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The Pale Blue Dot: “Where We Make Our Stand”

The Pale Blue Dot: “Where We Make Our Stand”

by John Cronin | Feb 14, 2018 | Science, Technology

“in our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves . . . Earth is where we make our stand.”

Number of the Month: 2.3 million miles

Number of the Month: 2.3 million miles

by John Cronin | Nov 20, 2017 | Law & Policy, Sustainability, Technology, Water

There is no comprehensive plan for repair and replacement of America’s water infrastructure — the more than one million miles of pipe that deliver the nation’s drinking water and 1.3 million miles of pipe that take away domestic wastes

EarthDesk Radio: EPA’s Pruitt Orders $25,000 TARDIS to Travel to “Happier, Dirtier Times”

EarthDesk Radio: EPA’s Pruitt Orders $25,000 TARDIS to Travel to “Happier, Dirtier Times”

by John Cronin | Sep 29, 2017 | EarthDesk Radio, Technology

The Washington Post reports that EPA Administrator Pruitt ordered a $25,000 secure communications booth. Dr. Who fans will recognize the scheme right away. EarthDesk Radio appears monthly at Mid-Hudson News.

The Multifunctionality of Green Infrastructure

The Multifunctionality of Green Infrastructure

by Michael Finewood & Samantha Miller | Mar 17, 2017 | Law & Policy, Pollution, Sustainability, Technology

To prevent the discharge of untreated sewage during storm events, municipalities face enormous costs to repair and upgrade water systems. Investments in green stormwater infrastructure offer the promise of meeting regulatory requirements for clean water while enhancing urban sustainability and resilience.

What We Know Now: Six Reporters Weigh-In on COP21

What We Know Now: Six Reporters Weigh-In on COP21

by John Cronin | Dec 13, 2015 | Climate Change, General, Law & Policy, Pollution, Science, Sustainability, Technology

If “historic” and “landmark” are missing from your dictionary, it’s no wonder. They could use a break. Kudos are being heaped from quarters far and wide about the outcomes of COP21. But there are also sobering times ahead, by some reporters’ accounts.

Global Is the New Local: Pollution Changes Clouds, Climate Downstream

Global Is the New Local: Pollution Changes Clouds, Climate Downstream

by Guest Contributor | Mar 4, 2015 | Climate Change, Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology

By Carol Rasmussen NASA’s Earth Science News Team Aerosol emission and transport, 9/1/06 to 4/10/07. Also included are locations, indicated by red and yellow dots, of wildfires and human-initiated burning. Via NASA Goddard Space Flight Center The residents of...
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EarthDesk, published regularly during the academic year, is the online journal of the Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment (DCISE) at Pace University. John Cronin, editor.

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Environmental Policy Clinic Students at Work.

Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.

Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.

Environmental Policy Clinic Team with Senator Terrence Murphy in Albany.

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.).

Investigating turtle mortality on a Putnam County highway in Cold Spring, NY with county legislator Barbara Scuccimarra (L.).

Aquaculture at the New York Harbor School.

Learning the fundamentals of aquaculture at the New York Harbor School.

Demonstrating against the use of elephants in circuses.

Demonstrating against the use of elephants in circuses, Hanneford Circus, White Plains, NY.

Discussing oyster regulation with Debbie Mans, NY-NJ Baykeeper at Pace, NYC.

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.

Ready to dig into wood chip pile to feed campus composter, Pace, Pleasantville.

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Dr. E. Melanie Dupuis

dangerous digestion

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.

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