by Guest Contributor | Mar 11, 2014 | Creativity, Ecology, Smart Thought
Note: This is such a brilliant piece, we are breaking with tradition and posting this xkcd comic today rather than wait until EarthDesk Sunday. — John Cronin «« »» xkcd is the webcomic creation of Randall Munroe, an extraordinarily popular web presence whom we...
by Guest Contributor | Feb 20, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Ecology, Government, Law & Policy
By Susan Fox Rogers NY Senate Bill S.6589 Calls for a Two-Year Moratorium on the State’s Mute Swan Slaughter Susan Fox Rogers is an author, educator, adventurer and environmentalist. This post appears on her online journal. More about Susan and her work at the...
by John Cronin | Feb 14, 2014 | Ecology, Education
Pace Professor Peggy Minnis writes EarthDesk: The Great Backyard Bird Count kicks off today, February 14. It is a great way to become aware of yoiur surroundings, begin identifying birds and provide the Cornell Ornithology Lab with a massive amount of data. There...
by John Cronin | Dec 19, 2013 | Corporate Responsibility, Ecology, Government, Health, Pollution, Water
Broken Federal Toxins Law Has 11% Chance of Being Fixed. On December 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule that allows soap and hygiene product manufacturers one year to prove “antibacterial” additives are safe and...
by John Cronin | Dec 12, 2013 | Ecology, Ethics, Sustainability
It’s About Compassion and Human Dignity. And Rush Limbaugh Hates It. With no hint of irony, the most vitriolic critics of Pope Francis say his condemnations of greed, environmental abuse, and neglect of the poor are attacks on America. But when the pope linked...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 3, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Ecology, Sustainability
By Elizabeth Bradfield Editor’s Note: EarthDesk is delighted to welcome back Elizabeth Bradfield (EarthDesk, October 13). This post also appears on her blog, The Haul Out, which explores the reestablishment of gray seals on Cape Cod, its effects “on those...