Was It a Mountain Lion? A Guide

Was It a Mountain Lion? A Guide

The mountain lion in Minnesota last winter, months before he made it to Connecticut. Patch.com, July 9, 2011 Despite many sightings over the years, it’s doubtful Connecticut has mountain lions For 25 years, Connecticut residents have reported seeing mountain...

Solving the Mysteries of a Rising Sea

The New York Times, September 13, 1998 THE sea level is rising 2 millimeters a year, too little to notice year to year but enough to send the waves toward beach houses and sea walls over the next two generations. The tidal marshes that once covered most of the...
Coffee Growers Facing New Risks

Coffee Growers Facing New Risks

A landslide from too much rain in Colombia (photo courtesy of Equal Exchange) The Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media, June 7, 2011 That morning ritual, reading the newspaper while sipping coffee, already has given way to peering at the computer over the mug....
A libertarian thinker in Connecticut

A libertarian thinker in Connecticut

Rose Wilder Lane testifying in 1939 before Congress. She favored the Ludlow Amendment, which would have taken declaring war to a vote of the people. (Library of Congress photo) Connecticut Explored, Fall 2010 Over the past several years, my pursuit of information...
Electricity Demand at Home is Rising

Electricity Demand at Home is Rising

‰“The fan—or even an open window on a breezy day—lowers the apparent temperature very effectively when the air is blowing at or over your body,” says Stan Cox, author of “Losing Our Cool.” Patch.com, May 20, 2011 An annual report on the Connecticut...