Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
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Pretty much everyone evacuating Lower Manhattan lives on land we created
Writer Don Rogerson has noticed something interesting about Zone A in Lower Manhattan, an area that's been evacuated.
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If New York’s carbon emissions were solid, they’d bury the Empire State Building within a day
In this visualization, each blue ball, 33 feet across, represents the metric ton of carbon dioxide gas released by the city every 0.58 seconds.
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We could save the Earth from asteroids using paintballs
Asteroid hurtling towards Earth? Just shoot it with paintballs. It's effective, fun, team-building, and would make a good movie.
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After three years on the lam, Tampa’s wild monkey is finally captured
For years, the monkey roamed around the city, making enemies, making friends, and always eluding capture. Then, earlier this month, it bit somebody.
