by John Cronin | Jun 28, 2015 | EarthDesk Sunday
“In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.” ~ The New York Times, April 26, 2015 “There are times we must pause our more...
by Kiefer Kofman | Jun 23, 2015 | Education, Government, International, Into the World of India ~ Kiefer Kofman, Pace '16, Poverty
Ed. Note: Kiefer Kofman, Pace ’16, is a political science major studying in India under a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Kiefer led the community energy team in the Pace Environmental Policy Clinic during the spring 2015 semester. Ben Gilman, a...
by John Cronin | Jun 21, 2015 | EarthDesk Sunday
After all these years, it is still the case that we fight “strangeness” – the fear of anything different — to protect “our own.” But the larger ideal of respect and decency for all must be the backbone of any movement, the environmental movement included. ~ Pete...
by J Justin Woods | Jun 16, 2015 | Law & Policy, Pollution, Sustainability
Ed. Note: J. Justin Woods is a third-year Pace Law student and scholar at the Pace Land Use Law Center. More on Justin at the conclusion. ~ JC Globalization has deindustrialized many areas of the state, leaving behind a legacy of environmental contamination,...