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Tuesday, March 24th Community Church of NY 40 East 35th St. 6:30pm Join the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal NY State effort to put pressure on Cuomo this year to close the remaining coal plants in NY State while making sure the people who live in those towns are taken ca…

New York stands at a crossroads; this is our moment to decide the course of history. Come to the New York Crossroads : Rally to Stop Fracking and Demand Renewable Energy in Albany. When : Monday, June 17th, 12pm-3pm Where : Rally and March in East Capitol Lawn, Albany,…

The risk to the clean water and produce we enjoy from upstate New York, not to mention the beautiful land itself is at risk from hydrofracking. The time to comment on the latest plans from the NYC DEC is now— the deadline is January 11, 2013 . Please don't put i…

This chart, published by Cornucopia Institute, contains interesting information.  One can quickly recognize the logos of familiar companies which supported or fought Proposition 37, a California proposition to label GMO-containing foods.  This proposition was voted dow…

From Earth911.org : Smoothie chain Jamba Juice announced last month that it plans to phase out its use of polystyrene cups by 2013, a decision that may have been influenced by the efforts of a 10-year-old girl. When Carlsbad, Calif. fifth-grader Mia Hansen stopped by…

From Earth911.com : Here's an idea NYC students, parents and teachers might want to try: Earlier this year, elementary school students and thousands of online supporters petitioned Crayola to start a 'take back' program to recycle the company's markers…

Where is the plastic-free gardener who can help us with gardening, as The Plastic-free Chef  does with cooking?  That person has not yet stepped forward.  Instead a bunch of people are tinkering, and sharing their experiences. Shreveport, 1950's:  my Aunt Grace let…

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature&#8212 the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” &am…

A a group of elementary school children in California are campaigning to get Crayola to take back used markers and recycle the components. Inspired by their teacher, the fifth graders set up an online petition called Crayola: Make Your Mark . So far they have gather…

Sunday, April 22 9am-3pm Union St., in front of the Park Slope Food Coop Chat with members of various coop committees: - Environmental, - Safe Food, - GMO Shelf Labeling, - Recycling and - Animal Welfare See Grow NYC’s Rainwater Harvesting Exhibit Learn about worm bin …

Many people are taking action to  reduce or eliminate use of disposable plastic.  One of these is Mary Kat. "I try to live a plastic-free life for environmental reasons and health reasons.  I have a passion for food and a passion for cooking and baking.  At the be…

A study by the EPA estimated that Americans generate roughly 30 million tons of food waste each year, which is about 12 percent of the total waste stream. All but about 2 percent of that food waste ends up in landfills. By increasing the availability of locations for B…

Many people are taking action to reduce usage of disposable plastic, or to document or begin to rectify the damage already done by our overuse and careless disposal of plastics.  Beth Terry of   My Plastic Free Life , Captain Charles Moore, discoverer of the Great Paci…

NY City Council Hearing: Fracking-induced Earthquakes Open to the Public When: February 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM Where: 16th Floor Committee Room, 250 Broadway, New York, NY New York City Councils Hearing Committee on Environmental Protection public hearing re: "Geop…

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead image of NYS Adirondacks courtesy of Marcy Hall Haislip

We are holding three last workshops to create effective letters commenting on the problems in the DEC's proposed hydrofracking regulations under which hydrofracking could occur in New York State, as early as next year. The workshops are: Friday, December 16 from 5…

If you are concerned about the potential health and environmental threats of hydraulic fracture gas drilling want to tell Governor Cuomo not to allow hydrofracking in New York State, here is a chance to speak up. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will…

There's still time, though not much, to write a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) about the proposed hydrofracking regulations. The deadline is December 12. If you're at the coop this weekend, why not stop at the workshop to help you…

Write to the DEC before the December 12 deadline . For pointers on composing an effective letter to the DEC, see this resource from the Sierra Club and/or this resource from Sourcewatch . It needn't be perfect; it needn't be long Use the linked resources to ma…

Slowing Down the DEC on the Fast Track to Frack New York State Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are putting the Energy Industry on a fast track to frack New York State. Why the hurry ? The NYS DEC recently issued a Supplemental Generic …