by Guest Contributor | May 31, 2014 | Ecology, Recreation, VIdeos
By Susan Fox Rogers Ed Note: No matter how predictable the signs of Spring, nature still surprises us on the Hudson, EarthDesk’s home river. Here Susan Fox Rogers shares her encounter with a baby beaver on North Tivoli Bay. A rare sighting and a beautifully told...
by John Cronin | May 10, 2014 | Energy, Ethics, International
The following replaces and significantly updates a post from earlier today. The kidnapping of hundreds of school girls by terrorist group Boko Haram is the most recent chapter in the enduring tragedy that is Nigeria. The story has focused world attention on the...
by John Cronin | May 7, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy, Media
“Eating granola bars at the base of a windmill.” That is how MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough described the alternative energy component of President Obama’s “all of the above” strategy in an on-air conversation with Fracking King Ed...
by Guest Contributor | May 4, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
Note: Here at EarthDesk we stay current on the unflattering ways in which environmentalists and environmental issues are viewed. For most activists, Mark Twain’s “perfect rule” is axiomatic: “In all matters of opinion our adversaries are...
by John Cronin | May 2, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Ethics, Law & Policy
The video above was produced by the Pace Environmental Policy Clinic to support elephant-free circuses in New York State, an issue currently the subject of proposed state legislation — more on that here. In a post on the ePolicyPace blog, student environmental...