Perseverance paid off for homeowner Elizabeth Ferran in late June after the Lewisboro assessor rescinded an increase in her home’s taxable value because she’d installed a climate-friendly heat pump to heat and cool her home’s first floor. Now Lewisboro Assessor Lise Richardson is waiting for the state to weigh in on whether the addition of […]
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor on Tuesday launched a program initially worth up to 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) to help heavy industry shift to more climate-friendly production over a 15-year period. Germany, which is home to many energy-intensive industries as Europe’s biggest economy, aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero […]
Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with few other options. Among those benefits, growing food in backyards, community gardens or urban farms can shrink the distance fruits and vegetables have to travel between […]
It couldn’t be simpler. Cherry tomatoes go into a baking dish with olive oil, salt and pepper — and at the center of it all, a full block of creamy, salty feta cheese. Into the oven it goes to get all melty and roasty and delicious. Then add garlic, fresh basil, and cooked pasta, and […]