00:01 PM
Modified: 7/6/2021 10:00:06 PM
Biodiesel not a solution to our climate chaos
It is encouraging to read about the municipal plan being developed in Hartford to reduce greenhouse emissions that are driving climate change (“Panel pitches plan to fight climate change,” July 4). It’s an effort that all of our towns need to be undertaking urgently.
There’s one aspect of the plan, as reported by the
Valley News, that should concern us all, however. The plan includes replacing 25% of the Hartford’s diesel usage with “cleaner burning” biodiesel.
Biodiesel is not carbon neutral. In fact, changes in land use to grow biofuel crops, whether palm oil, soy or sugar cane, are causing more CO2 emissions than the use of the biofuels is able to abate.
NORWICH Communities throughout the Upper Valley have been holding Memorial Day events all weekend, including a ceremony today at Colburn Park in Lebanon and a parade in Claremont.It’s always been an important, and serious, holiday in the Upper.
Truck damages covered bridge in Thetford Center
A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge in Thetford Center on Friday. Authorities say the damage to the bridge appeared cosmetic. (Courtesy photograph)
A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge in Thetford Center on Friday. Authorities say the damage to the bridge appeared cosmetic. (Courtesy photograph)
Modified: 4/24/2021 10:05:20 PM
THETFORD A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge on Friday, causing minor damage to the entrance, according to a news release from Thetford police.
The driver, Benjamin Wolfe, 31, of Claremont, was operating a 13-foot box truck when he hit the top of the bridge, which has a legal height limit of 11 feet, 9 inches. The damage to the Thetford Center bridge appeared to be cosmetic, according to the release.