Ecology and the Future of the AT Corridor The AT corridor in Pennsylvania is one of the most fortunate places on Earth. It has Blue Mountain, the Appalachian Trail, a farm based economy, state game lands and numerous state forests. From these the life of the area literally flows. The mountain provides an easy way [...]
Written by Joseph Kiesecker Published on February 25th, 2011 Originally published in CoolGreenScience. The Nature Conservancy works routinely with extractive industries – like oil and gas and mining companies — industries with the potential to have some of the most significant environmental impacts. Why isn’t that greenwashing, as some of our critics claim? Why is [...]
Environmental Advisory Committees and Historic Preservation At first glance a historic district appears to be separate from the purpose of an Environmental Advisory Committee at the township or county level. For townships without a historic preservation committee or historic zoning ordinances, establishing these ordinances can be an essential tool in land preservation and protection, one [...]
Environmental Activism – Why and How An Ecologist Speaks Activism is intimately attached to the profession of an ecologist. To become a part of a discipline that is as important to human survival and quality of life as protecting the natural world from human ignorance, willfulness and greed is to become an activist. To be [...]
The two largest issues in ecology are 1.) that people constantly think that they are smarter than God, that they can Improve on Nature and what God has created and 2.) selfish and short sighted greed, which makes Satan look like an angel of Light. Together these two issues, which are inherent in humans, have [...]
Patriotism and Environmentalism Richard Gardner September 16, 2011 “The health of a country depends on the health of its ecosystems. When a society pushes the carrying capacity of their ecosystems to the limits, a small disruption is all that is necessary for the ecosystems and immediately thereafter, the society, to collapse. In North America, both [...]
By Ed Perry On Feb. 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing budget resolution to keep the government operating and cut spending. But most people didn’t notice that it also was intended to gut environmental agencies and regulations that have protected our air, water and land for more than 40 years. The [...]
As I perused the aisles of clothing, accessories, home goods and gadgets at a local department store, searching for Christmas gifts, I got an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I wasn’t surprised; it usually happens this time of year. Yes, part of it is just the thought of my next credit card statement, but it’s [...]
This group of cheerful children had something to say about land protection as they performed to the Woody Guthrie tune, “This Land is Your Land” by singing, “This land is our land. It’s not a gasland. Think of our future. It’s all in our hands. From the Delaware River, to the Catskill forests, we need [...]
When we look at the environmental abuses of the past, we often quickly absolve the perpetrators as well as the broader society of the time: “They didn’t know any better. Times were different. No-one understood.” Ever wonder if maybe, perhaps, some people did understand and beat their heads against the wall, trying to convince others [...]
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