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Iris GIllingham lends her voice to the first frontline community protest at COP26 calling to keep fossil fuel in the ground.

In November, I traveled from my family’s farm in the Catskill Mountains to the cobblestoned streets of Glasgow to better understand international climate politics and join scientists and … more

By IRIS FEN GILLINGHAM | 1/19/22

Starting out with the why

We start with some simple foundations. Our climate is changing. With these changes, the weather is less predictable, and the environment is becoming less able to tolerate our overuse and … more

By LAURIE STUART | 1/19/22

Sullivan County composting plan in the works and more

MONTICELLO, NY — Hey, socially responsible owner of food. What do you do when you’ve got proto-compost moldering in the fridge? If you’re one of the lucky 400 to be part of the … more

10/20/21

The Living Building Challenge

The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond merely being less bad and to become truly regenerative. The Living Building Challenge … more

10/20/21

A house that performs: Passively

Passive building comprises a set of design principles used to attain a quantifiable and rigorous level of energy efficiency within a specific quantifiable comfort level. The principles optimize the … more

10/20/21

This Catskill Project model home was open to inspection on October 8. 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.

The Catskill Project

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Project is a collaboration of collaborations. It starts with an investor, a long-time resident of the area, and an architectural firm, with a New York … more

By LAURIE STUART | 10/20/21

Putting systems together

Captain Kirk has come to rescue Earth, at just the right time. With actor William Shatner’s brief exploration of space, the final frontier, he has come back to earth to deliver a message. … more

By LAURIE STUART | 10/20/21

‘Ecology of Aquatic Plants’ and more

What's going on in sustainability news July 15 to 21 more

7/14/21

Mary Anne Carletta, back to camera left, and Carol Roig watch the Earth to Sky team from Alaska outline their plans for their region at the October 2019 leadership team training session at Woods Hole, MD. The five-member team from the Upper Delaware was one of the first four regional teams trained.

Talking about climate change

GLOBAL — It’s tough to talk about climate change. It’s global and local at the same time. Plus, when a subject seems insurmountable, the educational messaging is tricky to dole out … more

By LAURIE STUART | 7/14/21

Monique Milleson, right and daughter Ceceilia, left plant a sapling

Turning over a new leaf

BETHANY, PA — Take a walk through a hayfield and you will see a lot of the same things: endless sprouts of timothy grass, buttercups, asters and maybe a few blossoms of clover. One local farm … more

By LYLE T. GALLOWAY | 7/14/21

Once upon a time, this enclosed porch was used for sleeping in on hot nights. There was plenty of ventilation and you didn't have to worry about visits from bears.

Staying cool without an air conditioner

If this rainy summer ever breaks and the skies clear for more than one day at a time, the sunny weather will also bring those nights—the ones where the temperature goes down from near-100 to … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 7/14/21

Installing the LED lights in the Town of Bethel.

Town of Bethel partners with NYPA to install 176 LED smart streetlights

TOWN OF BETHEL, NY — The Town of Bethel announced the start of its energy-efficient LED installation of 176 streetlights as part of New York State’s Smart Street Lighting NY program, … more

PRESS RELEASE | 7/14/21

The Callicoon bridge on its concrete piers. The rebar—once on the inside and now on the outside, due to weathering and flood damage—adds support.

A concrete problem

IT’S EVERYWHERE — Concrete is that stone-like substance out of which buildings, bridges and sidewalks are made. It’s the most widely used building material. “It is used … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 7/14/21

Volunteers are needed for the first-ever Upper Delaware Litter Sweep, which will take place in every Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River corridor community between Saturday, April 17, through Sunday, April 25 in celebration of Earth Day 2021.

HPAC and WCS Rockies present NatureCultures and more

What's going on in sustainability news April 15 to 21 more

4/14/21

As simple as 1, 2, 10!

The following are 10 things we can do (or refrain from doing) as individuals to reduce our impact on the planet that collectively will make a huge difference: Turn off lights in any … more

4/14/21

Red List chemicals

Building materials can contain many different chemicals, yet only lead and asbestos are directly regulated to be excluded from our buildings. Builders may want to adopt the precautionary … more

By CHRIS MAGWOOD | 4/14/21

The average American ingests a credit card’s amount of plastic every week

Plastic pollution is a global crisis that threatens our public health, our climate, our economy and our planet. Plastic production and waste are fueling climate change and poisoning our bodies … more

By JILL PADUA | 4/14/21

By choosing building materials as carbon-capture-and-storage mediums, our buildings transform a major climate change problem into a climate drawdown solution. For example this structure in Cobourg, Ontario. The main floor exterior walls are insulated with straw bales from a neighboring farm and plastered with lime and local clay. Pine and cedar trees from the property were felled, milled and used for the exterior porch’s cedar shingles.

Greener buildings

REGION — For most of us, life is enclosed in buildings Those homes and offices are built of materials. That seems really obvious. What else would they be made of? But the type of … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 4/14/21

'Drone-based initiative will plug abandoned oil wells, fight climate change' and more

What's going on with sustainability January 21 to 27 more

1/20/21

I’m #Grateful4theDelaware and its evolving seasonal beauty. The river flows, invites reflection and rewards us with the gifts of its endless riches.

Activists’ reactions

DELAWARE RIVER — For environmentalists in this region, keeping the natural gas industry out of the Delaware River Basin is a top priority. A years-long battle over the ability to frack in the … more

By OWEN WALSH | 1/20/21

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