Related Posts
New York Harbor – what’s in the water?
Lots of pollution and chemicals, of course! Anyone who has ever visited New York and strolled down by...
Should the police be allowed to park in bike lanes?
Toronto police force gets a wake-up call from a feature written in the Toronto Sun about an officer...
Wolf news: lupine dateline wild wolf in Montana, USA, photo by Ellie Attebery (Flickr CC)
Across the globe it's once again humans...
The Big (Cr)apple: New York’s water woesBack in September 2009 I posted about some of the fascinating and disgusting things to be found in...
New York’s dirty waterWhen I was a kid I used to hear stories about all sorts of creatures that mutated and...
Tip of the Day
Go grocery shopping locally to help reduce your carbon footprint
Dateline NBC meets New York’s ‘ECO cops’
photo by Eva Abreu (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
Meet New York State Police’s Environmental Conservation Officers. For their ‘Green is Universal’ coverage, NBC’s Dateline follows two green-clad cops who enforce environmental law on the streets of New York City. But these ECO Police are no new green trend – NBC’s Chris Hansen reports that they’ve ‘been around for over a century’. A police force that once concentrated on fish and game regulations now also tackles issues such as pollution and food sanitation in America’s biggest and busiest city, as part of the State of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Sounds pretty cool – gun toting, big hat wearing, New York City cops who combat environmental crime and stop people from eating seriously poisonous fish. Watch the NBC Dateline report below.
The few, the proud, the green: Eco-cops
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Additional resources:
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police Officers
Tags: cops, Dateline, ECO, environmental, Environmental Conservation, Green, NBC, New York, officers, police, state
2 Comments
You can also log in to post a comment.
Other Greenfudge.org posts
Concentrated Solar Power Isn’t Just for the Desert Anymore
When we think of solar panels, we typically either visualize them on roofs or scattered about a desert somewhere. However, thanks to some innovative work, we may soon see them elsewhere—and in colder climates, too. Recently, the new SyracuseCoE building (with LEED Platinum certification) was dedicated. This center was designed to be used as a living laboratory and also for showcasing new technological ideas. One of the first things to be showcased can be found in an area specifically for testing...
Eco-travel and Tourism: Getaways for Any Time of the Year
With the seasons changing and weather becoming colder, people may be looking for that last vacation getaway for the year; or if you’re a snowbird, looking for where you’ll be spending the next several months. Going on vacation is no reason to stop “living green” or doing your part to help the environment. Here are a few rather unique hotels that specialize in eco-travel and tourism. Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel Whoever said living in trees was for the birds never stayed at...
Terra Nova: Apocalypse Dudes
Being an enthusiastic science fiction fan, when I saw there was a new post-apocalyptic/dystopian series on the way I was typically stoked. The involvement of Steven Spielberg and a couple of guys from the Star Trek franchise gave me moderately high hopes. However, Spielberg’s recent alien invasion series, Falling Skies, didn’t. I was weaned on low-budget sci-fi films and TV from the 80s, which in hindsight usually weren’t very good (see Cherry 2000 or Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone for...
Breaking: ‘Miracle rescue’ in China – 150+ saved after week in flooded coal mine
On March 28, 153 coal miners were trapped in the Wangjialing mine in Shanxi Province, northern China when the mine was suddenly flooded with water. More than one week later an amazing rescue is taking place. According to a CNN report, so far rescue workers have managed to save 115 miners. Two hundred people, as part of 50 rescue groups, were working around-the-clock to drain water, monitor gas and pull out miners, said Wang Jun, governor of Shanxi province where the mine...
Water conservation in India – The ‘Rainman of Rajasthan’
Villagers in Rajasthan, India are using traditional techniques of rain harvesting to replenish local water supplies. From CNN’s video series ‘Going Green: Eco Pioneers’, this report features Rajendra Singh, aka the Rainman of Rajasthan, who works with water conservation in the largest, but driest state in India. Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video" mce_href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> By Graham Land Additional resources: CNN Environment – Going Green...
Galapagos Islands: Global Warming’s Next Prey
The effects of climate change are finally reaching this volcanic archipelago; the very place that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Well-known for its rich and fragile biodiversity, the Galapagos are beginning to feel the damage Global Warming can cause. Sea temperatures are changing, and coral reefs have been dying near the islands. Not only that, an increase in tourism and illegal, overfishing are also having negative impacts on the islands. Shark and fish populations have dropped drastically due to illegal...
Hyenas Have Excellent Cooperative Problem-Solving Skills
Recent studies have discovered that captive pairs of spotted hyenas work very well together in cooperative problem-solving tasks. One task given to them involved tugging ropes together in order to gain a food reward. What’s more, the hyenas that had more experience with these kinds of tests also helped out their less experienced partners complete the task. Christine Drea, who lead the study, says that these findings show that social carnivores (those who hunt in packs) are good models for further...
More on the Garbage Patch
I’m depressed. I just watched another documentary on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The world is infused with plastic and marinated in toxins. Our oceans, still largely clean, clear and pristine-looking, are actually a vast plastic soup steeped in poisonous chemicals, which are consumed by sea life and then in turn by humans. Serves them right, I think, and mentally kick a PET bottle into the senseless ocean of futility I currently think of as “life”. Or does it? I for one never...
Creature Feature: The Antarctic Blue Whale
Today’s Creature Feature takes us to one of the coldest places on the planet to learn about the largest mammal on the planet: The Antarctic Blue Whale. I’m sure some of you may be thinking: “aren’t all Blue Whales the same?” No! They are not. There are actually a couple of subspecies, such as the Antarctic Blue Whale and the Pygmy Blue Whale. However, these subspecies have not gained recognition in all areas of the world yet, and so there are...
Lightning makes mushrooms grow, Japanese study shows
Research in Japan suggests that lightening strikes can significantly increase growth in some popular species of mushroom. According to a report in National Geographic, sudden bursts of electricity – of the strengths that might occur some distance from where lightning strikes the ground – cause mushrooms to multiply. A direct hit from a lightening bolt would fry a mushroom, but a diffuse jolt sparks a curious response. The latest results show that lightning-strength jolts of electricity can more than double the yield...
View all articles
Thanks for your comment and your great picture, Eva
Thanks for posting this Dateline NBC report about the NYC ECO cops, great coverage! I especially enjoyed the illegal fish story. Glad to see my photo of NYC skyline used in your post too! Thanks for the credit. Regards, Eva Abreu