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Tusten Social's youth group have taken "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" for a cornerstone.

Installation celebrates return of soft plastic recycling

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Tusten Social Youth Club marked the return of the NexTrex recycling program for soft plastics to the hamlet with a public art installation titled “Reduce, Reuse and … more

1/17/24

Clean Path NY Still moving along

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — In November 2021, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced contracts to build a transmission line that will bring clean energy to New York City. It was all a part of ensuring … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 1/17/24

How to save energy this winter season

NATIONWIDE — Real winter has started. We’ll continue to get colder weather, tougher conditions and higher energy costs to keep our homes warm. But don’t worry, there are … more

By KARL BRABENEC | 1/17/24

Preserving the land and lakes

LAKE ARIEL, PA — Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center will celebrate its seventh annual Farm to Plate fundraising gala at Watres Lodge at 6 p.m. on Saturday August … more

8/9/22

Could plastic roads make potholes a thing of the past?

Saving our world from becoming Planet Plastic

Scientists are extremely concerned that the world has been mass-producing plastics since the mid-1950s, to the point that we are now becoming Planet Plastic. From Mount Everest to the deepest … more

By JAN GOODWIN | 7/21/22

The two nymphal stages of the spotted lanternfly: the younger is black and the older is red with white spots.

Smush on sight

PIKE COUNTY, PA — As of 2021, the spotted lanternfly (SLF) is officially in Pike County. Pike is now included in the quarantine map compiled and released by the Pennsylvania Department of … more

By DEVAN GEORGE, communications coordinator, Pike County Conservation District | 7/21/22

Protecting the world from climate change

NEW YORK STATE — It has been a long haul, members said, but they did it. The Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainability Coalition (MHRSC), a group of over 90 stakeholders representing diverse … more

7/21/22

Dr. John Cobb, founder of the Living Earth Movement, is a renowned theologian, philosopher and environmentalist.

Preserving a Living Earth

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when creating them.” – Albert Einstein, German theoretical physicist I am a resident of the Upper Delaware … more

By REV. JEFF WELLS | 7/21/22

Martin Springhetti celebrates in front of his roof-mounted solar installation. It's one of the stops on the tour.

SEEDS’ solar tour scheduled for September 10 and more

SEEDS’ solar tour scheduled for September 10 WAYNE COUNTY, PA — SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support) will hold its DIY solar tour on Saturday, September 10, … more

7/21/22

Cooperative extension offers holiday tips

HAWLEY, PA -- The Penn State Cooperative Extension says, “It’s the season of giving, so let’s give a little back to the planet that gives so much to us all year long!” … more

12/6/23

This Catskill Project model home was open to inspection on October 8, 2021. The 2283 square foot house is built to Passive House standards that includes a continuous building envelope, superinsultation, a robust ventilation system, and high-tech windows. It is part of a 90-acre subdivion that will preserve 40 acres as a nature preserve.

Housing for the future

REGION — Housing can be sustainable on a number of levels. When a housing development gets built, a chief question is whether the local community can sustain it. Will it draw more water … more

By LIAM MAYO | 1/18/23

Cellulose insulation is a type of wood- or paper-based product. It is mechanically blown into or onto empty spaces in the structural part of a house to slow down the transmission of heat or cold. Because of the nature of the loose material, it can fit in enclosed areas (such as walls, pictured here) and can conform around obstructions such as wires and ducts (found both in walls and in attics).

It is inevitable

Whenever I talk with someone about the need to make our built environment more airtight and highly insulated, the question always pops up: “But houses have to breathe!” Allison A. … more

By STEPHEN STUART | 1/18/23

Fight inhumane clothing production practices—swap your stuff

SHOHOLA, PA — The Barryville Area Arts Association (BAAA) will hold a clothing swap from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 19 at the Artists’ Market Community Center. Despite … more

8/17/23

A solar-panel installation by SEEDS volunteers at the Lacawac Sanctuary visitor center. Solar energy is just one example of the clean energy projects that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could fund.

Cleaner and cheaper energy systems

No, the government won’t pay you ... to install solar or make improvements on your home for “free.” But there are plenty of new or improved tax incentives in the federal … more

By JACK BARNETT | 1/18/23

If we fail to glimpse the wild beauty in the feathered fall of light through forested boughs, neglect the sense of wonder that saturates a sunset framed by leaves, close our eyes to scenes where trees are etched against a moonlit inky sky, we deny ourselves some of life’s greatest pleasures.

'Trees please' gets grounded

The Trees Please project, profiled in the fall edition of the Upper Delaware Magazine of the River Reporter, has quietly begun growing. Members of the initiating group met to identify the next … more

By SANDY LONG | 1/18/23

Greening your laundry, simply

Buy less clothing. Invest in better-made clothes, rather than cheap fast fashion that will wear out faster. (Thrift stores, such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army, often have a variety of brand-name … more

Compiled by LAURIE STUART | 1/18/23

Farm-to-table dinner at PEEC

DINGMANS FERRY, PA — The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will host its seventh annual Farm-to-Table dinner, featuring local produce, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 19 on … more

8/16/23

More heat pumps, made in America

NATIONWIDE — Thinking about installing a heat pump and reaping the money-saving awards? The federal government, in its Inflation Reduction Act, will—ahem—pump $250 million into … more

1/18/23

The Living Building Challenge: transformative development

REGION — Imagine a building designed and constructed to function as elegantly and efficiently as a flower, a building informed by its bioregion’s characteristics, that generates all of its own … more

By STEPHEN STUART | 4/6/11

'Plastic Is a Public Health Crisis—And What We Can Do About It'

NARROWSBURG, NY AND ONLINE — A public health crisis has arisen from excessive use of single-use plastic by multiple industries around the world. Plastics and microplastics are now … more

3/13/24

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