In her article in the New York Times, Catrin Einhorn writes about a a new report suggests that we should address environmental problems like climate change and biodiversity loss together, rather than separately. It highlights how interconnected issues, like agriculture and health, can have combined solutions, such as using native trees to improve biodiversity and […]
By David Nosnik We recently received an email from Nomhle Mcunu, Community Outreach Coordinator at Consumer Notice, a consumer advocacy organization based in Orlando, Florida. They shared valuable information about PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to help inform and educate our readers. According to their website, Consumer Notice is “a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to […]
As reported by Wayne Parry of the Associated Press, The roar of the leaf blower has become an inescapable part of daily life in communities across America, leading towns and states to ban or restrict blowers that run on gasoline. Wayne Parry, Associated Press But landscapers are not taking the news lightly, they are fighting […]
That is the mantra Dr. Izabela Ciesielska-Wrobe, a textile engineer and a professor at the University of Rhodes Island. As quoted in a recent article of the Boston Globe: ” … As a textile engineer, she “scoops everything together, melts it down, and makes something out of it,” she says. Her mission as a professor […]
Karen Jubanyik, an emergency medicine physician at Yale University was quoted in an article by Rob Macallister that appeared in the Portsmouth Herald on April 3, 2024 Numerous scientists across various journals have consistently highlighted the potential harm caused by gas-powered lawn leaf blowers to both the environment and human health in several ways: Air Pollution: […]
The Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce just shared critical information for all those suffering damages from the recent flood MAINE FLOOD RESOURCES & ASSISTANCE HUB The state of Maine has posted very detailed information, including many outgoing links for more details, to its Maine Flood Resources and Assistance Hub, which you can assess here: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/flood The most […]
According to GRIST: “Across the United States, some 11 million leaf blowers roar into action every year, obliterating delicate debris with 200-mile-per-hour winds.” Grist is an American non-profit online magazine headquartered in Seattle. Grist was founded in 1999 and publishes environmental news and commentary. “Outright bans on the gas-powered machines have recently taken effect in Washington, D.C.; Miami Beach, […]
According to Michael Coren, Climate Advice columnist for the New York Times, he has observed that a significant number of hybrid vehicle owners are not utilizing the electric charging feature of their vehicles. Instead, they are solely relying on gasoline to power their cars. This decision is driven by their belief that due to the […]
As more fully described by David Pomerantz in his guest essay in The New York Times, three states in the nation have passed laws forbidding utilities to use ratepayers’ money to cover lobbying costs. The bad news, 47 have not. Mr. Pomerantz is the executive director of the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog […]
By David Nosnik, CPA, reprinted from the July issue of “Sea you in Ogunquit.” You better continue reading because if we are not careful, it may just happen. Ogunquit is highly susceptible to beach erosion. Factors such as storms, tides, and natural processes contribute to changes in the beach profiles over time as you can […]
