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I am participating in the Mass Save blogger program working to further connect my readers to topics of energy efficiency. Mass Save, an initiative sponsored by Massachusetts’ gas and elec...

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The fourth of July and fireworks – it’s hard to imagine one without the other.  Cities across the country put on fabulous fireworks shows. People celebrate with their own fireworks displa...

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When I grew up, dogs ran free and no one ever thought about picking up dog poop. Today things are different – we have leash laws and people walk their dogs. America has approximately...

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I consider myself an ardent environmentalist (I ought to be, right?) Even though I recycle and reuse almost everything and have been known to take things out of the trash that my hus...

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I was recently chatting with one of my readers who mentioned that both her daughter and her daughter’s baby had painful eczema, especially on her fingers and the baby’s bottom; she wonder...

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One of my readers, a true cat lady, asked about the proper disposal of cat waste. With pet populations on the rise, this is an important issue.  According to pittsburghpermaculture.org/, ...

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The dump, recycling center, transfer station, whatever it is called in your area, is a must visit! In our town of 30,000, we don’t have trash or recycling pick up, so most people go to th...

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  The Energy Management Committee told selectment thi sweek that constructing a solar panel at the town's transfer station could not only save the town money, but also generate more ...