Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Robots Mowers: Wanted at Large!

Can Robots Really Mow Commercial Properties?

The Husqvarna Ceora installed by Autmow managing the turf for a local semiprofessional baseball team. (Courtesy photos)

Seth Deere

If you don’t recall, you might have missed our last article on page 39 of the June edition where I discussed factors affecting the U.S. market […]

Being with Pears

Watercolor Painting by Joyce Dutka

David Fried

There is something almost spiritual about picking fruit from a pear tree.

You look up into the tree and it is looking back at you. It is connecting heaven and earth. The tree gathers its energy from deep within the earth.

Planet-Friendly Grilling

Electric infrared grills do not generate any pollution and lock in moisture making them ideal for cooking steaks, burgers and other meats. (Eve Summer, FlickrCC)

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

We certainly do love to grill. Whether it’s hot dogs, burgers, steaks, salmon or shish-kebab, chances […]

Grazing Sheep Beneath Solar Panels Benefits Sheep and Farmers

Sheep grazing under solar panels. (Wikimedia Commons, https://bit.ly/AgrivoltaicsSheep)

George Harvey

Most of my life, I have lived in rural settings. When I was five to fifteen years old, I lived in the corn belt in Illinois. I have lived among mixed farms in New Hampshire. I have worked on a farm, […]

Do Eye Exercises Actually Work?

Larry Plesent

Lots of folks wonder if they can postpone buying new glasses by doing eye exercises. What’s the inside skinny on this now popular internet search term? Stay tuned to learn a simple and surprising hack to help keep your vision strong and clear.

Typical eye exercises are essentially eyeball calisthenics. […]

Who Will Own The Earth?

Heavy rains in July 2023 caused flooding throughout New England. Route 113 in Madison, NH was damaged with thousands of yards of gravel washed across the road making it impassable. (Rachel Sharples/Conway Daily Sun)

John Bos

Recent columns in the press about the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir in western Massachusetts […]

Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Environmental Regulations

(Photo by Mr. Kjetil Ree., CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons)

Janis Petzel. MD.

In yet another unprecedented action, the United States Supreme Court dealt the Environmental Protection Agency (and possibly the entire administrative bureaucracy of the U.S. Government) a blow with its ruling overturning a 1984 decision known as Chevron, which, per […]

Lobbying Congress for Bipartisan Climate Action

Jennifer Durgin, Vermont Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteer

From left to right, Barb Southard, Emmet Pim, John Gage, Mark Dugas, Quinn Dugas, Reid Dugas, Mary Beth Raven, WhartonSinkler, and Susan Richman represented the New Hampshire Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. (Courtesy photos)

In June 2024, 53 volunteers from Maine, New Hampshire, and […]

Rob Jackson’s Recent Book Sheds Light on the Dangers of Natural Gas

Rob Jackson’s Recent Book Sheds Light on the Dangers of Natural Gas

Elizabeth Balzani

Natural gas is primarily composed of methane, and methane poses not only environmental risks, but also health risks, such as increased exposure to carcinogens, and safety risks. In his recent book titled Into the Clear Blue Sky, Rob […]

Taking the Long View on Climate Change

An Interview with Michael Mann

Michael Mann (Joshua Yospyn)

Janis B. Petzel, MD

In June, I had the opportunity to interview author and researcher Michael Mann, after he gave a fascinating talk on the science of climate change, hosted by the Historical Society in my hometown, Islesboro, Maine. He covered material […]