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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

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Earth 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.

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Earth Talk: Lithium Batteries

Dear EarthTalk: Is the extraction of lithium for lithium ion batteries really worse for the environment than fracking?   -- M.N.

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Earth 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

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Rooftops 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

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Earth 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.

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Earth 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.

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Rooftops 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

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Earth 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

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Earth 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

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Earth 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

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Earth 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

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Earth 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

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AmericanTown'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

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Rooftops 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

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AmericanTowns 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

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AmericanTown'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

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Earth 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

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AmericanTown'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

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Earth 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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