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Environmental Stewardship: Choose Health

by John Berge The closest part of our environment, and that which may be the most under our control, is … More

Environmental Stewardship: Growing Native

by John Berge Thanks to those who pulled alien, invasive, plant species at the recent Garlic Pickin’ Party in Colonial … More

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Environmental Stewardship: Invasive Species

by John Berge Did you see the recent PBS program, “Making Waves: The Battle for the Great Lakes”? It was … More

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Environmental Stewardship: Water

by John Berge It is irrefutable that there are many people and villages in Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America … More

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Environmental Stewardship: Science v. Denial

by John Berge From statements made during the recent political campaign and since, from the persons nominated to cabinet and … More

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Environmental Stewardship: Wind Chill

“Wind chill” has an interesting history. The first attempt to quantify the effect of wind on heat loss was back in 1945 by a couple of explorers in Antarctica, Paul Siple and Charles Passle. They stuck bottles of water out in the wind and timed how long the water took to freeze. They reported the heat loss in watts per square meter, which would really confuse the modern TV viewer.

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