ACES

Aurorans for Climate & Environmental Sense

It all started with beekeeping. When Bob Colligan’s daughter, then six, asked “Can we get bees this year?” it didn’t happen. During the...

"We're off to see the blizzard" would be my pick for the slogan to be emblazoned on Minnesota’s new snowplow, a naming contest open to...

Eliminating waste from 50-90 daily luncheons adds up to a LOT!  13,000 to 27,000 place settings per year; the Senior Center serves lunch...

It happens to everyone. An item you rely on breaks without warning, and somehow, always at the worst time. The ‘stuffie’ that your child...

One year ago, we devoted our column to the subject of “Green Burials”.  At that time the local offerings for residents interested in this...

With the impending arrival of GoNetSpeed’s fiber optic technology in East Aurora, many homeowners will be celebrating the increased...

You’ve probably gotten the notice that NYSEG’s “Smart Meters” are coming your way. Understandably, any change involving tech these days...

What is “Green Washing”? Green Washing is: *  A company falsely claiming that a product, policy, or activity is more environmentally    ...

Ah, Summertime and picnics! Being an art teacher, the provocative picnic scene from the brush of Monet, “”Le dejeuner sur l’herbe” in the...

Community Solar has arrived in the Town of Aurora! Officially dubbed “Aurora Solar Savings “ this unique program gives every town...

Over my time as a high schooler, and more specifically as a young person, I have found we as youth are surrounded by a culture of...

Aurorans for Climate and Environmental Sense (ACES) strongly encourages all citizens, including Town and Village boards, to support two...

It’s a win for Aurora businesses! Win for charity! Win for the environment! East Aurora businesses now have the opportunity to have...

By Master Gardener, Lyn Chimera: This is the time of year we dream of plant shopping. If you want to help/support Nature, look for Native...

By Ellen Neumaier: The seas were rough and stormy.  Strong and mighty.  At other times, so still.  But there was one thing Thor Heyerdahl...

By Katie Archer: Looking for ways to be a little greener in 2024?  East Aurora, as a Climate Smart Community, is leading the way to take...

By Susan Russell: The still and somber days of November have arrived. As the rhythm of nature moves from summer’s abundance to one of...

By Susan Russell: As a child, I loved raking up a big pile of leaves and jumping into them- or better still, making leaf forts with my...

What is the wonderful experience we call Food? What does “Food Sustainability” actually mean? How can we improve our “Foodshed?” How are...

I spent much of June and July compulsively checking my phone’s weather app for the latest air quality index (AQI) updates to determine...