Associated Press: Writer and environmental activist Bill McKibben gave Vermont lawmakers a dire warning about climate change Wednesday, calling it ''the biggest challenge by far that humans have ever faced,'' and calling for steps including a big new effort to save energy by insulating thousands of homes in the state.
Speaking to a joint session of the House and Senate at the invitation of House Speaker Shap Smith, the Ripton resident and scholar in residence at Middlebury College called on lawmakers to take immediate...