Impressions from the NYC Climate March September 20, 2019
fotos by Alexander Schlutz
The Crisis We Wear
by Nicholas Preda My name is Nicholas Preda, I’m a 2018 John Jay graduate with a major in Criminal Justice and a minor in Environmental Justice. My journey started when Professor Tausch (SCI 112) opened my eyes to a global …
The Water Will Come: 5 Takeaway Review
It was eerie watching the water rise slowly and steadily over the wall separating the garden from the tidal marsh at the edge of a small city in northern Florida , for the experience matched the accounts given by coastal …
Support Greening NYC’s Dirty Buildings
by Joan Hoffman with help of the CUNY Professional Staff Congress Environmental Justice Working Group YOU can support an important program to reduce New York City’s carbon footprint! Because New York City has the efficiency of a subway system, two …
Unknown Unknowns Mask Global Warming; Known Federal Irresponsibility Stimulates Local Actions
by Joan Hoffman The frustration of encountering “unknown unknowns” is familiar to everyone, such as when some part of the body that we didn’t even know existed suddenly hurts and we don’t know what to do about it. And, sometimes, …
Cata-straw-phe
by Austin Fodera The inspirationfor my project was the viral video that came out showing a turtle with a plastic straw lodged in his nostril. This video prompted me to make a model seaturtle out of plastic straws. To illustrate …
Green New Deal: excellent description
WITH A GREEN NEWDEAL, HERE’S WHAT THE WORLD COULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONby Kate Aranoff: December5 2018, 10:10 a.m. This article provides a broad and contextualized over view of the Green New Deal Proposal to be proposed to the …
The IPCC Challenge: Parisian Contradictions: An Odd Source of Hope
Parisian Cafe Smoking Parisian Building Coal Plant Smoking I had dismissed as routine touristic gushing that oft heard claim, “Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world!” However, just …
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The Need for Nuanced Conversations: About Wildfires.For Instance . by Joan Hoffman
The Need for Nuanced Conversations: About Wildfires.For Instance . by Joan Hoffman Tree Dance/Nature The advisability of a harmonious relationship with nature is often an implicit or explicit recommendation in the sustainability movement. However, nature, which did give birth to …
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Join Sept 6 NYC Climate March: Meeting place
Are you planning on being around for the next half-century? Then you must act to foster the kind of world you can be around in! You don’t have to look fifty years ahead to see the writing on the wall—or …