Winged Migration by Jacques Perin
IN THIS SEASON OF MASS MIGRATIONS, the visually stunning trailer for Winged Migration, Le Peuple Migrateur, is by itself worth a watch. The full-length documentary, released in 2001 and directed by Jacques Perin, is a literal birds-eye view of the mysteries and...
The Homeless and Their Pets: Mutual Dependence for Survival
Ed. Note: Michelle D. Land, JD is director of the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies and director of the Environmental Consortium of Colleges & Universities. This post first appeared on the Animal Blawg. ~ JC WHEN WAYNE AND HIS DOG, GONZO, SLEEEP AT...
The Billion Oyster Project: A Conversation with Pace Professor Lauren Birney
"HOW DOES A CITY OF THIS MAGNITUDE bring young students to the water, and have them feel a sense of ownership and community?" asks Professor Lauren Birney from her lower Manhattan office at the Pace School of Education. "Oysters." A century ago, the oyster was New...
Dog Poop Fairy by Andy Singer
«« »» From Everydaycitizen.com: Andy Singer is a freelance artist whose work can be seen in publications like Z Magazine, The Funny Times, The Bay Monthly, and the Eugene Weekly, Andy Singer's comic "No Exit" is a surreal cartoon that offers an incisive critique of...
Drilling the Clinton Flip-Flop on Arctic Drilling
Ed Note: I don't usually repost from the EarthDesk archive. But following last night's Democratic presidential debate, this deserved it. Out of the gate, CNN's Anderson Cooper zinged Hillary Clinton about her flip-flops on same-sex marriage, immigration and trade. But...
Microbeads by Adam Zyglis
«« »» 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...
American Environmentalism Should Embrace the Cause of Homelessness
IN ENVIRONMENTALISM, we believe all people deserve to live in a healthy environment. When we educate about climate change, for instance, we warn of the dire physical and economic consequences that could be visited upon people, homes and communities, here and abroad,...
The Beetle by Adam Zyglis
«« »» 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...
Pope Francis Points the World’s Attention to Its Largest Environmental Problem: Poverty
Environmentalism should advocate for the human cause with the same ferocity it advocates for nature's cause. CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTALISM properly asserts environmental problems impose the most suffering on the poor. It is less ready to equate the crisis of...
A Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Molting
THIS VIDEO OF A BLUE CRAB shedding its shell is taken from the Shape of Life series that illustrates the evolution of the animal kingdom through beautifully produced videos. More on Shape of Life at the conclusion. «« »» Based upon an original PBS Series, Shape of...
A Victory for Whales
By Rhea Suh Marine mammals just won protection from harmful naval sonar. It's great news -- but there's more work to do. Ed.Note: Rhea Suh is president of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Prior to joining NRDC one year ago, Rhea served as the assistant secretary...
President Obama in the Arctic