by Penny DePaola

What are rain barrels? Why and how should we use them?

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[ November 4, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This multiple award-winning film makes effective use of interviews with well-spoken scientists, has beautiful photography and graphics, and uses original music to underline the importance of maintaining biodiversity, if we as a species want to survive and thrive on our home planet. Natural Connections introduces the basic concepts of biodiversity, and takes a close-up look [...]

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Arctic scientists discover a new global warming threat as melting permafrost releases millions of tons of a gas twenty times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

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[ October 21, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Everything’s Cool (film) is a “toxic comedy” about the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action – Global Warming. The good news: America finally “gets” global warming; the chasm is closing and the debate is over. The bad news: the United States, the country that will determine the fate of [...]

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By Natural Stepper Kate Heiber-Cobb

Why we should use our leaves as the vital resource they are, instead of hauling them away.

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[ October 7, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] John Reindl, recently retired Recycling Manager for Dane County, will speak about ”Putting Your Waste on a Diet: Reducing Garbage and Its Environmental Impact.” Able to reduce his trash output to only two to three pickups per year, Reindl is an expert at ways we can reduce the impact of our use of materials and [...]

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[ October 11, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Make a difference in the City of Monona’s Park System. Join The Natural Step Monona as we beautify the Winnequah Park creek and lagoon area.

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