Thursday, June 13th, 2013 Burlington VT The ‘six minute’ myth One of the most troubling examples of misinformation, repeated over and over by supporters of the F-35 basing, including Gov. Shumlin, is that it’s only “six minutes a day, four days a week.” This false and misleading statement is then used to demonstrate the impact […]
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 Burlington VT The Burlington Free Press “asked the Vermont political leaders who have supported the plane to explain the economic benefits, the source of their information about the importance of the new plane to the Vermont Air National Guard and to speak about their understanding of the capabilities of the plane. They were […]
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 Burlington VT In Seven Days popular column entitled, “The Scoreboard: This Week’s Winners and Losers” journalist Paul Heintz notes under the “Losers” column F-35 supporters — “We punted on this one in last week’s Scoreboard, but we’re now ready to place the pro-plane folks in the loser column. No matter how they spin it, […]
Air Force: We overstated F-35 support for Burlington Opponents of F-35 in Vermont outnumber supporters, Air Force says, acknowledging error in environmental report Jun. 11, 2013 3:28 PM The Air Force says its updated environmental report on the F-35 contained an error regarding the level of support in Vermont for the next-generation fighter jet. The […]
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 Burlington VT News Outlets across Vermont are reporting that the United States Air Force now acknowledges that opponents to the basing of the F-35’s in Vermont out number supporters of the warplanes. BFP journalist John Briggs reports that the Air Force’s revised and updated Environmental Impact Statement just released (May 31st, […]
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 Burlington VT The Center for Media & Democracy (Channel 17) recorded the recent public gathering at The Unitarian Universalist Church on May 30th, 2013 in Burlington Vermont entitled, “F-35: A Citizens’ Hearing” Click to watch the program here. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, […]
Monday, June 10th, 2013 Burlington VT AP journalist, Wilson Ring, reports “Vermont’s history of civic activism and autonomy goes back decades — even centuries. Some believe it stems from a combination of its small size and its history of participatory democracy embodied in the annual Town Meeting Day, where residents are expected and encouraged to […]
Thursday, June 6th, 2013 Burlington Vermont “Basing the F-35 fighter jet at Burlington International Airport will enable the Vermont Air National Guard to continue to serve national and state emergency needs”, Guard officials said Thursday. Click here to read Vermont Digger journalist, John Herrick’s, article. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can […]
Thursday, June 6th, 2013 Burlington VT NBC Affiliate WPTZ-TV journalist, David Charns, reports on the magnitude of today’s Harper’s Magazine article by Andrew Cockburn about the basing of the F-35 Warplanes in Burlington Vermont. Watch the video feed here A portion of the article reads, “The Air Force and the FAA later acknowledged that the […]