by Guest Contributor | Jul 20, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
«« »» Arend van Dam is a Dutch political cartoonist whose work has appeared in Reformed Netherlands, Central Weekly, Time, the Financial Times, and the Agrarian Dagblad among others. In addition to his cartoon work, he is also a book illustrator. He sometimes works...
by John Cronin | Jul 19, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday, EPA's Invisible Beaches, Pollution, Water
Today’s EarthDesk Sunday is the official beach warning sign of Guam. During the last two weeks, EarthDesk featured stories about some of the many polluted beaches and swimming areas in states the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not include in its...
by John Cronin | Jul 6, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday, EPA's Invisible Beaches, General, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
Twenty-nine oceanfront warning signs in the Myrtle Beach area (below) are “a better system than media advisories because beach-goers have a constant reminder of the dangers of swimming,” according to the South Carolina Department of Health and...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 22, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday, Fracking
Pennyslvania Governor Tom Corbett said he would never impose a gas extraction tax on fracking companies. He also promised he would not increase state income tax. Odds makers are placing their bets on a gas tax to fill the state’s $1.4 billion budget gap. More...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 15, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
The struggle between Russia and the Ukraine is also a struggle over natural resources that has global implications, including for the United States and our nation’s fracking boom. See the links following Russian cartoonist Alexander Zudin’s contribution to...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 8, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday
«« »» Feng Li is a photographer based in Beijing. He joined Getty Images in 2007. See more of his images in this feature in The Guardian and this Getty Images page and by following this Tumblr tag.