Articles by Amy Dunkin

• Take Care of Your Yard — And the Planet

  Posted in Press on November 02, 2021 | No Comments

  In our community, we take great pride in our homes and want our lawns, trees, and plants to look beautiful. But we shouldn’t have to pretty up our yards at the expense of the environment. That’s why the Village of Pelham Sustainability Advisory Board and Climate Smart Communities Task Force are backing a campaign called […]

• Earth Matters: Ditch the Leaf Blower, and Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em

  Posted in Press on October 28, 2021 | No Comments

  From Nyack News & Views: Earth Matters by Joel Newton, Lorien Barlow, and Janine Reimann As summer yields to fall, we cherish autumnal traditions: foliage gazing, the smell of fallen leaves, Halloween, and Thanksgiving gatherings. One thing many of us don’t relish is the sound and smell of another fall staple–leaf blowers. Gas-powered leaf blowers, […]

• The New York Times: The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Leaf Blowers

  Posted in Press on October 26, 2021 | No Comments

  By Margaret Renkl Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — Into these perfect October afternoons, when light gleams on the red dogwood berries and the blue arrowwood berries and the purple beautyberries; on the last of the many-colored zinnias and the last of […]

• Food Scrapping Comes to Pelham

  Posted in Press on April 11, 2021 | No Comments

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  PMHS alum’s Regrowth Project cleans local parks and beaches, recycles plastics, spreads environmental message

  Posted in Press on January 25, 2021 | No Comments

  Former PMHS student Sam Farrell has created a fun, safe and profitable way to help the environment with his new company, the Regrowth Project (RGP).

• EcoPel Helps Launch Food Scrap Recycling in Pelham

  Posted in Press on October 10, 2020 | No Comments

  A major grant to the Village of Pelham will go towards establishing a food scrap drop-off site.

• Virtual Presentation: Preserving the Tree Canopy

  Posted in Press on May 08, 2020 | No Comments

  With Pelhamites Fiona Watt, senior advisor of horticulture and forestry at the NYC Parks Department, and Rich Heller of the Village of Pelham Sustainability Advisory Board Climate Task Force.

• The Case for Electric Vehicles

  Posted in Event Photos & Videos, Press on March 07, 2020 | No Comments

  On Monday, February 3, Ron Kamen of EarthKind Energy spoke on the topic, “Electric Vehicles: How to Save $$$ and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint.” The program was the first of four “Sustainability Series” meetings co-sponsored by the Environmental Coalition of the Pelhams (EcoPel) and the Village of Pelham Climate Smart Communities Task Force on climate […]

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  Free Screening: The Game Changers

  Posted in Event Photos & Videos, Press on January 05, 2020 | No Comments

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  Winner, Winner, Vegan Dinner!

  Posted in Event Photos & Videos, Press on November 12, 2019 | No Comments

  EcoPel hopes events like its first vegan cooking contest will prompt more people to consume plant-based food, which is healthy and beneficial to our planet.