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Brattleboro, VT becomes second Fair Trade Town in the U.S.

The small town of Brattleboro, Vermont recently announced that it has met the criteria to declare itself a Fair Trade Town. Brattleboro is the second Fair Trade Town in the United States and the third in North America after Woflville, Nova Scotia became the second in April and Media, Pensylvania led the way

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Vermont Governor Jim Douglas will travel to China in June to help promote the state's green industries and share clean and alternative energy technologies with leaders there.

During the trip Douglas and members of his delegation will meet with environmental and government officials to expand the market for Vermont businesses and products, and to share sustainable technology solutions as a way of helping to reduce the impacts of climate change. The

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