Madhusudan Katti

Commentary: Time To Turn Off Our Sprinklers, Fresno

Madhusudan Katti — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:28:42 +0000

The San Joaquin Valley’s communities and farms all blossomed our of a desert landscape thanks to available water supplies. But with an increasing population, and global warming, how we use this most precious resource is becoming more and more important. In this edition of FM89’s commentary series "The Moral Is", Fresno State biology professor Madhusudan Katti says it’s time for us to turn off our sprinklers.

Commentary: Fresno Should Look To Sweden For Recycling Model

Madhusudan Katti — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:50:27 +0000

The subject of trash has dominated Fresno headlines in recent months. In addition to the controversy over the privatization of residential solid waste service in the City of Fresno, a recent online post by National Geographic cites Fresno as a nationwide leader recycling. But what if Fresno’s current recycling rate of 73 percent were 100 percent? On this week’s edition of the commentary series The Moral Is, Fresno State Biology professor Madhusudan Katti says we should look to Sweden as an example.

The views expressed on The Moral Is are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Valley Public Radio.

Commentary: Climate Change is A Moral Issue

Madhusudan Katti — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:27:33 +0000

Every election year, the political debate eventually turns to issues related to morality and values. On this edition of Valley Public Radio's commentary series The Moral Is, Fresno State Biology Professor Madhusudan Katti says that this year, the candidates need to show more leadership on what he calls the biggest moral crisis of our era.