[sustainable_tompkins-l] Scott Pruitt approves dangerous pesticide

[Tony Del Plato]

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt just overruled
the recommendation of EPA scientists, rejecting a petition to ban the
dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos.1

EPA studies show that this pesticide affects fetal brain growth during
pregnancy and causes neurological disorders. But instead of listening to
his own agency's research, Pruitt sided with Dow Chemical and a way of
thinking that puts business as usual ahead of protecting our health.2

This is exactly the kind of thing we were afraid of when President Trump
selected Scott Pruitt to run the EPA -- an agency that Pruitt sued 14 times
as Oklahoma's attorney general.3 Now it's up to us to raise awareness and
take action.

* Will you chip in to help us demand a reversal of this anti-science
decision?
*

Chlorpyrifos is so toxic that it has been banned from use in household
products since 2000. In the last decade, several large-scale studies have
found that children with the chemical in their bloodstream had lower IQ
scores than children who didn't, and that farmers who used
chlorpyrifos-based pesticides suffered from memory loss and other
neurological disorders.4 To combat the effects, farmers now wear protective
clothing when using chlorpyrifos.5

* Think about that. The chemical is so dangerous that farmers have to wear
protective clothing, but they're spraying it on our fruit trees and
vegetable plants.*

In 2007, a coalition of environmental groups filed a petition to ban the
use of chlorpyrifos.6 The law was on their side: Legally, the EPA is
required to ban use of a chemical if it cannot be proven safe.7

*But now Scott Pruitt shut down any further review of chlorpyrifos until
2022, putting people at risk for years to come.*8

We're committed to continuing our work to protect bees, achieve 100%
renewable energy, and more. But we need your help to hold Scott Pruitt
accountable and make sure the EPA can continue its work protecting us and
our environment.

*Will you chip in to help protect our health and environment?
*

Thanks for making it all possible.

Yours,

Heather Leibowitz
Environment New York Director

1. E.P.A. Chief, Rejecting Agency's Science, Chooses Not to Ban Insecticide
,
The New York Times, March 29, 2017
2. Ibid.
3. Scott Pruitt won't protect America's air, water or families
,
Environment America, February 2, 2017
4. EPA Decides Not To Ban A Pesticide, Despite Its Own Evidence Of Risk
,
NPR, March 29, 2017
5. Ibid.
6. Pruitt chooses not to ban pesticide after scientists find neurotoxicity
,
Ars Technica, March 30, 2017
7. E.P.A. Chief, Rejecting Agency's Science, Chooses Not to Ban Insecticide
,
The New York Times, March 29, 2017
8. Ibid.


Environment New York: Clean Air, Clean Water, Open Space
255 W. 36th St., Ste. 1201, New York, NY 10018, (646) 473-0905
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Energy Smart Community Meetings

[Sandra J. Repp]

Energy Smart Community Public Meetings
May 2 - 24, times vary
@ Locations around Tompkins County

In June, NYSEG's Energy Smart Community program will begin installing 12,400 
smart meters in Tompkins County.  Smart meters eliminate estimated meter 
readings and enable a more timely response during power outages. Cornell 
Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County is partnering with NYSEG to hold 
public meetings in areas where smart meters will be installed.  Join us to 
learn about this new program, and get your questions answered by the NYSEG 
team.  Events are FREE and everyone is welcome!

Smart Meter Public Meetings

  *   Tuesday, May 2, 6:30-8:00pm, Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing
  *   Wednesday, May 3, 6:30-8:00pm, Lansing Village Office, 2405 N. Triphammer 
Rd, Ithaca
  *   Thursday, May 11, 6:30-8:00pm, Ithaca Town Hall-Board Rm, 215 N. Tioga 
Street, Ithaca
  *   Tuesday, May 16, 6:30-8:00pm, Etna Fire Hall, 26 Wood Road, Freeville NY
  *   Saturday, May 20, 9:00-10:30am, CCE-Tompkins, 615 Willow Ave. Room A, 
Ithaca
  *   Tuesday, May 23, 6:30-8:00pm, Groton Town Hall, 101 Conger Blvd, Groton
  *   Wednesday, May 24, 7:00-8:30pm, Village of Cayuga Heights, 836 Hanshaw 
Rd, Ithaca

Rosalyn Bandy
Energy Smart Community
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
O: (607) 272-2292
M: (607) 220-3563


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] 4/26: "Indigenous Cropping Systems" with Jane Mt. Pleasant @ CCE-Tompkins

[Sandra J. Repp]

Indigenous American Cropping Systems
Wednesday, April 26, 6:30-8:30pm
@ CCE-Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca

The Three Sisters - winter squash, maize and climbing beans - are the main 
agricultural crops of various Native American groups, particularly the 
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of the Finger Lakes region. Indigenous farmers in the 
northeast have been growing these crops for hundreds of years, and continue to 
do so today. Jane Mt. Pleasant (Tuscarora), Associate Professor in Horticulture 
and affiliated with the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program at 
Cornell University, will give a presentation about Haudenosaunee agriculture, 
knowledge and the productivity of indigenous cropping systems.

Cost: $5-$10/person self-determined sliding scale
Call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at (607) 272-2292 or 
email ca...@cornell.edu to register, or register 
online 
here.

Chrys Gardener
Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850
(607)272-2292, extension 241
www.ccetompkins.org


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] The Community Science Institute's First 4-H2O Event of the Year is Coming Up!

[Community Science Institute]

The sun is shining and things are heating up, both outside and at CSI. Join
us for our first 4-H2O event of 2017: *Water and the Physics and Chemistry
of Life on Earth*. Seventy percent of Earth’s surface is water,
and wherever you can find water, you can find life. That’s why NASA’s motto
in the hunt for   extraterrestrial life is “follow the water.”

*But why is that?*

Join us for some hands-on K-5 activities that demonstrate the mysterious
physical and chemical properties of water that make it possible for life to
thrive here on earth.

Details:

   - *Where*: *Stewart Park*, 1 James L Gibbs Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
  - We will meet at the floating dock.
   - *When*: *Saturday April, 29th *from* 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm*
   - This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!

For more information visit us at communityscience.org
 and/or contact us at
i...@communityscience.org and 607-257-6606

*Subject to cancellation in the event of heavy rain and/or severe storms

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Water Quality Testing Lab
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Greenstar Enviro Movie Night!! Apr 30@ The Space

[Irene Weiser]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Shira Evergreen

607-319-0461

shiraevergr...@gmail.com

*Five Year Anniversary Screening and Panel Discussion featuring*

*“Empowered: Power from the People” and “Frac Attack: Dawn of the
Watershed”*


ITHACA, N.Y. –  ​On Sunday, April 30th, 2017 at 6:30pm, The Space @

Greenstar will host back-to-back screenings of the environmental zombie
short Frac Attack:

Dawn of the Watershed (18 min) and the feature documentary Empowered: Power
from the

People (1 hr 16 min), which highlights the many ways that Tompkins County
residents have

embraced renewable energy from wind and solar, to geothermal and biodiesel.
The event is

sponsored by Greenstar Cooperative Market and takes place in partnership
with Earth Day

Ithaca and Cornell Cooperative Extension's Go Solar Tompkins program.


The films will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic of
sustainability and how it

intersects with movements for social change like Black Lives Matter and the
fight against the

Dakota Access and Keystone pipelines. Moderated by Shira Evergreen,
Director of both films,

panelists include Don Barber, former Town Supervisor of the Town of
Caroline; Lexie Hain of

Black Oak Wind Farm; Fabina Colon of the Multicultural Resource Center;
Annie Koreman,

candidate for Tompkins County Legislature District 5; Lily Gershon of the
Dacha Project; and

McKenzie Jones.


Frac Attack is a co-production of Shirari Industries and The Dacha Project,
in association with

the Shaleshock Citizens Action Alliance. The campy zombie thriller was made
by over seventy

community members and helped galvanize local activism against the
exploitative drilling of the

Marcellus Shale by multinational corporations. Empowered: Power from the
People is a

co-production of Shirari Industries and Earthwalk Farm and was screened at
numerous

community venues and six environmental film festivals, from Olympia,
Washington to Freiburg,

Germany. Renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben said, “Empowered is a
remarkable

ground-up account of the revolution that’s really starting to alter things
on this earth – and with

any luck this movie will help many more people shake up their communities!”


Shira Evergreen, Director of both films noted “In all movements for social
and environmental

justice, it takes a combination of strategies to create positive change.
The arts, and films

specifically, are powerful tools to reach people at an emotional level, and
it’s our hope that Frac

Attack and Empowered continue to inspire people who might not have
otherwise gotten involved

to start asking questions and taking action.”


This event will provide the community an opportunity to review how far
we've come in the

transition to a renewable energy future and to look ahead to further
collaborative efforts on a

spectrum of fundamental social issues.


The event goes from 6:30-9:30pm. Tickets will be $10 suggested donation and
free for kids.

Refreshments will be available.


###

For photos and more information, contact Shira Evergreen: 607-319-0461 or
shiraevergr...@gmail.com

More about Empowered: www.empoweredthemovie.com

Facebook event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/804743229691999/



Irene Weiser
irene32...@gmail.com
Brooktondale, NY
607-539-6856

*Joy to the world*
*All the boys and girls*
*Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea*
*Joy to you and me. *[image: ]

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Urgently need a full-body mannequin

[Maura Stephens]

Can anyone lend us a full-body mannequin through Monday? Any sex will do. The 
Ithaca Fringe Festival’s has gone AWOL. Thank you! 

Maura Stephens
Ithaca Fringe Festival  volunteer
maurastephe...@gmail.com
607-589-7302 office/voice
607-351-3766 mobile/text






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