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April 5, 2012: Statewide Call Day to Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee
April 5, 2012: Statewide Call Day to Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee: BAN FRACKING NOW! Western New York is the home of Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Chair– Senator Grisanti. Senate bill 4220, which has been stalled in his committee, can protect the entire state from fracking by banning drilling and wastewater treatment. The senator must hear from New Yorker’s that it’s his duty, as chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, to protect our environment and not allow drilling in the…
Find out more »NOFA-NY CSA Fair – Kingston
This Saturday, NOFA-NY will be holding its final CSA Fair of the season in Kingston. Please come out to support and learn more about the benefits of CSA memberships and the CSA opportunities in your area. The event is FREE. Meet area growers, learn about their farms, products, and CSA – and to sign up for the upcoming season! Find the CSA that’s right for you. The fairs are family friendly as well-so bring the kids! Kingston Fair Fair Street…
Find out more »Living Downstream, Expert Panel, Discussion and Q & A
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5 – 8 pm Weis Cinema, Campus Center, Bard College Discussion and Audience Q & A With an Expert Panel Jannette Barth President, JM Barth and Associates David Carpenter, M.D. Institute for Health and Environment University of Albany (Keynote) Michael Edelstein Director, Institute for Environmental Studies Ramapo College Mark Lytle Chair, Environmental and Urban Studies, Bard College
Find out more »Gardens Filled with Life: Northeastern Native Plants
Renowned author and landscape architect Carolyn Summers will present an informative class on the current research that reveals the many ways in which native plants form the basis of the food web that supports a healthy, bio-diverse landscape. Her lecture covers ways to use a wide variety of striking native plants in a formal landscape or in a more natural setting. Come to this class and learn how to use native plants in your garden. Find out about the full…
Find out more »Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., on the dangers of hydrofracking
Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., on the dangers of hydrofracking Wednesday April 18, 7:30 pm Hunt Union Ballroom SUNY ONEONTA SUNY Oneonta’s Red Dragon Reading Series presents Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., in a special Earth Week lecture on the dangers of hydrofracking in Upstate New York. Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber, is an internationally recognized authority on the environmental links to cancer and human health. The Sierra Club has heralded Steingraber as “the new Rachel Carson,” and, indeed, she is a recipient of the Rachel…
Find out more »Earth Day Entrepreneur Showcase: Slow Money and Local Investment Opportunities
Slow Money NYC and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Present: Earth Day Entrepreneur Showcase: Slow Money and Local Investment Opportunities With Woody Tasch, Author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money, & Eliot Coleman, Author & Farmer, Four Season Farm April 22, 2012 (Earth Day!) 3-5 pm The Loft at Stone Barns Tickets $75. Limited quantity. What better way to spend Earth Day than with a group of food entrepreneurs and investors who are working “to bring…
Find out more »EXTREME ENERGY AND THE FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE
MONDAY APRIL 23RD 6:00 pm SUNY NEW PALTZ, Room TBA CATSKILL MOUNTAINKEEPER, FRACK FREE CATSKILLS, HUDSON RIVER CLEARWATER, WORKING FILMS-reel power PRESENT EXTREME ENERGY AND THE FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE COME HEAR THE VOICES OF THOSE FIGHTING HYDROFRACKING IN NY, MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL IN WV NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN NY, CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE PLANET AND FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE IT IS TIME TO JOIN TOGETHER- THEY ARE ALL OUR STRUGGLES!! We will learn about local struggles, broad campaigns and…
Find out more »Frackonomics: Debunking the Financial Myths of Shale Gas & Embracing a Green Energy Future
United for Action and tons of other great co-sponsors (see list below) are bringing Deborah Rogers, Jannette Barth, and Al Appleton together for a panel presentation to discuss the downsides of shale gas development from an economic and financial standpoint and will additionally be exploring the potential for green energy for New York State. What: Frackonomics: Debunking the Financial Myths of Shale Gas & Embracing a Green Energy Future When: April 24th Time: 6:45 (doors open at 6) Where: Ethical Culture Society, 2…
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