Solving the Growing Plastics Waste Puzzle
By M. Mitchell Waldrop As hard as it is to imagine a time when we…
Category: Environment
Rolling Kegs Downhill And The Story Of The Abandoned Highways In Staten Island’s Greenbelt
The abandoned highways once sat in Sunnyside right by what’s now the Petrides School Complex,…
Pope Francis: Healing Of Human Society and Worldwide Ecology Intrinsically Tied
Face it. Ecology is the domain of granola crunchers and starry eyes vegans. It’s overly…
Rowing Out Onto Clove Lakes: Day-tripping On SI
It’s been years since I was out on the water at Clove Lakes Park. Back…
Pope Francis: Think of The Vulnerable, Listen To The Land
Pope Francis wrote a pontifical message for the World Day of Prayer For the Care…
BJ’s Wholesale Staten Island Project Pushed Through By DEC, Despite 1,700 Letters And Racial Injustice Complaints
BJ’s Wholesale wants to come to Staten Island, and they don’t care if residents want…
SI’s Solution To Traffic: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon..err..New Dorp
Public transportation improvements are the answer to Staten Island, and NYC’s, traffic woes. This is…
Thin Blue Line Painted Over At Clove Lakes Park In Staten Island – Sam Pirozzolo Speaks
Thin Blue Line Painted Over Sam Pirozzolo, a resident of Staten Island, speaks about the…
Tropical Storm Isaias Downs Trees, Causes Damage On Staten Island
On August 4th, Tropical Storm Isaias passed through New York City and Staten Island, causing…
Show Your Love For Felines On International Cat Day
Today, August 8th, is International Cat Day. Meoooow! Each year, this fun feline festivity is…
New Twin-Span Goethals Bridge Shared-Use Pedestrian and Bike Path Finally Opens!
Finally! We can cross without a car! Today marked a milestone in the saga of…
Graniteville Quarry Park: A Unique Geological Area Transformed From Dumping Ground To City Park
Interviews With CSI Professor of Geology Alan Benimoff and The Friends of Graniteville Quarry Park…
Solving Homelessness: Build Green “Last Resort Towers”, Institute “Homeless Solution Game”
Homelessness is gripping the United States like never before. If you’ve been to Manhattan in…
Got Litterbugs Littering? Boro Pres. Oddo’s Clean Team Will Help. But So Should You!
Litter. It’s everywhere. And, why? In the end, it’s our own mess that we created….
RAD ICAL’s 11 Drastic Proposals To Save The Earth & Prevent Climate Change
Recently, I commented on an article that appeared in StatenIslander.Org, entitled “As The Amazon Burns:…
Are Climate Change Predictions Actually Hurting the Cause for Environmentalism? Would Pollution Be A Wiser Focus Than Climate Change?
Greta Thunberg is now the face of the environmental movement. The sixteen year old Swedish…