Jun
25
2014
Gov. Peter Shumlin released a report this week showing that Vermont’s clean energy industry now employs over 15,000 workers at some 2,600 locations and comprises about 4% of the state’s workforce. We discuss the state of and prospects for Vermont’s clean energy...
Jun
11
2014
SunCommon's most recent new employee Ann Hoogeboom co-authored the state's Climate Assessment, detailing the effects of the changing climate on our beloved state. That's her seated at the table during the release of the landmark study.
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May
09
2014
SunCommon, a solar company based in Waterbury Center, will launch a new program with an event in Stowe today, Thursday, May 8.
SunCommon launched two years ago with the belief that everyone should have access to clean, renewable energy. The...
Apr
25
2014
Excerpts: The state is recognizing companies and organizations that have helped improve Vermont's environment in the last year.
Winners of the 2014 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence include companies like SunCommon, which has used an innovative financing model to expand...
Apr
22
2014
Excerpts:
News Release — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
April 22, 2014
(Boston, Mass)- Today, the U.S. EPA recognized three organizations and/or individuals from Vermont at the 2014 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony. The Vermont awardees were among 26 recipients across New England honored...
Mar
30
2014
By Logan Crawford
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The latest unemployment numbers are out in Vermont. They come at a time when Governor Peter Shumlin is pushing to create jobs in the state.
"We have the fifth lowest unemployment rate in America, the lowest...
Mar
27
2014
By Duane Peterson
There’s a new way for Vermont’s values-led businesses to show their stripes while improving their impact at the same time. It’s a certification program called BCorp which now does for businesses what organic does for food, Fair Trade for...
Mar
27
2014
By Duane Peterson
There’s a new way for Vermont’s values-led businesses to show their stripes while improving their impact at the same time. It’s a certification program called BCorp which now does for businesses what organic does for food, Fair Trade for...
Mar
24
2014
WATERBURY — SunCommon, a Waterbury Center solar company, is among more than 90 businesses around the world chosen by the nonprofit B Lab as being among companies that earned the top scores in the B Impact Assessment, “a rigorous...
Mar
19
2014
Today, 92 companies worldwide were recognized for creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of the third annual B Corp Best for the World list. The B Corp Best...