by John Cronin | Feb 27, 2015 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Health, Law & Policy
One of the Hudson Valley’s bragging rights is that the name “Hudson” sells. It attracts tourism. Recreational outfitters tag it to their names. There are books about Hudson Valley cuisine. Businesses proudly carry the descriptors Hudson, Hudson...
by John Cronin | Feb 24, 2015 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution
As we reported was likely, Congress’ passage of a bill to construct the Keystone XL Pipeline has proven to be symbolic. President Obama today vetoed the measure, an action more directed at protecting presidential authority than the environment. The...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 22, 2015 | EarthDesk Sunday
Palmer Luckey, chief executive officer of Oculus, the virtual reality company Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014, told The Guardian, “People are narcissists and they want people to see what they think are their amazing lives.” «« »» From Everydaycitizen.com: Andy...
by John Cronin | Feb 20, 2015 | Ecology, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
Overnight, the fireball of the West Virginia oil train derailment alongside the Kanawha River gave fresh credence to year-old demands by Hudson River environmentalists for greater controls over the “virtual pipeline” of crude oil traveling by freight rail...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 15, 2015 | Animal Welfare, EarthDesk Sunday
On January 28, the French National Assembly voted to change the status of animals from “furniture” to “sentient beings,” a long overdue reform of a policy that dates to Napoleonic times. More from RT.com. «« »» Rainer Hachfeld was born in...
by John Cronin | Feb 13, 2015 | Corporate Responsibility, Law & Policy, Pollution
While I was en route to hear the American Chemistry Council argue against a proposed ban on polystyrene in Putnam County, NY, National Public Radio broadcast a story about Jenna Jambeck of the University of Georgia whose study, published this week in Science,...
by John Cronin | Feb 7, 2015 | Climate Change, Corporate Responsibility, Economics, International, Technology, Water
The global water crisis and climate change receive equal billing with unemployment and cyber security in the World Economic Forum report Global Risks 2015: As last year, concerns about environmental and economic risks remain, in particular around failure of...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 1, 2015 | Climate Change, EarthDesk Sunday
«« »» Adam Zyglis is the staff editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News, his hometown daily newspaper. He accepted the position fresh out of college, after winning 3 national awards as a college cartoonist. In 2004, he graduated summa cum laude from Canisius College...