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Author Archives: Peter Crownfield
Endocrine Disruptors
The problem of endocrine disruption seems to be overlooked by many people, so let’s take a quick look. Over 20 years ago, scientists and health experts raised a warning ['The Wingspread Statement'] about the pervasive presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Even … more
Posted in Agriculture, Air, Biodiversity, Economic Activities, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, Environment & Ecosystems, Environmental Health, Food, Fossil Fuels, Industrial Food Production, Marcellus Shale, Precautionary Principle, Production For Need, Resource Extraction, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Sustainabilty & Health, Water & Watersheds, Wildlife
Fire or Ice? (Does it matter?)
Robert Frost’s ‘Fire and Ice’* doesn’t really have anything to do with global warming or endocrine disruption, but there is a parallel in the presence of two major threats that humanity faces today: global warming and the ubiquitous presence of … more
Social Research | Social Justice Conference
A unique and excellent addition to the Lehigh Valley’s offerings, the Social Research Social Justice Conference began in 2003 as a collaboration between faculty and students in the Department of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, with the goal to … more
Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Air, Arts & Culture, Asthma, Biodiversity, Building Community, Buildings, Campus Sustainability, Childhood obesity, Civil Liberties, Climate, Community Gardening, Democracy, Diversity & Heritage, Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Ecosystems, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Food, Food Distribution, Food for Health, Fossil Fuels, Going Local, Green Building, Health, Human Rights, Ideas, Immigration, Industrial Food Production, International, Justice, Learning & Schools, Living In Community, Local Food, Local Health Issues, Marcellus Shale, Media, Minority Rights, Precautionary Principle, Racial & Ethnic, Renewable Energy, Resource Extraction, Restorative Justice, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, School Food, Students' Rights, Sustainability Education, Sustainabilty & Health, Sustainable Growing, Transitions - New Paradigms, Transportation, Unsustainable Energy, Unsustainable Transportation, Violence Against Women, vs. the Dinosaur Economy, War & Peace, Waste, Water & Watersheds, Workers' Rights, Youth Development
Tagged SRSJ
Peter’s blog: “Methane Releases Could Be Catastrophic!”
In an exclusive interview with The Independent (UK), Igor Semiletov, of the Far Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that he has never before witnessed the such a volume of methane—millions of tons per year in this … more
Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Climate, Environment & Ecosystems
Peter’s Blog: “An Open Letter to Mayor Callahan & the City of Bethlehem”
Dear Mayor Callahan: I understand why some City officials felt a need to act when Occupy Bethlehem had not yet obtained a permit for its encampment, and reports do seem to indicate that the physical eviction was handled in a … more
Peter’s blog: “A Challenge for Local Engineers”
The local ‘Occupiers’—people on the front lines of a movement towards a more just & democratic society—have shown a strong interest in building a more sustainable future. One simple step they often express is the need to find a sustainable way … more
Peter’s blog: What’s the Point of Recycling?
Is Recycling Really Important? Yes and no. Recycling paper, plastics, & metals: Keeps these materials out of the landfills, Reduces the energy needed to manufacture new products from recycled material than to make them from raw materials—and this means a … more
Posted in Demand Reduction, Stewardship, Waste
Peter’s blog: “Why the Occupations are so important”
The Occupy movement has sparked new levels of discussion of critical aspects of U.S. government, economy, and power structures. While people may quibble over the exact numbers, the 1%/99% image does clearly reflect the fact that economic & political power … more
The House Always Wins (If you’re foolish enough to play)
The barker on the midway of the cheap carnival welcomes everyone to play and try to win the prize. Step right up, you too can win! (The prizes aren’t really worth much, but if you don’t have anything else to … more
Peter’s blog< Living Green in the Lehigh Valley
Annie Prince & Bruce Wilson have a new spot on WDIY! It’s a 4-minute segment on reducing our carbon footprint and the spots air Tuesdays at 6 PM during ‘On the Media’ and Wednesdays at 5:45 PM during ‘All Things … more
Posted in Climate, Demand Reduction, Going Local, Green Building, Where We Live