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PLASTICS, POLITICS, AND POSSIBILITIES
Every Wednesday evening, here in the rural suburbs of NY’s Putnam County, we roll out the big blue tub of mixed recyclables to the roadside and pray that the local carting company eventually does their due diligence. Like most people, we really don’t know what happens to the plastics, the paper, the cans and bottles once they leave our driveway and get piled in the truck with everybody else’s stuff. My personal dilemma about these everyday materials came up more broadly duri
Pete Salmansohn
24 hours ago6 min read
WILDLIFE AND OVERTOURISM IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS, PART 2. PROFILES OF THREATENED SPECIES.
Eastern Fence Lizard Let's take a look at an additional seven wildlife species that live, nest, or winter in the 7.5 mile corridor of the...
Pete Salmansohn
Jan 31, 20256 min read
WILDLIFE AND OVERTOURISM IN THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS : Profiles of threatened species - Part 1
Hikers clambering up America's most popular day hike - Breakneck Ridge When I first arrived in Cold Spring, New York in the late 1980's...
Pete Salmansohn
Jan 19, 20257 min read
REVISITING BARRY COMMONER'S 4 LAWS OF ECOLOGY
To make sense of the world, one generally needs guideposts, perspectives and teachings --- typically designed by brilliant and wise...
Pete Salmansohn
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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