Sue Heavenrich holds a master’s degree in environmental and evolutionary biology. Her graduate thesis focused on the reproductive lives of cockroaches—since then, she’s studied bumblebees, spiders, and ladybugs. After teaching high-school science, Sue began writing about science and nature in magazines, newspapers, and blogs. She is the author of several books, including Diet for a Changing Planet: Food for Thought, a book for teens about how to save the world by eating bugs, weeds, and invasive species.
…Slottje warned municipal officials to avoid getting trapped into thinking they have to provide road use agreements….The biggest problem Slottje sees facing municipalities is the increased erosion of enforcement of environmental regulations. “So we’re swinging back to protecting the environment through property rights and home rule,” she said.
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“Our quality of life has an unquenchable thirst for energy. Offshore drilling and production helps to satisfy this thirst.” — Richard Haut. Extracting energy requires trade-offs. “We want clean air, but we also like the convenience of electricity,” said Richard Haut during a lunch-hour seminar last Tuesday. Haut, founder and senior research scientist at Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), visited Cornell to promote what he calls “environ – mentally friendly drilling systems.”
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“The Marcellus Effect” captured the ripple of drilling through Pennsylvania and beyond — from lease auctions to pipeline corridors to community tension. Supporters highlighted tax revenue and employment. Opponents documented environmental complaints and infrastructure strain. The effect was economic, political, and deeply local.
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