Read more Vermont stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2343/vermont.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:44:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73318/beer-gets-boozier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStates are raising caps on the alcohol content of beer, setting limits as high as 16% by volume in moves to appease the microbrew industry. Alabama and West Virginia raised their limits this year, while Vermont and Montana adjusted theirs last year; and lobbying is under way in Iowa and...http://www.newser.com/story/73318/beer-gets-boozier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 14:33:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72603/go-green-move-to-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVermont has been hailed as the greenest place in America but its residents need to look to Manhattan for some real low-impact living, argues David Owen. Vermonters might feel green with all that countryside around, but they lack the public transport and low energy use that makes New York City...http://www.newser.com/story/72603/go-green-move-to-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 2:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70411/independents-threaten-dems-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndependent candidates figure to play a major role in at least six states next year, threatening Democrats in an election where they already must defend 21 of their 28 governorships. In New Jersey, for example, independent Chris Daggett is trailing well behind Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Tom Kean,...http://www.newser.com/story/70411/independents-threaten-dems-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 8:30:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68311/ben-jerrys-salutes-gay-marriage-with-hubby-hubby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat better way to celebrate gay marriage than free ice cream? Ben & Jerry’s is doing just that in its home state of Vermont, where “Chubby Hubby” will be temporarily renamed “Hubby Hubby” and handed out for free today, the Boston Herald reports. The move has its inevitable opponents, with...http://www.newser.com/story/68311/ben-jerrys-salutes-gay-marriage-with-hubby-hubby.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 10:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68310/no-rush-to-altar-as-vermont-starts-marrying-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 17 years together, a couple from upstate New York married at 12:01 this morning—the first same-sex couple to wed in Vermont. Today the Green Mountain State, which gave the US civil unions, becomes the fifth state and fourth in New England to allow gays and lesbians to...http://www.newser.com/story/68310/no-rush-to-altar-as-vermont-starts-marrying-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 8:00:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63021/soured-economy-spoiling-organic-milk-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Got Milk?" isn't the question organic dairy farmers want to hear these days. Consumers couldn’t get enough of organic milk three years ago, but the souring economy and glut of new-to-the-market organic farmers have spoiled sales, which are expected to drop nearly 15% this year. “We’re hemorrhaging with an oversupply...http://www.newser.com/story/63021/soured-economy-spoiling-organic-milk-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 10:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62442/dairy-farmers-switch-feed-to-curb-burps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVermont dairy farmers are changing their cows’ diets in an effort to fight climate change, the AP reports. Milk production accounts for 2% of the country’s greenhouse gases, the vast majority of which comes from the methane-rich burps of cattle. Now, 16 farms working with Stonyfield Farm Inc. are feeding...http://www.newser.com/story/62442/dairy-farmers-switch-feed-to-curb-burps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Jun 2009 15:01:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62153/police-say-mia-farrows-brother-killed-himself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe death of actress Mia Farrow's brother has been ruled a suicide. Police say Patrick Farrow, a 66-year-old sculptor, shot himself in his Vermont gallery Monday night. Police initially classified Farrow's death as suspicious, but later said the medical examiner's ruling of suicide was consistent with evidence found at the...http://www.newser.com/story/62153/police-say-mia-farrows-brother-killed-himself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 17:49:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61093/governors-unwilling-to-take-gitmo-detainees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGovernors are more than a little reluctant to house Guantanamo Bay detainees in their state prisons, the Washington Times reports. The paper asked a variety of governors’ offices if they’d be willing to take the prisoners, including those from states whose congressmen support the idea of shutting Gitmo. Almost all...http://www.newser.com/story/61093/governors-unwilling-to-take-gitmo-detainees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 11:09:51 CDT