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Brooklyn Heights Townhouse: A Sunny Rooftop Garden

This Brooklyn Heights townhouse features a bluestone deck, custom bench with built-in lighting, and ipe planter boxes. This sunny, cheerful roof garden is more exposed to the elements and windier than most ground-level gardens, so we picked a hardy sun-loving mix of junipers, crape myrtles, roses, and flowering perennials that would do well here. When …

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The Threat of Insects

“Entomologists from around the world are tracking the rapidly declining number of insects, and are concerned by the data they’re collecting. As noted by the distinguished Harvard biologist Edward O Wilson, Ph.D., ‘If all humankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago. If insects …

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Microplastic Contamination found in Bottled Water

“Plastic has become an incredibly harmful convenience, now threatening environmental and human health alike, and in more ways than one. There’s the issue of bulk plastics in our landfills, where it will remain indefinitely since most plastic does not biodegrade, and microplastics — microscopic pieces of degraded plastic — which now choke waterways across the globe …

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The Toxic Water Trouble

Toxic Blue- Green algae has been around for millions of years. But they have been popping up more often. It has been happening all over the US but more so in agricultural areas where is the use of phosphorus-based fertilizers is prolific.   Phosphorus is the known driver for Blue-Green algae, however researchers have uncovered …

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Pesticides Found in Over 80% of Fresh Produce

“According to the latest pesticide residue report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which used 2015 data and was released in November 2016, about 85 percent of the more than 10,000 samples they tested contained pesticide residues.2″ The FDA’s sampling of nearly 6,000 foods revealed that fruits and vegetables are most frequently contaminated …

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