by Guest Contributor | Nov 30, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
«« »» xkcd is the webcomic creation of Randall Munroe, an extraordinarily popular web presence whom we feature regularly on EarthDesk. He draws on science themes often and has been nominated for a Hugo Award twice, thanks to his loyal science fiction fan base. He...
by John Cronin | Nov 28, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Health, Law & Policy
On November 28, Governor Chris Christie vetoed New Jersey Senate bill S998 that would have banned the use of pig gestation crates in New Jersey, calling the proposed law “a solution in search of a problem.” Undercover at Smithfield via the Humane Society. A gestation...
by Guest Contributor | Nov 16, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
«« »» Adam Zyglis is the staff editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News, his hometown daily newspaper. He accepted the position fresh out of college, after winning 3 national awards as a college cartoonist. In 2004, he graduated summa cum laude from Canisius College...
by John Cronin | Nov 15, 2014 | Animal Welfare
Each year, on my younger brother Jim’s birthday, I reflect on lessons from his brief stay on the planet. Two always come to mind: He was terrified of growing old; he died unexpectedly at 55. From a young age, he was enthralled with monkeys; despite being a...
by John Cronin | Nov 9, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
Today, November 9, 2014, Carl Sagan would have turned 80, no longer a surprising age. Instead, he died at a relatively young 62, a victim of myelodysplasia. An accomplished astronomer, science popularizer, and Pulitzer Prize winner, he was, and is, a hero of mine. On...