Farming to Improve Water Quality
Written for the Long Island Sound Study’s Fall 2014 Update, this pair of articles provides great examples of how farming–both on land and at sea–can help reduce hypoxia and improve the Sound’s water quality.
Category: Sustainable Communities
5 things you need to know about Climate Change and Food
This re-post from the Environmental Defense Fund blog is the second in our occasional series about food.
Director of Institute for Sustainable Cities to speak at Rye Meeting House
Transportation advocates release candidate bulletin, call for debate
Bulletin advises gubernatorial candidates on transportation issues for the fall election and beyond
Keep a Healthy Garden and Lawn: Tips for Sound-friendly Gardening
The Long Island Sound cleanup is so massive that there’s nothing one person can do to help, right? Wrong.
American Clean Energy Is Booming – 5 Reasons Why
Last week, Environmental Defense Fund’s Benjamin Schneider posted this excellent blog outlining what’s responsible for the meteoric rise of clean energy and clean tech. We thought it was worth sharing.
Fridays in the Field #10: The Nature Conservancy’s Adam Whelchel, Part 2
In the second of this two-part post, Adam discusses using natural infrastructure and planning for Connecticut’s future.
Fridays in the Field #10: The Nature Conservancy’s Adam Whelchel, Part 1
In the first of this two-part post, Adam discusses the impacts of extreme storms and managing the tradeoffs of rebuilding.