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Vol. 3 No. 6 • February 9, 2011
Towns target diesel-truck idling By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com Many Vermont municipalities are onboard when it comes to reducing diesel-truck idling. Diesel trucks—from private heavy duty pickups to commercial big rigs—can be found, especially on cold winter days, idling at homes, in supermarket parking lots, at convenient stores, rest areas, and elsewhere around the state. While most diesel-exhaust studies have focused on congested urban areas—not open rural areas— there remain serious medical concerns about the long-term health effects of exposure to fumes. The Clean Air Task Force has claimed that respiratory problems caused by diesel exhaust will cost Vermont $78 million in health-care costs. Last spring, the American Lung Association in Vermont launched a program—titled Vermont IdleFree Fleets—to raise awareness of claims relating to health effects and the economic and environmental impact of unnecessary diesel idling. “Reducing discretionary diesel engine idling is a simple yet very effective means of reducing emissions and helping improve air quality and meet clean air goals,” said Al Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. “Simply put, the best way to reduce emissions is to turn an engine off.” Yet, even Schaeffer has to admit that cleanerdiesel engines have changed old perceptions about “dirty diesels”. “In just the past 10 years, new clean diesel fuel and engine technologies have reduced emissions of fine particles and nitrogen oxide diesel emissions by 98 percent, which is a monumental accomplishment. New technologies and cleaner fuel have made clean diesel a reality,” said Schaeffer. Regardless of cleaner-burning engines since 2000, the Diesel Technology Forum supports antiidling programs as being good for public relations. The forum has been working with several regional and state programs to reduce idling time. Other supporters of idle-free efforts nationwide include the American Trucking Associations, the the National Private Truck Council, the Truckload Carriers Association, the National Association of Truckstop Operators, and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, among others. Here in Vermont, according Rebecca Ryan,
Record number of skiers “lost” this winter By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com The Vermont State Police in Rutland have reported a record number of “lost” skiers at Vermont ski resorts and backcountry ski areas since December. Heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions have added to the problem of skiers losing their ways on area mountain slopes. Luckily, there have been no fatalities on local ski trails to date. On Jan. 31, at 1:32 p.m., the VSP Search and Rescue at Killington finally located Gustavo Oascar Iriarte, 45, of Lyndhurst, N.J. Iriarter, one of eight skiers reported missing and later found within the past week, was found in Mendon near Brewers Corner. The skier, suffering from some exposure, was found on a snowmobile trail. He had been missing approximately 12 hours. Iriarte reported that he had suffered from cold hands and toes. He was transported to Rutland Regional Medical Center for medical evaluation. The Vermont State Police remind citizens and visitors to ski and ride with care. Killington Resort offered the following reminders for skiers and riders: Ski and snowboard only on open, designated trails, slopes, freestyle and tree skiing areas. Never ski or snowboard alone. Woods and backcountry areas beyond open and designated trails are not maintained or checked by ski area personnel.
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HANDS ON — Vermont Lt. Gov. Phil Scott worked during a frigid morning last week with a local electric utility team to install an underground cable for construction at an area senior center. The visit was just one stop, among several statewide, as part of Gov. Shumlin’s Vermont Everyday Jobs initiative. Scott will visit the E.R. at Porter Hospital in Middlebury this week.
Penna. teens take Rutland student’s lead By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com Last year, Rutland-area student Cierra Phelps, a member of the Stafford Technical Center SADD Chapter, won a Liz Claiborne Foundation national grant for her plan to deal with the issue of teen dating violence—“Hands are not for Hitting”. Under Cierra’s leadership, the Stafford SADD Chapter members undertook a number of activities to both raise awareness of the issue of teen dating violence as well as preventing this behavior.
The centerpiece of this project was the Silent Witness campaign, which included six plywood female silhouettes, one plywood male silhouette, and a plywood silhouette of a dog. Each of these had a story of teen dating violence attached. The “Silent Witnesses” were placed outside of the cafeteria serving Rutland H.S. and Stafford Technical Center, and in the Student Center at the College of St. Joseph, and people had an opportunity to sign a pledge to not be involved in an abusive ...Turn to page 7 to read more on this article
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Cierra Phelps with fellow Rutland-area students and “Hands are Not for Hitting” promotional t-shirts. The program inspired two Pennsylvania high schools and a girl scout troop to follow the teen leader’s idea.
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