The Disruptive quarterly

Q1 / Q2 2026

We are thrilled to launch this special issue of TDQ in partnership with the so many who care deeply about clean water and the future of the planet. Together we created a special issue featuring innovators, artists and changemakers across genres and industries. BioLargo, Inc. co-sponsored events throughout the year that are captured in this issue. We hope you enjoy this retrospective thatis a call to action.

Thank you TDQ contributors and a special thank you to our guest editor, John L. Parker.

We hope you enjoy this issue and find yourself as inspired as we are!

Warmest regards,

— Cynthia

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Table of contents

Water and our common heritage:

Facing the Challenge of forever chemicals

Foreword: A Long Time Ago
John L. Parker, Esq.

Buttonhook forest

Science and Spirit: Reading the Water at Buttonhook Forest
Stacy Morgan

Watershed Law Meets Indigenous Legacy: The Case of Buttonhook Forest
Jack love

The Wisdom of Rocks: The Rematriation of Ancient Effigies to Water
Amanda Cronin

Finding the Rhythm of Water Conservation
CeCe Clearwaters

Saving Buttonhook Forest
Joe Plante

Hudson river Valley & Upstate new York

ONCE AGAIN, SACRED WATERS OF THE ONONDAGA NATION WILL BE SACRIFIED and POLLUTED BY INDUSTRY AS PROFITS TRUMP PROTECTION OF MOTHER EARTH
Joe Heath

Hudson River Valley & Upstate New York: Photo Gallery
John L. Parker, Esq.

THE UNIQUE WATER STORY OF ROCKLAND COUNTY
Susan Shapiro, Esq.

THE Environmental Story of Mahicanituck
Susan Shapiro, Esq. & S.D. Smith, Esq.

Long island / Sound

Water for Everyone, But is Everyone for Water
Shavonne F. Smith

A Connecticut Perspective of Long Island Sound: Photo Gallery
Stu Foster

Artistic Interpretations

water, water everywhere...
Leon Jackson Davenport

A Portrait of the collective; as water
Megan Dyer

Water-Related Art & Imagery
Suprina Troche & Susan Hillary Shapiro

PFAS Forum Long Island

PFAS Forever Chemicals are Changing Water Quality, Public Health, and Increasing Costs: A Legal and Technical Review
Moderator: John L. Parker, Esq.

PFAS Forum Long Island - Introductions
John L. PARKER, Esq.

PFAS Forum Long Island Photo Gallery
Sponsored by Biolargo

PFAS Readiness and the Opportunity for American Manufacturing Leadership
Tonya Chandler

PFAS Summit Norwegian Embassy

Norway Means business: PFAS Challenges facing Communities Across the Globe
Master of Ceremonies: Idar Voldnes

Keynote
Dennis Calvert, CEO of BioLargo

Norway means Business - Opening Remarks
Moderator: John L. PARKER, Esq.

Addressing Global PFAS Challenges Needs Partnerships Innovation Ecosystem
Atam P. Dhawan, Phd

We Know What's in the Water. Now We Need the Will to Fix It.
Sally Gutierrez

Strong Water Technologies Interview
John L. Parker, esq. with Jeffrey Denholm

Norway Means Business Photo Gallery
Sponsored by Biolargo

The Disruptive future: views from the Next Generation

Water Conservation in Goleta
Izabela Nickerson

Our Future
aryel Zhang

The true Cost of Poisoned Water
Heer Bhathawala. Eve Nevelos, Yash Maheshwari, & James Oehmke

Isla Vista Gallery Night
Foreward by Leah Jensen

Making Waves
Multiple Artists

Saving The Environment One Sip at a Time
Bhavya Uniyal

Contributing Guest Editor

TDQ's Contributing Guest Editor
John L. Parker, Esq,