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...
Showing posts with label activism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label activism. Show all posts
Monday, 23 March 2015
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Important Anti-Fracking Rally on June 17th!
Hales Joiuy
June 11, 2013
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 Frackin...
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Clean water, air and farms in NY State at Risk
Hales Joiuy
December 30, 2012
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 hydrofracki...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Our Right to Know GMOs
Hales Joiuy
November 08, 2012
This chart, published by Cornucopia Institute, contains interesting information. One can quickly recognize the logos of familiar companies ...
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
10 Year Old Changes Jamba Juice Policy
Hales Joiuy
September 18, 2012
From Earth911.org : Smoothie chain Jamba Juice announced last month that it plans to phase out its use of polystyrene cups by 2013, a decis...
Monday, 10 September 2012
Make Your Mark
Hales Joiuy
September 10, 2012
From Earth911.com : Here's an idea NYC students, parents and teachers might want to try: Earlier this year, elementary school students ...
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Plastic and People: The Plastic-Free Gardeners
Hales Joiuy
June 07, 2012
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 ste...
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Rachel Carson's Birthday
Hales Joiuy
May 26, 2012
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinit...
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Kids, Crayolas & Recycling
Hales Joiuy
May 20, 2012
A a group of elementary school children in California are campaigning to get Crayola to take back used markers and recycle the components. ...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Celebrate Earth Day with Us!
Hales Joiuy
April 19, 2012
Sunday, April 22 9am-3pm Union St., in front of the Park Slope Food Coop Chat with members of various coop committees: - Environmental, - Sa...
Monday, 16 April 2012
People and Plastic: The Plastic Free Chef
Hales Joiuy
April 16, 2012
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-fr...
Sunday, 18 March 2012
More Compost Please
Hales Joiuy
March 18, 2012
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...
Monday, 5 March 2012
People and Plastic: Take THAT, Plastic Bags
Hales Joiuy
March 05, 2012
Many people are taking action to reduce usage of disposable plastic, or to document or begin to rectify the damage already done by our overu...
Monday, 13 February 2012
NYC Council Hearing: Fracking-caused Earthquakes
Hales Joiuy
February 13, 2012
NY City Council Hearing: Fracking-induced Earthquakes Open to the Public When: February 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM Where: 16th Floor Committee Roo...
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Never Doubt . . .
Hales Joiuy
December 31, 2011
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has....
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Last Three Workshops to Stop Hydrofracking
Hales Joiuy
December 14, 2011
We are holding three last workshops to create effective letters commenting on the problems in the DEC's proposed hydrofracking regulatio...
Sunday, 27 November 2011
NYC Public Hearing about Hydrofracking
Hales Joiuy
November 27, 2011
If you are concerned about the potential health and environmental threats of hydraulic fracture gas drilling want to tell Governor Cuomo no...
Friday, 25 November 2011
There's Still Time
Hales Joiuy
November 25, 2011
There's still time, though not much, to write a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) about the proposed hydrofra...
Monday, 14 November 2011
If You Want to Stop Hydrofracking . . .
Hales Joiuy
November 14, 2011
Write to the DEC before the December 12 deadline . For pointers on composing an effective letter to the DEC, see this resource from the Sier...
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Hydrofracking Comment Workshops!
Hales Joiuy
November 03, 2011
Slowing Down the DEC on the Fast Track to Frack New York State Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation are putting...