Tag Archives: environment

Restoring a River with Community Partnerships: A template for change

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

Last month I had the pleasure of attending the symbolic ceremony marking the Penobscot River Restoration Project, the destruction and removal of the Great Works Dam in Old Town, Maine. Now this dam has been breached and those of you … Continue reading →

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Study Finds Mercury in More Northeastern Bird Species – NYTimes.com

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Study Finds Mercury in More Northeastern Bird Species – NYTimes.com. Mercury poisoning is one of the environmental toxins implicated in the uptick in numbers of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Our children are like the canaries in the coal … Continue reading →

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