Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Bordentown Opinion

The ‘Ivy League’ look is unhealthy for your trees!

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation While out walking or driving, did you ever notice trees so covered with ivy that they look like totally different life...

Bordentown Opinion

Warmer winters shift plant growing zones

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Most longtime New Jerseyans – especially gardeners and growers -...

Bordentown Opinion

Shy, elusive bobcats rebounding in New Jersey

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation You might think a biologist who's spent nearly two decades...

Bordentown Opinion

Can New Jersey cities become more ‘spongy’ and green?

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ever heard of a "sponge city?" Sponge cities are urban...

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Thank this New Jersey woman for your blueberries!

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Walk into nearly any grocery store, any time of year,...

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

SOLUTIONS 3/18: The Seas are Rising

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - March 18, 2022

By Huck Fairman Central New Jersey's Sierra Club recently presented a Zoom talk on the accelerating rate of sea level rise, presented by Dr. Jennifer...

Opinion: A question of ballot harvesting during 2021 elections

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Reader Submitted - March 11, 2022

The Lawrence Township School Board campaign leading up to the 2021 election presented seven candidates vying for three seats. Of the seven, the overall...

SOLUTIONS 3/11: What’s at stake? Everything!

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - March 11, 2022

By Huck Fairman The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just issued its latest warning: “The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is...

SOLUTIONS 3/4: Unending Reports of Change

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - March 4, 2022

By Huck Fairman  Pretty much every day now reports in the news and publications document that humans are changing the natural world. The increased frequency...

SOLUTIONS 2/25: Reviving lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - February 25, 2022

By Huck Fairman Countless used lithium-ion batteries, many from electric vehicles, are being added to our waste collections. This has been because there has been no...

SOLUTIONS 2/18: Not Enough

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - February 18, 2022

By Huck Fairman While January’s cold days seemed to stretch on and on, the Earth, as most of us know, is warming. In response, in...

Your Turn: Wandering Wednesdays – a wonderful break

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Submitted Content - February 9, 2022

By Susan Kirkland While it might not be easy to think of positives that have come from the pandemic, I have one I’d like...

Opinion: Gerrymandering causes the opposite of free and fair elections

Lawrence Ledger Opinion

Reader Submitted - February 3, 2022

In November 2010, the Congressional representative for Lawrence Township (District 12) Rush Holt (D) defeated his challenger, Scott Sipprelle (R), in a very tight...

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