by John Cronin | Jan 31, 2014 | Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology, Water
All water is local. For that reason, we do not see the hundreds of headlines about shortages, contamination and related issues that are daily spread across news sites such as The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, Ohio, the Times News of Twins Falls Idaho, the Cape Coral...
by EarthDesk | Jan 28, 2014 | Dear Departed Friend
Pete Seeger May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014
by Guest Contributor | Jan 26, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
On their Islands and Rivers website, Sophie Windsor Clive and Liberty Smith describe their video: A short film that follows the journey of two girls in a canoe on the River Shannon and how they stumble across one of nature’s greatest phenomenons; a murmuration of...
by John Cronin | Jan 24, 2014 | Climate Change, Corporate Responsibility, Economics, Water
Mostly hidden inside the climate issue, beneath the sometimes overwhelming din of deniers versus believers, major corporations are becoming believers. It does not mean they favor strict regulatory schemes; many still say innovation and the free market are adequate....
by John Cronin | Jan 23, 2014 | International, Pollution, Water
Awards serve a higher purpose when they turn our attention to crucial issues otherwise hidden from our daily lives. Because Matt Damon is this year’s recipient of the World Economic Forum Crystal Award, his concise explanation of the global water crisis and the...
by John Cronin | Jan 21, 2014 | Climate Change, Economics, Government, Law & Policy, Water
“Follow the money,” said Deep Throat in the film version of All the President’s Men, the docudrama about President Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal. Good advice for anyone anticipating multi-billion dollar, public capital funding to protect coastal cities and towns...
by Guest Contributor | Jan 19, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
With great delight we welcome Russian photographer Elena Shumilova to EarthDesk Sunday. During the last few weeks, her pictures have become an Internet favorite. Elena’s images touch the chords of wonder, love and comfort that can reverberate around the human...
by John Cronin | Jan 18, 2014 | Government, Health, Law & Policy, Pollution
Most Charleston region residents are back to a more routine life after the January 9 spill of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) into the Elk River by Freedom Industries closed their water supply for five days. (See EarthDesk January 14 and January 16). But the...
by John Cronin | Jan 16, 2014 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
In our previous EarthDesk post we examined the connection between the Charleston, WV spill into the Elk River, the failed Federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and our home river, the Hudson. On January 13, Representive Paul Tonko, the Hudson River...