SOLUTIONS 8/6: Our Burning Earth
By Huck Fairman
Many, if not most, in our region have been aware of the climate crisis. Many, but far from most, have turned to...
SOLUTIONS 7/30: Packaging That Doesn’t Poison Our Environment
By Huck Fairman
We all purchase food, drinks and items that often come to us in plastics.
Yet most of us are aware that studies have...
SOLUTIONS 7/9: The D&R Greenway Land Trust – Environmental Leader
The D&R Greenway Land Trust, the region's unofficial land steward reaching in many directions to preserve and enhance our environments, has recently launched two...
SOLUTIONS 7/2: Capturing Carbon – Ideas Large and Small
By Huck Fairman
Most local readers know about the climate crisis we face, and they recognize that we have limited time to reduce emissions before...
Opinion: Pruning should be done after birds migrate
I cringe every time I see blades thrashing through roadside shrubs in the middle of bird nesting season.
I understand that mowing needs to be...
SOLUTIONS 6/11: Composting Organics
By Huck Fairman
As many residents remember, Princeton had a recycling program for food and organic waste collected by private companies, which then sold that...
SOLUTIONS 5/21: The New Jersey Clean Energy Program
By Huck Fairman
New Jersey's Clean Energy Program presented on a Zoom meeting by local Sierra Club member, Kip Cherry and several associates.
New Jersey’s Clean...
Solutions: State moves toward eliminating single-use plastics
Many are aware of the problems plastics cause in our environments. They threaten, and indeed kill, animals living in water bodies. They obstruct healthy...
Opinion: Try something new and put out a bird feeder
It’s spring, which means warm weather, long days and blooming flowers. It also means that we’re able to see different backyard birds, including some...
Opinion: End gun violence
As we all continue our struggle to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to keep in mind another public health crisis that continues...
SOLUTIONS 4/23: Warnings and Necessary Steps
By Huck Fairman
In the last week, warnings from several sources were issued about the planet’s future. And along with them came strong recommendations for...
Thanks to Malinowski for co-sponsoring ‘carbon cashback’ bill
Many people have recently received stimulus checks from the government for COVID-19 relief. Those checks were popular. How’d you like to receive monthly payments...
SOLUTIONS 4/2: Recycling Revisited
By Huck Fairman
Why recycle? While most local residents support the idea and associated policies, many may not be aware of the widespread need and...
Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You...
Opinion: New Jersey should make patients a priority by issuing more medical marijuana permits
As a cancer survivor living with multiple sclerosis, I’ve experienced many symptoms over the years where medical marijuana would have made such a difference...
SOLUTIONS 3/12: Bill Gates: How we can survive
By Huck Fairman
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair with his wife, Melinda, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and originator of Breakthrough Energy,...
SOLUTIONS 3/12: The Latest on Electric Vehicles
By Huck Fairman
As our planet warms and we experience extreme weather of all varieties, people, governments and manufacturers are seeking ways to reduce emissions....
SOLUTIONS 3/5: Endocrine Disruptors
By Huck Fairman
"New York Times" columnist Nicholas Kristof reported on a recent book by epidemiologist Shanna Swan, "Count Down," and studies by other scientists...
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