West Virginia Water by Jeff Darcy
One month after the spill of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) into the Elk River in Charleston, WV by Freedom Industries (EarthDesk, January 14, January 16, January 18), the reappearance of the telltale “licorice smell” and complaints of toxic symptoms...
“My Life If You Want to Hear of It” by Pete Seeger
This week’s EarthDesk Sunday is our second of three tributes to Pete Seeger, who died on January 27 at 94. Our third will appear in few weeks. In addition to his world renown as a musician, songwriter and performer, Pete was a lifelong activist and defender of...
Murmuration by Sophie Windsor Clive & Liberty Smith
On their Islands and Rivers website, Sophie Windsor Clive and Liberty Smith describe their video: A short film that follows the journey of two girls in a canoe on the River Shannon and how they stumble across one of nature’s greatest phenomenons; a murmuration of...
Natural Light: An EarthDesk Portfolio by Elena Shumilova
With great delight we welcome Russian photographer Elena Shumilova to EarthDesk Sunday. During the last few weeks, her pictures have become an Internet favorite. Elena’s images touch the chords of wonder, love and comfort that can reverberate around the human...
Sucking on Climate Denial by Pat Bagley
«« »» Patrick “Pat” Bagley is an American editorial cartoonist and journalist for The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah. His cartoons have appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian of London, The Times of London, The Wall Street Journal,...
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.
Featured Faculty:
Dr. E. Melanie Dupuis
Inspired by new scientific studies of the human body as a metabiome, Dr. E. Melanie Dupuis, Professor and chair, Department of Environmental Science and Studies, reimagines the American body politic through a new metaphor — digestion — opening social transformations to ideas of mixing, fermentation, and collaboration. In doing so, she explores how social activists can rethink politics as inclusive processes that involve the inherently risky mixing of cultures, standpoints, and ideas. Dangerous Digestion at Amazon.