Posted by Kaitlin Ugolik on Thursday, June 19, 2014,
A few months ago I was at a real estate conference here in New York, and near the end of the day there was a presentation by a non-profit that plants trees in low-income neighborhoods. A big part of the pitch was the idea that the additional trees would not only be an aesthetic improvement and give local kids an opportunity to garden, but they would improve the air quality and potentially cut down on asthma rates.
New York has very, very high rates of asthma. It's a leading cause of emergency ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Kaitlin Ugolik on Thursday, May 22, 2014,
As a person with a series bee allergy, the news earlier this week that an 18-wheeler carrying approximately 20 million bees overturned on I-95 in Delaware, spilling the little stingers everywhere, was pretty terrifying.
"Whew, thank goodness it's so far away!" I thought, as I googled "how far can bees fly?" (Turns out to be only about 80 miles, FYI.)
But then, later in the day yesterday, I came across this story about a swarm in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Only a few miles from where ... Continue reading ...
