Auroral Nights

   after Joachim du Bellay by Kevin T McEneaney In Iceland there’s no shortage of lava while the ocean offers plenty of salt. Combine these two common ingredients: one arrives…

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American String Quartet Stuns at Music Mountain

by Kevin T McEneaney On a sunny hilltop day with nearly any humidity, the world-class American String Quartet, based at the Manhattan School of Music, opened with String Quarter in…

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Electric or gas?

by Bill Schlesinger With the increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs), several readers have asked me to evaluate the net benefit of EVs for the mitigation of climate change.  I…

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When stars arrive

by Kevin T McEneaney When it’s too darn hot to do anything, even think about what could, should, be done, then one might doze off in the brutal heat, only…

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Too Darn Hot

by Bill Schlesinger "Too Darn Hot," Cole Porter, 1948 In 1992, then Senator Al Gore hosted an informational hearing on climate change, where I was honored to participate.  One of…

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The ancient-storied kiss

by Kevin T McEneaney Like us, many animals give a kiss. Clown-fish pucker kiss to attract a mate. Foxes rub noses or mock-bite on neck. Elephants touch trunks, plunge them…

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Dandelions on the brain

by Kevin T McEneaney Dead-heading dandelions on the lawn, squeezing the yellow juice of the flower, will do nothing at all for the landscape— for the dandelion exceeds our thought…

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Court-defined Wetlands

image description by Bill Schlesinger It’s time for the Supreme Court to stop issuing broad rulings that affect scientific questions.  In its recent decision on Sackett v the Environmental Protection Agency, the…

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Arriana Quartet Triumphs at Music Mountain

John McGrosso,Julia Sakharova, Judith Gordon, Joanna Mendoza, Kurt Baldwin by Kevin T McEneaney With a program that featured both old and recent compositions the Arianna Quartet delivered a powerful performance…

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