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Articles from the Newton TAB Environmental Section
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February 2009
Emerging Diseases By Sheilarae Lau
Getting People to use bicycle paths by Gil Woolley
FYI – Transportation in Newton by Lois Levin
October 2008
Saving Newton's trees By Julia Malakie
New solution for waste woes by Lynn Pledger
Newton composts by Sally Zuar
December 2008
FYI: Energy Independence
August 2008
FYI: Local bats in trouble; Move over, cars; Renewable electricity is now
Dark skies and green lights in Newton By David Adams
July 2008
Can prairie grass save ethanol? By David Adams
Stormwater pollution in the Charles River: an update By Julie Wood
June 2008
Plant hardiness zones and global warming By Bruce Wenning
Small step, or quantum leap By Lois A. Levin
Can prairie grass save ethanol? By David Adams
April 2008
FYI: Alternatives to chemicals; Biodiversity and human health;
March 2008
FYI: Talking Trash: A bright idea
Bringing up baby By Brooke Wardrop
February 2008
Hi-tech can help Africa By Gil Woolley
Offshore alternate energy moves forward By Michelle Portman
January 2008
Reduce carbon emissions with Princeton wedge game By Patricia Goldman
Opinion: Ancestors and descendents By Lois Levin
Dovekie blows into Newtonville By Ted Kuklinski
A trail network based in Newton By Gil Woolley
December 2007
Newton's fall foliage: too much invasive yellow By Bruce Wenning
Insulating an older home - yes, you can By Kim Maire
November 2007
Cleaning up algae in the Charles By Nigel Pickering
Could Newton could be a "New Town", and save a lot of energy? By Gil Woolley
Bumblebees; our native pollinators By Bruce Wenning
October 2007
Environment Israel: A looming ecological disaster By Dr. Michelle Portman
Toxics: How much you should worry By Gil Woolley
September 2007
Bicycle-Friendly Newton ? By Lois Levin
Do green dry cleaners exist? By GreenTips, Union of Concerned Scientists
Water in plastic bottles By Doris Lewis, PhD
Understanding plastics
Bridges and tunnels can be safe By Gil Woolley
August 2007
FYI: Talking Trash: Just say no; Newton Angino Community Farm; Charles River Watershed; Safer, energy-saving alternatives; Human (and animal)
ingenuity
Businesses are going green By Susan Bellerose
Newton, a good place to live after the next oil crisis By Gil Woolley
Angst in August By Ron McAdow
Weeding out invasive plants By Eric Olson
July 2007
FYI: Safer alternatives: Utility poles; Human Behavior
Our world should be green, not our waterways by Jenny Wang
Of wind & water by Michelle Portman
Book review: Cape Wind -- Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound by Eric Olson
Book Review: Winds of Change: Climate Weather and the Destruction of Civilizations, By Eugene Linden, Simon and Schuster, 2006 by Patricia G. Goldman
Some clues to global warming in the landscape by Bruce Wenning
June 2007
Summer water conservation tips By Rebecca Scibek, Charles River Watershed Association
Clean power from the Sun - and it's FREE! By Gil Woolley
Colony Collapse Disorder By Susan Bellerose
Book Review: "Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage", by Heather Rogers, 2005 The New Press By Patricia Goldman
From parrot rescue to ecotourism By Karen Windsor
May 2007
Little engines, big problem By Lois Levin
The importance of local foods By Greg Maslowe
Working to save the frogs of Panama By Brooke Wardrop
Pedal from Newton to Florida, or Canada, on paths free of autos By Gil Woolley
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs By Jill Hahn
Green chemistry: A key to making sustainable, non-toxic products By Amy S. Cannon and John C. Warner, Center for Green Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell
April 2007
Curbing our voracious appetite for plastic bags by Lois Levin
Listen to the howl – Mexican gray wolf reintroduced in the Southwest by John Linehan and Brooke Wardrop
A "Sticky" Issue: No more Vermont maple syrup? by Susan Bellerose
Urban Sugaring by Eric Olson
How to stop the spread of invasive plants by Florrie Funk
March 2007
Natural disasters are on the Rise by Karen Shilo
The importance of removing invasive plants by Florrie Funk
Newton's new "appropriate technology" workshop in Nicaragua tackles both public health and environmental problems by
David Gullette
February 2007
Improving our parklands — a democratic tradition by John Broderick
Surveying Newton's nature by Patricia G. Goldman
Phthalates: Should you be concerned? by Yi Li
January 2007
The wonder of green roofs by Clydia A. Davenport and Karen L. Weber
Burn fat, not fuel! by Molly Schaeffer
Doing the right thing with lovely lumber by Eric Olson
December 2006
Protecting plants from winter injury by Bruce Wenning
Boston college institutional master plan — An opportunity for blue development by Pallavi Mande
The US will still need energy tomorrow! by Gilbert Woolley
November 2006
Energy efficiency makes cents by Jill Hahn
Biodiversity and health: locally and beyond by Yi Li
October 2006
It's Wednesday, do you know where your vegetables are? by Lois Levin
Nutrients help turn the Charles green by Anna Eleria and Rebecca Scibek
Embedded energy in buildings by Gilbert Woolley
Bicycle and pedestrian task force working for health and safety by John Bliss
Mayors meet about climate change by Lois Levin
Mushrooms and fairy rings by Bruce Wenning
Putting a wedge in global warming by Jill Hahn
September 2006
Ecological gardening by Michelle Portman
Zoning and energy by Gil Wolley
Yes, we'll have no bananas? by Nick Kelley
Why are we still using coal? by Patricia Goldman
Crabgrass: friend or foe? by Bruce Wenning
Keeping the fish in the Charles by Anna Eleria and Rebecca Scibek
August 2006
Controlling white grubs without chemicals by Bruce Wenning
Potential new MWRA members by Robert L. Zimmerman, Jr
Have your lobster and eat it, too by Trevor Corson
Understanding global warming's many effects and causes by Joy Huang
Green revolution in big biz by Nick Kelley
Energy use here and in Germany by Gilbert Woolley
July 2006
When the robin stops bobbin´ along by Lois A Levin
Water conservation by Rebecca Scibek and Margaret Van Deusen
The environmental benefits of vegetarianism by Gabe Bronk and Arthur Su
Rising from the ashes by Asa Swain
Integrated pest management in Newton by Ed Cunningham
The invasion of the home snatchers by Bruce Wenning
Acid rain and Newton's ponds by Justin Song
June 2006
The step beyond recycling by Eleanor Saunders
The inevitable avian flu by Alissa Becker
From drought to flood by Nigel Pickering and Kate Bowditch
Garden space invaders by Jill Hahn
May 2006
Cute little baby animals - more than meets the eye! by John Linehan
A deadly poison in your yard? by Gilbert Woolley
Dogwood anthracnose: deadly disease by Bruce Wenning
Learning to live with less water by Kate Bowditch
Something's fishy by Michelle Portman
Taming the winter moth by Joseph S. Elkinton
April 2006
Artificial turf: Solution or problem? by Gilbert Woolley
Chestnut Hill Square: A watershed view by Kate Bowditch
These coneheads aren´t from France by Bruce Wenning
The dilution effect by Jill Hahn
Frozen by uncertainty by Eric Olson
Hurricane man blows into town by Lois Levin
March 2006
Learning lessons from the wind, a book review by Eric Olson
Keeping stormwater out of the Charles by Anna Eleria
Helping kids see the light by Lois Levin and Heather Tausig.
An IPM primer by Ed Cunningham.
Co-existing with Canada geese by Cheryl Jacobson.
Don´t poison your children and pets by Gilbert Woolley.
CRWA creates a water budget by Nigel Pickering.
February 2006
"Blood and Oil" author speaks by John Bliss.
Winter's assault of rock salt by Bruce Wenning.
Planting trees in Senegal: more than meets the eye by John Leary.
What is "perc"? by Gilbert Wooley.
The importance of oysters by Peter Sun.
Cleaner cleaners in the home by Jill Hahn.
January 2006
What is a pesticide? By Lucia Dolan
Making Newton more bike-friendly By Gilbert Woolley
Pests who don't take winter off By Bruce Wenning
Annual bird count finds 53 species By M. G. Criscitiello, MD
Zoos and wildlife conservation By John Linehan
Throwing water away By Robert Zimmerman, Jr
December 2005
Opinion: Chicken Little was right By Lois Levin
Insulation: A wise investment By Paul Eldenkramp
Bats and EIDs By Tigga Kingston
Toxic confusion: A thousand points of ... dirt? By Jill Hahn
Wildlife in the city By M.G. Criscitiello
These teens relish Envi-Sci By Patricia G. Goldman
Towns work to identify, eliminate bacteria in river By David Kaplan
Newton's Energy Action Plan gets a public hearing By Eric Olson
November 2005
Green meets blue in an urban environment By Pallavi Mande
A great catch! By Emily Long and Luke Johnson
Fish is still good food By Lois Levin
More dangers of mercury By Gilbert Woolley
Improving ocean management By Michelle Portman
The squirrel's dilemma: acorn or tulip bulb? By Bruce Wenning
October 2005
Useful chemical or dangerous toxin? By Lucia Dolan
Silent, secret invaders By Bruce Wenning
1-2-3's of recycling plastics By Ira Krepchin and Barbara Herson
Mega-malls in your future? By Rachael Lax
The writing's on the water By M. G. Criscitiello, MD
Fish good, mercury bad! By Gilbert Woolley
September 2005
Life BAC (before air conditioning) By Diana Muir
The Garden City's tree doc By Eric Olson
The state of red By Michelle Portman
What the Ivory-bill Is telling us By M. G. Criscitiello
Katrina: The real story By Lois A. Levin
May 2005
What it means to build "green" By Lois A. Levin
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