The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
September 22nd 2010
This comment came in as a Letter to the Editor for the printed magazine. To the Editors: A year ago, Chuck Wooster and I agreed to disagree on whether burning wood (or other biomass) was… Read More »Eating Meat Does Not Necessarily Warm the Climate
September 22nd 2010
The following comment came in with the request that it’s author remain anonymous. I thank you very much for educating the public about the many benefits of a grass-based agriculture in Vermont and New England.… Read More »Eating Meat Does Not Necessarily Warm the Climate
September 22nd 2010
Derek— I agree with you entirely that turning this thing around is an enormous challenge, and I also share your concern that there isn’t enough grass-fed meat available to feed all 7 billion of us.… Read More »Eating Meat Does Not Necessarily Warm the Climate
September 16th 2010
Of course, most people simply just need to read the headline—“see, there’s nothing wrong with meat!”—in order carry blissfully on as they were, occasionally grabbing some grass-fed beef from their local Whole Foods, thinking they’re… Read More »The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
September 14th 2010
The following comments came in while our website was being retooled. We are re-posting them now for the authors. Chuck: Thanks for writing a thoughtful and informative piece. However, I would like to clarify an… Read More »The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
September 2nd 2010
Chuck, Thank you for a balanced and well written article. As a public policy educator it is a pleasure to read an article that examines a complex issue, like the debate over the role of… Read More »The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
September 1st 2010
Hi Sandy— Your points are well taken and get right to the heart of the biomass debate. My goal in writing the article was to try to demonstrate a sense of what was possible and… Read More »The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
August 31st 2010
I found it a little disturbing that nowhere in the article on biomass as fuel was the value of the standing forest as O2 producer and carbon sink mentioned. It was my understanding of the… Read More »The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
August 31st 2010
Being an observer of the biomass discussion in Massachusetts, it is nice, and rare, to read a relatively unbiased article about biomass utilization in Massachusetts. The Manomet Study is a remarkable document for something done… Read More »Wood Worse than Coal?
August 29th 2010
We have put together a presentation that rebukes these headlines and makes better sense of issue. You can see it at: http://biomassfuelssummit.com/epa-biomass-ruling/ Read More »Plant Relics are Humble but Handy
August 24th 2010
While I loved the piece, I was struck by the comment that clubmosses are mostly found “in the cool, shaded environment of the boreal forest.” This is factually incorrect. I have hiked the White, Green,… Read More »Giant Ichneumon Wasp
August 23rd 2010
Just shot some great photos of a female Giant Ichneumon Wasp laying her eggs in a dead Ponderosa Pine tree. Read More »Deer Love Ginseng to Death
August 22nd 2010
Deer have a tndency to browse. But I do not think they can bring ginseng to extinction. If this were the case, they would have done so over the ages which they have been present… Read More »The Swifts of Summer
August 18th 2010
Responding to Patricia Jaquith’s concerns about chimney swifts and pesticide spraying for West Nile virus: There are some serious concerns that the decline of chimney swifts is not due just to the loss of suitable… Read More »It's Time to Reconsider Spring and Summer Bird Feeding
August 17th 2010
Probably not the adelgid, Chip, if you saw white worms. The adelgids are so tiny they’re practically impossible to see with the naked eye, and they’re not worms, really, they’re closer to aphids. Yes, there… Read More »Tale of the Tick: How Lyme Disease is Expanding Northward
August 17th 2010
Sure, Paul. Happy to have you share the article. Read More »Bees in Summer
August 14th 2010
Thank you for this informative post. I’ve always wondered about the logistics of honeybees and hives. I put extra effort in keeping nectar sources available in our yard and fields, so it’s good to know… Read More »The Swifts of Summer
August 14th 2010
Does anyone know about the health of swift (and other mosquito-devouring bird) populations in areas where spraying is used as a control for west nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis? Perhaps investing in nesting sites… Read More »The Swifts of Summer
August 13th 2010
Swifts were the theme this summer for our vacation: We spend every summer up in Vermont and was so sad to hear about the bats in your recent article, but happy to know the swifts… Read More »It's Time to Reconsider Spring and Summer Bird Feeding
August 13th 2010
I remember walking through a state park about 10 years ago, and coming across this writhing, white mass of tiny worms on a tree - Not a hemlock, more like a maple or something. This… Read More »