Raising Money By Making Polluters Pay

A "cap-and-trade" climate-change proposal is stalled in Washington. But a similar program has been up and running in ten states from Maine to Delaware for two years  
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Hard Cider Makes A Comeback

In Colonial times, making hard cider – the kind with alcohol in it – was a way to preserve the apple crop. It was even used as currency. In recent decades, there’s been a quiet resurgence of craft cider making in New England and New York.
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Republicans Campaign Against Cap-And-Trade

Many Republicans in the region once backed climate change legislation, and embraced a policy known as "cap-and-trade" to reduce greenhouse gases. But a lot of Republican candidates in the Northeast are now campaigning aggressively against cap-and-trade.
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City Dwellers Create Alternative Swimming Holes

Across the Northeast, people have been cooling off wherever they can. On Cape Cod, it’s the National Seashore.  In Vermont, it’s backwoods swimming holes or Lake Champlain. And in New York City this month, people are taking a dip right on the street.  In special pools made out of Dumpsters. 
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More City Dwellers Raising Chickens

A century ago, raising your own chickens wasn’t unusual. Now, even in Vermont, most people get their eggs in cartons, and their chicken wings wrapped in plastic. But there are a growing number of people nationwide who are reviving the art of chicken rearing.
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Companies Give Organic Gardens A Try

These days, companies are more likely to be cutting employee benefits than adding any perks. But even in this down economy, some businesses are offering an unusual new benefit that doesn’t cost a lot, but that some employees are really "digging".
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Efforts Under Way To Track Migrating Birds

As the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues, scientists and wildlife conservationists are warning that large numbers of birds could be lost, and there are concerns about other shorebirds nesting in and around the northeast. Efforts are underway to track these birds and to mitigate for a far-reaching disaster.