Pale Blue Dot by xkcd
Editor’s Note: This is especially for Carl Sagan fans, of which I am a big one. As much as I admire the late, good doctor, I equally admire fun, earned irreverence. If you don’t know about the Pale Blue Dot, or its famous narration, you can check out my...
Alternative Energy Revolution by XKCD
EarthDesk regularly follows xkcd.com, the webcomic offspring of the fertile mind of Randall Munroe Here is more about the illusive Randall in The New York Times.
Sustainable by xkcd
xkcd is the webcomic creation of Randall Munroe. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License
Randall Munroe, xkcd
Thanks to JD Cronin About Randall; Randall in the NY Times
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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