The Struggle to Achieve Water Security, Part Two
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Reports from World Justice Forum IV. By Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Editor’s Note: Alex Dunn’s follow-up to her first post from World Justice Forum IV at The Hague underscores EarthDesk’s recent coverage of global water issues: part...
Water Is a Women’s Issue
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Gezi Park Update: Water Cannons Blast Protesters with Pepper Gas Chemical
Turkish Police are adding the chemical weapon Jenix pepper gas to water cannons used against protesters demonstrating to save Taksim Gezi Park, according to Turkey’s Hürriyet Daily News. The addition of a gas to the water cannons during the weekend’s police...
Water, Health and Human Behavior: In Kenya, A Troubling Mix
Over at National Public Radio’s Planet Money blog, a provocative debate about water has broken out amongst commenters. In a post today, David Kestenbaum posits that people in rural Kenya who do not take advantage of readily available chlorine to decontaminate...
The Struggle to Achieve Water Security, Part One
The Challenge of Transboundary Waters. “Water security” may not be common to the American lexicon, but to the US intelligence community, the United Nations, Asia, Africa and international organizations concerned with health, environment and human...
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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