We're not sure where the seemingly huge numbers of panels in the middle
of ag lands actually are. The only two we have seen, at Kingsbury Farm,
were moved to the edge of the field a couple of weeks ago. Even if they
had been left in their original position, there would have been very
little disruption to the use of the field for crops.
We should all be proud of forward-looking, Vermont's official attitude
toward renewable energy systems. Our Valley, in particular, is moving to
the forefront of a real surge toward sustainability. And that's a
beautiful thing. We all can play a part, starting with the change in
attitude that comes from educating ourselves. James Hansen's Storms
of My Grandchildren is a good place to start. Dr. Hansen, our
nation's leading climate scientist, is director of the NASA Goddard
Institute for Space Studies.
Installations such as those at Kingsbury Farm, Yestermorrow and an
increasing number of public buildings and private homes are to be
applauded and replicated everywhere if we are to have any small chance
of slowing the pace of global warming -- a real phenomenon, despite
denier's protests to the contrary.
Let's see more of them!
Dotty Kyle and Eric Brattstrom
Warren
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