9 Julia Felsenthal, a features editor for The New York Times’ T Magazine, wrote this article about the Lavender Lake bar located right alongside the infamous Gowanus Canal. The author is really just writing to the public to let them know of the Lavender Lake and its back-story. The article is biased in favor […]
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“New York City Commits to Green Solution for Sewage Overflows, Harnessing Water as a Resource to Improve Communities.”
October 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Gowanus Canal
8 This article by blogger Peter Lehner discusses New York’s recent efforts to combat sewage overflows, the cities greatest cause of water pollution. Lehner is the executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council and a professor of environmental law at Columbia University Law School. His main point is that green infrastructure is the […]
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Transforming Higher Education: A Practical Plan for Integrating Sustainability Education into the Student Experience
October 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Brooklyn College
Stewart, Mark. “Transforming Higher Education: A Practical Plan for Integrating Sustainability Education into the Student Experience.” Journal of Sustainability Education. 1. (2010): n. page. Print. The author of the article is the Campus Sustainability Coordinator at the University of Maryland. His work focuses on creating a carbon neutral and resource efficient campus while enhancing opportunities […]
“Superfund: Evaluating the Impact of Executive Order 12898”
October 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
7 Dr. Sandra George O’Neil is a professor of sociology and criminal justice. Her thesis in this article is that superfund sites disproportionately benefit affluent areas over impoverished ones. The author’s intended audience is the scientifically- or politically- driven individual of higher education. The author has bias against the relevant legislation, concluding that since Clinton’s […]
“Gowanus Cleanup -“ EPA Lays the Gauntlet.”
October 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
5 Authors Sophia Kelley and Elias Rodriguez, both writers for the EPA’s New York City blog, Greening the Apple, reported in January on the a meeting regarding the Superfund plans for the Gowanus Canal. Kelley is a New York City public affairs specialist and EPA writer and Rodriguez works as the EPA’s bilingual public information […]
Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents.
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Gensburg L, Pantea C, Kielb C, Fitzgerald E, Stark A, Kim N. Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents. Environmental Health Perspectives [serial online]. August 2009;117(8):1265-1271. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 14, 2012. http://ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=44199011&site=ehost-live This article was written by the University of Albany, and I felt that there was little to no bias […]
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Study of Ground Water Quality In Industrial Zone Of Visakhapatnam.
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Rameeza S, Srikant V, Mallikarjuna Rao D, Ramakrishna C. Study of Ground Water Quality In Industrial Zone Of Visakhapatnam. Advances In Applied Science Research [serial online]. August 2012;3(4):2463-2467. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 14, 2012 http://ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=79622860&site=ehost-live Although this study does indeed help us draw some inferences about the residents around the Gowanus canal, […]
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Mortality rates among 1979-96 Love Canal Residents
October 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Gowanus Canal
Gensburg L, Pantea C, Fitzgerald E, Stark A, Hwang S, Kim N. Mortality among Former Love Canal Residents. Environmental Health Perspectives [serial online]. February 2009;117(2):209-216. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 13, 2012. http://ehis.ebscohost.com.ez-proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=679eff11-ce42-4cbf-ad49-cc16377bfa4a%40sessionmgr113&vid=3&hid=20 The authors at the University of Albany wrote this piece in order to inform anyone reading it about the differences in mortality […]
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Academic Survey of Campus Sustainability: Indiana University
October 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Brooklyn College
Ruseva, Tatyana . Academic Survey of Campus Sustainability . Diss. Indiana University , 2007 . Print. The author is Tatyana Ruseva, who is likely to be a student at Indiana University. The academic survey focuses on environmental literacy at Indiana University. It falls under the “Education, Outreach, and Student Engagement” group of the IU Task Force for […]
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