Students seek to alleviate oil pollution in Ecuador
Nov. 18, 2009-Worcester Polytechnic Institute juniors Chad Caisse, Ben Johnson, Seanna Reilly, Dora Fiske, Chris Baker, and Carlos Donado, (from left) prepare their final presentation, to be delivered Dec. 17th on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The students comprise the Worcester Polytechnic Institute's oil remediation and oil prevention (best practices) teams, which are working closely with Rep. McGovern to clean up oil contamination in Ecuador. 30,000 indigenous people have sued Chevron, the owner of Texaco, for pollutants seeping into soil and groundwater from Ecuadorian oil pits Texaco built in 1964. The court case has been ongoing for 13 years. The WPI students hope juniors next year will continue their project.
Juniors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts combine brainpower to clean up oil pollution in Ecuador. In 1965, Texaco, now Chevron, tapped oil reserves in Ecuador. The company built oil pits, long since abandoned, which have been leaking pollutants into the groundwater for the past half century or so. 30,000 indigenous Ecuadorians have sued Chevron over the pollution but the case has continued unresolved for 13 years. Jessica Leving wrote the story and I shot the photos, in today’s Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
A Day with Rep. Jim Himes
Last week I spent a day with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4th), shooting a day-in-the-life photo story on the young Congressman from Connecticut for the Norwalk Hour. It appeared in the Hour on Nov. 30. Here’s the story!
Check out BU’s Washington Journalism Center~photos, people and stories
This semester, I’ve been shooting photos for Boston University’s Washington Journalism Center. The Center is a dorm, newsroom and classroom all in one. Student reporters roll out of bed, walk down to the newsroom—the hub of story-covering activity—and head back upstairs at the end of the day.
Turkey Pardon Photo Hits Newseum
My photos from yesterday’s presidential turkey pardon made it to the front page of The Norwalk Hour and are on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
Obama pardons “Courage” at the White House
Nov. 25, 2009-President Barack Obama with daughters Malia and Sasha, as he pardoned "Courage", the 45-pound National Thanksgiving Turkey, on the North Portico at the White House, Washington, D.C. With Obama are Elizabeth Pelletier and Walter Pelletier, from the National Turkey Federation.
This morning, President Barack Obama pardoned “Courage“, the 45-pound National Thanksgiving Turkey, on the steps of the White House. Flanked by daughters Malia and Sasha, Obama made a quick speech about the history of the tradition, Walter Pelletier of the National Turkey Federation hoisted Courage onto the green tablecloth, and Obama pardoned the giant white turkey. Following this trip to the White House, Courage will live out the rest his days in Disneyland.
I got Snowe!
Nov. 19, 2009-Maine Senator Olympia Snowe is mobbed by reporters after announcing she would not support the Senate's version of the health care bill. Last Saturday, the Senate voted to bring the bill to the floor and to bar filibusters.
I’ve been trying to get photos of Olympia Snowe since I got my press pass in September. It’s been months. Her phone line is always busy. I stake out one doorway and she sneaks out another. In the labyrinthine Capitol complex, Senators have tons of ways to evade the press, if they want. Last Thursday I was on the Hill, desperate for lunch after a day of shooting, and there she was—Olympia Snowe. Except I didn’t even know it was her at first. All I could see was a huddle of reporters outside the door to the Senate floor. I peeked through the tangle of arms and voice recorders, and couldn’t believe it—the coveted Snowe! I grabbed my camera and started snapping away. Here’s what I got.
Photo essay to come~Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT)
- Nov. 19, 2009-Rep. Jim Himes office in 214 Cannon, Washington, D.C.
Last Thursday I spent the day with Rep. Himes, shooting a day-in-the-life photo story on what it’s like to be in Congress. Stay tuned!
Zoogoer~newest issue posted online!
The Nov./Dec. 2009 issue of Zoogoer Magazine is now online! Features interesting, in-depth articles on the culinary team that feeds the Zoo’s endangered species, Ostrichs, Mehgan Murphy’s beautiful photographs, and a How Do You Zoo? on wild animal veterinarian Carlos Sanchez–written by me! Of course it’s better in person but please peruse the issue online.
Nov./Dec. Zoogoer goes live!
Chinchilla at the National Zoo's Small Mammal House. (Jesse Cohen/NZP)
Each issue of Zoogoer Magazine features a close-up, mystery photo that directs readers to an online link where they can discover which animal is in the photo and read about its unique characteristics. Where in the Zoo? is a fun way to learn about animals at the National Zoo. This month I wrote about, you guessed it, Chinchillas!
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