by Kerrie Kyde and John Snitzer We strongly support the use of solar power, and took advantage of the 2020 Solar United Neighbors cooperative in Montgomery County to install about 8 kilowatts of grid-tied solar production on our Dickerson roof. We have since built a retirement house in Frederick County and installed another solar system, […]
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By Doug Boucher In 1987, a wonderful field guide to the trees of Washington, D.C. was published by local author and naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley. It was called City of Trees, and a recent article in the Washington Post showed just how apt that title was and still is today. Using data assembled by the U.S.
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John Snitzer Poolesville Green column for the Monocacy Monocle, February 2024 What is pervious paving? Why might it be important? Is it the key to a brighter tomorrow? Before Maryland was settled by Europeans, our land was mostly forested. Annual precipitation was about the same as now, 40 inches per year, but only about 10%,
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Doug Boucher Article for the January 2024 issue of the Monocacy Monocle As the threat of climate change has become more and more evident, religious congregations have been reflecting on what they can do about it – not just as individuals but as communities of faith. Churches, synagogues, mosques and temples have found in their
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