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Right Side Up: Money, Money, Money

July 31, 2025 Right Side Up

This week, we discuss $68 million in federal flood recovery money, SNAP Program money, and the VT250TH Logo. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Follow these links … Read more

MacDonald: ‘Extreme’ Precipitation Doesn’t Mean More Flooding

July 15, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Before you can have a flash flood, you’ll need to have a lot of rain, but would it surprise you to know that the latter does not predict more of the former? I was surprised, so it might shock, astound, and astonish the Chicken Little climate grifters exploiting the recent tragedy in Flash Flood Alley … Read more

Cardello: Americans Mourn And Pray While The Left Blames Trump

July 9, 2025 Ray Cardello

In the days after the tragic natural disaster in Texas, which claimed nearly 100 lives, with many still missing, we are beginning to hear the heart wrenching stories as well as those of tremendous heroism that lift our hearts. We have heard about the young girls writing their names on their arms in case someone … Read more

This Week On VDCTV [Link Fixed]

January 19, 2025January 18, 2025 VDCTV

This week, our news staff talks up the Vermont Legislature Week #1, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s controversial gag order on the Burlington Police, and the State of Vermont’s efforts to protect Vermont from forest fires and the next big flood.

River gorge original Photo by Jessica Furtney on Unsplash

According to the EPA. Global Warming … Results in Less Flooding

November 1, 2023 Steve MacDonald

With hurricane season over, the cult will need to find something else to worry us all about. Wildfires weren’t as bad as predicted, nor were tornadoes or any other natural phenomenon. Flooding was crazy in the spring, especially around here, but did you know it’s been in decline?

Does Paying Flood Victims to Get Cars That Explode When Wet Make Sense?

August 25, 2023 Rob Roper

Following the recent flooding throughout Vermont this summer, the state very proudly touted a response program that offers victims who lost or suffered damage to their cars the opportunity to replace them with an electric vehicle. Not an internal combustion engine vehicle, just an electric vehicle.

Vermont Warns Residents About Flood-Related Scams, Fails to Mention Its Own Fraud

August 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The people who would use a disaster for their financial advantage are not very different from those who do the same from elected office. The latter has a police force, a flimsy claim to a popular mandate, and pays lip series to justice, but the criminality isn’t much different.

Are Some on the Left Realizing VT Climate Policy Is a Useless Waste?

August 23, 2023August 11, 2023 Rob Roper

A couple of left-wing columnists recently penned articles lamenting the fact that Montpelier keeps flooding every decade or so, yet local and state governments don’t do anything about it and aren’t prepared for it when it happens. A keen observation.

Copeland-Hanzas’ and Her Party’s Climate Policy Sets Up More Disasters

August 23, 2023July 28, 2023 Rob Roper

Vermonters just witnessed the worst flooding since Irene in 2011, which was the worst flooding since the summer of 1998, which was the worst flooding since 1976, which was the worst flooding since 1938, which was the worst flooding since the most famous of all floods, the one in 1927.

Rain rainfall precipitation Photo by reza shayestehpour on Unsplash

“The Once in a Century Floods Which Happen Every 10-20 Years.”

July 23, 2023July 22, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The Vermont Press is “flooded” with stories about the heavy rain and damage to livelihoods and lives as a result. Residents are sharing stories spun by the media with the typical bias, ignorance, and incomplete research we’ve come to expect, especially on weather events.

Biggest Flood Related Scam: The Global Warming Solutions Act

August 23, 2023July 17, 2023 Rob Roper

The headline in VT Digger read, “Officials issue warnings about flood-related scams,” and, “Natural disasters make people more vulnerable to scams.” Surely, they do, and Vermonters should indeed be on the lookout for those praying on people’s fears and emotions in the wake of the tragic flooding so many areas of our state are experiencing.

Our Systemic Lack of Drought

July 15, 2023July 14, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Early in the year, I prepped the battlespace for what typically happens around New England. Everyone yells “drought” and “climate change!” But by year’s end, we have our average annual precip or more. This year has been wet. You could say there’s been a systemic lack of drought.

4 Ways to Prevent the Most Common Basement Flooding Disasters

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Guest Contributor

One of the main reasons why you will rarely hear about converting the basement to additional living space is because basements are, by their very nature, prone to flooding.

Dissecting WMUR’s Latest Climate Whine About Temperatures and Flooding

May 29, 2022May 28, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Between 2016 -2021 WMUR has published more than 150 articles about drought in New Hampshire. The headlines cry out for relief or predict doom. But yesterday, that same WMUR posted a tweet with this headline.

30-Years After Venice Was Supposed to Be Underwater the Canals are Running Dry

January 19, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Venice is a shining city in a swamp. From time to time, being surrounded by water, it floods. When it floods the Climate Cult emerges, sometimes dressed in climate drag, to moan and wail about our modern sins. When it’s not flooding, they preach the fear of flooding. So, what about this?