This Month’s Featured Articles…
Keeps Me Out of Jail
By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com First impressions often do not lie. Meeting Istvan Banyai, a celebrated artist, animator, and designer who has chosen to live in the bucolic setting of Lakeville, CT, one is immediately impressed with the fact that in a very elegant “European” way, Istvan is a gentleman. […]
Doing All We Can to Protect Where We Live
By Peter W. Greenough | info@mainstreetmag.com Unfortunately, our environment has become a political football. Is the climate changing as a result of human activity or not? Don’t we all want the healthiest environment possible for our children, ourselves, and our grandchildren? Is that not a universal value? Let’s avoid discussing the politics, and examine what we can do to safeguard our waters, air, soil, oceans, food and food chain, the fauna and flora everywhere, and our atmosphere. […]
Reduce, Reuse, and…
By Ian Strever | info@mainstreetmag.com There was a time in the 1990s and early 2000s when recycling helped us feel better about our environmental impact. As programs sprouted in nearly every community and, single-stream programs made the process easier for consumers, we felt a sense of urgency in our weekly deposits. By 2009, Connecticut had managed to divert 65% of plastics from landfills through recycling and incineration. If we all did our part, the planet would be okay. Or so we thought. […]
The Origins of Earth Day
By Regina Molaro | info@mainstreetmag.com Every April 22, people across the globe unite to celebrate Earth Day – the largest environmentalist movement worldwide. Together, they embrace environmental activism and support the protection of our planet. Beyond their efforts to clean waterways, plant trees, minimize pollution, and reduce climate change, they promote awareness of environmental issues. […]
Dark Skies Above Us
When the moon is new or below the horizon and the sky is clear, we can marvel at the infinite blackness above us. You will see the endless universe sparkling stars, glowing planets, maybe some shooting stars, meteors, or even a stray comet. From our four adjacent counties in three states, this unmatched marvel is possible because we are removed from the form of pollution that we seldom consider: light pollution caused by wasteful misdirected light sources that lighten the skies. Most people have never [...]
