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a Perfect Homestead Tree With organically-grown tasty crabapples, you can have your cake and eat it too! By David Fried, Elmore Roots Nursery Even in summer, everyone is still connected to spring when the trees open their arms and nearly smother us with delicious blossoms. They feed our eyes and our imagination. They […] By George Harvey There are lots of ways to preserve food. In ancient times, meats and fish were smoked, and vegetables and cheese were lacto-fermented. In the Middle Ages, freshly caught ocean fish was packed in salt and sold weeks or months later in Alpine towns. More recently, canning, freezing, and refrigeration came […] The history of the Zika virus and environmental management The Aedes aegypti mosquito can infect humans with the Zika virus when it takes a blood meal. Credit: Sanofi Pasteur, FlickrCC. By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Zika virus, first discovered in Uganda’s Zika Forest in 1947, is transmitted to humans and other mammals […] By Larry Plesent I dreamed I was the last of my generation. Old beyond years, I sunned myself on a bench and watched the children play. Photo: Pixabay.com “Great grandpa! Great grandpa! Tell us about the old days. What took out all the people?” “Well, children. Many people back then were concerned about […] DRIVING ENERGY TRANSITION By Benjamin Jervey Our world’s energy challenges, as any loyal G.E.T. reader already knows, are intimately intertwined with our great environmental, economic, health, and social challenges. The first ever VLS Energy Clinic Team at the Eaton House working on improved legal and business models for community-owned solar. Courtesy photos from […] How Laker Blue Went Green and Became a State Energy Leader By Seth Wheeler, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Working with New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC), Honeywell and other energy professionals, the Inter-Lakes School District (ILSD) is on track to become the greenest, most energy-diverse school district in the state of New Hampshire. The path it […] Four faculty houses built by Unity Homes will set a new standard. Webster Street home for Dartmouth faculty nearing completion. Courtesy photos. By George Harvey Unity Homes is building four faculty homes at Dartmouth College to an energy standard requiring very high efficiency. Each will house one faculty member’s household, but […] Net-zero living is now affordable for the general public! The south side of the netZero apartment building. Note the awnings that subtly offset some of the solar gain in the summer months, yet still allow light in to keep lighting needs lower. Photos courtesy of Bruns Realty Group Artist Rendering of Elm Place. Courtesy of Duncan Wisniewski Architecture By Barbara Whitchurch May 2, 2016 was a chilly, rainy, gloomy day. But as my husband Greg and I entered the lobby of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Milton, VT, the atmosphere inside was warm and celebratory. This joyful and […] WHY CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS AREN’T WORKING AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT By Jerry Yudelson, New Society Publishers, June 2016, Paperback 278 pages. $24.95. Book Review by N. R. Mallery Residential and commercial buildings produce 50% of the carbon emissions in the developed world. Jerry Yudelson has a long history and experience with […] |
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