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A Blogger’s Guide to Best Practices

A Blogger’s Guide to Best Practices

In a recent conversation with Donna Kowal, the program coordinator for the Pace Academy and the organizing force behind the creation of EarthDesk, I laid out some practical tips for blogging a better planet (that’s the title of my fall course at Pace)....
Why Fresh Water Is Precious

Why Fresh Water Is Precious

The sphere on the left represents Earth with all of the water removed. The blue sphere to the right shows the approximate volume of all of Earth’s water. The tiny blue dot on the far right represents the available fresh water.   Woods Hole Oceanographic...
Says Who?

Says Who?

Do you believe: Water pollution is illegal? Cage-free hens are contented animals? Climate change is threatening the United States with more hurricanes? Says who? Based on what? Compared to what? The Internet is a revolutionary tool for sharing and shaping ideas, but...
A Blogger’s Guide to Best Practices

Blogging a Better Planet

I’m thrilled with the launch of EarthDesk. My move from full-time journalism to Pace University in 2010 was largely aimed at testing and teaching new ways to use communication tools to foster progress on a finite planet. My title, Senior Fellow for Environmental...
Sawubona

Sawubona

In a recent edition of Orion, photographer Ed Panar shared some of his photographs of “Animals That Saw Me”.  I was instantly connected to the images — empathizing and wondering what the animals were thinking, or how they felt when they connected with the...