Part 6: People's Power.

Format:

Video

Series:

Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie ; Series 1, Episode 6

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Off The Grid Productions, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Part Six tackles contemporary tensions over energy, independence, the environment and the state’s future. Chronicling the struggle to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, it reveals the power of protest, the in uence of lobbyists and the importance of town meeting debate and a citizen legislature. It follows the battle over windmills in Lowell—a struggle over scale, aesthetics and environmental impacts—and explores thorny questions about economics, sovereignty and climate change. Finally, the devastating impacts of Hurricane Irene reveal the power not only of nature, but of people and community.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 13, 2026).