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Food Scrapping Close to Home
with Reta Meisner A few months ago I toured the EcoRich Aerobic Food Scrap Digester with Wendy Madsen, Director of Solid Waste for...
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Jun 6, 20242 min read


Toss It Away? No Way!
By Brenda Shufelt On Saturday, June 1 at the Claverack Free Library, the library teamed up with the Claverack and Taghkanic Climate Smart...
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Jun 6, 20243 min read
Update on Heat Pump Campaign
By: John Bradley The Claverack Climate Smart Committee (CSC) participates in the Capital Region’s Clean Heating and Cooling Campaign to...
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Apr 3, 20241 min read


Food Scrapping with Reta Meisner
CLAVERACK, DO WE LIKE TO EAT NUTRITIOUS FOOD? Yes, we certainly do! We ate farm to table before it had a label and we know all the best...
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Apr 3, 20242 min read


Decarbonization Grant Awarded for Claverack Town Garage
By John Bradley The Town of Claverack has been awarded a $5,000 decarbonization grant from The Partnership for Climate Action (PCA). The...
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Apr 3, 20242 min read


Climate Change Impacts for Claverack: How do we adapt and build resilience?
By John Bradley and Tom Helling The local impacts of climate change are evident on a monthly if not daily basis. It serves us to discuss...
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Apr 2, 20245 min read


Deer Threaten More than Our Gardens
By: Katy Flammia Until recently I assumed the deer were a nuisance to our gardens and shrubs, limiting what we can grow unfenced. The...
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Feb 9, 20243 min read


Land Stewardship, Evolving with Climate Change
By: John Bradley Nature and conservation have been subjects of public interest for centuries. Since colonial times, nature in America has...
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Feb 9, 20246 min read


Climate Smart @ Your Local Library
By Brenda Shufelt Ecotopian Library @ Hudson Area Library, Pollinator plant @ Claverack Free Library, & Free Veggies @ Philmont Public...
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Sep 26, 20234 min read


Cool Stuff on the Basics of Climate Science
by John Bradley I recently read two excellent books that took me back to some climate science basics. Both contain good insights on how...
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Sep 26, 20235 min read


Walking by Claverackian David McIntyre at Hudson Hall through October 8
By Brenda Shufelt This month we’re highlighting an exhibition at Hudson Hall that focuses on protecting the natural world for its own...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read


Climate Smart Across the County
By John Bradley Some Columbia County Wins Climate Smart Task Forces across New York State and the County are active in completing actions...
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Jul 17, 20234 min read


Climate Matters vs. "Propane Matters"
By Jeff Kiplinger If you have any business with longtime local heating suppliers Valley Energy (formerly Valley Oil) and Mulhern Gas,...
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Jul 17, 20233 min read


The Down Low on Greening Your Home & Earning Tax Credits
By Brenda Shufelt Over the years my wife Lynda and I have been proactive about energy efficiency in our 1875 farmhouse: using passive...
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Jul 17, 20234 min read


Sustainable Gardens Panel a Huge Success
By John Bradley The Claverack and Taghkanic Climate Smart Committees and the Claverack Free Library held an educational event on Saturday...
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Jul 17, 20231 min read


The Free Seed Library at Claverack Free Library
written by Victoria Masters Did you know that our very own library also has a seed library...and it's free? You may be asking, what is a...
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May 13, 20232 min read


The Beauty of Heat Pumps
Written by Katy Flammia When we bought our 50’s era ranch house in Claverack, we took out the oil furnace and replaced it with cold...
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May 12, 20234 min read
Climate Action: Mitigation and Adaptation - What’s the Difference?
Claverack’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force (CSC) will soon be engaged in an Adaptation and Resilience planning process as part of a...
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Mar 24, 20233 min read
Claverack’s New Town Hall: Climate Smart Opportunities Abound
For several years the Town Board (TB) has been discussing the town’s intention to build a new town hall. The Claverack Climate Smart...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
Getting Smart About Heat Pumps
Claverack Climate Smart Committee has joined the Columbia County Clean Heating, Cooling, and Energy Efficiency Campaign – Learn about...
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
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