Sucking on Climate Denial by Pat Bagley
«« »» Patrick “Pat” Bagley is an American editorial cartoonist and journalist for The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah. His cartoons have appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian of London, The Times of London, The Wall Street Journal,...
Senator James Inhofe on Climate, Unemployment and God (& Al Gore)
Even if you have followed closely the Washington debate over extension of unemployment insurance benefits, you may have missed the latest development in the U.S. Senate. From a news release by Senator James Inhoffe, R-OK: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member...
Governor Chris Christie: The Politics of Mean, of Name Calling, of Broken Promises
For Team Christie It Was Business as Usual to Call Fort Lee Mayor Sokolich “This Little Serbian,” Sierra Club’s Ken Tittle a “Rabid Partisan,” and Various Citizens “Idiots.” UPDATE – 9:30PM: Rachel Maddow of MSNBC has raised the...
Official Climate Punditry for 2014, Guaranteed Accurate
By Peter Dykstra Daily Climate This post by EarthDesk friend and Daily Climate publisher Peter Dykstra appears in today’s Daily Climate. More on Peter at the conclusion. After batting over .500 in his 2013 predictions, Peter takes a swing at 2014. One sure bet:...
A Very Fine Line by Andy Revkin
Note: Appropriately, our first musical guest ever on EarthDesk Sunday is Pace Academy’s own Andy Revkin. The story follows the video. In his 1972 book The Incompleat Folksinger, Pete Seeger recalled setting out on his own in the mid 1950s. His recollection may...
The Human and the Environment: Bridging the Gap with Education and Service
Editor’s Note: A recurring theme here at EarthDesk, especially during this holiday season, is our duty to the other members of our specie. Caroline Craig offers her unique perspective — as a former environmental studies student, as research assistant for...
Brain Pickings
In a planet occupied now by seven billion inhabitants, I am amazed by the difference that one human being can make. — Professor Howard Gardner Harvard University Graduate School of Education I am exercising my editorial prerogative to start the new year with a...
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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