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#159 August 2022/Energy

Homeowners — some affluent, some impoverished — lead the way with homes using electricity exclusively

I realized also that besides protesting I had to clean up my own act. If I was buying natural gas, I was complicit.” — Judy Wicks, climate activist and former owner of the White Dog Cafe When Judy Wicks, the former owner of the White Dog Cafe, got back from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation

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#159 August 2022/Community

Staffed by volunteers, nonprofit helps kids in need with school supplies, clothing and book

The young father made a post on Nextdoor, a virtual neighborhood network, pleading for diapers for his newborn son. Out of work, he had no money to buy them, he wrote, and his partner and baby were due home from the hospital. “Try Cradles to Crayons,” a neighbor wrote back. That advice may have helped

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#159 August 2022

The wind industry knows how to stop the slaughter of bats. So why don’t they

Bats are small, delicate creatures, and wind turbines can be as large as half a football field long, reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour. It’s not hard to guess the outcome when the two collide. Unfortunately, they collide frequently. Studies of bats killed by wind turbines have found four to seven dead bats

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August 1, 2022
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#159 August 2022

Dear Lois, In a time when women’s bodily autonomy is under attack, how can men be allies?

Let’s say that the toothpaste splattered on the bathroom mirror bothers you. Every time you clean the mirror you are reminded that you’re the only person who does this job and it’s frustrating that no one else cares enough to clean it up. The first step toward peace of mind is finding out if you

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August 1, 2022
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