Have you ever thought about alternative ways to heat your home? Of course, there are the basic methods that you may be familiar with; forced air heat, hot water, electric baseboards, and wood burning stoves- to name a few that we Minnesotans love. But, have you ever thought about heating …
It seems that fall is definitely upon us, and there is nothing I love to do more on a cold, rainy autumn day than curl up with a good book. If that sounds good to you, let me recommend a few books with environmental themes that have been published recently. …
Fall in Minnesota brings crisp air, beautifully changing foliage, bright pumpkins, and fresh apples. Unfortunately, fall also brings a noticeable increase in the number of birds colliding with windows. I’ve seen birds strike my office windows and encountered numerous dead birds near buildings on my walks to and from the …
Just last week, a number of news outlets carried stories about toothpastes that contain tiny pieces of plastic, called polyethylene microbeads. These microbeads are found in a wide variety of toothpastes, including some of the very popular brand Crest. Dentists and dental hygienists began seeing more and more patients with …
Recently, a petition was sent to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), asking that the monarch butterfly be listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a scientist studying monarch conservation, I followed the news surrounding this petition closely. I was concerned by how much confusion, …
