Earth Talk: Farmers and Climate Change
Dear EarthTalk: How are farms and farmers dealing with climate change? -- M.H. Agriculture may well be one of the industries hardest
View ArticleEarth Talk: Attractive Solar Panels
Dear EarthTalk: Why do rooftop solar panels have to be so big and unsightly? Are there any better-looking alternatives out there? -- M.L.
View ArticleEarth Talk: Lithium Batteries
Dear EarthTalk: Is the extraction of lithium for lithium ion batteries really worse for the environment than fracking? -- M.N.
View ArticleEarth Talk: Pesticides effects on the environment
Dear EarthTalk: Even though pesticides may take an environmental toll, isn't it worth it given how many more mouths we can feed thanks to their
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Friday Friends
Friday Friends In this space at the end of February, when we announced that Enid Borden had once again been invited to be a Regular
View ArticleEarth Talk: Is it true that the Paris climate accord as it stands won't be...
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the Paris climate accord as it stands won't be enough to stave off cataclysmic global warming anyway, even if the U.S.
View ArticleEarth Talk: Environmental Justice in the Trump Era
Dear EarthTalk: What is meant by "environmental justice" and how is it under assault in the new Trump administration? -- M.G.
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: How Do You Solve A Persistent Problem?
When the Problem is Persistent, The Solution is Persistence Again this week, as the news focuses on the President’s proposed budget for the
View ArticleEarth Talk: Neil Gorsuch and environmental policy
Dear EarthTalk: If Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court, what will be the implications for environmental and climate
View ArticleEarth Talk: The great environmental visionaries of our day
Dear EarthTalk: The environmental movement was built on the philosophies of people like Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson. But who
View ArticleEarth Talk: The EPA and the environmnet
Dear EarthTalk; I would like to know what good the EPA has done for the environment? -- M.W. Without the U.S. Environmental
View ArticleEarth Talk: Food Waste and Composting
Dear EarthTalk: I'd like to get into turning my food waste into compost for my garden, but I don't want a stinky pile of table scraps lingering in a
View ArticleEarth Talk: The Trump Administration and the environment
Dear EarthTalk: I'm concerned about the impact the new administration will have on the environment, especially the calls to bypass renewables and ramp
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Accountants Help Seniors With Taxes
If being kind and generous to others makes one happier, than people who volunteer or who give their time to help others must be among the happiest in
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Waste Not, Want Not
In this space we generally focus on big waste, that is, we report on the work that we are doing through our What A Waste® projects at Senior
View ArticleAmericanTowns Heroes: Citizens Get A Lesson in Gardening And Community Building
Not everyone has a green thumb, but for those who do, coaxing healthy plants from soil and seed is easy. For those who don't, there are books and
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Parrots for Patriots Helps Veterans
Polly want a cracker? How about Polly want a loving home with a veteran? Parrots for Patriots is an organization that works with the Department of
View ArticleEarth Talk: The Trump presidency and the environment
Dear EarthTalk: What are environmentalists doing to prepare for a Trump presidency? -- R.E. Many different interest groups are
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: It's Polar Bear Plunge Season!
What do polar bears have to do with fundraising? Nothing, unless the polar bears are really people who brave the frigid ocean waters to raise money
View ArticleEarth Talk: President Obama's Environmental Legacy
Dear EarthTalk: Now that his second term is winding down, what will President Barack Obama's environmental legacy look like? -- M.D.
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