by John Cronin | Jan 26, 2021
This article first appeared in the January 23, 2018 EarthDesk. ~ JC In 1999. I was invited by the Eddie Bauer Company to compose a letter to the children of 2100 for burial in a time capsule at the Seattle Center in Washington State. I considered human achievements...
by John Cronin | Jan 20, 2021
This article first appeared in the October 7, 2017 EarthDesk. ~ JC In the days leading up to and after Hurricane Maria, Sarah Gabriella Pereira lived by her cell phone. She had learned the hard way that even a moment’s hesitation might disconnect her from home, thanks...
by John Cronin | Jan 18, 2020
This article first appeared in the September 25, 2015 EarthDesk. ~ JC It is a central precept of environmental justice that environmental problems impose the greatest suffering on those who are economically disadvantaged. But Pope Francis raised the stakes in his...