Brattleboro Common Sense
- Providing Local Solutions to global problems
The following is a reprint of an article at: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2389160695301/study-more-than-half-of-police-linked-deaths-unreported-misclassified by Brian P. Dunleavy. Sept. 30 (UPI) -- More than half of deaths from police violence during a nearly 40-year period went unreported or misclassified, according to a new study,…
COME TO THE SELECTBOARD MEETING AND GET REAL ABOUT THE CLIMATE The selectboard should start a climate emergency fund, as BCS proposed to the board in September. I noticed this struck a chord with Tim Wessel. The board should also…
The Climate Crisis Committee of the Windham Southeast School District is advocating bold legislation.. Two years ago BCS started a Climate Crisis Committee in the school district in order to create a standing forum for climate issues and to…
At the selectboard meeting Tuesday (August 31, 2021) the town manager praised our consultant Graeme Donald of Police Scotland effusively. He said that the town would not proceed assertively with any action on the Safe Policing plan, but that he…
I like the KINDS of suggestion I saw today on another website. Mostly people are posting the mild green chores like recycling and green bicycles. This commenter suggested making the planet a priority and consuming less. I'm pretty sure the…
BCS proposed graduated distribution of COVID stimulus funds and a "People's Budget" at the last selectboard meeting (July 6, 2021). A draft of the technical explanations will be available on the BCS website. This is not a final version, but…
From this chart we see that in 10,000 BCE (12,000 years ago) wild animals comprised 100% of the total vertebrate biomass on this planet. Today, wild animals comprise only 4% -- less biomass than the cats and dogs that we…
VT State Rep Emilie Kornheiser has told me that the BCS Youth Vote Amendment was approved by the Vermont House of Representatives on Friday (April 30). But, DAMN! It doesn't go into effect until the Senate and Governor Scott approve…
The 2021 RTM ran into overtime and continued Sunday (3/21), and since the members only had the remaining agenda to handle, they were alert and curious at the end. Many members and the moderator made efforts to preserve even more…