Backyard CAFOs by Joe Mohr
We are proud to add Joe Mohr’s work to EarthDesk. He is a talented and committed environmental and political cartoonist, and an excellent illustrator, designer and writer. He is the creator of the Hank D and the Bee comic and is a cartoonist for Yes! magazine,...
CAFOs and Environmental Justice: The Case of North Carolina
By Wendee Nicole Editor’s Note: In this post, Wendee Nicole takes us to the families that suffer in the shadows of North Carolina CAFOs. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations have had devastating consequences for the environment and for animals (see EarthDesk...CAFOs and Environmental Justice: The Case of North Carolina
References and Notes 1. Wing S. Social responsibility and research ethics in community-driven studies of industrialized hog production. Environ Health Perspect 110(5):437–444 (2002); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240831/. 2. Zublena JP, et al. Soil...CAFOs and Environmental Justice: The Case of North Carolina
What Is Environmental Justice? By Wendee Nicole Environmental justice refers to both a social movement and a field of scientific research. As a movement, it is a marriage of civil rights and environmentalism, emerging in 1982 when black citizens lay down on the road...
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.
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