Peace on Earth by Charles Henry Alston
We present this image by Charles Henry Alston to honor our veterans, more than 100,000 of whom will be homeless Christmas Day. Alston was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance Movement. He created this drawing while staff artist for the Office of War Information in 1940.
American Environmentalism Should Join the Fight Against Poverty and Homelessness
Environment is all of America and its problems . . . It is a hungry child in a land of affluence. It is housing that is not worthy of the name. — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day, April 22, 1970.[col grid=”2-1″] “Annie”*...
Snowflakes by Alexey Kljatov
The super-macro photography of Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov takes us where no human eye can venture. He captures snowflakes on the balcony of his Moscow home “mostly on glass surface, lighted by LED flashlight from opposite side of glass, and sometimes in...
Pace Law Professor Ann Powers at UN General Assembly Debate on Law of the Sea
Anyone involved in the sausage-making of law and policy knows one small ingredient can affect the entire product. The United Nations is no exception. On December 9, Pace Law School professor Ann Powers, representing the International Union for the Conservation of...
Is a Romantic Elephant Ride in Asia on Your Bucket List?
You might wonder how one of us puny humans makes a 6-10 ton mammal obey orders. Here’s how:
“Antibacterial” Soaps Don’t Work, Are Bad for Humans & the Environment. FDA Gives Industry Another Year to Prove Otherwise
Broken Federal Toxins Law Has 11% Chance of Being Fixed. On December 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule that allows soap and hygiene product manufacturers one year to prove “antibacterial” additives are safe and...
Snow on the Hudson River Highlands by Russell Cusick
I have watched Russ Cusick compose one of his exquisite panoramas, snapping 32 pictures, top to bottom, left to right, in quick succession, as if his body was hitting fixed stops. His portraits of the Hudson Highlands, which cover miles of landscape, are a favorite in...
FDA Seeking Livestock Industry Volunteers to Stop Antibiotic Abuse
By Avinash Kar Editor’s Note: On December 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final guidance aimed at reducing use of antibiotics in livestock. In EarthDesk, September 17 we reported the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had finally...
Environmental Policy Clinic Students at Work.
Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.
With New York State Senator Terrence Murphy (center) in Albany to discuss state policy regarding mistreatment of elephants in circuses.
Investigating turtle mortality on a Putnam County highway in Cold Spring, NY with county legislator Barbara Scuccimarra (L.).
Learning the fundamentals of aquaculture at the New York Harbor School.
Demonstrating against the use of elephants in circuses, Hanneford Circus, White Plains, NY.
Crafting oyster regulation policy with Debbie Mans, NY-NJ Baykeeper, Pace, NYC. (L.).
Ready to dig into wood chip pile to feed campus composter, Pace, Pleasantville.
Featured Faculty:
Dr. E. Melanie Dupuis
Inspired by new scientific studies of the human body as a metabiome, Dr. E. Melanie Dupuis, Professor and chair, Department of Environmental Science and Studies, reimagines the American body politic through a new metaphor — digestion — opening social transformations to ideas of mixing, fermentation, and collaboration. In doing so, she explores how social activists can rethink politics as inclusive processes that involve the inherently risky mixing of cultures, standpoints, and ideas. Dangerous Digestion at Amazon.