LOOSE ENDS 3/27: Kevin Wilkes: Commitment to the Paul Robeson Project
By Pam Hersh
As COVID-19 was halting all activity in Princeton, architect Kevin Wilkes was doing his best to ramp it up. The construction activity...
Northeast and Middle Atlantic leaders exploring strategies to reduce emissions
By Huck Fairman
Recently, NOAA reported that this January was the hottest month in 141 years of record keeping---and that this year may well be...
Tunnel vision: Helping wildlife cross the road
By Michele S. Byers
Why did the turtle cross the road? Probably to look for a place to lay her eggs. The better question might...
Opinion: Recycling reminders
To the Editor:
By now, all Hopewell Township residents should have received the 2020 township calendar. It has lots of useful information, but I encourage...
SOLUTIONS: A book looks at growth, past and future
By Huck Fairman
Growth is in our conversations, our plans, our past. It is an integral factor in life on
Earth.
In his book, GROWTH, Canadian-Czech scientist...
THE STATE WE’RE IN 2/21: Seeing miracles in the Sourlands
By Michele S. Byers
“Everyone wants to witness a miracle. Yet, if Walt Whitman was right and we are actually witnessing them every day, why...
SOLUTIONS 2/7: Climate progress: Many signs — are they enough?
By Huck Fairman
While reports of the destructive impacts of our climate crisis continue to appear in the media, now there are also reports of...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 2/7: Hopewell Township’s energy sales pitch
I know a sales pitch when I hear one. There are clear indicators.
A sales pitch focuses on the positives, which are typically exaggerated....
Solutions 1/24: Wall Street leaders seek sustainability
By Huck Fairman
A sea change is coming, and I’m not referring to that happening to the oceans. Founder and CEO of Blackrock, Lawrence D....
The State We’re In 1/24: Bugs in your house!
By Michele S. Byers
A Vineland family was recently shocked to find a scorpion in their house.
The scorpion, usually found in warmer climates, apparently crawled...
Letter to the Editor: Endorsement – Pete Buttigieg for President
To the Editor,
I am writing to you and to your readership to endorse Pete Buttigieg for President of the United States of America.
New Jerseyans...
SOLUTIONS 1/31: Energy diets: What we need to save our world
By Huck Fairman
As many probably saw, recent global emissions from fossil fuel usage hit 415 parts per million.
The former, safe level was considered 350...
Timing is everything when it comes to suicide prevention
As the old adage goes, Timing is Everything.
A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to be asked to join a new suicide task...
The State We’re In 1/17: Lucy Meyer: Conservation Trailblazer
By Michele S. Byers
Tripod Rock, an enormous boulder balanced precariously atop three tiny rocks, has been called “Morris County’s Stonehenge.”
Geologists say the amazing rock...
Letter to the Editor: To Hopewell Valley families
To the Editor,
By the use of any metric, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District is an excellent school system. This is evidenced by our...
Letter to the Editor: Mayor greets Hopewell Township residents for 2020
To the Editor:
Happy 2020 to the residents of Hopewell Township!
I am excited to begin this new decade as your Mayor and am really looking...
The State We’re In 1/10: New Jersey environmental wins and losses in 2019
By Michele S. Byers
It’s the nation’s most densely populated state, with the most Superfund sites, and sometimes called Cancer Alley. This state we’re in...
Solutions 1/10: The year of climate change
By Huck Fairman
The year 2019 has seen both dire warnings of drastic climate change and a number of the predicted extreme weather events.
Satellite images...
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