Water Problems, Water Problems Everywhere . . .
All water is local. For that reason, we do not see the hundreds of headlines about shortages, contamination and related issues that are daily spread across news sites such as The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, Ohio, the Times News of Twins Falls Idaho, the Cape Coral...
Climate, Water and Corporations: No Room for Business as Usual
Mostly hidden inside the climate issue, beneath the sometimes overwhelming din of deniers versus believers, major corporations are becoming believers. It does not mean they favor strict regulatory schemes; many still say innovation and the free market are adequate....Actor Matt Damon on the Global Water Crisis
Awards serve a higher purpose when they turn our attention to crucial issues otherwise hidden from our daily lives. Because Matt Damon is this year’s recipient of the World Economic Forum Crystal Award, his concise explanation of the global water crisis and the...
New Jersey’s Political Crisis Is a Wake-Up Call for Climate Advocates
“Follow the money,” said Deep Throat in the film version of All the President’s Men, the docudrama about President Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal. Good advice for anyone anticipating multi-billion dollar, public capital funding to protect coastal cities and towns...
Hudson River Congressman Paul Tonko Calls for Charleston, WV Spill Hearing
In our previous EarthDesk post we examined the connection between the Charleston, WV spill into the Elk River, the failed Federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and our home river, the Hudson. On January 13, Representive Paul Tonko, the Hudson River...
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.