Callaghan: Graduates should bring environmental sustainability into the workplace
Syracuse University, as well as SUNY- ESF, has taught us environmental sustainability over our time spent here, if not in classes, then by example. We… Read more »
Writer archives: Meg Callaghan
Callaghan: Urban climate issues needs more public participation
During the academic year, an average of 7,000 vehicles and 500 cyclists travel east and west on Euclid Avenue a day, according to the Onondaga… Read more »
Callaghan: Showtime's documentary series will educate country on climate changes
The critically acclaimed network Showtime has brought up action-packed and drama-filled series such as “The Tudors,” “Homeland” and “Dexter.” The network is now adding a… Read more »
EPA needs to reopen investigations on water pollution
Usable water throughout the United States may be at risk. After years of unfinished studies, members of Congress have called on the Environmental Protection Agency… Read more »
Callaghan: International anti-whaling laws need compromise
Whales of the Southern Ocean will live without human predation for the first time in almost three decades. After years of international protests, and even… Read more »
Callaghan: Educational website on climate change raises awareness
With the amount of Americans recognizing climate change stagnating, a greater number of informational programs are needed to reach out to climate change skeptics and… Read more »
Callaghan: New York State Energy Plan draft needs revisions
The state of New York’s future energy is being drafted as you’re reading this. On March 6, the New York State Energy Planning Board held… Read more »
Callaghan: Trash program requires more research for support
TIn Onondaga County, our trash does not go to a landfill within the county line or travel out of the area. Instead, for the last… Read more »
Callaghan: Obama administration pushing through eco-friendly policies with legislative inaction
During the last month, President Barack Obama has stuck to his State of the Union vow to advance his agenda “with or without Congress,” pushing… Read more »
Callaghan: Study shows natural gas does not serve as cure-all
The utilization of natural gas as an energy, heating and transportation fuel has skyrocketed in our nation as scientists, policy makers and other experts have… Read more »
Callaghan: Olympic construction proves hazardous to land, activists, Sochi citizens
After $51 billion of new Olympic development was built in Sochi, Russia, and surrounding areas, 5,000 acres of forest have been felled, wetlands have been… Read more »
Callaghan: Polar vortex occurs more often than people might realize
With below freezing temperatures over wide sections of the country and a new anonymous Twitter account for the unbearable cold, the term polar vortex has… Read more »
Callaghan: 'Blackfish' film proves need for better treatment of orca whales in captivity
Orcas, also called killer whales, are marine apex predators that rarely come in contact with humans, let alone show aggression toward humankind. In fact, according… Read more »
Callaghan: EPA should take proactive measures to prevent chemical spills
In Charleston, W.Va. and surrounding areas, more than 100 people were taken to a hospital last week with nausea and vomiting due to contaminated water… Read more »
Callaghan: Wheeler could provide beneficial leadership to future of SUNY-ESF
Any leadership role, whether it is president of a club or a college, is daunting at the start. In the case of Quentin Wheeler, new… Read more »
Callaghan: Misconceptions about climate change after Typhoon Haiyan show need for visibility in environmental field
On Nov. 7, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Eastern Samar, Philippines and raged a course throughout the archipelago and surrounding areas that left devastation and… Read more »
Callaghan: Solutions should soon be reached to ease feral cat issue facing city of Syracuse
The city of Syracuse has become overrun with feral cats. Such cats, exposed to the elements on a constant basis, are feral — the wild… Read more »
Callaghan: Jargon limits public understanding of environmental issues
In the popular television comedy show “The Big Bang Theory,” a language barrier exists between the blonde aspiring actress and her nerdy neighbors, creating a… Read more »
Callaghan: City officials should encourage public input on future of I-81
As part of our everyday modern life, roads keep us connected between work and home, school and family, friends and loved ones. Stretching high above… Read more »
Callaghan: Carrier Dome’s sustainability efforts should model other ACC facilities
As the autumn creeps in and the leaves start changing, Syracuse University is again filled with the cheers and heartache of football, and this season… Read more »
Callaghan: Extensive number of furloughed EPA workers proves government needs to rethink ‘essentials’
As the government shutdown continues, 800,000 government workers have been furloughed — or sent home without pay. But at the current standpoint of government shutdown,… Read more »
Callaghan: Companies should resist urge to mislabel products as "green" purely to appeal to customers
These days, “green” products are all the rage. The term “green” or “environmentally friendly” is now connected to companies and industries not formally connected with… Read more »
Callaghan: Environmental professionals should aim to break out of stereotypical mold
Modern notions about environmentalists have existed for decades and have provided us with the stereotype of a “dirty hippie.” This label has come to describe… Read more »
Callaghan: To ensure diversity, Power Shift conference should focus on affordability
Throughout the 20th century, social justice movements have rocked the American government and society through use of conferences and actions. This is no different today… Read more »
