Nick Richardson: Vermont’s climate change opportunity

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Nick Richardson, of Jericho Center, who is a member of Vermont Council on Rural Development’s Climate Economy Action Team. He is the vice president for enterprise and finance at the Vermont Land Trust. Prior to joining VLT, he worked at Encore Redevelopment, a Vermont-based renewable energy development company.The economy and our landscape in Vermont are intertwined. Recreation, tourism, agriculture and forestry, all key economic drivers, depend o