Tag: Earth Day
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SOLUTIONS 4/2: Recycling Revisited
By Huck Fairman Why recycle? While most local residents support the idea and associated policies, many may not be aware of the widespread need and advantages of doing so. Recently, on a Sierra Club zoom meeting, Amy Menzel, communications manager for the Atlantic Counties Utilities Authority, provided an overview of the need for recycling. As…
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LOOSE ENDS 3/26: Climate Initiative
By Pam Hersh Friday, March 19, the windy day before the arrival of spring, blew me away when I had the good fortune to bump into a climate strike in Princeton’s Hinds Plaza. Late in the afternoon, I found myself in the midst of a dozen masked young people, chanting “Our Planet/Our future, Our Water/Our…
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SOLUTIONS 10/30: Artwork inspires us to take action to protect water bodies
By Huck Fairman As most readers are aware, man’s activity, and particularly his emissions from fossil fuel usage, are warming the earth – the atmosphere, the oceans and the continents. Many residents are doing their part and more to help address, publicize and correct the situation. But among the more striking efforts to bring these…
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Woodbridge now has eight rain gardens with construction of the Woodbridge Main Library Rain Garden
WOODBRIDGE – The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program decided to come full circle to the place where its very first rain garden was built in 2004 when deciding where members would place the 50th rain garden in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The program set out to build 50 rain gardens…
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‘Earth Day Every Day’ webinar series celebrates 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) will present a webinar series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day: “Earth Day Every Day!” Formerly “Earth Day at Home,” which debuted in the spring to mark the 50th anniversary of global environmental action, is once again open to the public with a series of engaging presentations designed for anyone who wishes to…
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Opinion: Princeton Community Renewable Energy program is a win-win
Princeton is taking a great step forward in reducing its impact on the planet through the new Princeton Community Renewable Energy program. This program is a win-win for us all as it will increase demand for supply from regional renewable sources such as wind turbines, hydropower and solar arrays and will save us each a…
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Raritan Valley YMCA offers home activities to celebrate Earth Day
EAST BRUNSWICK – Earth Day and Arbor Day celebrations take a new twist this year with an at home version. Instead of cleaning up litter and other debris throughout the county’s greenway, parks, brooks and public areas, residents are asked as individuals or families to contribute to a cleaner community and climate at home. Perform…
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Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
By Michele S. Byers Fifty years ago, people took to streets and campuses across America to sound the alarm on pollution and demand stronger environmental protections. The occasion was the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, an idea conceived by U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson after witnessing the ecological damage caused by a massive oil…
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Opinion: Take stock of what you can do to protect the environment
April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The celebration of this transformational moment in the nation’s history comes at a challenging time. There will be no large, joyous gatherings of committed (and casual) environmentalists that we’ve savored in the past. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is exploding across the globe, creating widespread anxiety and…