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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) released the 2021 Environmental Common Agenda, a guide to this year’s top legislative priorities for Vermont’s environment and communities. This year’s Agenda gives special consideration to the myriad challenges currently facing our state.
Find the full 2021 Environmental Common Agenda here.
“We know that we can and must fund Vermont’s future through strategic investments that will help our communities rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that will make our people healthier, and our communities more equitable and resilient to current and future challenges,” said Lauren Hierl, executive director of Vermont Conservation Voters.
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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) welcomed the White House announcement that President Biden would end US participation in the nearly six-year-old Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen:
“For many years, activists in Yemen and around the world have worked to bring an end to the devastating Saudi-led war in Yemen, which has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis,” said Sanders. “In 2018, I helped lead an effort to pass the first War Powers Resolution in history, calling for the United States to end its unauthorized participation in that war. Today’s announcement by President Biden that the United States will end support for offensive operations in the Yemen war, and his naming of a Special Envoy to help resolve this conflict and bring aid and reconstruction to Yemen, are important steps, and a tribute to the work of so many activists over the years.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the suspension of interstate youth hockey competitions for public and private
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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Burton has named Selema Masekela to its Board of Directors, a group of trusted advisors who provide valuable guidance to the world’s leading snowboard company, which is privately owned by Donna Carpenter. Burton is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont.
“For several decades, Jake and I have consulted a small group of trusted advisors to guide and challenge us as we led Burton through ups and downs,” said Donna Carpenter, Chair of the Board and Owner of Burton. “We were so young, and neither of us had run a company, a brand or a sport before – we were literally learning as we built Burton. Jake always half joked that he didn’t have a boss – except the Burton Board. He wanted the board to give him candid feedback, and he took their advice and constructive criticism to heart. As our three sons got older, they also started participating in our board meetings. At our most recent meeting in November, George, our oldest son,