Environmental Justice

Letter to the Children of 2100

by John Cronin | Jan 23, 2018 | Environmental Justice, General, Human Rights

I was once asked to write a letter to the Children of 2100, for a time capsule. I thought long about human achievements that could endure a century’s passing. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and the first manned landing on the moon stood out as symbols of the age.

Quiet, Peaceful, Serene: Assessing the Trails of Rockefeller State Park Preserve

by Emma Weiss '17 & Michael Finewood PhD | Nov 7, 2016 | Environmental Justice, Ethics, Land Use, Recreation, Sustainability

Can park access be increased while still protecting resources? Time for a deeper look into the sometimes-conflicting values of human benefits, public access, and resource protection.

The Billion Oyster Project: A Conversation with Pace Professor Lauren Birney

by John Cronin | Oct 25, 2015 | Ecology, Environmental Justice, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water

“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...

American Environmentalism Should Embrace the Cause of Homelessness

by John Cronin | Oct 9, 2015 | Environmental Justice, Homelessness, Human Sustainability, Poverty

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,...

Pope Francis Points the World’s Attention to Its Largest Environmental Problem: Poverty

by John Cronin | Sep 25, 2015 | Ecology, Environmental Justice, Human Sustainability, Pollution, Poverty, Sustainability

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...

The Tragedy of Indian Farmers Under Neoliberalism

by Kiefer Kofman | Aug 27, 2015 | Economics, Environmental Justice, Government, Into the World of India, Into the World of India ~ Kiefer Kofman, Pace '16, Law & Policy

40,000 Farmers Have Committed Suicide Since 2000 Ed. Note: Kiefer Kofman, Pace ’16, is a political science major and the former head of the Community Energy Team at the Pace Environmental Policy Clinic. He spent the summer studying in India under a Benjamin A....

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EarthDesk, published regularly during the academic year, is the online journal of the Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment (DCISE) at Pace University. John Cronin, editor.

Environmental Policy Clinic Students at Work.

Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.

Environmental Policy Clinic Team with Senator Terrence Murphy in Albany.

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.

Discussing oyster regulation with Debbie Mans, NY-NJ Baykeeper at Pace, NYC.

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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