'Disastrous Literacy Results' Alison Novak's ["Reading Reckoning," October 4] shines a bright and long-overdue light on the disastrous literacy results Vermont and the U.S. have.
The city draws a false contrast between fossil fuels and renewables. Some renewables, such as solar, wind and geothermal, are low-carbon and clean; others are worse than fossil fuels.
Burlington voters are being asked this Town Meeting Day to accelerate the city's transition away from using fossil fuels to heat buildings. If they approve.