Suzette Snow-Cobb This October, food co-ops across the Northeast are joining over 65,000 co-operatives and credit unions across the United States in celebrating Co-op Month, observed nationally since 1964. The theme for 2024, “The Future is Cooperative,” was chosen by … Continue reading →
David Fried The stream has its leaves all along it, floating on top and lying below. The sky is so blue you can almost hear the hawk playing harmonica as it goes by. Every plant and tree is going through … Continue reading →
Just in from Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD): Kat Moody, CSWD’s Community Outreach Coordinator noted “One item I get asked about a lot is the ever-so-common pizza box. This is a tricky item as people are often unclear on how … Continue reading →
Larry Plesent What are processed meats? Are they safe to eat? And if not, why are they so legal and available? Humans have been preserving meat for as long as we have had fire. Cooking, smoking, drying, oiling, fermenting, cooling, … Continue reading →
Alan Betts One of the greatest challenges for our society is that so few people understand how the Earth system is managed by the Creator. In fact, very few want to know as their priorities lie elsewhere. In society there … Continue reading →
Janis Petzel, MD The oceans are rising and we are not ready. This is the troubling news from a recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The world is locked into at least a foot of sea level … Continue reading →
Press release from the Volvo Environment Prize Foundation Governments and organizations meet year-round to make crucial decisions to solve global environmental problems. Why, then, is progress so slow? This is the research area of Frank Biermann, a political scientist who … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Balzani People have known for quite some time that human activity is contributing to the changing climate. But what many people are not aware of is the fact that climate change is only one of seven planetary boundaries that … Continue reading →
NH Recreation Providers Feel Climate Impacts Far More than Visitors Madeleine Smith, Michael D. Ferguson, Lauren A. Ferguson, Alexandra R. Contosta, Elizabeth Burakowski, Dovev Levine, Shannon Rogers Read part 1 of this article in the August 2024 issue of Green … Continue reading →
There has never been a more opportune time to build high-performance new homes in the U.S. Erin Sherman In May 2024, the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) updated their minimum home energy standards for … Continue reading →