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The Relationship Between Water Conservation and Watershed Health The original portable porta-potty image from GET, Aug. 15, 2011. All images courtesy of Ben Goldberg. Ben Goldberg A previous G.E.T. article, published in issue 9, Aug. 15, 2011*, described portable composting privies as a greener option to porta-potties. Since that time, there have been […] N.R. Mallery Comfrey has long been used in poultices to relieve inflammation. And now, Catskills Comfrey is using its natural properties in salves. Catskills Comfrey’s plants are all grown organically on a small farm in Delaware County, New York. They are never treated with herbicides, pesticides, or other things you would not want on […] And so are a whole bunch of other things we would be better off without. PFAS have been found in house dust. Photo: A Ocram. Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-SA 1.0 George Harvey Many people are familiar with a story about Julius Caesar’s last breath. The story is that there are […] by Jeff Cox Storey Publishing, LLC, January 2018, 128 pages, $12.76 Book Review by Jessie Haas Can your garden, brush pile, and wood stove save the planet? Yes, according to Jeff Cox, in his new book, Gardening with Biochar. Cox, a contributing editor at Horticulture, brings his […] Lavender. Photo by Ken Irwin, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 2.5 Generic George Harvey In May, we saw an article from the Sierra Club, “5 DEET-Free Ways to Protect Yourself From Bugs” (). While that was good, we decided it might be worthwhile to look into the matter further. […] Are you heating your home entirely with local firewood? Cordwood Image: Flickr Larry Plesent Worried about your health? The health of your pets, children and the planet? In the end, it’s the con in convenience that screws everything up. Forget about diabetes, obesity, and immune-system breakdowns. How about just getting outside for some […] Painting by Gabriel Tempesta David Fried We used to have buses painted with flowers and shoes, backpacks, shirts, record albums. Donovan had an album called “A gift from a flower to a garden.” Even when we were young we knew there was something innocent and hopeful about flowers. Now as […] Kendra Pierre-Louis Roger Lohr How does a writer convey the seriousness of climate change without gloom and doom? A presentation regarding communicating changing climate by New York Times climate writer, Kendra Pierre-Louis, was conducted at Dartmouth College to discuss how she tries to resonate with readers about climate change […] Weeping willow, a thirsty tree, is considered a weed in Australia, where water is scarce. But it is useful there for erosion control and helps the land retain water. Photo: Antilived, Wikimedia Commons. George Harvey In mid-May, amid the bustle of getting Green Energy Times ready to go to […] With an eye on making life easier and homes more energy efficient, NHSaves has unveiled a revamped online tool that calculates fuel usage and qualifies residential customers for rebates and incentives through the Audits and Weatherization program. The improved home heating index tool (HHI), which launched on the NHSaves’ website on […] |
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