Articles from the Newton TAB Environmental Page
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March 2008

Bringing Up Baby By Brooke Wardro

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

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

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 ohn 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 byJohn 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