Category Archives: Environment

Stronger Than the Ocean?

Text & Photos by K. Cecchini If going down the shore is a rite of passage in New Jersey, then owning a piece of it is a dream. So how do you convince homeowners to return their seaside fantasy to Mother Nature before she sends the repo man? Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating stormContinue reading “Stronger Than the Ocean?”

Christie Brings Good Tidings to Union Beach

Text by K. Cecchini/Photo from NJ.com Mayor Paul Smith said Hurricane Sandy was “…like a tsunami; it came in, it kicked ass and then left in 45 minutes”.  He believes it flooded at least 50% of Union Beach’s 2,200 homes and the Asbury Park Press reported that as many as 85% of its homes were affected. As part of myContinue reading “Christie Brings Good Tidings to Union Beach”

365 Dawns

Tonight at Dawn just reached its 1st year anniversary and 200th article on Sunday (2.22: “Tonight at Noon“). To celebrate, we are presenting our largest (& favorite) milestones from the last 365 days. Thanks for taking the ride and stay with us as we evolve! Tonight at Dawn: Favorite Posts by the Month 2014 February: TaD’sContinue reading “365 Dawns”

Peeing in the Shower

Text by K. Cecchini/Images by Do the Green Thing (Feature photo: Cut Your Shower by Michael Bierut Peeing in the Shower & Other Eco-Friendly Moves I’m NOT Ready For… While governments stall on true environmental reforms, there are a number of revisions we can make to our own lifestyles to reduce our “Eco-footprint”. But there areContinue reading “Peeing in the Shower”

Inconvenient Truths of a Silent Spring

In our series on female leaders on the environment, we look today at Rachel Carson who ironically died from complications of breast cancer two years after the publication of her landmark book on a well known carcinogen. In 1962, Rachel Carson angered the chemical companies when she wove environmental and health concerns in Silent Spring.Continue reading “Inconvenient Truths of a Silent Spring”

Inconvenient Truths…

Long before Al Gore brought us an Inconvenient Truth, men -and women- were sounding alarms about the human impact on our environs. Today, there are vocal men that I laud for becoming the faces of climate concern, such as Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, but what about the ladies? Of course, nothing fromContinue reading “Inconvenient Truths…”

Create A Green Christmas or a Festivus Miracle?

Unless you’re just looking for a Festivus miracle, we have some ideas that will bring good tidings to the Earth (and some for your wallet) this holiday season. Gift Alternatives. Gift giving is ingrained into many of our holiday traditions, but much of what is given is often a token of good intentions and theContinue reading “Create A Green Christmas or a Festivus Miracle?”

Ford’s Dirty Laundry

Indigenous representatives from around the world brought their environmental concerns to the Climate Change March in New York this past September. I will admit my own ignorance to the environmental issues that the Ramapough Lenape have been experiencing just beyond New York City. One of the greatest hazards the tribe has been facing is theContinue reading “Ford’s Dirty Laundry”

Renewing the Economy

Text by Hayden Bernstein, a contributing writer at The Capital Press The Future of Green Energy Investment  It should come as no surprise that as the global demand for energy will only continue to rise. It is estimated that energy usage will increase nearly 40% worldwide over the next 20 years. This will be a challengeContinue reading “Renewing the Economy”