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Brookhaven’s streetlight conversion program saves with LED lighting

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

It’s helping the environment, but saving a whole lot of money, too.

The Town of Brookhaven Highway Department recently completed phase I of its energy-efficient street light conversion program — a program replacing all lowpressure sodium and high-pressure sodium overhead lights with light-emitting diode (known as LED) streetlights.

Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro (R) said he began researching for this project as soon as he joined the Highway Department in 2013. With the size of the town being equivalent to all of Nassau County, he said that his department is responsible for 44,000 streetlights. With the support of Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and the Town Board, the project was approved.

“The goal that I had in those first years was to go after the highest energy-consuming fixtures that we had,” Losquadro said.

During phase I, the department tackled streetlights that are mounted on utility poles known as “cobra heads,” which tend to use the most wattage, and most of those overhead lights have been finalized, after three short years of work. Phase II is now in effect, moving to convert all existing neighborhood post top fixtures to LED lighting, and replacing old fiberglass poles with new aluminum poles to be completed by 2023.

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play in as to why we wanted to do LED,” the highway superintendent said, noting the energy savings, cost savings and maintenance cost that LED lighting can have. “Not only are you saving that money every year on energy, but instead of having a bulb that’s going to last you two-to-three years, you’re buying a fixture that has a 10-year warranty, with an anticipated life expectancy of up to 20 years — so your maintenance costs go down tremendously.”

Losquadro added that LED lighting is safer and will prevent light pollution compared to other bulbs.

“I’m a firm believer to do something once and do it right,” he said. “This is about the future of Brookhaven Town, and doing things that are going to pay long term with benefits to everyone, myself included as a resident.”

The total project cost was $11.25 million, however, $4.5 million was paid for with part of the $20 million Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition grant the town was awarded. The remaining $6.75 million was paid for with town funds.

In 2020, alone, the town has saved $930,000 in energy costs.

Losquadro said, from a taxpayer perspective, the town has already saved $1.5 million. By just using raw numbers, they can expect to pay off the project in less than five years.

“To convert the entire town, it’s a big endeavor,” he added. “You make the upfront investment, but you know you’re going to get a payoff in short.”

Brookhaven Highway Department employees replace streetlight fixtures and poles as part of the town’s light conversion project.

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He said that “even with a 10-year warranty, you’re paying it off before the things are even out of warranty. And with an anticipated life expectancy of 20-years plus, it’s a tremendous, tremendous savings.”

Rocky Point Rotary Club donates 15,000 masks in Million Mask Challenge

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Deirdre Dubato, president of the Rotary Club of Rocky Point, said that when she first heard of the Million Mask Challenge just after Christmas, she knew her club had to get involved.

Along with other Long Island-based rotaries, the Million Mask Challenge is inspired to help people in need of masks within the community.

Earlier this month, 40 rotaries from Brooklyn to Montauk gathered in Hicksville to retrieve a batch of masks to distribute to schools, food pantries and shelters.

The Million Mask Challenge — originally created by Rotary International — began when The Rossi Family Foundation donated hundreds of thousands of masks to the local chapter, in hopes that along with the donation, more masks could be acquired and reach a million people worldwide.

Dubato said that since they gathered in early January, 14,000 adult masks and 1,000 kids-sized masks were brought to different organizations.

“Every soup kitchen, food pantry and school district are having issues finding masks,” she said.

So, they decided to help out by donating to local spots that were in need. The 1,000 children’s masks went to the North Shore Youth Council and to Blessings in a Backpack — which helps students in the Longwood Central School District.

And it won’t stop there. Dubato said that as long as they keep gaining masks, they will continue to distribute them.

The Rotary Club of Rocky Point covers the Rocky Point, Miller Place, ShorehamWading River, Middle Island and Longwood School districts.

Dubato said they’re always looking for new members.

“If giving back to the community is your goal,” she said, “Then you are welcome.”

Deirdre Dubato and Suzanne Johnson present to one of the many organizations the Rotary Club of Rocky Point donated masks to. Visit tbrnewsmedia.com for more photos from their distribution. Photo from Kevin Mann

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Perspective

Long Island resident shares experience playing ball alongside the late Hank Aaron

BY RICH ACRITELLI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Hank Aaron: “I tell young people — including my granddaughter — there is no shortcut in life.

You have to take it one step at a time and work hard. And you have to give back.”

These were the words of one of the most prolific baseball players ever to hit against opposing pitchers. Aaron had staggering numbers that saw him compile 755 home runs, 3,771 hits, 2,297 runs that were driven in, and he held a career batting average of .305.

On Jan. 22, this noted giant within “America’s Pastime” died at 87 years old. Always armed with a big smile and a can-do attitude, Aaron was a true ambassador to baseball that saw him reach some of the highest personal achievements that any person has ever gained in this game.

Surpassing Babe Ruth was an endeavor that Aaron worked on during the length of over 20 years in baseball. After the 1973 season, he hit 713 home runs and had to wait the following season to surpass this record. At 9:07 p.m. on April 8, 1974, in front of over 53,000 fans, Aaron stepped up to the plate, with light bulbs going off, and reporters were eager to write about the two-run home run swing that surpassed Ruth.

Since he left baseball in the late 1970s, Frank Tepedino worked at Port Jefferson Sporting Goods, where he was a fixture behind the counter.

For decades, he screened T-shirts, uniforms and he provided professional advice for local families to help them pick out baseball equipment.

This Brooklyn native and resident of St. James was a talented hitter who was on the rosters of the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves. He was later a 9/11 firefighter who threw out the first pitch in the New York Yankees playoff game against Oakland Athletics, only weeks after the nation was attacked by terrorists.

During his career, Tepedino played next to the historic baseball figures of Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Thurman Munson, Bobby Murcer and Aaron. Tepedino opposed baseball legends of Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt and Bridgehampton local farm boy Karl Yastrzemski.

Tepedino recalled that it was an amazing experience to compete against the best players ever to put on a uniform. According to him, “Players like Aaron changed the entire atmosphere of the game, the stadiums and their own teams. They were a different caliber of talent and playing with Aaron, you always appreciated his work ethic toward the game. You always wanted to do your best within his presence. If you appreciated baseball greatness, Aaron was one of the top five ever to take the field.”

When looking at the newsreels and pictures of Aaron hitting the pitch from Los Angeles

Dodgers’ Al Downing over the left field wall, Tepedino can be seen welcoming him after he rounded the bases. On an electric night, the look of Aaron running around the bases and being patted on the back by two fans was one of the greatest sports scenes ever recorded. With his sideburns and blue Braves jacket, Tepedino along with his teammates and coaches, greeted Aaron at home plate.

During this chase to surpass this record, Tepedino recalled, “Everyone was wondering when Aaron was going to hit enough home runs — except Aaron. As a power hitter, he was fully confident that he would eventually catch Ruth.”

The game resumed with Aaron staying in the game for one more at bat, but he was physically and mentally exhausted from this daunting experience, and Tepedino replaced him in the lineup.

It was a wonderful night for baseball, but there were many concerns over the personal safety of Aaron. Even in 1974, 20 years after the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that ended the “separate but equal” conditions within public schools, poor conditions for Black Americans were still present. Tepedino remembered that these ballplayers had to face difficult segregation conditions within hotels, restaurants and traveling accommodations.

Long after President Harry Truman (D) desegregated the armed forces, Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier and President Lyndon Johnson (D) signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African Americans were still battling for equality. During his own career, Tepedino met Robinson and as he played for the Yankees, he was trained by Olympic hero Jesse Owens.

Tepedino looked back “in awe” of these athletes that accepted an immense responsibility to fight for an entire race of people in America.

In 1948, a younger Aaron cut class in Mobile, Alabama, to see Robinson speak at a local drugstore. After seeing this extraordinary player and activist speak, Aaron was determined to be a professional ballplayer who later faced similar hatred problems that Robinson had to endure with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

At an early age, Aaron was continually warned by his parents to stay clear of the Ku Klux Klan that marched near his home and widely displayed burning crosses. In 1952, Aaron signed his first professional contract with The Negro Leagues team of the Indianapolis Clowns, where early scouts determined that he was an “all-around hitter.”

Tepedino identified the racial complexities of this time, noting that “the Black ballplayer in the South still had limited rights, compared to when we played games in Chicago, where you would see leaders like Jesse Jackson visit our teammates in the locker room.”

For Aaron, it was an amazing chase to overcome Ruth’s record, but at a dangerous personal cost.

Starting in 1973, the Atlanta Braves had a security presence for him during home and road games.

Eventually the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent agents on the field to protect him from the numerous death threats that he received.

Every day, Aaron read hate mail that threatened the kidnapping of his children if he attempted to break Ruth’s record. Aaron later stated on CNN, “I’ve always felt like once I put the uniform on and once I got out onto the playing field, I could separate the two from, say, an evil letter I got the day before or event 20 minutes before. God gave me the separation, gave me the ability to separate the two of them.”

In 1973, for most of the season the Braves were contenders to make the playoffs. At 39 years old, Aaron was at the cusp of passing this record by hitting 40 home runs. Tepedino remembered that the enhanced scrutiny and media hype never impacted Aaron’s performance on the field. Tepedino also described the positive support that his manager Frank Tepedino, a resident of St. James, retired from the baseball scene decades ago, but the memories of playing alongside Hank Aaron, who Eddie Mathews had toward his passed away last month, in the 70s are memories he could never forget. former longtime teammate in Aaron. Photo from Frank Tepedino Both Mathews and Aaron terrorized opposing pitchers within the heart of record in his name and surviving through this the Braves lineup by hitting between them 863 immense pressure, the prolific hitter said to home runs. Next to Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, the media, “I just thank God it’s all over.” this was one of the most feared tandems ever The last time that Tepedino saw Aaron was to consistently oppose pitching for many years. five years ago at a major dinner in New York Unlike daily media scrutiny of today, Aaron City to support Baseball Assistance Team. during most of his pursuit, only had the Braves They were with many other former ballplayers beat writers covering the team. It was not until helping to raise money for some of their peers he was within reach of Ruth that there were over who had fallen upon hard economic times.

50 reporters following his every movement until While Tepedino was pleased to see Aaron April 8, 1974. and to say hello to this legendary figure, these Tepedino enjoyed playing with Aaron former players were once again together to and remembered him to be a “soft-spoken share a special “comradery and fraternity” of man, that never bragged, was approachable, former athletes who were reminiscing about that always flashed a big smile. During this their days in the sun. stressful time, the team realized that he was Through the passing of an absolute under immense pressure, and we all gave him gentlemen in Aaron, who was a special player his space.” and a citizen to fight for enhanced rights for With a full house of fans, and Gov. Jimmy African Americans, Tepedino surely has Carter (D) in attendance, Aaron’s home witnessed major American memories within run was hit beyond the left field reach of local and national history. Through his own Dodger Bill Buckner. With his family around immense baseball talent, Tepedino shared the him, Aaron later held onto the ball that was field with athletic figures who will never fade retrieved from the fans. After the game, he away from “America’s Pastime.” spoke with President Richard Nixon (R) who Sean Hamilton of the Rocky Point High congratulated him on this endeavor. Later School History Honor Society contributed to after Aaron crossed home plate with this this article.

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Miller Place woman shares her heart health story

BY JULIANNE MOSHER JULIANNE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM To commemorate American Heart Month, February is dedicated to heart disease research and heart health care. Dawn Blatt, a resident of Miller Place, had a heart attack on Feb. 20, 2012, while on vacation with her family and chooses to share her story.

While in California, she began feeling chest pressure that lasted about 20 minutes and eventually went away. She thought it was nothing, and didn’t want to say anything or ruin the trip.

“About two hours later, when we were sitting in the hotel, that chest pressure came back and actually got worse,” she said. “I started getting pain down my left arm, the chest pressure turned to some pain. I was feeling anxious.”

Blatt knew something was going on and she had to act on it. She was getting ready to head into the elevator to catch a ride to the hospital in a city she didn’t know when her husband called 911.

The paramedics did vitals and were talking about EKG changes in her hotel room. Blatt, a physical therapist, heard terms that are usually said to her patients — not typically to her.

The then 46-year-old was taken by ambulance to the hospital and after talking with a doctor, he said that she did indeed

Dawn Blatt, of Miller Place, suffered a heart attack in 2012. She survived and now uses her voice to help other women prepare for the unexpected, and know that they’re not alone. Photo from Dawn Blatt

have a heart attack.

“That sense of denial that I was having the whole time even though I knew what the symptoms would correlate to was still a shock for me to hear those words,” she said.

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saying, ‘Oh, you’re so young!’ and that really got me angry after a while because obviously I wasn’t too young — I had a heart attack.”

The mother of two did not have previous signs or symptoms. She didn’t have the risk factors that would lead people to think she would have a heart attack.

Blatt said she was always on the treadmill and was an active person.

“The recovery was physically and emotionally challenging for me,” she said.

In California, to address her cardiac catheterization, one stent was put in her left anterior descending artery in her heart during 1st cardiac catheterization, and four more were added when she came home to New York.

Nearly nine years after the heart attack, Blatt now has no restrictions or limitations.

“I feel like I was lucky,” she said. “But since then, I have started to learn about the fact that so many women are not aware of risk factors, or that the signs of a heart attack can be different for women, especially.”

So, she’s using her voice to talk to others and build a supportive community for people

who’ve have been through similar situations.

An active member of the national organization WomenHeart, she’s there for other women who have dealt with heart problems big and small.

“The women that I have met through WomenHeart are my heart sisters, and they’re the people that get it,” she said. “It’s so helpful to be able to ask questions of people who’ve been through similar experiences, and that can help give you support or ask questions. That’s why I have decided to help spread the word, raise awareness and support other women living with heart disease.”

Blatt added that sharing her story with others not only gives them someone they can relate to, but is a healing experience for her, as well.

According to Blatt, she has learned a lot of facts about heart health from the nonprofit.

WomenHeart has a directory of scientific data, links, an advisory panel of doctors and researchers throughout the country, and is trustworthy and credible.

She said, for women specifically, it’s important to know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women and there are plenty of signs to know when something wrong is happening.

“A lot of people think, ‘Younger women don’t have heart attacks, they don’t have heart disease,’ but I’ve met so many women in their 20s, 30s and 40s with various forms of heart disease,” she said. “It’s not just an old man’s disease anymore — it’s affecting women.”

Blatt said there’s more to a heart attack then pressure pain in the left arm, and it’s not “just an anxiety attack.”

“Pay attention, seek medical attention, seek medical care, get answers to your signs and symptoms, and if you’re not happy with what they’re telling you, get a second opinion,” she said. “When women go to the ER, if they think they’re —Dawn Blatt having a heart attack, use the words ‘I think I’m having a heart attack.’ That will get you in, otherwise you’re going to be waiting.

When you’re having a heart attack, the quicker you get in and get treated, the less damage you can have.”

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‘I have started to learn about the fact that so many women are not aware of risk factors, or that the signs of a heart attack can be different for women, especially.’

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Sports

Commack Cougars outscore Centereach Cougars in boys fencing

BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At 3-1, the Centereach/Longwood boys fencing team hosted the 3-2 Commack Cougars — yes, Cougars vs. Cougars — where Commack edged Centereach, 16-11, in League 1 action Jan 30.

Centereach Coach Amanda Catapano was impressed with second-year captain Justin Martinez, a senior and a six-year varsity

fencer, who this season as in past years, is the team leader who is a hard worker and very passionate about the sport. Catapano liked what she saw out on the strip from foilist Nick Galdemis where the coach characterized the senior as the hardest working athletes the program has ever seen.

The loss drops the Centereach/Longwood Cougars to 3-2 with four matches remaining before post season play begins.

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Editorial

Let it snow

The first day of February reminded us that winter is still here, and a foot or more of snow can fall from the sky at any time wreaking havoc on our everyday lives. Heavy snowfalls may be welcomed by skiers and children, but for everyone else the snow can be a nuisance and even a danger.

On Monday, as with previous storms, weather forecasters and elected officials reminded residents to stay off roads if they didn’t need to go out. In the past, despite those warnings, many found themselves still having to go to work. Nowadays, after trying to navigate business during a pandemic for months, companies have learned that a good deal of work can be done from home.

For nearly a year, employers and employees all over the country have embraced the use of email, Google, Zoom, messaging platforms such as Slack and more. Some in New York had no choice in the beginning as many businesses in the state that were deemed nonessential were required to close down. Others have chosen, even after the shutdowns were lifted, to continue having employees work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The use of modern technology has kept the work flowing and employees connected. Many have found that their workers are more efficient as there are fewer distractions at home, and without having to deal with their commutes, many are willing to take the time they would have been in the car, bus or train and use it to do more work.

Working from home can be a game changer not only during long-term shutdowns or for taking care to keep employees healthy, but it can also be used when driving just isn’t wise, especially for workers who have strict deadlines to meet.

Imagine, now employees on a snowy day are less stressed because they don’t have to worry about hazardous roads.

During a pandemic, the work-from-home option has helped to keep employees healthy, and on the day of a storm, it helps keep them safe. In turn, the fewer people on the road, the fewer calls police officers receive, which in turn keeps them safe, too. Because, it doesn’t matter what type of car a person has, whether big or small, if snow is blowing across the roads and visibility is compromised, it’s not wise to be on the road Law enforcement and health care workers need to be out on the roads to get to their jobs to keep the public safe and healthy, the rest of our jobs aren’t as essential.

Let’s take what we’ve learned in 2020 and apply it in the future to keep residents safe. If there is one lesson that we can take with us from the pandemic, it’s that things can be done differently and still produce the same results.

Will there be more snow this winter? We don’t know, but what we do know we’re ready for it. Bring it on!

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Zeldin’s actions are not bipartisan Much as I would prefer to let go [Suffolk County Legislator] Robert Trotta’s [R-Fort Salonga] claim that U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY1] is “seeking to prevent further national division during this volatile time,” I cannot for a simple reason: It’s just not true.

On the very day President Joe Biden [D] was inaugurated calling for unity and bipartisanship, Zeldin blasted out an email attacking the new president’s “radical agenda” and ranting about “power-hungry elites on the far left.” This is not the rhetoric of someone trying to prevent division.

One of the first groups Zeldin met with after he entered Congress in 2015 was Oath Keepers. This is the same fringe group founded by a man who had already called John McCain a “traitor” who should be “hung by the neck until dead.”

That’s the same heavily armed group now identified by federal authorities as being in the thick of the insurrectionist mob which ransacked the Capitol and threatened to murder Vice President Mike Pence [R] and members of Congress. This is not the company kept by someone seeking bipartisanship.

After the insurrectionist mob was finally cleared out of the Capitol by police officers, one of whom was already fatally injured at its hands, Zeldin unashamedly voted to nullify millions of votes in two states, propagating the “stop the steal” lie that was responsible for the murderous riot in the first place. I have yet to see any statement from Zeldin that he’s sorry or that either he or former President Donald Trump [R] did anything wrong. Even Kevin McCarthy [R], the minority leader in the House and certainly no moderate, acknowledged that Trump “bears responsibility” for the “attack on Congress by mob rioters.” But from Zeldin, nothing — only attacks on Democrats to deflect from what happened.

This is not the behavior of someone who wants to heal division.

Zeldin’s voting record is not at all bipartisan. The computerized index of bipartisanship cited by Trotta is essentially meaningless, because it relies exclusively on whether a lawmaker sponsors or cosponsors legislation with members of the opposite party. It ignores a lawmaker’s voting record. It ignores the importance of the legislation, such as whether it names

a post office, or is nothing more than a symbolic gesture co-sponsoring a bill destined never to make it out of committee.

It’s a great way to mislead, though.

As for all the supposed “accomplishments” Trotta cites on Zeldin’s behalf, Zeldin was simply doing what any warm body representing the 1st Congressional District would do, namely, lobbying for as much pork for our district as he could possibly procure.

Congressmen love to brag about their supposed accomplishments bringing home the bacon and to make out that they alone did it. The reality is that most or all of this would have happened with somebody else representing us.

Let’s be honest. Far from being a unifier, Zeldin early on calculated that his best political strategy was to pander to his Trump base, echo Trump’s falsehoods and act as a Republican attack dog. Whether this strategy will continue to work for him, as the true cost of the chaos and divisiveness of the Trump era becomes clearer, remains to be seen.

David Friedman St. James

In response to Trotta’s Jan. 21 letter Suffolk Legislator Robert Trotta’s [R-Fort Salonga] letter of Jan. 21 “Zeldin’s Suffolk County accomplishments” heralds several “accomplishments” of U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY1] in Congress. Certainly, other Long Island and New York state members of Congress were also involved.

But whatever role he played in these are welcomed. Yet they pale in comparison to his vote to deny the certification of the vote of the outcome of the election of now President Joe Biden [D] and Vice President Kamala Harris [D] after the Electoral College vote determined they were the winners of the election.

Zeldin took an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States

... bear true faith and allegiance to the same ... So help me God.” The Constitution states: “The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; — The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority.”

His job, according to the 12thAmendment, was to count the votes. Apparently, Congressman Zeldin cannot count.

The time and way to question the vote of any given state was through the courts prior to the meeting of the Electoral College. He failed to do so. His president, however,

through his personal attorneys, did and appealed to several courts in several states and the Supreme Court. All of these courts found no basis for overturning the vote. He may not have liked the results but in the United States as per Thomas Paine “the law is King.” The courts have the final say in such matters and all citizens must abide by their ruling. This is fundamental to The Rule of Law. Zeldin failed to accept the ruling of the law. He placed himself and his president above the law. This makes him unfit to serve in Congress where he took an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution.

J. Rafael Aguayo Setauket

Clarification needed regarding socialism The term “socialism” has bounced around for months. Normally logical people whisper, with fear in their voices and horror on their faces, “We are now heading toward socialism with [President] Biden.”

They sound much like my mother did in the 1950s when she uttered that dreaded word “divorce” regarding my Aunt Edna.

The American public needs clarification: What is socialism? What is it not? I invite those who are concerned to research it. You will find that socialism provides government sponsored services and benefits. In this country, that translates into unemployment, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, free public education

(no tuition), farm subsidies, among others.

We are still a democracy. However, I hope that the Americans who are suffering financially will find relief spending their government-issued “socialist” stimulus checks.

Sue Parker Stony Brook

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Opinion

Bird expert shares thoughts on snowstorms, snowy owls and snow angels

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or the past week, I’ve had birds on my brain.

For starters, Central Park birders headed to the famous urban greenway recently to catch sight of a snowy owl, the first time people documented the presence of the bird in the park in about 130 years.

I wrote to a bird expert, Noah Strycker, who is both a celebrated avian author, having written “Birding without Borders,” and a master’s candidate at Stony D. None Brook University of the above in the laboratory

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF of Heather Lynch, a penguin scientist and the IACS Endowed Chair for Ecology & Evolution.

Strycker responded to numerous questions

about the owl and the snowstorm that blanketed the region earlier this week.

In response to a question about exactly what might bring a snowy owl to the city, Strycker suggested that these birds often “irrupt,” a word for traveling greater distances than normal, south from their normal Arctic range in winters following good breeding summers.

“Their appearance in New York may be related to an abundance of lemmings in the Arctic last summer,” Strycker wrote. In other words, these well-fed birds may have been able to journey further from the Arctic after a bountiful summer.

While Strycker didn’t catch sight of the owl this time, he did see one on Long Island last winter. They appear on the south shore almost every year, although it’s unusual to see one in Central Park because they prefer beaches and open areas, which are closer to a normal tundra habitat.

As for the rare birds Strycker has seen in the area, he said he got to see a Western

Tanager and an Ash Throated Flycatcher in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn this fall.

These are birds from the western part of the country, which don’t visit the Empire State too often.

Vagrant birds, which occur in areas outside their typical range, can appear in the area, a byproduct of a wrong turn during a long migration. So, what happens to birds during a snowstorm, I wondered.

For the snowy owl, if he were still here, the precipitation probably wouldn’t have been much of a problem, as his name suggests.

“Flying through falling snowflakes isn’t as much of an issue as flying in high winds, which do, occasionally, literally blow birds off course,” Strycker wrote.

During the storm, many bird species will tuck themselves in a protected spot, like in a dense tree to ride out the flakes.

“This is a good time to watch your hedges and evergreen trees, which provide nice cover in the winter,” Strycker suggested.

Strycker said people could do seed eating

birds — like sparrows, finches, cardinals, doves, chickadees, and jays — a favor by restocking a feeder before a snowstorm.

“They will all come to bird feeders for sunflower seeds and suet,” he said.

Snowy owls, on the other hand, don’t need handouts or feeders. They find their food, typically small mammals, by using their keen senses of sight and hearing. Shaped like a disc, an owl’s face concentrates faint sounds of rustling under the snow, allowing it to find prey it can’t see.

Strycker has always wanted to find an owl footprint in the snow, which looks like a snow angel. The owl lands on the snowy landscape to find its prey and lifts off, leaving footprint evidence of its meal.

As for the effect of the snow on a bird’s survival, Strycker said most of the birds in the area manage through the colder months.

“Snowstorms have been occurring in New York for a very long time, so birds that spend the winter here have mostly adapted to surviving them,” Strycker wrote.

Pssst! There is an electric automobile in your future

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hen General Motors announced last week that the company would aim to sell only electric cars and trucks by 2035, it shook up the industry. There are already electric cars on the road, although they number fewer than one percent.

Tesla, the electric car maker, has been much in the news lately since Wall Street values the company at more than ten times that of General Motors, and indeed, more than Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford and General Between Motors combined. you and me Nonetheless, this

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF was a sharp turn for G.M. And as the largest automaker in the United States and the fourth largest in the world, what G.M. does affects everyone else down the automotive line.

It is no coincidence that the announcement came only a day after President Biden signed an executive order directing his administration to fight the problem of climate change.

The Environmental Protection Agency is developing tough new tailpipe pollution regulations to control the largest source of planet-warming emissions in the short term. G.M. is aligning itself with the new administration’s goal in its drive to electric power. Furthermore, just three months ago, China ordered that most vehicles sold there must be electric by 2035. China is G.M.’s and the world’s largest market.

So all roads would seem to be pointing to a preponderance of electric cars by 2035, at least as of the present. But there remains a significant hurdle in the production of electric cars. While countries can certainly create charging stations along the roads in the same fashion as we now have gas stations, and President Biden has asked for 500,000 public charger stations to be built by 2030, the challenge is the batteries required by the cars.

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The battery packs have to be big, and right now to be big means to be expensive.

Gasoline engines for equivalent cars cost less than half as much. China is the leading producer of these batteries, and of electric motors, which is not surprising since Chinese leadership has long viewed its dependence on oil imports as a considerable vulnerability.

Therefore, major auto companies, like Daimler and Toyota, are already manufacturing their electric cars in China. So will many of the Ford Mustang Mach-E models be made there. Tesla started making cars in Shanghai over a year ago to sell in China.

So, folks, it would seem that in our not-toodistant future, we are destined to own electric cars. G.M. is planning to spend $27 billion to introduce 30 electric models by 2025, just a short generation away for those buying new cars this year. They are building a plant in Ohio to make batteries for those vehicles and to develop better batteries. G.M. now feels it could make electric vehicles that would cost no more than gasoline ones. And when G.M. in October offered its Hummer electric pick-up

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The Chinese have cleverly offered their huge consumer market in exchange for technical information. Through joint ventures with companies of other nations, along with their own considerable research, they have become the leader in battery development.

Further rounding out the picture for the urgency of electric vehicles is the ban by Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands on new gasoline and diesel cars as of 2030.

Utility companies will have to improve their output by as much as 25 percent, which they can do at considerable expense. Guess who will be paying the tab! But the increased rates should be offset by the savings in gasoline, at least that would be the plan.

Power plants would also have to engage in some sort of rotation so that not everyone can charge their vehicles at the same time.

They would also help the global climate change situation by using more solar and wind instead of coal and natural gas, in short by cleaning up the power grid.

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