December 2025 Newsletter

The Greenhouse Web series

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Episode 1: A Climate for Activism

Episode 2: At the EV Crossroads: China Surges, The U.S. Stalls

Dr. Manubay's Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup chopped nuts (I like pecans or walnuts)
• 1 cup 60%-70% cacao chocolate chips
• 1 & 1/3 cups flaked coconut (Unsweetened! Small flakes work better for this than large ones)
• 1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Melt butter in microwave
3. Pour melted butter into a 9x13 dish (pyrex or non-stick metal)
4. Mix graham cracker crumbs into the melted butter in the pan. The consistency should be that of wet sand.
5. Using your fingers, press the butter-crumb mixture into the pan in an even layer to form the crust.
6. Pour half of the sweetened condensed milk over the pressed crumbs.
7. Sprinkle coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts into an even layer overtop, pressing down gently to adhere.
8. Pour the rest of the sweetened condensed milk overtop in an even layer.
9. Baked in the now heated 350F oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned.
10. Cool completely before cutting into bars with a sharp knife.

Note this recipe is quite amenable to substitutions of toppings. Change out the nuts, add dried fruits or pieces of pretzels, switch out types of chocolate chips or add butterscotch chips, etc....