By Bob DeAngelis As the price of fossil fuels increases, the opportunities for savings do too. Each of the actions below can save money and help the environment. Here are some ideas that I recommend you consider: Home Heating Get a free home energy audit. The contractor will identify areas for improvement and investment. This provides the foundation for any…
By Mary Ann Kelly What happens to your recyclables after you put them in the bins for curbside collection? We have all heard the news that China stopped taking imported recyclables and most of our recyclables end up in landfills. But here in Westchester County, that is not the case. More than 90% of the County’s recyclables collected at the…
By Laura Kosbar Let’s start with some basics – like what is cryptocurrency and how does it differ from other currencies? Most currencies up until now were issued and backed by a specific nation. Cryptocurrency is an entirely digital currency that is not associated with or controlled by any nation, bank, or other financial institution. It is entirely virtual. The…
By Cyril Cabral, Jr. If someone had told you a few years ago that there would be a pandemic in the future that would kill between 5 to 11 million worldwide (depending how you count them) you would likely not have believed it. If you were then told it could be stopped by wearing a mask and keeping a distance…
Author: Robert De Angelis I have spent years studying many aspects of our environment and the impacts of humans. I am becoming more and more stressed out with the things I see regularly. I often wonder how everyone perceives the things in our everyday lives. How do we not see the obvious? To illustrate this, I put together a little…
Cyril Cabral, Jr. The Case for Man-Made Climate Change Have you ever walked up to your car on a pleasant afternoon and once inside realized it was a blast furnace? You start to overheat and do not want to touch your hot steering wheel; this is greenhouse warming. The brilliant sunshine through the windows warms everything in your car as…
You know the climate is warming and you may even know why [the Greenhouse Effect due to man-made emissions]. You know there’s an imbalance in nature because you’re experiencing wild extremes in weather and have watched at least several television specials about the extinction of plant and animal species. Perhaps you shrug – what can you do anyway? Well, there…
By Sarah Wilson Gas powered leaf blowers (“GLBs”) are more detrimental to the environment than you would think and are responsible for an astounding amount of pollution. A 2011 study by Edmunds found that a two-stroke gasoline-powered leaf blower released more pollution than a 6,200-pound Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup truck. Jason Kavanagh, the engineering editor at Edmunds at the…
By Laura Kosbar Are you feeling safe to travel again, and ready to go on a special vacation or a long awaited family reunion? Well, here are a few things to consider as you plan your itinerary, in order to make your trip not only enjoyable, but considerate of our planet as well. Data from the EPA indicates that transportation…
Author: Bob DeAngelis We are very fortunate to live in a country that values and protects our “freedom” . But what does that mean as it relates to valuing and protecting our health and the environment? Do people have a right to clean and safe air, water, and food? Do future generations have the same rights? Are there limits…
