Making An Energy Revolution Where It Matters Most
The U.S. Should Lead a New Marshall Plan of Conservation and Alternative Energy for Eastern Europe By Charles Komanoff Ed. Note: EarthDesk is pleased to welcome first-time guest contributor Charles Komanoff, a lifelong, pioneering advocate on energy economics and...
Ian McKee Assumed Killed by Chevron Fracking Explosion. Pizza Grabs the Headlines.
Ian McKee, a 27 year-old fracking contractor who worked for Cameron International has been missing and is presumed dead following a February 11 explosion at Chevron’s Lanco 7H fracking well in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Greene County...
Abandoned, Polluting, and Costly: Are the Gas Wells of New York’s Past a Glimpse into Its Future?
By Tom Wilber Editor’s Note: Tom Wilber regularly contributes posts about shale gas and fracking to EarthDesk. This post also appears on his excellent blog Shale Gas Review. More on Tom follows. — John Cronin The debate over natural gas development in New...
Home Rule vs. Fracking: Can Your Local Government Have Final Say?
By Tom Wilber Editor’s Note: The question of whether Article IX of the New York State Constitution, the enumerated “Bill of rights for local government,” empowers locales to stop fracking is now before the state’s highest court. “New York...
From California to the NY Island, Fracking Questions Abound
By Tom Wilber Editor’s Note: A centerpiece of President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address was his aggressive support of “shale gas development” or fracking, hydraulic fracturing for gas. He has remained unwavering. So, it is no surprise...
Environmental Policy Clinic Students at Work.
Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.
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.
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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