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Poll: Registered Vermont Voters Divided Over State's Response To Climate Change

A pie chart graphic showing whether poll respondents think state officials are doing enough to address climate change.
Kyle Blair
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Vermont PBS

Do you think Vermont state officials are doing too much, not enough, or about the right amount to address climate change? That's one of the questions a recent VPR - Vermont PBS poll asked Vermonters. While 39% of respondents said about right, another 39% believe Vermont is not doing enough to address climate change. And 18% said the state is doing too much. This hour, we dive into the results and take your comments and questions.

Our guests are:

  • Bill McKibben, Author, environmentalist, and Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College; he is also a founder of 350.org, a global climate change movement
  • Marjorie Power, Lives in Montpelier and participated in the VPR-Vermont PBS February 2020 poll; she believes state officials are doing “too little” to address climate change
  • Daniel Brown, Lives in Proctor and participated in the VPR-Vermont PBS February 2020 poll; he believes state officials are doing “about the right amount” to address climate change
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Democrat from Bradford and co-chair of the Legislature’s Climate Solutions Caucus

Broadcast live at noon on Monday, January 24, 2020; rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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