[sustainable_tompkins-l] Watch 2018 Izzy Award ceremony, being nationally telecast this coming week!

[Maura Stephens]

​Watch the extraordinary speeches by the winners of this year's Izzy Award
for independent journalism on the Free Speech TV national satellite TV
channel; it will also be live-streamed at https://freespeech.org/ at the
following times:

*Sun, 07/15/2018 9:00pm ET*

*Wed, 07/18/20188:00pm ET Sun, 07/22/201810:00am ET*

​Learn more about this year's winners, Lee Fang, Dahr Jamail, Sharon
Lerner, and Todd Miller here
<https://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/independentmedia/izzy/izzyaward2018/>.
​
​It's really a must-watch. The speeches were so moving and terrific.

Maura Stephens


​

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Looking for signs of global warming? They’re all around you

[Maura Stephens]

Looking for signs of global warming? They’re all around you

Seth Borenstein

ASSOCIATED PRESS
   June 21, 2018​

GOTHIC, Colo. – David Inouye is an accidental climate scientist.

More than 40 years ago, the University of Maryland biologist started
studying when wildflowers, birds, bees and butterflies first appeared each
spring on this mountain.

These days, plants and animals are arriving at Rocky Mountain Biological
Lab a week or two earlier than they were 30 years ago. The robins that used
to arrive in early April now show up in mid-March. Marmots end their winter
slumber ever earlier.

“If the climate weren’t changing, we wouldn’t see these kind of changes
happen,” Inouye said.

It’s been 30 years since much of the world learned that global warming had
arrived. On June 23, 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen testified before
Congress, explaining that heat-trapping gases spewed by the burning of
fossil fuels were pushing temperatures higher.

But it turns out climate isn’t the only thing that’s changing: Nature
itself is, too. That’s the picture painted by interviews with more than 50
scientists and an Associated Press analysis of data on plants, animals,
pollen, ice, sea level and more.

You don’t need a thermometer or a rain gauge to notice climate change, and
you don’t need to be a scientist to see it.

Evidence is in the blueberry bushes in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond,
the dwindling population of polar bears of the Arctic and the dying corals
worldwide. Scientists have documented 28,800 cases of plants and animals
“responding consistently to temperature changes,” a 2008 study in the
journal Nature said.

“Nature is extremely sensitive to temperature and nature is reacting to the
warmer temperatures,” said Boston University biologist Richard Primack.
“The dramatic change is happening right in front of us.”

In the 1850s, Thoreau charted when Walden Pond’s highbush blueberry first
flowered. At the time, it happened around May 16, on average. In the past
10 years, it’s averaged April 23. Primack started tracking blueberries
there in the 2000s, so he can’t specifically say how much of the earlier
blooming was due to warming temperatures in the last 30 years, but he
figures about a third of it is.

In 1983, mail carrier John Latimer started keeping track of when the birds,
chipmunks and butterflies emerge, when the trees and plants bloomed and
when they changed colors and dropped leaves in northernmost Minnesota.
Spring is coming earlier, he found. But it’s not consistent; there are some
really late years interspersed, creating a roller- coaster effect.

Starting about 30 years ago, the growing season in general around the
Northern Hemisphere “rather abruptly changed to a new normal,” with earlier
springs and later falls, said Mark Schwartz, a University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee geographer. In the Lower 48 states, 2012 was the
earliest growing season on record until it was edged out by 2017, he said.

In the U.S., fall’s first frost happens about nine days later, on average,
than it did 30 years ago, while the last frost of spring is happening
almost four days earlier, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.

That means the growing season in between is nearly two weeks longer. And
some of the stuff that’s growing is making us sneeze and suffer.

High ragweed days across America swelled from 1990 to 2016, according to a
study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Lewis Ziska. In Kansas City,
the number of high pollen days jumped from 58 to 81.

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] COMMENTS on and ADDITION to Environmental Racism/Classism and fracked gas buildout in Pa.

[Maura Stephens]

Interesting that there's no mention of all the fracked-gas infrastructure
buildout in New York State, with pipelines, compressor stations,
fracked-gas power-plant conversions, radioactive frack-waste dumping in NYS
landfills, bomb trains, gas storage facilities, gas distribution, bomb
trucks, etc. The fact that FWW mentions only PA makes it sounds as if
there's a ban in NYS, which there is not. This is misleading and causes
people in NYS to think we are "safe." We are not.

Here's another interesting development, if you have not been aware of the
push to "incinerate" waste, or Waste To Fuel (WTF???) waste treatments. I
encourage everyone to view this informative webinar, held yesterday and
hosted by Mothers Out Front <https://www.mothersoutfront.org/>'s Lisa
Marshall, given by Mike Ewall of the Energy Justice Network:

===
Hi all,

Thanks to those of you who attended last night's webinar, graciously hosted
by Mothers Out Front.

Here's a link to a PDF copy of the powerpoint I presented:
http://www.energyjustice.net/files/incineration/incineration2018.pdf

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, or to work directly
together on the trash incinerator issues in your area.  ...or other dirty
energy or waste issues, or related climate/energy/waste policies you may be
involved with, for that matter.

Best,

Mike Ewall, Esq.
Executive Director
Energy Justice Network
215-436-9511
m...@energyjustice.net
http://www.energyjustice.net
Friend me on Facebook! <http://www.facebook.com/mikeewall>

Donate <http://www.energyjustice.net/donate> | Join
<http://www.energyjustice.net/join> | Like Energy Justice on
<https://www.facebook.com/energyjustice>Facebook!
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Maura Stephens
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist, educator, author,
theatre artist, activist
​Cofounder, Coalition to Protect New York
<https://www.facebook.com/CPNewYork/>
Cofounder, FrackbustersNY <http://www.frackbustersny.org/>
Founding member, You Are Here map of fracking and fossil-fuel infrastructure
<https://ft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=278586b751454085>
Etc.​




On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:34 AM, Elan Shapiro 
wrote:

> Unprecedented New Report Details Sweeping Environmental Injustice of
> Pennsylvania’s Ongoing Fossil Fuel Buildouthttps://www.commondreams.org/
> newswire/2018/06/20/unprecedented-new-report-details-sweeping-
> environmental-injustice-pennsylvanias
> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnewswire%2F2018%2F06%2F20%2Funprecedented-new-report-details-sweeping-environmental-injustice-pennsylvanias=02%7C01%7Cmstephens%40ithaca.edu%7Cfc7002cedc0c4842a77808d5d73044ac%7Cfa1ac8f65e5448579f0b4aa422c09689%7C0%7C0%7C636651524706792192=52a7cr6obfQZS3PpmMtAfQDCX%2FRs6zXiazgtnDY5vMo%3D=0>
>
> --
>
> Elan Shapiro
> Frog's Way B
> www.frogsway-bnb.com
> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frogsway-bnb.com=02%7C01%7Cmstephens%40ithaca.edu%7Cfc7002cedc0c4842a77808d5d73044ac%7Cfa1ac8f65e5448579f0b4aa422c09689%7C0%7C0%7C636651524706792192=KOAQPx8WcT%2BOjIxgGZkLQqD5VjEsa5GfhgQCNRE2x90%3D=0>
> 607-592-8402
> elanshapiro...@gmail.com
> Building Bridges Coalition
> Showing Up for Racial justice
> 211 Rachel Carson Way
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=211+Rachel+Carson+Way+Ithaca,+NY+14850=gmail=g>
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=211+Rachel+Carson+Way+Ithaca,+NY+14850=gmail=g>
>
> Things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered. We must each
> hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil.
>
> adrienne maree brown
>
>

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Cynthia Nixon in Ithaca Sunday evening for a meet and greet at Argos

[Maura Stephens]

​Good opportunity to teach the gubernatorial candidate how to spell Ithaca,
and let her learn a bit about our community! ​

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/
2018/06/01/oops-cynthia-nixons-campaign-misspells-
ithaca-repeatedly-invitation/663930002/?utm_source=dlvr.it&
utm_medium=twitter


Oops! Cynthia Nixon's campaign misspells 'Ithaca' repeatedly in invitation
Joseph Spector
, Albany
Bureau Chief Published 1:21 p.m. ET June 1, 2018 | Updated 4:41 p.m. ET
June 1, 2018

Cynthia Nixon, a Democratic candidate for governor, greeted commuters on
Long Island on May 23, 2018, and then attended some of the Democratic
convention. Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief
[image: Nixon]

(Photo: Bebeto Matthews, AP)
CONNECTTWEET

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ALBANY - Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon will be in Ithaca on Sunday
— but her campaign didn't spell it right on an invitation to the event on
Friday.

"Cynthia is coming to Ithica!" the subject line of the email to supporters
reads.

"Will you sign up now to attend a candidate meet & greet in Ithica on
Sunday evening, and learn how you can be involved?" the invite continues.

"Ithica Round-Table with Cynthia Nixon," the email continues.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick wasn't too offended by the mistake, saying, "We
all make typos."

But Myrick is supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a third term, and he said
the typo may go to a larger concern he has about Nixon's candidacy.

Nixon, the *Sex and the City* star, is running in her first political
campaign and challenging Cuomo in a Democratic primary on Sept. 13.

"I think it exposes the two things that I most worry about with her
candidacy: their campaign’s lack of knowledge with issues outside of New
York City and their inexperience," Myrick said.

*More: *Cynthia Nixon says upstate NY begins around Ithaca


*More: *Cynthia Nixon throws barbs at Cuomo, who cruises to Democratic
nomination


*More: *Cynthia Nixon roasts Andrew Cuomo at annual gridiron show


Nixon campaign spokesman Lauren Hitt said the email was sent in error and
poked fun at the mistake.

"Something like this obviously would have been caught through our normal
review process," she responded.

"The proper steps have been taken to ensure this doesn't happen again."

Then she emailed a photo of an aide writing "Ithaca" over and over again on
a whiteboard.

For the record, the event is in Ithaca: 7.30 pm Sunday at the Argos Inn.
It's a meet and greet with the candidate in one of the most liberal
bastions in New York as Nixon runs to Cuomo's left.

"We don’t have to settle for the way things are," the invite reads.

"New York deserves a governor that will stand with the people, not the
corporate donors and the super rich campaign contributors who line their
campaign accounts."

This isn't the first minor issue with Nixon and Ithaca.

Soon after launching her campaign, she was asked by the *New York Times *where
upstate begins: She responded Ithaca
,
which her campaign later said was a joke.

Nonetheless, it reignited the ongoing debate

about where upstate New York starts.

On Comedy Central's *The Daily Show*, Nixon said Thursday

that Cuomo has not been the progressive Democrat that he claims to be.

She said Cuomo, who is seeking a third term, hasn't addressed racial and
economic inequality in New York and hasn't been able to 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Sharing reports of a scam targeting local businesses

[Maura Stephens]

​FYI​, and please excuse duplications.

-- Forwarded message --
From: Ithaca Tompkins Convention & Visitors Bureau 
Date: Thu, May 24, 2018 at 2:32 PM
Subject: Sharing reports of a scam targeting local businesses

View this email in your browser


Beware of scam targeting small businesses this holiday weekend
Callers representing themselves as NYSEG targeting local businesses.
Thursday, May 24, 2018 -
We are reaching out to help make you aware of a new scam prevalent in
Tompkins County. The scam presents as an official call from NYSEG noting
that your account is overdue and will be turned off unless an immediate
payment is secured.

Earlier today the Tompkins County

Chamber

and Convention & Visitors Bureau

received a call, wherein the caller identified themselves as a
representative from NYSEG. The caller proceeded to tell us that our account
was overdue, and services were to be shut off. Our team took a message and
upon calling back the toll-free number provided, we were directed to an
official NYSEG recording re-stating that if payment was not made within 45
minutes, services will be turned off.

NYSEG is aware of this scam, and it has been reported to the FCC. They
believe that these calls are targeting mostly small businesses throughout
the area. If you receive a call of this nature, please write down the time
and date of the call, the number the call came in on, and the number
appearing on caller id.  DO NOT provide payment over the phone, and contact
NYSEG’s official number at 1-800-572- to speak with someone directly.

During the busy graduation weekend, we hope this information will help
circumvent additional confusion and concern these attempts at fraudulent
activity may cause.

Sincerely,
Your team at VisitIthaca.com








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Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Cuomo Trashes Plans for Municipal Waste Incinerator in Romulus

[Maura Stephens]

http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=_video==A10277=2017=Y=YA10277
Summary:
BILL NO A10277

SAME AS SAME AS S08109 <http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?term=2017=S08109>

SPONSOR Cusick

COSPNSR Lifton, Palmesano, Kolb, Steck, Lupardo, Englebright

MLTSPNSR

Amd §162, Pub Serv L

Excludes solid waste incinerators from the types of facilities eligible to
use an expedited power plant siting process.Go to top
<http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=_video==A10277=2017=Y=Y#>
--
A10277 Text:

 *STATE OF NEW YORK*


  10277
 *   IN ASSEMBLY*

 April 10, 2018
   ___

Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, LIFTON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to excluding garbage
  incinerators from the types of facilities eligible to use an expedited
  power plant siting process

  *The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate
and  Assem-*
*bly, do enact as follows:*

 1Section  1.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 4 of section 162 of
 2  the public service law, as added by chapter 388 of the laws of 2011, are
 3  amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
 4(c) To a major electric generating facility (i) constructed  on  lands
 5  dedicated  to  industrial  uses,  (ii) the output of which shall be used
 6  solely for industrial purposes, on the premises, and (iii) the  generat-
 7  ing  capacity  of  which does not exceed two hundred thousand kilowatts;
 8  [*or*]
 9(d) To a major electric generating  facility  if,  on  or  before  the
10  effective date of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this
11  article  and  section  19-0312 of the environmental conservation law, an
12  application has been made for a license, permit, certificate, consent or
13  approval from any federal, state or local commission, agency,  board  or
14  regulatory body, in which application the location of the major electric
15  generating  facility  has  been  designated  by the applicant; or if the
16  facility is under construction at such time[*.*]*; or*
17*(e) To a major electric generating facility which generates
 electric-*
18  *ity  from  the  combustion,  gasification or pyrolysis of
solid waste or*
19  *from fuel derived from solid waste.*
20§ 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately,  and  shall  apply  to
21  proposed  facilities  or facilities for which a certificate has not been
22  issued by the New York state board on electric generation siting and the
23  environment pursuant to section 162 of the public service law,  notwith-
24  standing  any  pre-application  or  application  processes  pursuant  to
25  section 163 of the public service law,  or  any  other  precertification
26  actions, reviews, or decisions by such siting board.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in *italics* (underscored) is new; matter
in brackets
  [ ] is old law to be omitted.



Maura Stephens
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist, educator, author,
theatre artist, activist




On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 1:17 PM, Hilary Lambert <stew...@cayugalake.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Tony DP!
> Here is a succinct guide to next steps from Judith Enck:
>
> *And thanks to Yvonne for doing an enormous amount of work to get all of
> the meetings organized.  Yvonne is a force of nature !  The nys legislature
> adjourns in about 5 weeks.   While the governors announcement today was
> terrific , we need to pass assembly bill 10277 and senate bill 8109.   If
> we work really hard over the next few weeks we can save ourselves from a
> few years of work.   Call friends and family around the state and ask them
> to contact their state legislators to support the bill.Call your own
> legislators every week and ask them for updates and thank them for their
> support.   Write letters to the editor.  Post information on social media.
> Hand out flyers about the bill at community events. Find new allies to
> weigh in.  Get your kids involved. I am sure you will have even better
> ideas.  The next month is so important.  Thank you!   Cheers, Judith Enck *
>
> Hilary Lambert
> Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
>
> On May 16, 2018, at 12:23 PM, Tony Del Plato <tonydelpl...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Hillary for your notes about where we're at and what needs to be
> done to shut down the incinerator
> Tony
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 9:32 AM, Hilary Lambert <stew...@cayugalake.org>
> wr

[sustainable_tompkins-l] New piece in Truthout: Undercover Corporate Work Lures Actors and Union Members

[Maura Stephens]

​Thanks to theater friends (some of you may recognize yourselves) and
activists Pramilla Malick, Dennis Higgins and photographer *par excellence*
Erik McGregor for their contributions to this true and troubling story.
Please read, comment at *Truthout*, and share. Everyone should be aware of
this increasing corporate practice, which undermines the arts AND labor.

Please support artists, strengthen unions, and get your news from and
support independent media!

Maura



*Undercover Corporate Work Lures Underemployed Actors and Underpaid Workers*
<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2=Oj8P8Sv19qkKq%2F1huBHgPpJTSUiMXqTa>
​

*Maura Stephens, Truthout:* A recent report about paid actors showing up at
public meetings in New Orleans to support a proposed power plant has
brought to light another shady practice of the corporatocracy. In a country
where the arts have never been well supported and unions are under constant
assault, it's no surprise that people in devalued professions become
especially vulnerable to exploitation by the rich and powerful.

*Read the Article*
<http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2=F5%2B%2FOzPOOjZCl4QAMqczVpJTSUiMXqTa>

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: [SCNCC Organize] FW: Fossil Free – Rise for Climate Action – Join the Webinar

[Maura Stephens]

FYI:



*From:* Steve Ongerth [mailto:intex...@iww.org]
*Sent:* Sunday, May 6, 2018 10:49 AM


https://gofossilfree.org/rise-for-climate-action-join-the-webinar/

Fossil Free – Rise for Climate Action – Join the Webinar

This September, cities, states, businesses and civil society from around
the world will be gathering in California for the *Global Climate Action
Summit.*

The Summit has invited* every mayor, governor and leader* *in the world* to
make a* bold climate commitment* to help the world reach the goals of the
Paris Climate Agreement.

On May 15, join our web workshop to hear about our plans.


We know what those commitments need to achieve: *a fast and fair transition
to 100% renewable energy and an immediate end to new fossil fuel projects.*

But will they?

On September 8, just before the summit, we’re planning *a massive day of
action in cities and neighbourhoods around the world* to demand our local
leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us.

*Rise For Climate Action** will be the climate movement’s big moment in
2018.* Together we will raise the bar for climate leadership for all our
leaders.

On May 15, join our web workshop to find out more about what we have
planned and how you can be a part of it.


What: Rise For Climate Action Web Workshop
When: May 15 — 9am GMT, or 8pm GMT
RSVP: At the riseforclimateaction.org website


During the workshop you’ll hear about the i*nspiring plans for thousands of
local events* in cities and neighbourhoods worldwide that are already in
motion. You’ll learn more about the opportunities this moment presents for
our movement and your group’s local campaigning efforts.

Register now to join the Rise For Climate Action web workshop on May 15 and
find out how you can be involved.


By acting together, we can end the era of fossil fuels and save the climate
we all depend on.

P.S. You don’t need to wait for the web workshop to register your events.
You can find out more about this moment and register your action at
350.org/rise.


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] “Red Flag” Warning. Dry, Windy Conditions Pose Fire Threat

[Maura Stephens]

T
​his warning is for Tompkins County, but I think it also includes all
regions in CNY.​ Please share as appropriate.
-- Forwarded message --
From: Marcia Lynch 
Date: Wed, May 2, 2018 at 12:43 PM
Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: *Tompkins County Under a “Red Flag”
Warning. Dry, Windy Conditions Pose Fire Threat*

*Tompkins County Under a “Red Flag” Warning.  Dry, Windy Conditions Pose
Fire Threat*

Tompkins County is included in a “red flag area,” reported by the National
Weather Service in Binghamton.  Weather conditions, with low humidity and
gusty winds, are ripe for rapid fire spread.

 The Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response reminds residents
that an outside burn ban is in effect through May 15th.

 “A response to an outdoor fire during the burn ban period will likely
include the local fire department and law enforcement,” says Director of
Emergency Response Lee Shurtleff.  “A New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation officer or forest ranger may be dispatched to
assist the firefighting efforts and determine the origin and cause of the
fire. If appropriate, summonses may be issued to violators of the burn ban.

“Grass and brush fires can occur and spread rapidly, creating threats to
people, wildlife, buildings, vehicles, or other property, Director
Shurtleff states.  “Preventing such fires is critical, especially during
posted red flag warnings.”

 *Contact:  Lee Shurtleff, Director of Emergency Response, 607-257-3888*

 *- END -*

 --

Marcia E. Lynch

Public Information Officer

125 E. Court Street

Ithaca, NY  14850

Tel: 607-274-/Fax: 607-274-5558

www.tompkinscountyny.gov

Tompkins County values *Inclusion Through Diversity*.

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Tompkins under red flag warning,, signaling fire threat.pdf
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] opular Beer and Wine Brands Contaminated With Monsanto's Weedkiller

[Maura Stephens]

ps://www.ecowatch.com/subscribe-today-1881953620.html>
   - Monsanto's Glyphosate Found in California Wines, Even Wines ... ›
   
<https://www.ecowatch.com/monsantos-glyphosate-found-in-california-wines-even-wines-made-with-or-1882199552.html>
   - US Right To Know - Pursuing truth and transparency in our food ...
   <https://usrtk.org/>
   - March 2018 – Wine And Water Watch ›
   <http://winewaterwatch.org/2018/03/>




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-- 
Maura Stephens
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist, educator, author,
theatre artist, activist

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Oops -- clarification on time for "The Viking Suicides"

[Maura Stephens]

Dear Friends and Community Members,

The workshop reading of George Sapio's "The Viking Suicides" has been moved
back to 8:30 p.m. start time on Friday, but *Saturday start remains at 7:30
p.m.* We hope you can join us for the public debut of this biting satire,
which touches on themes of sexism, racism, child disempowerment, bad
parenting, education system shortcoming, and the failures of society to its
next generation. But you'll laugh, too!

*WHAT: *staged reading of *The Viking Suicides *by George Sapio (workshop
production)


*WHEN:FRIDAY, April 27, 8:30 p.m. (note late start time)*

*SATURDAY, April 28, 7:30 p.m.*
*WHERE: *Lifelong, 119 W Court Street, Ithaca NY
<https://maps.google.com/?q=119+W+Court+Street,+Ithaca+NY=gmail=g>
(easy free parking on nearby streets if no spaces left in the parking lot)
between Tioga and Cayuga Streets
*WHO: *Over 16 (adult themes, although no physical violence, nudity, or sex)
*WHY: *Well, you'll be the first audience in the world to see this play
performed, and we expect it to go places. And because you love to be
challenged, amused, and . . . blown away!
*HOW MUCH: *$10 SUGGESTED at the door*, *your own finances permitting. No
one ever turned away for inability to pay! All actors are paid a reasonable
honorarium, whether we make enough money to cover it or end up out of
pocket.
*RUNNING TIME 88 MINUTES. *Because this is a workshop production, the first
time an audience has heard the play, we are inviting you to stay for an
extra 20 minutes to share your thoughts with the playwright in a structured
feedback session. This is part of the formal workshop process in service of
this new work. The playwright will take audience responses to his questions
into consideration when making final revisions before sharing the script
with potential production companies.



*Maura Stephens *(Director)
Bad Dog Productions

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] New Satire by George Sapio Friday April 27 at 8:30, Saturday April 28 at 7:30, Lifelong

[Maura Stephens]

Dear Friends and Community Members,

The workshop reading of George Sapio's "The Viking Suicides" has been moved
back to 8:30 p.m. start time on Friday, but Saturday start remains at 8:30
p.m. We hope you can join us for the public debut of this biting satire,
which touches on themes of sexism, racism, child disempowerment, bad
parenting, education system shortcoming, and the failures of society to its
next generation. But you'll laugh, too!

*WHAT: *staged reading of *The Viking Suicides *by George Sapio (workshop
production)


*WHEN:FRIDAY, April 27, 8:30 p.m. (note late start time)*

*SATURDAY, April 28, 7:30 p.m.*
*WHERE: *Lifelong, 119 W Court Street, Ithaca NY (easy free parking on
nearby streets if no spaces left in the parking lot) between Tioga and
Cayuga Streets
*WHO: *Over 16 (adult themes, although no physical violence, nudity, or sex)
*WHY: *Well, you'll be the first audience in the world to see this play
performed, and we expect it to go places. And because you love to be
challenged, amused, and . . . blown away!
*HOW MUCH: *$10 SUGGESTED at the door*, *your own finances permitting. No
one ever turned away for inability to pay! All actors are paid a reasonable
honorarium, whether we make enough money to cover it or end up out of
pocket.
*RUNNING TIME 88 MINUTES. *Because this is a workshop production, the first
time an audience has heard the play, we are inviting you to stay for an
extra 20 minutes to share your thoughts with the playwright in a structured
feedback session. This is part of the formal workshop process in service of
this new work. The playwright will take audience responses to his questions
into consideration when making final revisions before sharing the script
with potential production companies.



*Maura Stephens *(Director)
Bad Dog Productions

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Environmental Health and Justice Conversation May 4

[Maura Stephens]

 I t​hought this would interest you (note states represented: New York,
North Carolina, Michigan).​


Please join the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Environmental
Justice Committee and the Yale Law School's Environmental Justice Clinic
totalk with leaders from state environmental justice networks in Michigan,
NewJersey, and North Carolina. Organizing statewide is vital to addressing
EJ in
meaningful, evidence-based ways that meet the needs of diverse
communities. We will learn about their current challenges and efforts, with
an opportunity for those on the call to ask questions.


*Date: Friday, May 4, 2018Time: 12 - 1pm ET*
Moderators:
Charles Lee and Natalie Sampson, Co-Chairs of the APHA EJ Committee
Natalie Spiegel, Environmental Justice Clinic at Yale Law School

*To join via phone:* (203) 432-9666 or (646) 568-7788
Meeting ID: 895-448-918
*To join via computer: *https://yale.zoom.us/j/895448918

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Izzy Award on Tuesday honors truth-tellers. You're invited!

[Maura Stephens]

*Do you support non-corporate, independent journalism that exposes misdeeds
by the powerful and amplifies voices of those otherwise unheard?*


Please come to -- and spread the word about -- the 10th annual Izzy Award
ceremony:  *7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 24th, Emerson Suites, *Campus Center,
Ithaca College, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca NY 14850.


It's free and open to the public, and will be nationally televised a few
weeks later on FreeSpeech TV. If you've been to an Izzy Award ceremony
before, you know how powerful -- and uplifting -- the event is.


Four of our country's best journalists are receiving Izzy honors this year.
They'll be speaking, mingling and signing books. You don't want to miss it,
if you have hope for a future that includes


   - *LEE FANG,* *The Intercept*’s investigative reporter on corporate
   corruption of U.S. politics
   - *DAHR JAMAIL,* *Truthout* reporter on climate change disruption and
   formerly an unembedded reporter in U.S.-occupied Iraq
   - *SHARON LERNER,* who covers environmental racism and toxins at *The
   Intercept *and exposes Exxon, Dupont, Dow, and other corporate crooks
   - *TODD MILLER,* author of  the path-breaking book *Storming the Wall:
   Climate Change, Migration and Homeland Security*

More info on the award and this year's winners: https://www.ithaca.
edu/news/releases/izzy-award-to-be-shared-by-investigative-
journalists-lee-fang,-sharon-lerner,-dahr-jamail-and-todd-miller-49708/
<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ithaca.edu%2Fnews%2Freleases%2Fizzy-award-to-be-shared-by-investigative-journalists-lee-fang%2C-sharon-lerner%2C-dahr-jamail-and-todd-miller-49708%2F=02%7C01%7Cjcohen%40ithaca.edu%7C49e869074c283c8d08d5a6fce515%7Cfa1ac8f65e5448579f0b4aa422c09689%7C0%7C0%7C636598527466164849=nYk%2BsS2cHN0BS%2BeaY843LacDyKTIz4GZz3k1SvIvr4M%3D=0>

Hope to see you there!

-- 
Maura Stephens
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist, educator, author,
theatre artist, activist

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] From Jamie Cromwell: Ready to shut it down? We need you this Saturday 4/21 and Monday 4/23!!

[Maura Stephens]

-- Forwarded message --
From: James Cromwell via ActionNetwork.org 
Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 8:49 PM
Subject: Ready to shut it down? We need you this Saturday 4/21 and Monday
4/23!!
T

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

I want this to be the last time I have to go to Governor Cuomo's office.
Remember when we went last year and forced Cuomo to deny the water permit.
Well we need to apply even greater pressure now *before the election* to
get him to shut down CPV.

It’s been a tough six years fighting this dangerous project. In 2014 many
of us did not realize that Governor Cuomo’s election came with CPV
attached. The Percoco trial has only revealed a fraction of what transpired
in its approvals.  I want to thank Pramilla Malick for reporting what the
mainstream media failed to. Despite the numerous lawsuits filed to stop
this project, we must remember it was born out of political cronyism, and
therefore the political process is the only way to defeat it. Both the
Percoco conviction as well as the upcoming elections give us this
opportunity. NOW is the time to escalate public pressure on all
politicians; beginning but not ending with Governor Cuomo.

Towards that effort, *we need you in Albany on Monday, April 23 for the
#CuomoWalkTheTalk rally. * If you want to stop this project I believe our
presence on Monday is critical. *We have a bus. We have a plan. And now we
need bodies!*

If you want to stop this power plant, if you don’t want your children
poisoned, then please join me on Monday in Albany. We have a free bus
leaving from Middletown.

Click here to reserve your seat

Take your lawn sign off and bring it with you.

Also if you live along a well trafficked road and don't have one we'd
really like you to put a lawn sign up. Please email us at stop...@gmail.com
so we can get one to you.

Let’s take a message so strong to Governor Cuomo that he understands we
mean business and will not back down! It will be safe for children, and
there will be a lot of children there. Also, please sign and share our
petition.

*We
need 10,000 signatures by Monday.*

Please join me at a *special picket at Cuomo’s crime scene this Saturday,
April 21 *at 11:00 am - 12:30pm.  Since CPV fired up we have had hundreds
of health complaints. Don’t believe politicians that tell you you’ll be
fine once the fracked gas gets hooked up. We want this plant shut down and
won’t settle for anything else! It’s built on bribes and lies!!

Thank you so much for all of your support!

As Pramilla says, you must act now or forever hold your breath!

Power to the People!

Jamie

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] INVITE: Black Caucus Forum on Sheridan Hollow EJ -- THIS EVENING, 6pm, APL -Washington Ave, Albany.

[Maura Stephens]

*BLACK CAUCUS​of the*







*NYS Public Employees Federation Albany ChapterPRESENTSDiscussion on the
Sheridan Hollow Power Plant: Expansion and Health Effects on the
CommunityMerton D. Simpson Jr. Albany County Legislator, District 2Member
of Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE)George Benson
   NAACP/Albany BranchMark DunleaGreen Legal and Education FundKeith
SchueEngineer, Technical Advisor to SHAREJay EggAuthor and Founder of Egg
Geothermal Inc.  April 16th, 20185:30-7:30 P.M.Albany Public Library
Center161 Washington Avenue
Albany,
NY 12210
To
RSVP or for more info. contact: upstatepefblackcau...@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Albany NAACP and the PEF
Region 8 Women’s Committee*

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Community-driven solutions to expanding economic opportunity: GRANT OPPORTUNITY

[Maura Stephens]

​I thought some great Tompkins County groups would look at this as an
opportunity to collaborate on something wonderful. It would need a lead
organization. See specifics below. I am not involved, just forwarding, with
hope. -- Maura Stephens​
​

Rockefeller Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launch $10 Million
Funding Opportunity for Community-Driven Solutions
April 12, 2018
Deadline: June 12, 2018 (Registration)





The Rockefeller Foundation <https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/> and Chan
Zuckerberg Initiative <https://www.chanzuckerberg.com/> have announced the
launch of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a $10 million funding
opportunity to find and support successful community-driven approaches to
expanding economic opportunity for low-income and financially insecure
people and communities across the United States. Through a nationwide
search, the challenge will identify up to eighty organizations with a
proven track record and provide up to ten of them with $1 million grants,
technical assistance, and an opportunity to share their stories on the
national stage.

The challenge will take place over a nearly six-month period and include
two review rounds and site visits for finalists.

To be eligible, *organizations with a track record of expanding opportunity
for for low-income and financially insecure people in their
communities must register online no later than Tuesday, June 12, 5:00 PT.
Following registration, organizations must submit an application
by Tuesday, June 19, 5:00 PT.*

Every organization that submits an application will be asked to review and
score five other applications against five main criteria: scale, impact,
community-driven/informed, and leadership.

After the peer-to-peer review, up to eighty applicants will be invited to
participate in a second round, with applications due by August 6 at 5:00 PT.

Those applications will be reviewed by a panel of experts, including
Stanford University economist Raj Chetty; Carmen Rojas, CEO of The Workers
Lab; and former Albuquerque mayor Richard Berry. All eighty applicants who
advance to the second round will receive an honorable mention, with twenty
chosen as finalists. Each finalist that does not become a grantee will
receive $5,000 in recognition of their great work.

In August and September, Rockefeller and CZI will visit each finalist in
their community, where they will have the opportunity to share their work
and vision for the future. Following the visits, the foundation and CZI
will determine the final portfolio of grantees, with each one receiving a
$1 million grant, technical assistance tailored to their needs, and an
opportunity to share their stories with the country. Grantees are expected
to be announced in late fall 2018.

For more information and links to the registration and application pages,
see the Communities Thrice Challenge website.
Link to Complete RFP <https://www.communitiesthrivechallenge.org/>

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Climate alarms going off everywhere: What can you do? Join April 23 action in Albany

[Maura Stephens]

A lot of people are asking how they can become more involved in fighting
climate change and the inevitable weather catastrophes that are coming our
way. The most important thing we can all do, of course, is cut down on our
own consumption -- of everything, but especially energy in our homes,
businesses, and transportation methods.

Critically, we must force governments to swiftly implement drastic changes
to the way they do business as well.

That includes, on the state level, demanding immediate action from Governor
Cuomo, who hides behind a veneer of being a clean energy champion (along
with California governor Jerry Brown) while simultaneously courting Big
Energy and allowing all sorts of fracking infrastructure
("InFrackStructure") to proliferate around our beautiful state, fracturing
human and Nature communities, ecosystems, and lives.

On April 23 we need a massive number of New Yorkers to join us in Albany
for what's being billed as Cuomo Walk the Talk, a march and rally
accompanied by nonviolent civil disobedience, or CD, for which some people
are likely to be arrested. You can participate in the CD or not, as you
choose.

But please do join the march. Bring friends and family members.

*The demands: *

*   Stop Infrackstructure!*

*   Renewable Energy Now!*
*   Make Polluters Pay!*

Maybe your group would like to host an art build -- where people get
together to make signs and banners with your personalized messages to the
governor.

I also urge you and your organizations NOT to sign onto the flawed bill
known as "Climate and Community Protection Act," which some NGOs in the
planning group are pushing. Read more about why it's a bad bill here
<http://www.coalitiontoprotectnewyork.org/climate-group-slams-nyrenews-bill-for-false-promises/>.
There is a much better bill here
<http://www.coalitiontoprotectnewyork.org/latimer-rosenthal-nyscr/>.

See the message below from my colleague Doug Couchon about how you can sign
up for the April 23 events and join a training in Elmira on the 17th to
participate in CD on A23.

Maura Stephens
Coalition to Protect New York <http://www.facebook.com/CPNewYork>
FrackbustersNY <http://www.frackbustersny.org>
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist and educator
- - - - - - - - - - -

Dear friends,

Please RSVP for the Elmira "Cuomo: Walk the Talk on Climate" civil
disobedience (CD) training: *https://www.facebook.com/events/1932448423473465/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1932448423473465/>*

The "Cuomo: Walk the Talk on Climate" series of actions planned for April 23
in Albany is three weeks away. I urge you to attend for the sake of
everyone living in our state. The scourge of fracking infrastructure will
spare no one, including us and our families, and will prolong our
dependence on climate warming fossil fuels
​ while delaying the emergence of renewable energy​
.

*Sign up to attend​ April 23 events here​:* *CuomoWalkTheTalk.org
<http://cuomowalkthetalk.org/> *

The day will kick off at Noon and consist of three stages; a march, a rally
at the Capitol steps, and an optional civil disobedience (CD) action.

*Why a civil disobedience action?* To hold Governor Cuomo's feet to the
fire on climate change
​, i.e., ​to save lives,

​prevent​
 health
​ problems and ​avoid  multiple hardships for New Yorkers
. To make sure
​Cuomo​
 walks his talk. To ensure that he hears and understands our demands:

   - Stop all fracking infrastructure projects
   - Move to 100% renewable energy beginning now
   - Make corporate polluters pay

*If you would like to join the CD action* but are uncertain, feel free to
contact me for more context or details.
​ I am experienced in CD and may be able to help.​

*The CD Training session for Central New York​ and the Southern Tier​* is
being held in Elmira on Tuesday, April 17 from 6:
​3​
0-9:00 PM. The training is intended
​
for
​ those who:

   - plan to engage in CD
   ​,​

   ​*OR​*

   - would like to support
   ​a person engaged in CD​
directly in some way (hold personal items, drive person home, or just
   be there).

*NOTE:* If you decide to participate in CD or to support someone who is,
you must receive training related to this particular action.

*​About this CD action:* ​The CD aspect of "Cuomo: Walk the Talk on
Climate" will be peaceful and nonviolent. We anticipate that the police
will be respectful to those they arrest and process. If you plan to risk
arrest you will need to use your own vehicle or arrange other
transportation home, perhaps through carpooling. The busses depart from
Albany at 5:00 PM. Police processing will take us beyond 5:00 PM. Details
of the action itself will be provided at the training.


*Facebook sign-up for the Elmira Training:
**https://www.facebook.com/events/1932448423473465/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1932448423473465/>*

If you do not use Facebook, just confirm your

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Re: Dennis Higgins’s article on the Clean Power Plan in Truthout

[Maura Stephens]

Absolutely terrific piece, Dennis. Kudos! Let’s all share widely!

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 9:45 AM Dennis Higgins  wrote:

>
> The Clean Power Plan Is Not Worth Saving. Here Are Some Steps to Take
> Instead
>
>
> http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43254-the-clean-power-plan-is-not-worth-saving-here-are-some-steps-to-take-instead
> 
>
> The Clean Power Plan (CPP) was proposed by President Obama's Environmental
> Protection Agency (EPA) in 2014 to mitigate human-caused factors in climate
> change. It focused principally on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The plan
> was much heralded by environmental groups. Not surprisingly, in October
> 2017, Trump's appointed EPA head, Scott Pruitt, signed a measure meant to
> repeal this plan.
> 
>
>
> Several states attorneys general and many national environmental groups
> are pushing back. However, in censuring Trump's attack on the CPP, valid
> criticisms of the plan itself have been ignored. No one remembers to
> mention that promoting gas was always at the heart of the CPP.
>
> The current US gas boom is due to hydraulic fracturing of shale beds. This
> extreme extraction mechanism jeopardizes human aquifers
> ,
> uses millions of gallons of water per well, and produces toxic flowback
> whose disposal is linked to water contamination and earthquakes
> .
> The product of fracturing is often referred to as "fracked gas." In short,
> the CPP supports the use of "natural" (fracked) gas.
>
> Under Obama, the EPA, aided by the gas industry,
> 
>  declared
> "natural gas" to be "clean." Gas is mostly methane, and "fugitive methane"
> -- the gas that leaks by accident or through intentional venting, from
> well-head to delivery
> 
>  --
> was discounted in the CPP. Noting the only factor in methane's favor (it
> generates less carbon dioxide on combustion than coal or oil), the field is
> tilted in favor of gas-burning power plants. In an article entitled, "Did
> the 'Clean Natural Gas' lobby help write EPA's Clean Power Plan?"
> 
>  Cornell
> scientist Robert Howarth points out a fundamental flaw in the CPP. The
> plan, "addresses only carbon dioxide emissions, and not emissions of
> methane... This failure to consider methane causes the Plan to promote a
> very poor policy -- replacing coal-burning power plants with plants run on
> natural gas ... "
>
> Only at leakage rates lower than 1 to 3 percent (depending on usage) is
> gas cleaner than coal.
> 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] NY State Webinar on Low-Income Solar grants, Monday at 1:00 pm

[Maura Stephens]

forward from Len Bjorkman of RAFT.

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Rabbi Glenn Jacob, NYIPL" >
Subject: NY State Webinar on Low-Income Solar grants
Date: December 14, 2017 at 11:55:11 AM EST
To: "Leonard B Bjorkman" >

[https://d1kxpthy2j2ikk.cloudfront.net/Uploads/14188/images/nyipl%20logo%20with%20title(1).jpg]

WHAT: Webinar on Community Solar and multi-family affordable housing Solar
This is a STATE (NYSERDA) sponsored program.
WHEN: Monday, December 18, beginning at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
WHERE: From your computer.

NYSERDA is reaching out to all interested parties who want to learn about 
COMMUNITY SOLAR and GRANTS that are available. All houses of worship are 
eligible to participate. You can register from this NYSERDA Information 
page,
 which also contains a link to "Affordable Solar Predevelopment and Technical 
Assistance Program."

Rabbi Glenn Jacob
Executive Director

DONATE

[https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2=0fc637258b=fimg=15e5e2d8e6d7bea3=0.1.1=emb=ANGjdJ97qzcK3_PhLpID4o3g5XSwiGMr1XV9e2cg2HM2-c604QEOoTZ9z84ShyrC25jByD7TqPtuuxoWtEzyJ71pVWwlQ1zUZXJJXxfc9ySeil0GVGgRQ0Q-1dvDsxE=s0-l75-ft=1505226077747=15e5e2d8e6d7bea3=1]
New York Interfaith Power & Light was founded in 2004 as the NY state chapter 
of Interfaith Power & Light. It is an interfaith, multi-religious organization 
of over 120 congregations representing families across the state. NYIPL is a 
nonpartisan 501(c)3 organization that does not endorse or oppose candidates or 
political parties. Learn more at 
www.nyipl.org.
 Events and up-to-date articles are on our Facebook 
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Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Gates Foundation Hired PR Firm to Manipulate UN Over Gene Drives

[Maura Stephens]

Usually i let stuff on this list lie, even when it is incorrect. But this 
spurious unprovoked and personal attack on a very respected colleague, whose 
research has shone a light on many nefarious practices by “respected” 
organizations, research institutions, and foundations (often in collusion with 
for-profit corporations), is over the top and unacceptable. 

Maura
Sent from my iPhone
(which takes responsibility for all typos)


> On Dec 4, 2017, at 7:03 PM, Ben Haller  wrote:
> 
>   Usually I just let the misinformation on this list from Jonathan Latham 
> drift on by; life is too short, choose your battles, etc.  But this 
> particular piece of misinformation is really pretty problematic.  He writes 
> below that "Gene drives are an experimental genetic technology intended to 
> cause population extinctions."  That is comparable to saying "ice picks are a 
> tool intended to kill people" – yes, you *can* use an ice pick that way, but 
> the depiction twists the truth beyond recognition.  Similarly, causing 
> population extinctions is one possible way in which gene drives *could* be 
> used, but there are a myriad other uses to which they could be put – some of 
> which might be extremely beneficial.  For example, it is possible that a gene 
> drive might provide us with a way to prevent the spread of malaria by 
> genetically modifying mosquitoes in such a way that they no longer transmit 
> the malaria parasite, without harming the mosquitoes at all; that is an 
> active area of research.  Malaria kills almost a million people a year in the 
> third world, and causes major disease for about 300 million people a year; 
> eliminating it would be a tremendous boon to many of the poorest people on 
> the face of the planet.  If we could eliminate malaria in this way – and it 
> seems quite possible that we could – that would be a truly great achievement. 
>  (And the Gates Foundation, which Latham smears in this piece, has done great 
> work on malaria and other tropical diseases, and has saved many lives.)
> 
>   At the same time, gene drives are a very powerful technology, we don’t 
> understand them well yet, and we are certainly not at a point yet where we 
> could use them responsibly in a natural population; but that does not mean we 
> should have some sort of blanket, knee-jerk opposition to the technology.  As 
> always, science and technology can be used for both good and bad purposes.  
> Oppose the bad uses, support the good uses; be wise.  And don’t listen to 
> Latham; as the quote above shows quite clearly, at best he distorts the facts 
> for his own propagandistic purposes, and at worst he just outright lies.  If 
> you dislike the “alternative facts” of the right, as I think we all do here, 
> then reject “alternative facts” on the left, too.  I wish this mailing list 
> would stop acting as a mouthpiece for Latham’s propaganda; it’s very 
> discouraging that so many people have been brainwashed by demagogues like 
> Latham into thinking that sustainability equates to Ludditism.
> 
> Cheers,
> -B.
> 
> 
>> On Dec 4, 2017, at 11:25 PM, Allison Wilson 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Friends and Colleagues
>> 
>> Published today, Monday Dec. 4th 2017 by Independent Science News:
>> Gates Foundation Hired PR Firm to Manipulate UN Over Gene Drives
>> by Jonathan Latham, PhD
>> 
>> https://www.independentsciencenews.org/news/gates-foundation-hired-pr-firm-to-manipulate-un-over-gene-drives/
>> 
>> Synopsis: Dec 5th is the opening day of a UN meeting in Montreal whose 
>> purpose is to help governments protect biodiversity. That meeting may decide 
>> the fate of gene drives, a technology in which the Gates Foundation is 
>> heavily invested, especially through its Target Malaria project. Gene drives 
>> are an experimental genetic technology intended to cause population 
>> extinctions. Freedom of Information act emails obtained from the University 
>> of North Carolina and released today, however, show that, in advance of that 
>> meeting, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has for months been seeking 
>> to secretly influence its outcome in favour of gene drive use. The 
>> Foundation has hired a PR consultancy which then recruited large numbers of 
>> academics and has been guiding their participation to sway an online forum 
>> organised to prepare for the Montreal meeting. This preparation has been 
>> coordinated with the insider help of three of the main participants of that 
>> upcoming UN meeting.
>> 
>> Yours sincerely
>> Jonathan
>> 
>> Jonathan Latham, PhD
>> Executive Director
>> The Bioscience Resource Project
>> Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
>> 
>> www.independentsciencenews.org
>> and
>> www.bioscienceresource.org
>> 
>> jrlat...@bioscienceresource.org
>> Skype: jonathanlatham2
>> Tel: 1-607-319-0279
>> Twitter and Facebook: @Biosrp 
>> 
>> 
>> “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and 
>> opinions of the 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] NYS Voters: Proposition #3, re Catskill Park and Adirondack Park

[Maura Stephens]

Good synopsis and clear argument for voting NO on Prop 3; we should also vote 
NO on Props 1 & 2.
Maura
Sent from my iPhone
(which takes responsibility for all typos)


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Date: November 2, 2017 at 11:33:33 AM EDT
To: "Cappny" >, 
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Cc: >, "Jurgen Wekerle" 
>, "Wayne Allen Hall" 
>, "Verne Bell" 
>, "Mary Ann Filardi" 
>, "John Gebhards" 
>, "Frank Carbone Jr." 
>, "Kieran Conroy" 
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>, "Bette Ann Yarus" 
>, "Virginia Wilkinson" 
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Subject: [Pilgrim] Proposition #3, re Catskill Park and Adirondack Park



Dear Pipeline opponents, friends and fellow environmental activists:

I have just finished a very careful read of Proposition #3 and I've also looked 
up and read Article 14, of the NYS Consititution, with all the added 
amendments, that concern the Catskill Park and the Adirondack Park.

(Don't confuse the thousands of acres of other state lands with the Catskill 
and Adirondack Parks. Proposition #3 does not apply to them at all.)

I found that Article 14 in the Constitution contains many amendments that 
transfer specific acreages of, again, Catskill and Adirondack Parks, but for 
certain, well-defined and limited, purposes and projects.

But, Section 1 of Proposition #3 allocates a block of 250 acres for a range of 
uses, with NO specifics.

It does not specify location of, and what type of lands would be provided for a 
project, whether it be forest, wetlands, lands of special concern, wetland 
buffers, bogs, rare species habitat, land containing streams, ponds, vernal 
pools, unusual geological formations, whatever.

The proposition also does not provide for environmental review under SEQRA 
before a transfer is made. It states “. . . .other criteria established by the 
legislature are satisfied. . “ but does not define the criteria or tell us when 
and how the legislature (should we assume the State legislature?) would 
establish this “criteria”.

To quote, “..a town, village or county may apply, pursuant to a process 
determined by the legislature. “ . So what is this “process”? This is not 
explained or provided in the proposal. Does it involve, again, any SEQRA 
studies? Public hearings?

Stated purposes, in Section 1, for applying for land is for “health and safety” 
and applies to road and bridge work on county and town highways. I don't know 
how I would feel about straightening curves and flattening grades. Then the 
traffic moves faster, leading to more collisions with wildlife, for example.

But a larger problem looms in the last sentence of the paragraph that says that 
a condition for creating this “health and safety land account” is that the 
state (NY) would, “acquire (how? Buy? Condemn?) 250 acres of land for 
incorporation into the forest preserve, on condition that the legislature shall 
approve such lands to be added to the forest preserve.” (emphasis added)

If the legislature's approval is needed to add these acres to the forest 
preserve, that could take a very long time. And would that approval come before 
or after lands are given to a local project? We are not told.

In Section 2 of Proposition #3, we are now talking about State, county or town 
highways where they traverse the Forest Preserves lands, and reference is made 
to lists of highways maintained by the DOT.

The plan is to lay public utilities, such as electric, telephone, broadband, 
and also water or sewer lines.

This could include cell towers. What about switching stations, pumping 
stations, multi-use towers, etc.

And think how broad a swath would be needed for water or sewer lines.

These kinds of installations would not be consistent with the aesthetics and 
nature of the Parks. They 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Theatre book launch party tomorrow, 2-4 pm, at Buffalo Street Books

[Maura Stephens]

Please join us for the launch of George Sapio’s new book, Workshopping the New 
Play: A Guide for Playwrights, Directors, and Dramaturgs. Even if you don’t fit 
in one of those categories, I think you’ll enjoy the brief reading, 
conversation about theatre and writing, and the homemade food and beverages.

Buffalo Street Books, between Aurora and Tioga Streets on East Buffalo (across 
from DeWitt Park, next to Greenstar Oasis in the DeWitt Mall
Saturday, 21 October, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Local playwright and theatre artist George Sapio is the founding artistic 
director of the Ithaca Fringe Festival<http://www.ithacafringe.com/> and many 
other things. The book Collateral Damage, with his photographs and writings 
about the Iraqi people before the 2003 invasion of that country, has also been 
available at Buffalo Street Books.

We hope to see you tomorrow!

Maura Stephens
Ithaca Fringe Festival board member


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Tonight at Ithaca College, 7 pm, free documentary film "All Governments Lie"

[Maura Stephens]

“All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone” 


Park School of Communications Auditorium, tonight, Wednesday, October 4, 7 pm

This is a must-see documentary about media and politics that will open eyes to 
how both deceive us and what we can do about it.

 “All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone” was 
coproduced by Jeff Cohen, associate professor of journalism and director of the 
Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College. Jeff will 
participate in a Q after the screening.

Starring in the movie are independent journalists who’ve exposed government 
deception, including Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh (Democracy Now!), Matt 
Taibbi (Rolling Stone), Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill (The Intercept), 
Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Young Turks), Carl Bernstein (Watergate), 
Michael Moore, John Carlos Frey and the legendary investigative journalist 
Isadore F. Stone, after whom PCIM’s annual Izzy Awards are named. Some of the 
filming was done on the IC campus.

Rotten Tomatoes critics rating: 91%. More info: https://allgovernmentslie.com/

Parking is free and easy behind the Park School of Communications in O-Lot.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please contact Kristin 
Morse, 607-274-1025, kmo...@ithaca.edu, asap.




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Re:[sustainable_tompkins-l] Schuyler - Tompkins County bus is back in service

[Maura Stephens]

That’s great news. Kudos on you, Joey! (I suspect your pressure did help quite 
a bit.)

Now I wish the Tioga County’s bus would return. Anyone else interested in that?

Maura



On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Joey Gates 
> wrote:

Good morning all,

After 7 years gone, the bus service is back!  We have a brand, shiny new bus 
that takes us From Watkins Glen to the Enfield Park-n-Ride or to Cayuga Medical 
Center, along Aiken/Haights Rd., and all stops along the way. It is only $2 and 
includes a transfer to TCAT! Or you can buy a 10 ride pass for only $18. This 
is very exciting and allows for great quality of life as well as a lower 
environmental footprint.

The schedule is here:  
http://ec2-52-1-229-176.compute-1.amazonaws.com/Portals/48/Route6-TompkinsBrochure.pdf

Background: In 2010, 5 months after we bought our place in Meck, the county 
de-funded the line extension out to Watkins Glen and back from Enfield. 45 of 
us signed a petition and packed the town meetings where this was decided. I 
have been calling the bus company every year, ever since. That is probably not 
why it is back, but hey, it is back!

See you out there!
[https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif]Joey


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Mark your calendars! Rain Gardens event in Owego, Thursday, Oct. 19, 7 pm

[Maura Stephens]

Maura Stephens
msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu>
Independent<http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist, educator, researcher, 
writer, theatre artist, etc.
Park Center for Independent Media<http://www.ithaca.edu/indy> (home of the Izzy 
Award) associate director (ret.)
msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu>
607-589-7302 office/voice
607-351-3766 mobile/text


I thought this might interest some of you.
Maura


Begin forwarded message:

From: "'Gerri Wiley' via RAFT General" 
<raft-ny-gene...@googlegroups.com<mailto:raft-ny-gene...@googlegroups.com>>
Subject: [RAFT-General] Mark your calendars!
Date: September 28, 2017 at 1:08:29 PM EDT
Thursday, October 19, 7 pm

Barb Neal – “The Beauty and Benefits of Rain Gardens”
Hubbard Auditorium, Tioga County Government building
56 Main Street, Owego

Rain gardens are a great way to enhance the beauty of your property, capture 
storm water and help make your community more storm resilient, and even provide 
habitat for pollinators! Join us to learn about rain gardens, how to build 
them, and how to test your soils to see if a rain garden will work for you.

Barb Neal, Horticulture Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension teaches the 
workshop. Barb has a Masters of Professional Studies in Horticulture from 
Cornell University, and long experience in teaching and growing. She also 
teaches the class, "Soils for Rain Gardens" for George Washington University’s 
Sustainable Landscapes Masters program.

Sponsored by the Sierra Club Tioga County Task Force, Residents Allied for the 
Future of Tioga (RAFT), and CCE Tioga. For additional information, contact Erin 
Riddle at 607-372-5503 (texts accepted) or 
riddlerid...@gmail.com<mailto:riddlerid...@gmail.com>.
---


Gerri Wiley
Owego, NY
607-342-3159



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] REMINDER: Polar Explorer Will Steger in Ithaca next Wed. Sept. 27

[Maura Stephens]

I would like to remind folks about polar explorer Will Steger’s presentation in 
Ithaca on Wed. Sept. 27, 7:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Society, 305 N. 
Aurora Street (corner of Buffalo).

The presentation is titled “Eyewitness to Polar Thawing—And How It Affects Us.” 
Steger will share important data, stunning visuals, and compelling stories from 
his nearly half-century of exploring the Arctic, Antarctic, and Greenland, 
mostly by dogsled and kayak. He has seen up close and personally how polar ice 
thawing is changing the environment at the ends of the Earth — and everywhere 
else including right here in North America.

It will be followed by a Q with respondents from Cornell U Institute for 
Climate Smart Solutions and Ithaca College’s Dept. of Environmental Studies & 
Sciences.

Refreshments will be served. Parking is free and easy in the streets around the 
neighborhood. The event is free, although donations are requested to help cover 
costs. The building is wheelchair accessible via the Aurora Street entrance.

Will Steger’s visit was spearheaded by the Interfaith Climate Action Network, 
which thinks of global warming as a moral/ethical issue, and cosponsored by 
People for a Healthy Environment, Climate Changers, the Social Action Committee 
of First Baptist Church, and Social Justice Committee of the UU.



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] shredding service?

[Maura Stephens]

When/where might I find free or cheap shredding services?

Thanks,

Maura Stephens


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Tonight and tomorrow only: "The Final Word," new play presented by Bad Dog Productions at Lifelong, 7:30 p.m.

[Maura Stephens]

A brand-new drama by Ithaca playwright George Sapio (artistic director of the 
Ithaca Fringe Festival and host of WRFI’s "Onstage/Offstage") will be presented 
in a staged reading tonight and tomorrow night, 7:30 p.m. at Lifelong, 119 West 
Court Street, Ithaca. 

Directed by Wells College theatre professor Siouxsie Easter, the play features 
a cast of 11 experienced actors, all of whom have graced local stages recently: 
Danielle Bates, Jeffrey Bihr, Sara Bonowitz, Kristina Feldesman, Gavin Keaty, 
Tim Perry, Jim Slattery, Dean Robinson, Katie Spallone, Maura Stephens, and 
Eliza Van Cort. 

The play revolves around two women’s experiences and interweaves issues 
important to us all, including university power, labor rights, student rights, 
and freedom of speech.  

VisitIthacaEvents page 
<http://events.visitithaca.com/event/the_final_word_drama_by_playwright_george_sapio#.WYSVJoqQxm9>

The nonprofit Bad Dog Productions suggests a $10 donation, but no one will be 
turned away for lack of funds. Parking in the street is recommended and free 
after 6:00 p.m. We hope to reserve the parking lot at Lifelong for those with 
limited mobility.

We hope you'll join us for this engrossing, educational, and entertaining drama.

Maura Stephens
Ithaca Fringe Festival <http://www.ithacafringe.com/> 
Bad Dog Productions <http://wolfsmouth.wixsite.com/gsapio/tfw> 
607-351-3766 mobile/text


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Intriguing new play by George Sapio, with themes pertinent to our time and place, next Fri & Sat Aug 4 & 5

[Maura Stephens]

Dear Sustainable Tompkins friends,

Local playwright George Sapio’s latest drama, The Final Word, will have a 
staged reading Friday and Saturday, August 4 and 5, 7:30 p.m. at Lifelong, 119 
West Court Street, Ithaca. 

The play revolves around a university trustee’s explosive reaction to a 
student’s essay. It involves such timely issues as university politics, free 
speech and its suppression, student rights, labor relations, and integrity.

This is a great opportunity to see a brand-new play fresh from a brief workshop 
process, directed by Wells College theatre arts professor Siouxsie Easter and 
featuring some of our region’s most talented actors. (Full disclosure: I’m one 
of them.)

Listing on Ithaca Events Calendar here 
<http://events.visitithaca.com/event/the_final_word_by_george_sapio#.WXtoBYqQxm8>.

Facebook event page here <https://www.facebook.com/events/1275132005917512/>. 

More about the playwright here <http://wolfsmouth.wixsite.com/gsapio>.

Please join Bad Dog Productions for a most memorable evening of theatre during 
this Ithaca summer, which has been full of rich theatrical, musical, and 
artistic offerings! How fortunate we are to live in such a place, where human 
services, plentiful arts, sustainability activism, and caring for each other 
lighten a lot of loads.

Hope to see you there! Please say hi if you come.

Maura 

Maura Stephens
Bad Dog Productions 
<https://wolfsmouth.wixsite.com/baddogprod/current-production> volunteer
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com/> journalist, writer, teacher, 
researcher, theatre artist, etc.
Ithaca Fringe Festival <http://georgesapio.wixsite.com/ithacafringe> board 
member
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Three easy things you can do now to save communities in NY & PA while also helping the climate!

[Maura Stephens]

Friends,

Pramilla Malick, along with fellow activist Maddie Shaw and actor/activist 
James Cromwell, spent time in jail last week for opposing the gruesome CPV 
(Competitive Power Ventures, aka Corrupt Power Vultures, partial photo of this 
monstrosity here) power plant in 
the famed “black dirt region” of our state.

Pramilla, James, Maddie, and others are begging for our help to actually shut 
this polluting eyesore down. It can still be done, if Cuomo feels enough 
pressure. Do these three things as Pramilla asks; they’re easy and won’t take 
much time: Sign, call, join.

And please call Cuomo daily, per #2 below (to keep from having more number 2 
heaped upon us!).

Thanks for this and for all you do,

Maura

From: Pramilla Malick >

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Please do three easy things to help save several New York communities as well 
as the climate. These three things will help us stop the 650MW climate-killing 
CPV fracked-gas power plant and all of its related infrastructure, which 
includes new pipelines, compressor stations, and metering stations that will 
destroy several towns in the Delaware and Hudson Valleys as well as our 
children's future.

1- Sign and share this petition 
here
 by Actor James Cromwell who just went to jail to protect us from this 
catastrophic project.
2- Call Governor Cuomo, 518-474-8390,  and ask him to 
reject the 401 Water permits for the Valley Lateral Pipeline and the Eastern 
System Upgrade. Then tell him to be a climate leader and pull the plug on CPV.
3-Please join us by subscribing and forward this 
email to everyone you can.

The end of August is a hard deadline for final permits. We really need you now. 
We have only a few weeks left to stop this! Thank You!

Pramilla Malick
--
www.stopmcs.org
Twitter: @stopmcs
FB: 
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Jamie Cromwell et al. in jail stopping CPV; will you join in helping? Please?

[Maura Stephens]

Friends,

Yesterday I went to the sendoff-to-jail gathering for actor/activist James 
Cromwell and fellow activists Pramilla Malick and Madeline Shaw, who were 
sentenced to serve seven days in Orange County Jail.

Their “crime”? Resisting a monstrous horrific fracked-gas power plant already 
built in their county the Competitive Power Ventures and Global Infrastructure 
Partners (CPV Valley Power Plant). The thing, a project of Credit Suisse and 
General Electric, is GINORMOUS, really horrific, and it’s in a very populated 
area. They’re already suffering from the nearby Minisink Compressor Station; 
this is the head [actually one of many heads] of the black snake . . . the 
place where numerous pipelines come delivering their sickening methane from the 
frack fields of Pennsylvania.

It’s not too late to stop this. Governor Cuomo has the power to kill the 
project. Please sign petition 

 to him to pull the plug on the massive 650-megawatt fracked-gas CPV by 
rejecting the 401 Water Permit. He can’t have it both ways: faux “banning” 
fracking while welcoming fracked-gas in numerous ways throughout our state. 

Please, please also call him daily 1-518-474-8390 and tell him that you 
strongly oppose this and all fossil-fuel expansion, and that you want the three 
jailed members of the "Waywayanda Six” to be freed immediately. Please do this 
daily, and ask everyone you know to do the same. We’re all in this together, 
remember!

Maura


HERE is the link to petition:
 
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/governor-cuomo-pull-the-plug-on-cpv-reject-the-401-water-permit?source=email;
 


Talking points below if you need them. 

The CPV Valley Power plant is a massive 650 Megawatt fracked-gas power plant 
that is under construction right now in Orange County, New York by Competitive 
Power Ventures and Global Infrastructure Partners, a joint venture of Credit 
Suisse and General Electric. The plant would be one of the largest is the State 
of New York and climate scientists say it would create a climate emergency.  It 
would lock us into fracked-gas dependency for the next 40 years and put lower 
Manhattan under water. CPV would require thousands of new fracking wells in 
neighboring Pennsylvania over its lifetime; and according to Cornell University 
scientist, Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, it will increase the entire state's green 
house gas emissions from the power sector by "in excess of ten percent". He 
says it will be impossible for New York to meet its climate goals if this plant 
becomes operational.  Another Cornell scientist, Dr. Robert Howarth, says that 
methane in the atmosphere is skyrocketing and this is likely due to fracking. 
Methane is 86 times worse for the climate change than carbon dioxide.   In 2014 
Governor Cuomo banned fracking citing risks to public health, yet that same 
year the state issued several approvals for the CPV Valley Energy Center. He 
said no to fracking but a big YES to fracked gas. The project also necessitates 
a vast network of infrastructure such as pipelines and compressor stations that 
are devastating communities all along its path. Health impacts have already 
been documented, people are being forced from their homes, some are even 
threatened with eminent domain. Critical state natural resources are also at 
risk including the Delaware Watershed, The Walkill River Watershed, federal and 
state wetlands, endangered species habitat, protected farmland, (the famed 
Black Dirt farms), as well as a indigenous burial ground. But it is not too 
late to stop this project. There is one critical permit left and without it 
they can't operate. Moreover the project is at the center of a major pay to 
play corruption scandal involving a former company executive and former aides 
to Governor Cuomo.   Cuomo must make a final decision on this last permit 
before the end of August. So help us tell Cuomo to pull the plug on this 
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Today is the day to protect Internet freedom

[Maura Stephens]

Sorry I didn’t get this to you earlier. It was stuck in my outbox. Still not 
too late! And if you don’t get it in by midnight, tomorrow’s fine too. Thank 
you!

Today is the worldwide day of action to protect Internet freedom. This is a 
critical issue for activists as well as for all people who aspire to live in a 
democratic society. “Net neutrality” is an awkward phrase that has failed to 
ignite passion appropriate to its import. Yet we need to be ever vigilant if we 
are to keep this wonderful open-access communications, learning, connection, 
and organizing medium from becoming an even more insidious tool of the rich and 
powerful corporate-state. We’ve already, in a very short time, relinquished 
much of our privacy to corporations and government entities that track our 
every search, purchase, and contact; let’s not let the rest of this precious 
medium slip away!

Please send a comment 

 to the FCC about why net neutrality must be protected and help convince FCC 
chair Pay to scrap his plans to destroy the internet. (That comment site is 
offered by Mozilla, the noncorporate home of the Firefox web browser 
  which — unlike Safari, 
Google, and other corporate-run browsers — considers your Internet security and 
privacy as fundamental and therefore does not track your every online move.)

If you can go one step further, please call your senators and Congressional 
representative to tell them that current FCC Net Neutrality rules are fine the 
way they are. Find contact info for your U.S. House member here 
, and your state’s senators here 
.

Thank you. 

Maura
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fantastic presser this morning in Albany: Experts Say State Ignoring Catastrophic Climate Impacts of CPV Valley Power Plant

[Maura Stephens]

I recommend we bombard the Governor’s office with this press release and links: 
governor.cu...@exec.ny.gov 

Absolutely brilliant work by everyone involved. And especially to Pramilla 
Malick, who pulled it all together and got such great speakers, including 
Dennis Kucinich as well as Jamie Cromwell and Pramilla Malick, both of of the 
"Waywayanda Six.” There’s a lot of critically important info packed into 71 
minutes here.

Please help shut down the CPV project, which scientists Tony Ingraffea, Bob 
Howarth, and Keith Schue note would add millions of tons of CO2 and methane 
emissions into our air each year (and would not replace coal-fired but will 
actually replace and/or slow down electricity production by renewables, as Dr. 
Ingraffea points out). 

Kudos to Eddie Rodriguez for the great video, and to all those who spoke. 

Let's bombard the Governor’s office with this press release and links: 
governor.cu...@exec.ny.gov 
--

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—June 28, 2017 
> Experts Say State Ignoring Catastrophic Climate Impacts of CPV Valley Power 
> Plant,
> 
> Urge Cuomo to Immediately Stop Project 
> 
> 
> Contact:   Pramilla Malick, ProtectOrangeCounty.org 
> , stop...@gmail.com 
> , 845-978-9140 
> Link to video: https://youtu.be/64otiAYAdqY 
> Link to online press release & photos: 
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4L50jZxbrLBTGpfaWFtQ01sSDQ 
> 
> Albany, NY — Climate experts, engineers, and public figures held a press 
> conference today detailing new analyses of the climatic and environmental 
> consequences of the Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Valley Energy Project, 
> now under construction in Orange County, New York.  Speakers and area 
> residents are calling for an immediate halt to the project.
> 
> The 650-megawatt power plant is at the center of federal criminal bribery 
> charges against two of Governor Cuomo’s former top aides, Joseph Percoco and 
> Todd Howe, as well as a former executive for CPV, Peter Gailbraith Kelly. In 
> the alleged "pay to play" scheme, Percoco received $300,000 and, in turn, the 
> project was granted permits. “This corruption reflects a failure of 
> government in its most basic function, to protect the public,” said former 
> Congressman Dennis Kucinich.
> 
> “There is a disconnect between the Governor’s climate goals and his support 
> for CPV,” said Pramilla Malick, Chair of Protect Orange County.  In his 2017 
> State-of-the-State message, Cuomo declared that “the State must double down 
> by investing in the fight against dirty fossil fuels and fracked gas from 
> neighboring states.”  Malick says, “That may have been a battle cry, but New 
> York has surrendered to the fossil fuel industry.”
> 
> Anthony Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E., Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering 
> Emeritus and Weiss
> 
> Presidential Teaching Fellow at Cornell University, who was instrumental in 
> providing scientific information in the fracking fight, has calculated that 
> CPV would require the gas from 100-150 Marcellus shale wells per year, and 
> thousands of wells over its lifetime. He expressed grave concern for human 
> health and environmental impacts from pollution. However, he is most 
> disturbed by the enormous greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions this power plant 
> will generate.
> 
> Ingraffea explained, “Operation of CPV will substantially increase carbon 
> dioxide emissions from New York State's electricity sector. Moreover, by 
> using shale gas, it will also cause an increase in methane emissions. If 
> operated at its design capacity, the plant will result in emissions of 4.7 
> million tons per year of these two potent greenhouse gases (measured in 
> CO2E), more than a ten percent increase in emissions from the state's 
> electricity sector. This plant is an obstacle to the deployment of renewable 
> energy sources.”
> 
> However, actual leakage rates may be much higher than the conservative 2.6% 
> figure Dr. Ingraffea used.  Recent satellite data from shale fields suggest 
> leakage as high as 12 percent. Robert W. Howarth, Ph.D., David R. Atkinson 
> Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology, Cornell University, explained 
> that methane is the most important climate culprit to address in the critical 
> timeframe we have to reverse global warming. Dr. Howarth states 
> unambiguously, “It is even more clear now than ever:  Shale gas is a climate 
> disaster. Methane emissions mean that shale gas has a greenhouse gas 
> footprint that is two-to-threefold larger than that of coal.”  And every 
> fracked-gas power plant necessitates a large network of pipelines and 
> compressors all of which hemorrhage methane. 
> 
> 
> CPV requires an 8-mile pipeline called the Millennium Valley Lateral. This 
> 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] NEWS: Science-Based Climate Bill for New York State Introduced by Sen. Latimer and A.M. Rosenthal

[Maura Stephens]

Please share this with your networks.

Introducing a GOOD CLIMATE BILL for NEW YORK STATE:
the NYS CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Dear friends and colleagues,

The offices of Senator Latimer and Assembly Member Rosenthal and Advocates for 
Responsible Climate Action are pleased to share the introduction of the NYS 
Climate Responsibility Act 
<https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S5557> (S5557/A8299), per the 
media release pasted below. The bill was crafted with experts in the fields of 
science, economics, medical, and engineering. The bill and other materials are 
linked.

Cordially,

Maura Stephens
for ARCA and the legislators

Maura Stephens
founding member, Advocates for Responsible Climate Action
member, Society of Professional Journalists; Society of Environmental 
Journalists
associate director, Park Center for Independent Media (ret.)
independent journalist and educator
607-351-3766 mobile
607-589-7302 office

—
Advocates for Responsible Climate Action (ARCA)

MEDIA RELEASE

June 15, 2017

For Immediate Release

Contacts:   Bob Eklund, eklun...@hotmail.com <mailto:eklun...@hotmail.com>, 
607-263-2375

 Dennis Higgins, higgi...@gmail.com 
<mailto:higgi...@gmail.com>, 607-988-9647

Science-Based State Climate Responsibility Act Unveiled

Albany, NY — Today State Senator George Latimer and Assembly Member Linda B. 
Rosenthal announced the introduction of a comprehensive bill to tackle the 
climate crisis. The science-based New York State Climate Responsibility Act 
(NYS CRA, A8299 <http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A08299=2017>/S5557 
<https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S5557>) is designed to ensure 
that New York meets its greenhouse gas reduction goals. 

“Despite advances in renewables, New York is still heavily dependent on fossil 
fuels,” said Senator Latimer. “Altering that requires changing virtually every 
aspect of how we produce and consume energy. Any legislation seeking to 
facilitate that change must also acknowledge the technical challenges involved. 
Our bill does.” 

Developed with the support of individuals with expertise in engineering, 
economics, public health and social science, the NYSCRA identifies key actions 
that must occur and critical issues that must be addressed to slash greenhouse 
gas emissions and make the necessary transition to renewables.

“Preserving our planet for future generations demands nothing less than 
immediate action, and the Climate Responsibility Act is the vehicle to get the 
job done,” said Assemblywoman  Rosenthal. “With Trump withdrawing the U.S. from 
the Paris Climate Accord, it is more vital than ever that states take the lead 
on climate change. This bill charts a path forward that is both realistic and 
aggressive, and ensures that New York will lead on climate. I’m proud to 
sponsor this bill with Senator Latimer.”

Advocates of the bill point out that it is not enough to eliminate power plant 
emissions, which account for about a quarter of the state’s carbon footprint. 
New York will also have to phase out the use of fossil fuels for 
transportation, heating and other purposes. Bold action is needed in every 
arena. Simultaneous with this, the state must dramatically ramp up renewables 
as New Yorkers replace vehicles, equipment and appliances with technology that 
does not run on fossil fuels. 

“These complex processes must be carefully synchronized so that the lights stay 
on and people can still get to work,” explained Keith Schue, an engineer who 
helped prepare the bill. “Implementation must also occur at scale and on time 
to meet climate goals. That requires a robust plan.”

The NYSCRA ensures success by requiring all state agencies to work together in 
the development of rules, regulations, programs and policies to bring about the 
widespread transformation required. And it measures success with an 
unimpeachable statewide inventory of greenhouse gas emissions—something the 
state has long needed but does not have.

Among other contributors to the bill is renowned scientist Anthony R. 
Ingraffea, Ph.D., the Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Emeritus and 
Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow at Cornell University. 

“This bill would give legal authority to the most important management plan in 
New York history," said Ingraffea. "Our state must meet its obligation of 
substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions to address the clear and  
threat of climate change, while at the same time providing for an orderly and 
just transition to a renewable energy economy. This bill defines 
responsibilities and provides legal powers for managing and synchronizing this 
dual challenge.”

Importantly, implementation of the NYSCRA will benefit all New Yorkers, 
including environmental justice communities who currently suffer most from the 
negative impacts of fossil fuel use.

“Increasing renewables as we wean off of fossil fuels will save New York 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Experienced gardening help needed, short-term

[Maura Stephens]

Overstretched nonprofit organization leaders looking for short-term gardening 
help (with possibility for longer-term arrangement).

Experience needed for weeding, planting, transplanting, digging; moving dirt, 
compost, mulch; the gardening basics. Somewhat physically demanding. Must be 
able to tell a beneficial plant from a pesky weed and a beneficial insect from 
a pest. 

Good hourly pay. Lunch provided (if desired). 

References required. 

Located in Spencer, Tioga County (18 miles south of Ithaca). Must have own 
transportation; will compensate for up to one hour of travel daily. 

Total of 20-30 hours work in short term; if mutally beneficial, perhaps we 
would arrange something longer-term.

Please share with others who might be interested. 

Please contact: Maura Stephens, 607-351-3766 (text or WhatsApp); 
maurastephe...@gmail.com

Many thanks,

Maura Stephens

Maura Stephens
Cofounder, Coalition to Protect New York 
<http://www.coalitiontoprotectnewyork.org/>
Board member, Ithaca Fringe Festival <http://www.ithacafringe.com/>
Founding member, Bad Dog! Productions
Founding member, Advocates for Responsible Climate Action
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Harvey Wasserman: "Donald Trump & Andrew Cuomo Are Brothers in Reactor Disaster"

[Maura Stephens]

> in Reader Supported News:
> 

> Harvey Wasserman | Donald Trump & Andrew Cuomo Are Brothers in Reactor 
> Disaster 
> 
>  
> Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 
> Wasserman writes: "Donald Trump and New York governor Andrew Cuomo have 
> joined forces in destroying our economy and environment." 
> READ MORE 
> 

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Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] The Challenge of Building Connection Across Race, Class, & Place

[Maura Stephens]

This is very clearly presented. Compliments to Anne Rhodes, and thank you for 
sharing it here, Elan.  Anne, do we have your OK to distribute it more widely, 
and if so, can we add your contact info to the bottom?

Maura Stephens
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com/> journalist, writer, teacher, 
researcher, theatre artist, etc.
607-589-7302 office/voice
607-351-3766 mobile/text

> On May 21, 2017, at 12:19 AM, Elan Shapiro <elanshapiro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This is fairly long piece, but very carefully thought through in terms of the 
> needs of our local community. Well worth reading, studying and discussing, in 
> my opinion. es
> 
> The Challenge of Building Connection Across Race, Class, and Place
> 
> People with ‘Lived Experience” in the lead.
> 
>  Anne Rhodes for Building Bridges  
> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] FCC Votes 2-1 Against Net Neutrality

[Maura Stephens]

Cripes, this is getting too close. I can’t stress enough how important this 
fight is if we are to win any single one of the many campaigns we’re all 
waging. Trump’s FCC chair, Ajit Pai, is determined to  hand it all over to the 
Big Media. We’d be thoroughly hamstrung (nicest word I can muster). Please 
support the efforts to keep the Net free and open, with your dollars and your 
efforts. FreePress is a good organization with which I’ve worked a bit over the 
past decade or so. Thank you. 
Maura Stephens


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: "Candace Clement, FreePress.net" <i...@freepress.net>
> Subject: FCC Votes 2-1 Against Net Neutrality
> Date: May 18, 2017 at 12:53:09 PM EDT
>  <http://act.freepress.net/go/7617?t=2=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>
> Pai’s plan to kill Net Neutrality just cleared a huge hurdle. Donate $10 
> today and help stop him 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=3=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
> Maura,
> 
> Game on: The FCC just voted 2-1 to let Chairman Pai’s Net Neutrality-killing 
> proposal move forward.
> 
> And there is no way we’re going to let him win. 
> 
> We spent the morning rallying with our allies outside the FCC to show Pai, 
> Trump and their collaborators that we’ll never stop fighting to save the open 
> internet. But to win, millions of people will need to speak out in the 
> crucial weeks ahead. That’s what Pai’s afraid of — and with your support, 
> we’ll make it happen.
> 
> Chip in $10 to help defeat this attack on Net Neutrality 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=4=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
> Pai’s plan is based on lies and hands control of the internet to companies 
> like AT, Comcast and Verizon — and destroys the internet as we know it. 
> 
> We need the open internet to resist Trump’s agenda — that’s a big reason why 
> the administration is pushing so hard to destroy Net Neutrality. We’re now 
> facing the biggest battle ever over the future of the internet. 
> 
> We’re doing everything we can to push back. In the last month alone we’ve 
> collected thousands of pro-Net Neutrality comments for the FCC docket, driven 
> hundreds of phone calls to Pai, organized multiple rallies and protests, and 
> released over 100 pages of analysis debunking Pai’s lies. But to save the 
> open internet we need to do even more — before it’s too late.
> 
> We don’t take a cent from business, government or political parties and rely 
> on contributions from people like you to fuel our work. Please chip in $10 or 
> more today 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=5=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
> Thanks for your support!  
> 
> Let’s win this,
> 
> Candace, Carrie, Dutch and the rest of the Free Press Action Fund team
> freepress.net 
> <https://act.freepress.net/go/15959?t=6=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>
> P.S. The coming weeks could determine the future of the internet. Chip in $10 
> or more today to save Net Neutrality 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=7=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
>  Thank you.
> 
> 
> The Free Press Action Fund is a nonpartisan organization fighting for your 
> rights to connect and communicate. The Free Press Action Fund does not 
> support or oppose any candidate for public office. Learn more at 
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> 
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] FCC Votes 2-1 Against Net Neutrality

[Maura Stephens]

Cripes, this is getting too close. I can’t stress enough how important this 
fight is if we are to win any single one of the many campaigns we’re all 
waging. Trump’s FCC chair, Ajit Pai, is determined to  hand it all over to the 
Big Media. We’d be thoroughly hamstrung (nicest word I can muster). Please 
support the efforts to keep the Net free and open, with your dollars and your 
efforts. FreePress is a good organization with which I’ve worked a bit over the 
past decade or so. Thank you. 
Maura Stephens


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: "Candace Clement, FreePress.net" <i...@freepress.net>
> Subject: FCC Votes 2-1 Against Net Neutrality
> Date: May 18, 2017 at 12:53:09 PM EDT
>  <http://act.freepress.net/go/7617?t=2=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>
> Pai’s plan to kill Net Neutrality just cleared a huge hurdle. Donate $10 
> today and help stop him 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=3=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
> Maura,
> 
> Game on: The FCC just voted 2-1 to let Chairman Pai’s Net Neutrality-killing 
> proposal move forward.
> 
> And there is no way we’re going to let him win. 
> 
> We spent the morning rallying with our allies outside the FCC to show Pai, 
> Trump and their collaborators that we’ll never stop fighting to save the open 
> internet. But to win, millions of people will need to speak out in the 
> crucial weeks ahead. That’s what Pai’s afraid of — and with your support, 
> we’ll make it happen.
> 
> Chip in $10 to help defeat this attack on Net Neutrality 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=4=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
> Pai’s plan is based on lies and hands control of the internet to companies 
> like AT, Comcast and Verizon — and destroys the internet as we know it. 
> 
> We need the open internet to resist Trump’s agenda — that’s a big reason why 
> the administration is pushing so hard to destroy Net Neutrality. We’re now 
> facing the biggest battle ever over the future of the internet. 
> 
> We’re doing everything we can to push back. In the last month alone we’ve 
> collected thousands of pro-Net Neutrality comments for the FCC docket, driven 
> hundreds of phone calls to Pai, organized multiple rallies and protests, and 
> released over 100 pages of analysis debunking Pai’s lies. But to save the 
> open internet we need to do even more — before it’s too late.
> 
> We don’t take a cent from business, government or political parties and rely 
> on contributions from people like you to fuel our work. Please chip in $10 or 
> more today 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=5=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
> Thanks for your support!  
> 
> Let’s win this,
> 
> Candace, Carrie, Dutch and the rest of the Free Press Action Fund team
> freepress.net 
> <https://act.freepress.net/go/15959?t=6=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>
> P.S. The coming weeks could determine the future of the internet. Chip in $10 
> or more today to save Net Neutrality 
> <https://act.freepress.net/donate/internet_nn_100/?t=7=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
>  Thank you.
> 
> 
> The Free Press Action Fund is a nonpartisan organization fighting for your 
> rights to connect and communicate. The Free Press Action Fund does not 
> support or oppose any candidate for public office. Learn more at 
> freepress.net <http://www.freepress.net/?akid=6412.9907011.u9d_8n>.
> 
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change

[Maura Stephens]

Lakes worldwide feel the heat from climate change 

Warming waters are disrupting freshwater fishing and recreation.

When most people think of the physical effects of climate change, they picture 
melting glaciers, shrinking sea ice or flooded coastal towns (SN: 4/16/16, p. 
22 
).
 But observations like those at Stannard Rock [lighthouse on reef in Lake 
Superior] are vaulting lakes into the vanguard of climate science. Year after 
year, lakes reflect the long-term changes of their environment in their 
physics, chemistry and biology. “They’re sentinels,” says John Lenters, a 
limnologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

...Globally, observations show that many lakes are heating up 
 — but not all in the same way or with the 
same ecological consequences. In eastern Africa, Lake Tanganyika is warming 
relatively slowly, but its fish populations are plummeting, leaving people with 
less to eat. In the U.S. Upper Midwest, quicker-warming lakes are experiencing 
shifts in the relative abundance of fish species that support a 
billion-dollar-plus recreational industry. And at high global latitudes, cold 
lakes normally covered by ice in the winter are seeing less ice year after year 
— a change that could affect all parts of the food web, from algae to 
freshwater seals.

…Understanding such changes is crucial for humans to adapt to the changes that 
are likely to come, limnologists say. Indeed, some northern lakes will probably 
release more methane into the air as temperatures rise — exacerbating the 
climate shift that is already under way.

Read on here 
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Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: NFA News #11 (WE WON!!!!)

[Maura Stephens]

Yes, it’s just the methane that’s been eliminated. But still cause for some 
celebration. Those who have worked so hard deserve it.
ms

> On May 11, 2017, at 7:55 AM, Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Good news.  However, as I read the story, they still plan to transport and 
> store propane.
> Am I missing something?
> 
> Regi
> "Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, 
> you will perceive the divine mystery in things."  Dostoyevsky.
> 
> 
> On May 10, 2017, at 10:06 PM, Maura Stephens <maurastephe...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:maurastephe...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Congratulations to everyone who’s worked so hard for so long to fight this 
>> insane scheme. Now to stop ALL fossil fuel storage (and distribution, etc.) 
>> in NYS. Still, great cause for celebration! You deserve it!
>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>> From: Jeremy Alderson <ra...@lightlink.com <mailto:ra...@lightlink.com>>
>>> Subject: NFA News #11 (WE WON)
>>> Date: May 10, 2017 at 4:44:13 PM EDT
>>> To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
>>> 
>>> It's all over!  Crestwood has announced that they are withdrawing their 
>>> permit application for expanded “natural” gas storage on Seneca Lake. ((LPG 
>>> storage is still up in the air.) Yes, there could be a catch, but right now 
>>> it looks like, well, we've won
>>> 
>>> I hope this fight will be an inspiration to others around the country.  No 
>>> doubt, much will be written about it (one book is already in the works, I'm 
>>> told).  And as always happens after a war, the generals will grumble over 
>>> who did or didn't do what, but for now, let us just acknowledge our 
>>> comrades in this fight, even if we would otherwise be at each other's 
>>> throats.  There are too many people who deserve credit to name them all, 
>>> but I will name a few.
>>> 
>>> Gas Free Seneca helped raise the alarm, lobbied Albany, got the legal team 
>>> at Earthjustice involved and built up an anti-Crestwood consensus among
>>> regional lawmakers.
>>> 
>>> Peter Mantius and Michael Fitzgerald were steadfast in reporting on this 
>>> issue and bringing new facts to light.
>>> 
>>> The Seneca Pure Waters Association, with attorney Rachel Treicler, were 
>>> also involved in the legal proceedings, keeping Crestwood's feet to the 
>>> fire.
>>> 
>>> We Are Seneca Lake (WASL) orchestrated the arrests of over 600 people all 
>>> of whom get credit for putting themselves on the line in defense of our 
>>> beautiful area.  Their cases, ably defended by volunteer attorney Sujata 
>>> Gibson, still haven't finished winding their way through the courts.
>>> 
>>> My now retired volunteer attorney, Jerry Kinchy, was the first lawyer to 
>>> step forward and help us in court.  He is an unsung hero of this movement 
>>> and deserves a lot more recognition than he has gotten.
>>> 
>>> The Finger Lakes Wineries, both individually and through their association, 
>>> went way out further on a limb than businesses ordinarily go in order to 
>>> back this movement.
>>> 
>>> Maura Stephens, Spike Jones, Jack Ossont and many others at the Coalition 
>>> to Protect New York did valuable work (and the CPNY was an early supporter 
>>> of the No Frack Almanac, the predecessor to this newsletter).
>>> 
>>> The Seneca Lake Twelve, kept the civil disobedience rolling before WASL.
>>> 
>>> And, of course, I couldn't conclude this message without giving a special 
>>> shout-out to Susan Walker and Gary Judson for helping me start off the 
>>> civil disobedience.  Susan should also be recognized as the first one to 
>>> voluntarily go to jail as a way of pressing home the seriousness of our 
>>> cause.
>>> 
>>> There might be another issue or two of this newsletter, because there may 
>>> be a couple of details that still need to be wrapped up, but after that, I 
>>> am looking forward to being a simple singer-songwriter who don't know 
>>> nothin' 'bout nothin'.
>>> 
>>> That's all folks - or it will be if the gas industry gets it's way -- BUT 
>>> NOT THIS TIME!
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Jeremy Weir Alderson
>>> Editor & Publisher
>>> NFA News
>> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: NFA News #11 (WE WON!!!!)

[Maura Stephens]

Congratulations to everyone who’s worked so hard for so long to fight this 
insane scheme. Now to stop ALL fossil fuel storage (and distribution, etc.) in 
NYS. Still, great cause for celebration! You deserve it!

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Jeremy Alderson <ra...@lightlink.com>
> Subject: NFA News #11 (WE WON)
> Date: May 10, 2017 at 4:44:13 PM EDT
> To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
> 
> It's all over!  Crestwood has announced that they are withdrawing their 
> permit application for expanded “natural” gas storage on Seneca Lake. ((LPG 
> storage is still up in the air.) Yes, there could be a catch, but right now 
> it looks like, well, we've won
> 
> I hope this fight will be an inspiration to others around the country.  No 
> doubt, much will be written about it (one book is already in the works, I'm 
> told).  And as always happens after a war, the generals will grumble over who 
> did or didn't do what, but for now, let us just acknowledge our comrades in 
> this fight, even if we would otherwise be at each other's throats.  There are 
> too many people who deserve credit to name them all, but I will name a few.
> 
> Gas Free Seneca helped raise the alarm, lobbied Albany, got the legal team at 
> Earthjustice involved and built up an anti-Crestwood consensus among
> regional lawmakers.
> 
> Peter Mantius and Michael Fitzgerald were steadfast in reporting on this 
> issue and bringing new facts to light.
> 
> The Seneca Pure Waters Association, with attorney Rachel Treicler, were also 
> involved in the legal proceedings, keeping Crestwood's feet to the fire.
> 
> We Are Seneca Lake (WASL) orchestrated the arrests of over 600 people all of 
> whom get credit for putting themselves on the line in defense of our 
> beautiful area.  Their cases, ably defended by volunteer attorney Sujata 
> Gibson, still haven't finished winding their way through the courts.
> 
> My now retired volunteer attorney, Jerry Kinchy, was the first lawyer to step 
> forward and help us in court.  He is an unsung hero of this movement and 
> deserves a lot more recognition than he has gotten.
> 
> The Finger Lakes Wineries, both individually and through their association, 
> went way out further on a limb than businesses ordinarily go in order to back 
> this movement.
> 
> Maura Stephens, Spike Jones, Jack Ossont and many others at the Coalition to 
> Protect New York did valuable work (and the CPNY was an early supporter of 
> the No Frack Almanac, the predecessor to this newsletter).
> 
> The Seneca Lake Twelve, kept the civil disobedience rolling before WASL.
> 
> And, of course, I couldn't conclude this message without giving a special 
> shout-out to Susan Walker and Gary Judson for helping me start off the civil 
> disobedience.  Susan should also be recognized as the first one to 
> voluntarily go to jail as a way of pressing home the seriousness of our cause.
> 
> There might be another issue or two of this newsletter, because there may be 
> a couple of details that still need to be wrapped up, but after that, I am 
> looking forward to being a simple singer-songwriter who don't know nothin' 
> 'bout nothin'.
> 
> That's all folks - or it will be if the gas industry gets it's way -- BUT NOT 
> THIS TIME!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jeremy Weir Alderson
> Editor & Publisher
> NFA News


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Butterflies, Their Beauty, Conservation and Importance - radio & internet Tues. May 9, 2017 8PM /10

[Maura Stephens]

Something beautiful for us all:

From: Ken Gale >
Subject: Butterflies, Their Beauty, Conservation and Importance - radio & 
internet Tues. May 9, 2017 8PM /10
Date: May 8, 2017 at 12:30:21 PM EDT
To: Ken Gale >


Please forward this e-mail around!

Next Eco-Logic, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 8PM:
Butterflies, Their Beauty, Conservation and Importance

Butterflies are beautiful, diverse, an important part of a healthy eco-system, 
and in need of our help.

Butterflies were among the first to show the effects of global climate change.  
The same pesticides that are killing bees are also killing butterflies.

This Eco-Logic will have a panel of scientists, authors, activists and 
butterfly enthusiasts: Carol Butler, Harry Zirlin, Rick Cech and Mercy Van 
Vlack discussing some of the over 100 species of butterflies in the WBAI 
listening area.

Tune in or link up this Tuesday, May 9 at 8PM.

WBAI, 99.5FM or www.wbai.org

-

I start every show with news and announcements. I summarize recent news and 
information, but link to my sources directly from my Eco-Links page: 
http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/eco-links.html. There is a world of 
information available there.


I will speak to community, church, school or political groups about any number 
of environmental topics.  Water, energy, climate chaos, etc.

-

Eco-Logic web address:
http://www.ecoradio.org
 From there, go to the Eco-Links or Past Guests pages.

The Eco-Logic Facebook page is pretty active with environmental information and 
updates on the radio show:
https://www.facebook.com/wbaiecologic.
Please click "like."

I'm sure there are interested web sites, facebook pages and meetup groups that 
you know about that I don't. Please forward.

Thank you,
Ken

Ken Gale
Host/producer
Eco-Logic, WBAI 99.5FM, NYC, 8PM Tuesdays
http://www.ecoradio.org (environmental radio show)

http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/ecoglold.html (list of past shows, podcasts & 
temporary archives and links to hear them)
http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/ra3.html (list of some permanently archived 
shows and links to hear them)
http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/eco-links.html (links to environmental 
articles and web sites)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbaiecologic
  https://www.facebook.com/ken.gale.315
  https://www.facebook.com/nycsec

WBAI is currently a “50,000 watt station” in the Pacifica network broadcast 
from the Empire State Building so our signal currently gets to New Haven, 
Trenton, Putnam County, parts of the Poconos and Catskills and on the internet 
live stream and archived podcasts even further, of course.

When the air or water are clean, thank an environmentalist.  If not, become 
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Reed coming to W. NY for Saturday May 6th Town Halls

[Maura Stephens]

> See below from the guy who just voted for 24 million people to lose health 
> care coverage. Ya think he’s been listening at these “town halls”? "Caring 
> for our veterans" and "creating jobs," indeed! Please share with others in 
> western NY, part of his ridiculous gerrymandered district, who might be able 
> to show up and make him squirm. You don’t have to be an expert on all the 
> issues. This one, which just happened yesterday, should be enough:

> Reed was one of the seven members of Congress in New York who pushed the vote 
> in the wrong directions. The others, all also Republicans, who voted to 
> repeal the Affordable Care Act and strip 24 million people of their health 
> coverage: John Faso, Claudia Tenney, Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin, Pete King, 
> and Chris Collins. Shame on them all.

> From: "Congressman Tom Reed" 
> Subject: Update: May 6th Town Hall notification
> Date: May 5, 2017 at 12:14:51 PM EDT
> To: 
> 
> Click here to open this e-mail in its own browser window 
> 
>Click here to open a plain text version of this email 
> 
> News from Congressman Reed
> 
>  
> 
>   Home 
> 
>   Biography 
> 
> Contact 
> 
> Serving You 
> 
>23rd District 
> 
> Media 
> 
> 115th Congress 
> 
> 
> Reed to Host Three Town Hall Meetings Across District on May 6th
> 
> Dear Neighbor,
> 
> We are committed to fighting for the issues that matter to you. From creating 
> jobs to caring for our veterans, I want to hear your thoughts on how we can 
> solve the issues facing our region. Please share your ideas at one of our 
> town halls. 
> 
> Town halls will be held Saturday, May 6 as follows:
> 
> 9:00 AM - 10: 00 AM, West Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Station 1, 4741 Willow Rd, 
> Dunkirk, NY 14048 
> 
>  
> 11:30
>  AM - 12:30 PM, Busti Fire Department, 886 Mill Rd, Jamestown, NY 14701 
> 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Stop Listening to Lies about Methane: Truth from Tony Ingraffea, Jannette Barth, et al. (audio link)

[Maura Stephens]

Listen to this special Green Street podcast 
<https://soundcloud.com/greenstreetradio/green-street-podcast-the-gas-rush> 
about the campaign being waged to push natural gas as "bridge" fuel that helps 
the environment, featuring Cornell professor Anthony Ingraffea, electrical 
engineer Keith Schue, economist Jannette Barth, pipeline expert Rick Kuprewicz, 
frontline community environmental justice activist Pramilla Malick, and 
actor/activist James Cromwell.
https://soundcloud.com/greenstreetradio/green-street-podcast-the-gas-rush 
<https://soundcloud.com/greenstreetradio/green-street-podcast-the-gas-rush>

Maura Stephens
Independent <http://www.maurastephens.com/> 
607-589-7302 office/voice
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Action Alert -- we have only two days!

[Maura Stephens]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Susan Van Dolsen 
> Subject: Fwd: Action Alert
> Date: April 27, 2017 at 3:17:53 PM EDT
> 
> URGENT ACTION!
> 
> PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
> 
> As early as May 1st -- this coming Monday! --NYS may issue water quality 
> permit for dangerous pipeline expansion in our communities endangering our 
> health, families, and property. Please act now! 
> 
> ACTION #1
> 
> Please call today AND tomorrow:
> 
> Governor Cuomo: 518-474-8390 <>
> NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Seggos: 518-402-8545 <>
> Tell them: Reject the water permit for Spectra's illegally segmented Atlantic 
> Bridge pipeline project!
> 
> ACTION #2
> Send this letter for the Action Network letter campaign "NY DEC: Deny Spectra 
> Atlantic Bridge Pipeline Permits". We need thousands of letters to go out 
> NOW! 
> 
> Can you take a moment to write/send this simple letter? Click here:
> 
> https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ny-dec-deny-spectra-atlantic-bridge-pipeline-permits?source=email;
>  
> 
> BACKGROUND
> 
> Recently Spectra's Atlantic Bridge project, the second phase of their 
> illegally segmented Algonquin pipeline expansion was prematurely approved by 
> FERC and New York State is considering issuing a water quality permit for the 
> project which would enable construction to go forward. Spectra is pressing 
> for the approval as soon as possible so they can begin construction. New York 
> State should not be approving water permits for a project that is linked to 
> significant risk of nuclear disaster impacting 20 million New Yorkers, and 
> will contaminate our waterways and wetlands, ensure more air pollution, and 
> destroy our health and climate.
> 
> Despite repeated warnings from numerous leading national pipeline, nuclear 
> and disaster preparedness experts, Spectra Energy received approval from the 
> Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to expand their Algonquin 
> pipeline. Recently, the first phase of that expansion - the 42 inch diameter, 
> high pressure Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) gas pipeline became 
> operational and was constructed only 105 feet from critical safety 
> infrastructure at the old, accident-prone Indian Point nuclear plant in 
> northern Westchester near 2 earthquake fault lines.  The experts warned that 
> a pipeline rupture at Indian Point could result in a nuclear disaster worse 
> than Fukushima and threatens more than 20 million people who live in the New 
> York tri-state area.*  Even if Indian Point is shut down - still years away - 
> a pipeline rupture poses disastrous risks to millions of New Yorkers due to 
> 45 years of highly radioactive spent fuel permanently stored on site. 
> Governor Cuomo and NYS DEC Commissioner Seggos must stop ignoring safety 
> experts' warnings about the permanent catastrophic risks to New Yorkers posed 
> by the giant Spectra AIM pipeline and further expansions.  Spectra illegally 
> segmented its massive Algonquin pipeline expansion into 3 separate projects: 
> Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM), Atlantic Bridge and Access Northeast, to 
> avoid a full evaluation of the cumulative impacts. 
> 
> Governor Cuomo recently stated that New York "must double down by investing 
> in the fight against dirty fossil fuels and fracked gas from neighboring 
> states" yet, New York continues to issue permits for dangerous, polluting and 
> climate destroying fossil fuel pipelines and power plants in our communities 
> polluting our air and water supplies, destroying our health and climate. New 
> York must stop approving fracked gas pipelines like Spectra Energy's massive 
> Algonquin pipeline expansion (AIM, Atlantic Bridge and Access Northeast) and 
> fast track to 100% renewable energy.
> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Hmm . . . What to do later today after peace/justice and science events?

[Maura Stephens]

Happy Earth Day!

How about some amazing live theatre performed by some astonishingly talented 
artists who are putting their hearts and souls into giving us things to think, 
cry, and LAUGH about? The Ithaca Fringe Festival opened on Thursday evening 
with a sneak preview community party, which ROCKED Fringe Central (Visitors 
Center at 171 The Commons), and all the shows debuted last night to rave 
audience reviews. I’m not exaggerating, This is a rare chance to see new live 
theatre from places as far as Scotland!

Kids and adults loved the delightful The World Will Stop If We Make a Mistake, 
with puppets, time-lapse film, and live-action sequences.  “It was a breath of 
fresh air,” said one audience member. (It’s playing at 5:30 p.m. today and 
11:30 a.m. tomorrow — recommended for kids under 13 and adults over 21.)

“Whew, just beautiful,” said groups of people exiting the Scotland-based 
company doing Kara Sevda at Circus Culture.

“She is the most astonishing performer,” raved everyone who saw Spy in the 
House of Men writer/actor Penny Sterling.
“Gotta love a juggler-magician who never stops moving, despite his social 
life,” said about Doug Stafford’s “My Lack of Social Life.”

Mississippi Smiles, a powerful drama by new playwright Kamillah Abdul-Malik and 
performed by an from Philadelphia, hit nerves and sparked deep conversation at 
Fringe Central afterward.

“He just blew the house down,” said festival goer after festival goer about 
Delirium solo performer Martin Dockery, of Brooklyn.

Local playwrights shine, too: James Comfort II’s feminist drama The Lightning 
Gap and David Guaspari’s comedic collection Important Nonsense.

We could all use more beauty and art in our lives as well as science and 
activism!

I strongly recommend all these shows, based on audience reports. Stop in at 
Fringe Central (Visitors Center on the Commons off Center Ithaca) for music, 
food, and camaraderie throughout the evening tonight, and from 10:00 to 5:00 
tomorrow. Or get your tickets at the door(s). Venues all around town. See more 
about each show here<http://georgesapio.wixsite.com/ithacafringe/performers> 
and the schedule here<http://georgesapio.wixsite.com/ithacafringe/schedule> 
(note you can hit “Print Schedule” too).

Maura



Maura Stephens
msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu>
Independent<http://www.maurastephens.com> journalist, educator, researcher, 
writer, theatre artist, etc.
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: NCPMG EPA Public Hearing in DC on Executive Order

[Maura Stephens]

The dismantling of the EPA continues. Whatever we think of the agency, it’s 
still the only thing between the environment and the destroyer in chief. If 
anyone is going to DC or has contacts there, please plan on adding this to your 
calendar. Note that you must register. I don’t know if it’s too late to do so, 
but worth a try, FWIW.

> From: Kelly 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 6:25 AM
> Subject: NCPMG EPA Public Hearing in DC on Executive Order
> 
> Hey folks,
> 
> Sorry I am getting the word out a little late on this one but maybe they will 
> still accept RSVPs.
> 
> STAKEHOLDER REVIEW PROCESS
> Background: The Executive Order, signed February 24, 2017, establishes the 
> “policy of the United States to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens 
> placed on the American people.” Among other things, it requires each agency 
> to create a Regulatory Reform Task Force to evaluate existing regulations and 
> to identify regulations that should be repealed, replaced or modified. The 
> meeting will afford the agency an opportunity to listen and learn directly 
> from those impacted by our regulations.
> When: April 25th, 2017 from 10AM to 1PM
> Where: Environmental Protection Agency
>  1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20003
> 
> Register: Those who wish to attend must contact Joan B. Rogers (202-564-6568 
>  or rogers 
> .jo...@epa.gov )
> 


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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 <http://www.ithacafringe.com/> volunteer
maurastephe...@gmail.com
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Op-ed: State CWA authority surrendered to Dominion and FERC

[Maura Stephens]

Dennis Higgins discusses how the state has relinquished its authority to 
pipeline corporations; yet there’s still time to reverse this project. Please 
keep the pressure on NYS governor Andrew Cuomo and NYS DEC head Basil Seggos.

Commissioner Basil Seggos
Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-1011
518-402-8545
email: basil.seg...@dec.ny.gov

Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
1-518-474-8390
contact form: https://www.governor.ny.gov/contact/stateContactForm.php


On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 8:18 AM, Dennis Higgins 
> wrote:
http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns/guest-commentary-state-can-lose-authority-if-it-surrenders-it/article_cd263e77-0972-5d34-a0a4-4de260436f66.html
Guest Commentary: State can lose authority if it surrenders it to pipeline

  *   By Dennis Higgins

  *   Apr 14, 2017 Updated 52 min ago


In May 2014, Dominion Energy Inc. applied to the New York State Department of 
Environmental Conservation  for a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate 
relating to its proposed New Market Project. But in a January 12, 2016 letter 
to DEC, Dominion withdrew its application, stating that an individual 
certificate was unnecessary.

Without any public input, DEC would declare in its Notice of Complete 
Application that a “statewide blanket Section 401 Water Quality Certification” 
under the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Nationwide Water Quality Certification 
program could apply instead. According to the ACE, “NWPs (nationwide permits) 
are a type of general permit designed to authorize certain activities that have 
minimal individual and cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic 
environment...” However, ACE also states, “Activities that result in more than 
minimal individual and cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment 
cannot be authorized by NWPs.”

Dominion’s New Market Project is not a minor activity. It spans a 200-mile 
corridor of New York with new and expanded facilities across the state. 
Dominion wants to pump an additional 112 million cubic feet of fracked gas 
daily from Pennsylvania to the Dominion-owned Iroquois pipeline, from whence 
the gas can go to Canada. Hundreds of homes, farms, daycare facilities and 
schools will be affected by the 200,000 tons of compressor pollution, and New 
York and the planet will pay the hundreds of millions of dollars in health and 
environmental costs annually resulting from CO2 and fugitive methane.

From a review of the application, and with recent flooding to consider, it 
appears that at multiple locations, including Borger and Brookman Corners, 
Dominion has failed to design functional storm water treatment and 
pollution-prevention systems for compressor stations. Legislators, agencies and 
organizations, including Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, the town of Dryden and 
Otsego 2000 have protested the inadequate storm water proposals.

Dominion asserted in its January 2016 letter to the DEC that a specific water 
quality certificate was no longer needed because there would only be one 
wetland impact for the entire project. But this simply isn’t true. Dominion 
applied to FERC for variances in which it admits wetland encroachments would 
occur at every construction site. These are the same impacts on New York state 
water quality that it had previously assured the DEC would not occur.

FERC recently approved Dominion’s variance requests, giving it permission to 
proceed with New Market.

Whatever your opinion of New Market, the state has authority under the Clean 
Water Act to review projects and reject those that negatively impact state 
water quality. What just happened? A transmission company claimed its project 
had no wetland impacts. After receiving permits from New York, Dominion applied 
to FERC for variances which would allow wetland encroachments at nearly every 
construction site. Effectively, the variances allow Dominion to adversely 
affect state water quality without state review under CWA, and without a water 
quality permit. State authority under the CWA is abridged, perhaps neutered, if 
New York allows transmission companies to sidestep this authority.

DEC needs to rescind its ill-advised blanket 401 authorization as well as its 
authorization for woefully inadequate storm-water treatment plans. It is time 
for DEC to reject the New Market project. Dominion should reapply and go 
through proper channels to pursue this problematic infrastructure.

Dennis Higgins lives in Otego.


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: "Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock" Community Film Screening 4/25 & 26

[Maura Stephens]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Fabina Colon 
> Subject: Fwd: "Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock" Community Film 
> Screening 4/25 & 26
> Reply-To: Fabina Colon 
> 
> 
> Please Share Widely!
> 
> Tuesday - Wednesday, April 25-26, 2017
> “Gathering our Hearts at Standing Rock” 
> Film Screening  & Panel Discussion with Fidel Moreno and Indigenous peoples 
> and allies! 
> Moderated by Laura Lagunez
> Tuesday, April 25th 12pm @ The Space at Greenstar (700 W. Buffalo St.)
> Tuesday, April 25th at 7pm @ Klarman Hall Auditorium KG70, Cornell University
> Wednesday, April 26th at 5:30p @ GIAC (301 W. Court St.)
> 
> We are excited to welcome Oscar-nominated director Fidel Moreno for a special 
> screening of his documentary, “Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock.”
> 
> Culled from 18 hours of interviews with 33 people at Standing Rock — 
> including youth, mothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, First Nation people and 
> non-Indian supporters — “Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock” is an ongoing 
> documentary project, chronicling the story of the protectors at Standing Rock 
> and their connection to the history of the American Indian Movement on their 
> treaty-given lands of the American west.
> 
> In addition to the film screenings, Fidel will be participating in various 
> community events including providing cultural demonstrations at local 
> schools. Our collective goal is to provide an opportunity for community 
> members to deepen their understanding of:
> 
> Indigenous sovereignty;
> Environmental and social justice intersection
> Connecting the dots between Standing Rock and local lives and local work
> Local action around water protection, fracking & divestment.
> 
> To support this event, please donate to our GoFundMe here 
> ! You can also help us 
> fundraise by attending Dance Party for Earth Day 
>  on 4/21 @ Lot 10!!
> 
> Fidel Moreno identifies as Huichol, Chichimeca and Mexican American. He is an 
> Oscar nominee in the Best Short Documentary category as co-producer and 
> co-director of “Wiping the Tears of 7 Generations,” and a three-time Telly 
> Award winner for “The Peyote Road” and “500 Nations.” Raised in both old 
> Mexico and the Midwest area of the United States, Moreno’s work in 
> documentary film and video since 1983 has focused on the struggle and 
> dialogues of indigenous people and communities in Canada, the United States, 
> Mexico and Central America. He has worked directly with many communities, 
> aboriginal leaders, chiefs and elders in documenting environmental actions 
> and issues, human rights violations and crisis relief services. Moreno is an 
> activist passionate about working with youth and children through cultural 
> literacy skill building, emotional development and purposeful life navigation.
> 
> Laura Lagunez identifies as Dine and Nahua. She is a recent graduate from 
> Cornell University and is now working for the School of Integrative Plant 
> Science at Cornell designing garden-based learning curricula and assisting 
> with food security projects. She is committed to working alongside native 
> communities and participate in community-based ecological and cultural 
> restoration projects. 
> 
> ​Please contact Fabina B. Colon with any questions about this event.​
> 
> 
> Organized by the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) in partnership with 
> Native American Students at Cornell (NASAC), Cornell Environmental 
> Collaborative, (ECO), Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS), American 
> Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP), ALANA Intercultural Funding 
> Board, Amnesty International at Cornell University (AI@CU), Climate Justice 
> Cornell (CJC), and community members.​
> 
> Fabina B. Colon
> Multicultural Resource Center at
> Cornell Cooperative Extension
> 516 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St.
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> 
> ​Ph. & Fax: 216-6233
> Offie Hours: 10am-4:00pm​
> www.multiculturalresourcecenter.org 
> 
>  
> "When culture shifts, policy will follow"
> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Sustain yourself with some great entertainment: Ithaca Fringe Festival next Thursday-Sunday April 20-23

[Maura Stephens]

Dear fellow Sustainable Tompkins list members,

Who doesn’t need an entertainment break? We’ve got comedies, dramas, one-person 
shows, kid-friendly shows, even a zany mini-opera! And camaraderie, music, and 
food to boot!

The Sustainable Tompkins community and everyone else are cordially invited to 
help us kick off the fourth annual Ithaca Fringe Festival next Thursday, April 
20, 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Fringe Central (get it?), the Visitors Center on the 
Commons, a few doors east of Center Ithaca. We’ll have food donated by 
Manndible Café at Cornell, music by local musician John Bunge, and sneak 
previews of the Fringe shows. 

Fringe Central will be the hub of the festival, where eight acts from near (two 
Ithaca playwrights, David Guaspari and James Comfort II) and far (as in 
Glasgow, Scotland) will each have three performances — one a day Friday, 
Saturday, and Sunday, April 21, 22, and 23. 

Do you know what makes us unique and sustainable?
The Fringe was started by George Sapio during the bleak years of Commons 
construction to help bring new customers to our independent downtown business 
owners and new artists to local audiences, new audiences to the artists.
We’re unburied, and thus inclusive and nonjudgmental. 
All our ticket sales go directly to the artists. 
Tickets are cheap so everyone can see at least one show, and multi show passes 
are even cheaper.
Local residents (including some of you ;-) ) house the out-of-town artists in 
their homes. 
The performance venues are donated. 
The food is donated. Thanks to Manndible Café, the Ithaca Bakery, Northstar 
House, and Istanbul!
The musicians donate their talents.
Volunteers run the show!
Some of our wonderful local restaurants are offering discounts and specials for 
Fringegoers with tickets.
We'll have an amazing raffle and award ceremony on Sunday, with goodies donated 
by area businesses and restaurants.
 It’s a real Community Arts Partnership (yes, CAP, along with Downtown Ithaca 
Alliance and the Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau, are strong 
supporters and have donated the Fringe Central space)!
Venues are Cinemapolis, Circus Culture (new this year!), Community School of 
Music and Arts, the History Center, and Lifelong (new this year!). 

Tompkins Trust Company is the festival sponsor. 

Thanks to all these partners! 

We hope you’ll all come out and enjoy the shows. Ticket prices are cheap, and 
multishow passes are even cheaper! Please come out and enjoy some entertainment 
and fine company. Heaven knows we all need to laugh and enjoy ourselves in 
these perilous times, and our artists will do their best to make sure you go 
away satisfied.

Buy tickets online, at Fringe Central, or at the door. Find out about the 
shows, schedules, and ticket purchases at the Ithaca Fringe Festival website 
<http://www.ithacafringe.com/>. We hope to see you at the Fringe!

Maura Stephens
Ithaca Fringe Festival <http://www.ithacafringe.com/> volunteer and board member
maurastephe...@gmail.com
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Free screening, You and your local lawmakers are invited

[Maura Stephens]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Doug Couchon 
> Subject: [CPNY list] You are invited
> Date: April 9, 2017 at 11:31:24 PM EDT
> To: Doug Couchon 
> 
> Dear Friends,
> You are invited to a free screening of the excellent documentary Before the 
> Flood on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 7:00 PM at The Park Church in Elmira. 
> Discussion will follow and refreshments will be provided. The church is 
> located at the corner of Main and Church Streets. 
> Before The Flood is an analysis of scientific evidence concerning the causes 
> and effects of climate change.
> The Department of Defense and the property & casualty insurance industry 
> agree that climate change is a clear and present danger. Future political 
> decisions
>  ​about human migrations, drought, flooding, food and water insecurity, and 
> the resulting conflicts and border wars​ ​will be impacted by climate change.
> 
> Before the Flood is well done, positive but serious and easy to understand. 
> Students will find it to be a helpful resource.​ ​You ​will​​ ​find​​ ​a 
> summary​ ​below.​
> 
> Legislators in Chemung, Steuben and Schuyler Counties have been invited. 
> Please invite your village, town or city elected officials to attend. 
> Also, share this invitation with your contacts and post it to Facebook. 
> The screening is sponsored by People for a Healthy environment (PHE) and 
> co-sponsored by The Park Church, Catholic Charities, and the Jewish Center 
> and Federation of the Twin Tiers. 
> 
> Hope to see you there.
> Doug Couchon
> 607-425-7203 
> ​Summary of Before the Flood​
> Before the Flood is an award-winning documentary, released last October.  
> Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, environmentalist and the United Nations Messenger 
> of Peace, travels the world to learn how climate change affects our 
> environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered 
> species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.  During his 
> journey to five continents and the Arctic, DiCaprio speaks with President 
> Barack Obama, Pope Francis, tech innovator Elon Musk, scientists, and 
> activists about the many effects of climate change – threats to human health 
> and safety from floods, tornadoes, and drought; damage to the national 
> economy; and increased risk of terrorism.
> 
>  
> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] LAST TWO HOURS TO FAX CUOMO TO STOP Northern Access Pipeline

[Maura Stephens]

Today is the last day! Please do this. We have less than two hours to go! Paste 
the letter below (starting with Dear Governor Cuomo and add your name, address, 
and email address or phone number) into a Word or PDF document, then use this 
easy online tool  to fax it.
Fax right from your computer for free. Faxes are more impactful than emails! 
Please do and share with your lists NOW. Thank you!



> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Dennis Higgins 
> Subject: [UAFF] FAX CUOMO NOW TO STOP Northern Access Pipeline
> Date: April 7, 2017 at 1:03:55 PM EDT
> 
> Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim 
> upstream. W. C. Fields 
> 
> Please send a fax to Governor Cuomo RIGHT NOW
> (518) 474-1513
> 
> Dear Governor Cuomo,
> 
> I urge you to protect New Yorkers’ air, water, health, safety, and 
> livelihoods by denying National Fuel’s proposed Northern Access Pipeline 
> (NAPL) a 401 Water Quality Certificate and Article 19 air pollution permits.
> 
> A year ago, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wisely denied 
> Constitution Pipeline a 401 Water Quality Certificate because the number of 
> water bodies the pipeline would have crossed—compounded by Williams Company’s 
> construction methods—would have endangered New York water quality. NAPL would 
> cross more streams and wetlands than Constitution Pipeline, including 
> state-protected trout habitat and a sole-source aquifer that provides water 
> to thousands of residents. NAPL, like Constitution, also proposes to use the 
> quickest, cheapest, and most environmentally destructive method—trenching—for 
> all but a handful of crossings. Twenty-five thousand horsepower of new 
> compression will generate 150,000 tons of pollution annually, including known 
> carcinogens like formaldehyde, styrene, and benzene. Using EPA estimates, the 
> leaked methane and CO2 from burning this gas will cost New York, and the 
> planet, hundreds of millions of dollars annually in health impacts and 
> accelerated climate change. These facts, alone, are grounds for denying the 
> permits. But there are many more reasons why NAPL must be stopped. 
> 
> National Fuel, a multi-billion-dollar company, wants this high-pressure 
> 99-mile pipeline so it can daily transport half a billion cubic feet of 
> Pennsylvania fracked gas through Western New York with most of it going to 
> Canada. Aside from a few temporary construction jobs, tax-paying New Yorkers 
> would see no benefits; rather, they would suffer permanent degradation of 
> their land, air, water quality, property values and safety.  National Fuel 
> has applied for a rate-hike to facilitate share-holder dividends, support 
> executive salaries, and force NY residents to pay for the pipeline themselves.
> 
> Approximately 40 New York families have refused to sign contracts with 
> National Fuel and are now facing an unjust use of eminent domain for this 
> export project. Many more families signed under duress when threatened with 
> litigation. This is just plain wrong.
> 
> I ask that you protect New York and DENY the Northern Access Pipeline a 401 
> Water Quality Certificate and Article 19 air pollution permits.
> 
> YOUR NAME AND ZIP CODE HERE
> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] We can actually STOP this horrible pipeline! Call Cuomo today and every day, please!

[Maura Stephens]

The "Constitution” Pipeline was killed last year because of the extraordinary efforts of grassroots activists (not big NGOs). Now we have the chance to help stop the Northern Access Pipeline (NAPL) as well. This pipeline would bring more Pennsylvania fracked gas through New York State to Canada, under the Niagara River. From there it will be exported. This pipeline would do nothing but condemn beautiful lands, seizing some people’s property via gross misuse of eminent domain, causing leakages of health-harming toxins, emitting greenhouse gases and exacerbating climate change, and potentially exploding. All for the good of the fossil fuel corporations. Please take a couple minutes to call Cuomo, 1-518-474-8390, and the NY DEC, 1-518-402-8545, and tell them to deny the permits for the NAPL. TIME IS SHORT! Just a few days left to the deadline, this Sunday. We can really make this happen, and kill another fossil fuel rampage through our state. Cuomo has been bragging about how he at California Gov Jerry Brown will defy White House rejection of the Clean Power Plan. Well, this is one way he can start showing there’s real commitment behind the statements.Please call Governor Cuomo RIGHT NOW before it’s too late! (Yes, right now; the permit deadline is April 7th!) Tell him to STOP the NORTHERN ACCESS Pipeline: 518-474-8390.And call DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos at 518-402-8545. And Executive Deputy Commissioner Kenneth Lynch at 518-402-8560.See this very short film on NAPL, too, linked below, along with Twitter and Facebook links to share out.We’d be grateful for all efforts to spread the word through your circles. This is very time-critical! Let’s post another win for the people and planet, right here at home.Maura StephensCoalition to Protect New York#NoNAPL #NoFossilFuels #WalkTheTalk Begin forwarded message:From: Christine Macpherson Subject: New No NAPL Short Film Up on Twitter, FB, and YouTubeDate: April 2, 2017 at 6:48:47 PM EDTAs we all know, time is short on NAPL. Please see and share, email, tweet this very short film on NAPL up on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube--thanks to Jill for her great work on this and being on site at the rally last week even though I couldn't be.Twitter Film Embed: https://twitter.com/CompleteItCuomo/status/84866731615937Complete it Cuomo Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CompleteItCuomo/videos/1875933979345639/Sharing directly from the Complete It Cuomo Facebook Page as opposed to YouTube is helpful because people won't have to click a link and the film is set to caption in FB feeds when people have their device sound turned off.My personal timeline; post is set to public: https://www.facebook.com/christine.macpherson.79/posts/10212544015819420YouTube Link: http://tinyurl.com/StopNAPL or https://youtu.be/gHfq5kJaoEMFeel free to forward to your listservs.Hoping for the best possible outcome on this one,Christine

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Capitalism Produced Trump: Let's Move Beyond "Resistance" to This Fascism by R.D. Wolff

[Maura Stephens]

Richard D. Wolff was here in Ithaca last year, talking about economic justice, 
cooperatives, and more. Here he’s got a great piece up at Truthout that should 
speak to us all. He describes the potential evolution to fascism (he’s being 
nice); here’s a useful excerpt:

"'Resistance' has quickly become the watchword of an impressive opposition to 
the Trump-Bannon government and its fascist potential. However, the lessons of 
capitalism's dysfunctional politics will have gone unlearned if opposition 
remains at the level of resisting this particular administration. Exchanging 
the Trump-Bannon regime for a return to "normal" capitalism returns us to 
precisely the system that produced Trump and Bannon.”
Maura




http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40068-capitalism-produced-trump-another-reason-to-move-beyond-it
 

Capitalism Produced Trump: Another Reason to Move Beyond It
Sunday, April 02, 2017 
By Richard D. Wolff 

The fact that Trump, Bannon and the rest of their coterie do not think through 
the implications of their acts is not unusual. One marked peculiarity of 
politics in capitalist systems is how those systems train politicians. 
Corporations and the rich provide the funds that enable election victories. 
They expect specific favors in return: a government order, a tariff, crisis 
bailouts, or a foreign intervention, for example. Politicians in office must 
deliver those, or risk removal. Politicians must also veneer those deliveries 
with verbiage about the national interest, the people's safety, job creation 
and other vague yet vital-sounding priorities. The act of thinking through 
their actions' implications -- let alone publicly explaining such complexities 
-- exceeds the capacity and need of many political leaders. They usually do the 
favors (or, at least, most of them) while allaying popular concerns with public 
posturing. If and when that fails, they repress those concerns.

It is impossible to identify, measure and trace the influences on every 
political decision. Politicians hope that their positions are strengthened, or 
at least not too badly damaged, by whatever consequences are attributed to 
their actions. No matter how confident they are in predicting these 
consequences, politicians generally focus on preparing either to plausibly 
dispute any negative consequences or deflect responsibility.

Taking a different tack, we might ask what must happen for Trump and Bannon's 
actions to yield the outcomes they claim to hope for. Our answers will suggest 
some sense of where this theatrical new administration will likely push us.  
Read the whole story at Truthout. 

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Izzy Award ceremony set for April 12, 7pm, Emerson Suites, Ithaca College

[Maura Stephens]

> From: Jeff Cohen 
> Subject: Izzy Award ceremony set for April 12 (Please Share)
> Date: March 23, 2017 5:46:07 PM EDT
> 
> SAVE THE DATE.
> April 12. Brave, independent journalists coming to Ithaca.
>  
> This year’s Izzy Award ceremony will feature honorees . . .
> n  ARI BERMAN (The Nation), who revealed the 2016 election scandal of voter 
> suppression targeting people of color and youth
> n  SHANE BAUER (Mother Jones), who wrote the blockbuster expose: “My Four 
> Months as a Private Prison Guard.”
> n  SETH FREED WESSLER (Nation Institute Investigative Fund), who exposed 
> neglect and avoidable deaths inside U.S. for-profit prisons designated for 
> non-citizens.
>  
> You’ll also meet the creators of a powerful docu-series on US structural 
> inequality, “AMERICA DIVIDED,” which is receiving a special documentary 
> honor. The series illuminated various issues, including environmental racism, 
> worker exploitation, and mass incarceration.
>  
> The ceremony is free and open to all.
> 7pm Wednesday, April 12 in Emerson Suites, Campus Center, Ithaca College.
>  
> More background on this year’s Izzy Award winners here (with links to their 
> work).
>  
> The honorees will sign books/posters and mingle after the event.
>  
> PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.
>  
> --Jeff Cohen
> Park Center for Independent Media
>  
>  
> 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] 7,000 methane-filled bubbles ‘ready to explode’ in the Arctic

[Maura Stephens]

More good news to add to the libraries full of hard scientific evidence that 
fossil fuels will be the death of us all. 
Not that more of such evidence will sway those who are calling the shots, any 
more than the previous mountains-full have done. Even with the simple elegant 
solutions outlined in the final paragraph below. (My bold throughout.)
We've got no option but to RIF* those who are calling the shots.
*Evocative corporate term coined in the '80s, meaning "reduction in force," a 
euphemism for "fire at will." "Have you been RIF'd lately?" has been a common 
refrain in journalism circles over the past few decades.


> http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/siberia-permafrost-over-7000-methane-filled-bubbles-ready-explode-discovered-arctic-1612581
> 
> Siberia permafrost: There are over 7,000 methane-filled bubbles ‘ready to 
> explode’ in the Arctic
> 
> Huge craters have been appearing in Arctic regions over recent years due to 
> thawing permafrost.
> 
> By Hannah Osborne
> Updated March 22, 2017
> See the videos
> 
> 
> 
> There are over 7,000 gas-filled bubbles in remote parts of Siberia that are 
> set to explode, scientists have discovered. Following extensive field 
> expeditions and satellite surveys, researchers in Russia have identified 
> thousands of bulging bumps in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas — far more than 
> they had expected.
> 
> Alexey Titovsky, director of Yamal department for science and innovation, 
> told the Siberian Times that understanding the bubbles is of paramount 
> important to assessing the risk they pose.
> 
> In July last year, scientists released footage of the ground on Bely Island 
> wobbling underfoot. When they punctured them, methane and carbon dioxide was 
> released. It is thought an abnormally warm summer had caused the permafrost 
> to thaw, leading to the release of methane that had been locked up in the 
> ground. At present, it is thought this process is behind the emergence of the 
> numerous craters that have appeared over recent years — including the 
> ‘gateway to the underworld’ crater near Batagaiin.
> 
> Titovsky said the 7,000 bulging bumps identified could also collapse into 
> craters: “At first such a bump is a bubble, or ‘bulgunyakh’ in the local 
> Yakut language. With time the bubble explodes, releasing gas. This is how 
> gigantic funnels form.
> 
> “We need to know which bumps are dangerous and which are not. Scientists are 
> working on detecting and structuring signs of potential threat, like the 
> maximum height of a bump and pressure that the earth can withstand.”
> 
> The team plans to continue working throughout the year to chart and map all 
> of the underground bubbles in Yamal.
> 
> 
> 
> Thawing permafrost as a result of global warming is expected to lead to more 
> methane release in the future, a spokesman from the Ural branch of Russian 
> Academy of Science said. “An abnormally warm summer in 2016 on the Yamal 
> peninsula must have added to the process,” they added.
> 
> On Bely Island, scientists found methane was 1,000 times above normal, while 
> CO2 was around 25 times higher. “As we took off a layer of grass and soil, a 
> fountain of gas erupted,” one of the scientists working at the site explained.
> 
> The release of methane from the thawing permafrost is of huge concern to 
> climate scientists. Max Holmes, the deputy director and senior scientist at 
> the Woods Hole Research Centre, told IBTimes UK it could lead to the collapse 
> of human infrastructures, like roads and towns, as well as creating a 
> feedback cycle that results in even more warming.
> 
> “That is a self-reinforcing cycle with greenhouse gasses released as 
> permafrost thaws, which causes warming,” he said. “This results in more 
> permafrost thaw and causes more warming and on and on. That is something we 
> worry a lot about. Once this cycle gets going it is hard to stop.
> 
> “How do we stop it? We control what we can control. Permafrost thaw is driven 
> fundamentally by global warming, which is amplified in the Arctic. How do you 
> control global warming? You control the emissions that are directly under 
> your control — fossil fuel combustion and deforestation.”
> 



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Water Law for Activists, Mar. 25, Ithaca [1 Attachment]

[Maura Stephens]

> 
> in case you missed this:
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Rachel Treichler 
>> Subject:  Water Law for Activists, Mar. 25, Ithaca
>> Date: February 26, 2017 9:17:41 AM CST
>> 
>> SAVE THE DATE!
>> 
>> Access to clean water is one of the most important environmental and social 
>> issues facing our communities. 
>> 
>> To support activists working on water protection issues, the Sierra Club 
>> Atlantic Chapter Water Committee and the Cornell Law School Environmental 
>> Law Society are sponsoring a Water Law for Activists symposium Saturday, 
>> March 25 at the Cornell Law School in Ithaca. The program is free and open 
>> to the public
>> 
>> The purpose of the symposium is to bring together lawyers and activists 
>> working on water law issues in New York to learn from and network with each 
>> other.  The conference will focus on best ways to support water advocates in 
>> our efforts.  Draft schedule below. Confirmed speakers include Deborah 
>> Goldberg from Earthjustice, Maya van Rossum from Delaware Riverkeeper, 
>> Richard Berkeley from the Public Utility Law Project and Richard Lippes from 
>> Lippes and Lippes in Buffalo. For more information, call 917-692-0595 or 
>> email annlfinne...@gmail.com.
>> 
>> 
>> DRAFT SCHEDULE
>> 
>> Water Law for Activists
>> 
>> Saturday, March 25, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY 
>> Sponsored by Cornell Environmental Law Society and Sierra Club Atlantic 
>> Chapter Water Committee
>> 
>> 
>> Registration, 9:00 – 9:30 am
>> 
>> Introductory Remarks, 9: 30 – 10:00 am
>> 
>> Clean Water Act Issues, 10:00 – 11:00 am
>> 
>> Challenging Pipeline Stream Crossing Permits, 10:00 – 10:15
>> 
>> Bringing Citizen Suits under the Clean Water Act, 10:15 – 10:30
>> 
>> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 10:30 – 11:00
>> 
>> Raising Water Contamination Issues in Permitting Proceedings, 11:00 am – 
>> 12:00 noon
>> 
>> Seneca Lake Gas Storage Permitting Water Quality Issues, 11:00 – 11:15 am
>> 
>> Landfill Permitting Water Quality Issues, 11:15– 11:30 am
>> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 11:30 – 12:00 noon
>> 
>> Buffet Lunch, 12:00 noon -1:00 pm
>> 
>> Water Sovereignty and Rights Issues, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
>> 
>> Tribal Sovereignty and Water Rights Issues, 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
>> 
>> Water Rights and Water Withdrawal Permitting in New York, 1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
>> 
>> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 1:30 – 2:00 pm
>> 
>> Protection of Water Resources by Water Utilities, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
>> 
>> Rockland Water Treatment Issues, 2:00 – 2:15 pm
>> 
>> Hoosick Falls Contamination Issues, 2:15 – 2:30 pm
>> 
>> Discussion among Speakers and Audience, 2:30 – 3:00 pm
>> 
>> Activist Roundtable, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
>> 
>> What is Needed for Better Understanding of Water Law Issues, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
>> 
>> Water Committee Meeting, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> ._,___


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] For those moved to donate to Standing Rock water protectors

[Maura Stephens]

Dear friends,

The medics and healing areas could especially use help now that the military 
and police forces have unleashed even more violence and brutality against the 
peaceful protectors.  https://medichealercouncil.com/donate/   

Note that snow-ready transport vehicles and snow-ready ATVs are URGENTLY 
needed; if you are in a community that wants to get together to do one big 
donation (or get together with other communities to do so), I think that would 
be an excellent choice.

Here are videos from Sunday night's insane assaults on peaceful, unarmed 
protectors with rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas, light and sound:
http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?page_id=216
and a collection of Kevin Gilbertt's great coverage: 
http://thedailyhaze.com/collection-kevin-gilbertt-livestreams-standing-rock/

The independent collective UnicornRiot has good reporting, too. 
http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?tag=standing-rock-indigenous-resistance

Here's a list of those to contact to demand that these assaults using 
taxpayers' money on unarmed civilians cease immediately: 
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/dial-a-cop-20161031. Please call and 
write and fax these people incessantly!

Please share as you see fit.

Thank you.

Maura Stephens

Maura Stephens
Independent journalist, author, educator, theater artist, activist
Truthout contributor
Coalition to Protect New York cofounder 
FrackbustersNY cofounder
Ithaca Fringe Festival board member
Wolf's Mouth Theatre Company founding member
Park Center for Independent Media associate director (former)
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Donations for Standing Rock at GIAC, IC, and First Unitarian Society of Ithaca: URGENT NEEDS

[Maura Stephens]

Thank you to everyone in this wonderful region for your generosity and help in 
sending out the supply truck with volunteers who will stay and work as needed 
for 5-6 days. Things are getting very ugly in North Dakota as the peaceful 
protectors are being brutalized and in some cases tortured by the 
overmilitarized "authorities."

CB radio sets (long-range) especially needed, and LONG-RANGE WALKIE-TALKIES. 
Updated list of goods needed is 
here.

Drop-off sites in Ithaca
GIAC, Monday 9-5:30, Tuesday 9-2
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, Monday 9-4:30, Tuesday 9-noon
Ithaca College Campus Center Lobby (across from Info Desk on 2nd Floor, 
Academic Quad side), Monday 8:30a-11p, Tuesday 8:30a-3:30p

in Elmira
Park Church, 208 West Gray Street, Monday 10-4, Tuesday 9:30-12:30 (Please call 
church member Doug Couchon at 607-425-7203 if you need to drop at another time.)

Also available sites in Spencer and Himrod. Call for info: 607-351-3766.

Full list of currently requested items and donation places/times 
here.

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Donations for Standing Rock: LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED & donations DROP-OFF SITES info

[Maura Stephens]

Please share this out.

Friends at Standing Rock have been sending updated lists of what's needed; the 
long list is below.

We will be packing up a truck on Tuesday (Election Day, Nov. 8) and driving it 
out, leaving early Wednesday morning. We would love help packing at the First 
Unitarian Society of Ithaca around noon, GIAC around 2:00, and Ithaca College 
around 4:00 on Tuesday. We don't have the wherewithal to coordinate volunteers, 
so please just show up with work gloves and a dolly if you have one.

Amazon gift cards are great (here's the Sacred Stone Camp's online Amazon Wish 
List, where you can buy a gift 
card;<https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/196PVIWRDX1M4> your gift will go 
directly to Standing Stone Camp), as are Lowe's and Menard's gift cards, as 
there are Lowe's and a Menard's nearby, but NOT other stores like Home Depot. 
You can send those with us if you like.

All cash we receive will go toward buying gas for the truck; firewood (in 
desperate need) closer to the area so we don't accidentally bring in any 
invasive bugs or viruses; propane, which we'll also buy nearby so as not to 
endanger everything and everyone else driving out there; building supplies; and 
other items that we are told by the locals are needed.

THREE GENEROUS GROUPS HAVE OFFERED TO SERVE AS DONATION CENTERS in Ithaca:
The First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, corner of Buffalo and Aurora Streets, 
which is taking donations Thursday, Friday, and Monday 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and 
Sunday after church services. Park on Buffalo Street and go in the smaller 
entrance. See Mark Pedersen in the office; he'll show you where to leave 
donations
Greater Ithaca Activities Center, 301 W. Court St., taking donations MONDAY 
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and TUESDAY 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

and Ithaca College Campus Center Lobby (across from the Info Desk on the 2nd 
floor, so upstairs from the parking lot), which is taking donations 8:00 
a.m.-11:00 p.m. MONDAY and 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. TUESDAY

A huge thank you to all three places!

We also have drop-off sites in Allegany and Yates Counties. Unfortunately, we 
have not yet been able to secure donation centers in Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, 
or Chemung Counties, although homeowners in Tioga and Steuben can take small 
items. Get in touch with Maura, 
msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu>, 607-589-7302 if it's easier 
for you to drop off in Dundee, Spencer, Bath, or Belfast.

There is NO NEED FOR "WARM CLOTHING" UNLESS IT'S SUB-ZERO ready and waterproof. 
We canNOT accept any coats or sweaters unless the latter are extra-good quality 
and made of WOOL; ditto blankets (that's what our Sioux friends specifically 
requested).

List of needed items (in constant flux):
GOODS NEEDED
Generators
Propane-powered heaters
Lanterns – battery-operated 
& solar
Heavy duty canvas
Batteries
Battery packs for charging phone
Solar phone/device chargers
Solar lights (indoor & outdoor)
Solar showers
Solar water heaters
3 & 5-gallon water jugs
Cots
Bed mats, thermal bedrolls
SUB-ZERO Sleeping bags
SUB-ZERO Tents
Rope
2x4s
Plywood
Nails, hammers, axes
Compost bins
Hand-cranked washing machines
Carpet
Whiteboards/chalkboards 
(self-standing)
Fire extinguishers
Trash bags
Banners with signs
Spray paint
Power inverter
Storage bins, all sizes
Wood stoves
Winter salt for roads
Water tanks
Walkie-talkies with long range
CB radios
Small wood stoves for tipis
Tire chains
Big coolers
BANNERS WITH YOUR MESSAGE FOR THE STANDING ROCK WATER AND LAND PROTECTORS
PERSONAL SUPPLIES—all in excellent to new shape +
SUB-ZERO READY ONLY
Men’s and women’s heavy-duty
waterproof winter boots
(Ski) parkas (waterproof)
Warm, waterproof (Ski) pants
Gloves, hats, mittens
Kids’ and youth heavy clothing

DRIED or CANNED FOODS
Beans
Rice
Pasta
Oatmeal
Herbs
Spices
Powdered milk, powdered eggs
Energy bars
Dried fruits, vegetables
Dried or smoked meat (jerky)
Dried or smoked fish
Canned foods (preferably BIG cans and if possible with tabs/no opener needed)
FRESH FOOD
Eggs
Root vegetables (beets, carrots, potatoes, parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, 
garlic, onions, shallots)
Celery, leeks

HEALTH/MEDICINE ITEMS
Ibuprofen
Aspirin
Acetaminophen
Baby aspirin
Herbs: oregano, lavender,


Thank you, dear kind people!

Maura

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Truck needed to transport donations to NDakota

[Maura Stephens]

Dear Listmates, 

We were promised use of a truck to bring donations to the Water and Land 
Protectors at Standing Rock, leaving Central New York next Tuesday, Election 
Day. But the truck apparently has more problems than can be fixed in the week 
ahead, and we're now looking for donation or cheap rent of an 18'-24' truck (no 
commercial driver license needed).

Can anyone help us secure a free or low-cost loaner truck from November 8 to 
19? We will be extremely careful with it; we're all mature volunteers and carry 
insurance.

Thank you very much for any leads or help you can give. We'll be posting a list 
of donation needs and drop-off locations as soon as we have them all set.

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] TODAY! 12:30 pm Watts Up? A Forum on Energy - Corning Library

[Maura Stephens]

From: Lisa Marshall 
>
Subject: Please Join Us: Watts Up? A Forum on Energy - Saturday October 29th 
Corning Library

PLEASE JOIN US!
Watts Up? Don't miss this  forum on energy!

Where: Steuben County Library Corning

When: Saturday October 29th 12:30 - 3:30 PM

Family friendly. Free and open to the public. Refreshments served.

Sponsored by: People for a Health Environment, Mothers Out Front, and Steuben 
County League of Women Voters.

Facebook Event: Watts Up?

Poster and press advisory attached

THE WHAT:

Our energy landscape. The New York State electrical grid now and what changes 
are afoot?

Come hear Jessica Azulay from the Alliance for a Green Economy present on our 
power grid and what changes are afoot.

http://www.allianceforagreeneconomy.org/

Jessica Azulay is Program Director of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE), a 
statewide coalition working toward a carbon-free and nuclear-free New York. 
Jessica has been an activist and grassroots organizer for nearly 20 years, 
working on issues ranging from environmentalism, media, U.S. foreign policy, 
and economic and social justice. In her current position as a leader of AGREE, 
Jessica works to educate and organize New Yorkers to advocate for a just 
transition to a 100% renewable energy system. She is also one of the 
co-founders of the New York Energy Democracy Alliance, which is working to 
advance a just and participatory transition to a resilient, localized, and 
democratically controlled clean energy economy in New York State.


THE HOW:

Sustainable energy is the future: Offshore wind, liquid metal battery storage, 
and other technologies of the future.

Renewable energy like wind and solar can not power the grid without grid scale 
storage. Come hear Douglas H. Kelley from the University of Rochester discuss 
his research on liquid metal batteries:

"Connecting and Storing: Next-Generation Electricity Grids to Enable Renewable 
Energy"

"The main challenge to making electricity primarily or entirely from renewable 
sources is not generation, but rather delivery. Because renewables are 
intermittent and often unpredictable, the most important challenge is to add 
storage and increased connectivity to our aging electrical grids, designing for 
both stability and affordability. I will give an overview of where today's 
electrical grids need to go, and some of the paths forward, focusing on the US 
grid. I will also speak briefly about my own research developing liquid metal 
batteries for grid-scale storage."

Douglas H. Kelley is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the 
University of Rochester. One major focus of his research is grid-scale energy 
storage, and in particular, optimizing fluid flow inside liquid metal batteries 
to improve their performance. Doug earned a PhD in physics from University of 
Maryland, and did postdoctoral research at Yale University and Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology. In 2016 he won an NSF CAREER Award.

THE WHY!

Ezra Silk from The Climate Mobilization will be joining us to talk about the 
urgency of climate change and what we must do to ensure a sustainable energy 
future.

theclimateorganization.org:


EZRA SILK

Co-Founder and Director of Policy and Strategy. Ezra was on the verge of 
completing his first book of reporting, Carnival of Dissent, when he came 
across Margaret’s writing about the psychology of the climate crisis in the 
fall of 2013. Having panicked about the dire implications of the climate crisis 
earlier that year, he was captivated by her plan for a new way forward. He 
called Margaret, and they commenced discussions on how to develop her idea for 
a pledge-based movement to fight climate change. A few months later, he sent 
their rough sketch of a strategy proposal to Ryan Brill and Ashik Siddique, his 
college roommates. One year, and hundreds of phone calls later, The Climate 
Mobilization was launched in New York City. Ezra graduated from Wesleyan 
University in 2010 with a BA in history.


Please share this event widely. Hope to see you there!


Lisa[X]

--
Lisa Marshall
Community Organizer
Mothers Out Front NY
http://www.mothersoutfront.org/
Cell: (850) 291-5259
Home: (607) 739-9274
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that 
will endure as long as life lasts." - Rachel Carson



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] State-wide Day of Action on Wednesday October 26th - Please share with all your networks!

[Maura Stephens]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Lisa Marshall 
>
Subject: State-wide Day of Action on Wednesday October 26th - Please share with 
all your networks!
Date: October 24, 2016 5:16:31 PM GMT-04:00

Dear friends,

Wherever you are in New York, please join us for this important Day of Action! 
Bring your friends, bring your family, tell everyone you know!

If you absolutely can not join, you can still help:

  *
Boost on social media: #StopSpectra #SpeakUpChuck #ResistSpectra

  *   Call Senator Schumer: Albany office (518)431-4070 
Buffalo (716)846-4111 Peekskill 
(914)734-1532 Rochester office 
(585)263-5866 Syracuse office 
(315)423-5471 Binghampton office 
(607)772-6792 NYC (212)486-4430

  *   Sign this petition: Resist Spectra 
Petition

Southern Tier Residents Rally as Part of a State-Wide Day of Action
The people of New York are calling on Senator Chuck Schumer
to help protect their families. Time is running out.

WHAT: Statewide “Day of Action”
WHEN: Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 9:00-10:00 AM
WHERE: Binghamton Office of Senator Schumer: 15 Henry Street, Binghamton
WHY: To demand action from Senator Chuck Schumer
WHO: Mothers Out Front, Citizen Action, and Binghamton Regional Sustainability 
Coalition in solidarity with Resist Spectra, Sane Energy Project, and allies 
across the state are organizing this rally.

Background:

  *
Spectra Energy’s AIM pipeline to be operational next month!
  *
42” gas pipeline being constructed only 105 feet from Indian Point Nuclear 
power plant in Westchester County NY
  *
Two earthquake fault lines run through the area
  *
A pipeline explosion would pose a threat to 20 million people
  *
Thousands of New Yorkers, Governor Cuomo, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand have 
voiced opposition without result.
  *
Senator Schumer can use his considerable political clout to lean on the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Agency (FERC) to stop this project.
  *

Rallies are scheduled to take place at Senator Schumer’s offices in Manhattan, 
Rochester, Binghamton, Albany, Long Island, Buffalo, Peekskill and Washington 
D.C. on this “Day of Action.”

Southern Tier and Finger Lakes residents will also use this opportunity to call 
attention to threats from local gas infrastructure projects: Seneca Lake Gas 
Storage, Dominion New Market Project and Dryden Pipeline.

On our website: Now or Never 
Rally


On Facebook: Facebook Event

Attached are fliers and a press advisory for the Binghamton event.

Carpools going from Corning, Horseheads, and Ithaca. Please let me know if you 
need a ride!

Very best wishes,

Lisa

--
Lisa Marshall
Community Organizer
Mothers Out Front NY
http://www.mothersoutfront.org/
Cell: (850) 291-5259
Home: (607) 739-9274
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Conference Call tomorrow (Thurs) eve on Pro-pipeline Bill Moving Through Congress

[Maura Stephens]

Probably worth calling in tomorrow night if you can, and if you can, please 
report back to the group? I can't get on then.


Begin forwarded message:

From: "Matthew Smith" >
Subject: [Pilgrim] Pro-pipeline Bill Moving Through Congress
Date: October 19, 2016 1:34:33 PM GMT-04:00

Friends,

Please join us Thursday, October 20 at 8:00 pm for a national conference call 
to discuss stopping a disastrous federal Energy Bill.

S. 2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2012

This bill would promote fracking by speeding up the approval process for LNG 
exports, and increasing FERC’s power to rubber-stamp pipelines and other 
fracking infrastructure. While the Pilgrim Pipelines aren't under FERC 
jurisdiction, we are under attack with over 15 new oil and gas pipelines in 
various stages of development, and this bill would only exacerbate the dire 
threat to water, our homes, and the last remaining wild places in our region.

The focus of the call, convened by Americans Against Fracking, will be 
preventing Congress from approving the legislation during the “lame duck” 
session after the November 8 election.

Phone Number: (641) 715-3655; Code: 776632
Date: Thursday, October 20
Time: 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT

https://www.facebook.com/events/1337759702902526/

The federal energy bill has several provisions that would greatly impact the 
work we are doing to fight fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure expansion:
-  Speed up the approval process for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export 
decisions
-  Makes FERC lead agency in federal authorizations for natural gas 
projects, saying all other agencies must give “deference” to FERC
-  Greenlights spending federal dollars to study methane hydrates from 
an economic (and not climate) perspective

-  Explores storing ethane in the Utica region from several economic 
perspectives but not environmental, nor climate ones
-  Has a fracking pilot project of 2,000 wells on federal lands

-  Allows for natural gas pipelines to go through protected areas 



Please join the call and spread the word about it!

Together,

Matt Smith
Regional Organizer
Food & Water Watch
201.321.1967


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] "This Is My Act of Love": Climate Activists Shut Pipelines

[Maura Stephens]

"I have signed hundreds of petitions, testified at dozens of hearings, met with 
most of my political representatives at every level, to very little avail," 
said 64-year-old mother Annette Klapstein of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who 
was arrested 

 just before publication. "I have come to believe that our current economic and 
political system is a death sentence to life on earth, and that I must do 
everything in my power to replace these systems with cooperative, just, 
equitable and love-centered ways of living together. This is my act of love."

Full story here
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/10/11/my-act-love-climate-activists-shut-down-all-us-canada-tar-sands-pipelines

Published on
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
by
Common Dreams
'This Is My Act of Love': Climate Activists Shut Down All US-Canada Tar Sands 
Pipelines
Coordinated show of resistance executed in solidarity with those fighting 
against Dakota Access pipeline
by
Lauren McCauley, staff 
writer


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to turn herself in to North Dakota authorities

[Maura Stephens]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Erin Dooley >
Subject: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to turn herself in to North Dakota 
authorities
Date: October 13, 2016 2:02:29 PM GMT-04:00
Reply-To: Erin Dooley >




This morning on our live broadcast, Democracy Now! Host and Executive Producer 
Amy Goodman announced that she will turn herself in to North Dakota authorities 
at the Morton County jail on Monday, October 17 at 8:15 a.m. North Dakota time.

The charge in State of North Dakota v. Amy Goodman stems from Democracy Now!’s 
coverage of the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline. On Saturday, 
September 3, Democracy Now! filmed security guards working for the pipeline 
company attacking protesters. The report showed guards unleashing dogs and 
using pepper spray and featured people with bite injuries and a dog with blood 
on its mouth and nose.

Democracy Now!’s report went viral online, was viewed more than 14 million 
times on Facebook and was rebroadcast on many outlets, including CBS, NBC, NPR, 
CNN, MSNBC and the Huffington Post.

On September 8, a criminal complaint and warrant was issued for Amy’s arrest.

Ironically, in the state’s criminal complaint, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal 
Investigation Special Agent Lindsey Wohl, referencing the Democracy Now! video 
report in a sworn affidavit, stated, "Amy Goodman can be seen on the video 
identifying herself and interviewing protesters about their involvement in the 
protest." This is precisely the point: Amy was doing the constitutionally 
protected work of a reporter.

You can read our full media advisory 
here.

Over the next few days, we will keep you updated on developments related to 
this story. You can also visit 
democracynow.org
 at any time for the latest news.

Until then, thank you so much for your incredible support of our work, which 
every day helps us to cover the movements making history across the country and 
around the world. Freedom of the press ensures the public’s right to know. 
Journalism is essential to the functioning of a democracy society.

All our best,

Erin

PS - I also wanted to make sure that you saw Matt Taibbi's great piece 
published today by Rolling Stone. Click here to read his 
article—we'll
 keep you posted on other coverage as well.

--
Erin Dooley
Director of Development
Democracy Now!
T: (212) 431-9090 x8803





Democracy Now! 207 West 25th St 11th Floor New York, New York 10001 USA









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[sustainable_tompkins-l] *BREAKING: 4 ACTIVISTS INSIDE SPECTRA PIPELINE in Westchester County

[Maura Stephens]

Today, Indigenous Peoples' Day, marks the beginning of an occupation at 11th 
St. at St. Patrick's Church in Verplank, NY. Four people are inside the Spectra 
Energy "AIM" pipeline right along the Hudson River right now, locked down. They 
are fighting what is probably the most insane fossil fuel project in North 
America, as the pipeline goes under the mighty and still-recovering Hudson 
River and within a few yards of the ancient Indian Point nuclear power plant, 
crossing the train lines running explosive bitumen from the Canadian tar sands 
-- all within the Ramapo seismic fault line! This is in an area inhabited by 
more than 10 million people.

Early this morning, several people were arrested for "criminal trespass" simply 
for being support persons on *public property*. Keep POSTED on the 
ResistSpectra FB Page and Twitter for UPDATES. See below for release and LINKS 
and photos.

Large numbers of people who live and work in the path of the insane Spectra AIM 
pipeline plan to go to Senator Charles Schumer's office on October 26 to insist 
that he get loud and PUSH FERC to STOP SPECTRA.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 10, 2016

PRESS CONTACT:
Nancy Vann, 646-831-5811
resist...@gmail.com

Four Water Protectors Crawl Inside Pipe to Stop Construction of Spectra 
Energy’s AIM Pipeline, More Climb On Top of Pipe
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, defenders take action along the Hudson to halt 
plans to pull AIM pipeline under the river

Verplanck, NY – Early this morning, four water protectors crawled inside 
lengths of pipeline along the Hudson River to stop Spectra Energy from dragging 
its 42-inch diameter, high pressure, fracked-methane gas pipeline under the 
Hudson River alongside the aging and failing Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. 
Spectra Energy’s proposed AIM Pipeline would bring fracked gas from 
Pennsylvania to New England, despite a report from the Massachusetts Attorney 
General that shows no need for this 
gas.
 In New York, if completed, the AIM Pipeline would carry gas through 
residential communities and within 105 feet of critical safety facilities at 
Indian Point, endangering 20 million people in its blast radius. The water 
protectors also took this action in solidarity with the Standing Rock Tribe 
water protectors, and their allies, standing up against the Dakota Access 
Pipeline in North Dakota. Enbridge, which recently announced that it will 
purchase Spectra energy, is also a $1.5 billion investor in Dakota Access.
The protectors have been inside the pipeline for more than seven hours and 
continue to sustain the occupation. Two support people were also arrested on 
site and charged with criminal trespass; a third support person was arrested on 
public property merely on suspicion of illegal activity by association.

Updates will be ongoing on ResistSpectra's Facebook Page: 
http://www.facebook.com/resistaim

Four Water Protectors:
Rebecca Berlin, born and raised in Yorktown where the AIM pipeline would 
connect to the rest of Spectra’s planned pipeline buildout, was one of the 
protectors who crawled inside the pipe. “Pipelines carrying filthy fossil fuels 
are putting communities at risk all over the United States - from North Dakota 
to New York and elsewhere,” she said. “The AIM pipeline must be stopped. 
Spectra is endangering the community I've lived in my entire life. Spectra is 
putting our wetlands, our children and our lives in danger in order to make 
profit from selling Liquid Natural Gas, a finite resource and fossil fuel, 
overseas. We cannot continue to consume so much of earth's natural resources at 
the expense of our communities’ well-being. I want to stop Spectra because my 
community’s health, safety, and wildlife is more important than profit.”

Today’s action is the latest in an ongoing effort to stop Spectra Energy from 
constructing their Algonquin Incremental Market Expansion project. On August 
3rd, both New York Senators wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC), calling for an immediate halt to construction of the 
pipeline; FERC 
denied the Senators’ request. On February 29, 2016, New York State Governor 
Andrew Cuomo called for an immediate halt to construction while the state 
conducts an independent risk 
assessment,
 although this review was later revealed to be potentially compromised by gas 
lobbyists close to 
Cuomo.
 FERC also denied the Governor’s request. Without further support from elected 
officials, residents and advocates took matters into their own hands today to 
directly stop construction.

[sustainable_tompkins-l] IMPORTANT READ: Open Letter on Flawed NYRenews Bill

[Maura Stephens]

at they 
are being asked to support.
We urge all New Yorkers to oppose legislation that, intent notwithstanding, is 
unequipped to address the task ahead, tacitly condones greater dependence on 
fracked gas, or puts communities in harm's way.
Jannette M. Barth, Ph.D., Economist; Managing Director, Pepacton Institute LLC
James Cromwell, Actor/Activist, SAG/AFTRA
Larysa Dyrszka, MD, Board-certified Pediatrician, retired
Norm Farwell
Mary T. Finneran, NYSUT, NEA, AFT, AFL-CIO
Suzannah Glidden, Cofounder, Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion (SAPE)
Dennis Higgins
Robert Howarth, Ph.D., Atkinson Professor of Ecology, Cornell University
A. R. Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E., Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 
Cornell University
Pramilla Malick, Chair, Protect Orange County
Keith Schue
Maura Stephens, Cofounder, Coalition to Protect New York and other grassroots 
groups
Susan Van Dolsen, Cofounder, SAPE; Co-Organizer, Westchester for Change
Suzy Winkler

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] IMPORTANT: NYRenews Bill Is Seriously Flawed (from large group of signers)

[Maura Stephens]

veryone can see exactly what they 
are being asked to support.
We urge all New Yorkers to oppose legislation that, intent notwithstanding, is 
unequipped to address the task ahead, tacitly condones greater dependence on 
fracked gas, or puts communities in harm's way.
Jannette M. Barth, Ph.D., Economist and Managing Director, Pepacton Institute 
LLC.
James Cromwell, actor/activist, SAG/AFTRA
Larysa Dyrszka, MD, Board certified Pediatrician, retired
Norm Farwell
Mary T. Finneran, NYSUT, NEA, AFT, AFL-CIO
Suzannah Glidden, Cofounder, Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion (SAPE)
Dennis Higgins
Robert Howarth, Ph.D., Atkinson Professor of Ecology, Cornell University
A. R. Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E., Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 
Cornell University
Pramilla Malick, Chair, Protect Orange County
Keith Schue
Maura Stephens, Cofounder, Coalition to Protect New York and other groups,
Susan Van Dolsen, Co-founder of SAPE and Co-Organizer of Westchester for Change
Suzy Winkler


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] TONIGHT 7-9 pm: YOU ARE HERE event at The Space at Greenstar

[Maura Stephens]

Reminder that tonight's YOU ARE HERE event is taking place from 7:00 to 9:00 at 
The Space at Greenstar, 700 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca.

There will be screenings of four short films featuring the stories of people 
living amidst fossil-fuel exploitation and the many related infrastructures. 
Learn about and test out the You Are Here interactive map. If you like, share 
on film your OWN story of corporate harm and ways you're fighting to keep your 
air, water, food supply, health, home, and community safe from harm. 

The event is cosponsored by Working Films, Sane Energy Project, Coalition to 
Protect New York, FracTracker, Fossil Free Tompkins, and We Are Seneca Lake. 
It's free, of course!

Maura


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] useful stats, rather mind-boggling, about how much STUFF we accumulate . . .

[Maura Stephens]

http://www.becomingminimalist.com/clutter-stats/
Of course, most of this does not apply to the poor and disenfranchised, 
although I've always marveled at how even the poorest people in the rural poor 
areas where i live and travel have always had satellite dishes and/or cable TV 
and often pretty late-model vehicles as well. I think many of us, even those 
who try to have as small a footprint as possible, will see some of our own 
habits reflected here (#19 knocked me out). Good to ponder.

21 Surprising Statistics That Reveal How Much Stuff We Actually Own

Written by joshua becker · 346 
Comments

Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our 
clutter. We tire of cleaning and managing and organizing. Our toy rooms are 
messy, our drawers don’t close, and our closets are filled from top to bottom. 
The evidence of clutter is all around us.

Today, increasing data is being collected about our homes, our shopping habits, 
and our spending. The research is confirming our observation: we own too much 
stuff. And it is robbing us of life.

Here are 21 surprising statistics about our clutter that help us understand how 
big of a problem our accumulation has actually become.

1. There are 300,000 items in the average American home (LA 
Times).

2. The average size of the American home has nearly tripled in size over the 
past 50 years 
(NPR).

3. And still, 1 out of every 10 Americans rent offsite storage—the fastest 
growing segment of the commercial real estate industry over the past four 
decades. (New York Times 
Magazine).

4. While 25% of people with two-car garages don’t have room to park cars inside 
them and 32% only have room for one vehicle. (U.S. Department of 
Energy).

5. The United States has upward of 50,000 storage facilities, more than five 
times the number of Starbucks. Currently, there is 7.3 square feet of self 
storage space for every man, woman and child in the nation. Thus, it is 
physically possible that every American could stand—all at the same time—under 
the total canopy of self storage roofing 
(SSA).

6. British research found that the average 10-year-old owns 238 toys but plays 
with just 12 daily (The 
Telegraph).

7. 3.1% of the world’s children live in America, but they own 40% of the toys 
consumed globally (UCLA).

8. The average American woman owns 30 outfits—one for every day of the month. 
In 1930, that figure was nine 
(Forbes).

9. The average American family spends $1,700 on clothes annually 
(Forbes).

10. While the average American throws away 65 pounds of clothing per year 
(Huffington 
Post).

11. Nearly half of American households don’t save any money (Business 
Insider).

12. But our homes have more television sets than people. And those television 
sets are turned on for more than a third of the day—eight hours, 14 minutes 
(USA 
Today).

13. Some reports indicate we consume twice as many material goods today as we 
did 50 years ago (The Story of 
Stuff).

14. Currently, the 12 percent of the world’s population that lives in North 
America and Western Europe account for 60 percent of private consumption 
spending, while the one-third living in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa 
accounts for only 3.2 percent (Worldwatch 
Institute).

15. Americans donate 1.9% of their income to charitable causes 
(NCCS/IRS).
 While 6 billion people worldwide live on less than $13,000/year (National 
Geographic).

16. Americans spend more on shoes, jewelry, and watches ($100 billion) than on 
higher education (Psychology 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] uplifting news: Victoria, Australia bans fracking

[Maura Stephens]

l 30/08/2016 12:14, "(no username)" 
>
 escribió:
Hey all,

A huge day for us with the unconventional gas campaign in Victoria.  After a 
mammoth 5 year campaign, a huge community mobilisation, our Premier Daniel 
Andrews has placed a permanent ban on all forms of unconventional gas (coal 
seam, shale and tight), including fracking.


"Our farmers produce some of the world's cleanest and freshest food. We won't 
put that at risk with fracking."

"Victorians have made it clear that they don't support fracking and that the 
health and environmental risks involved outweigh any potential benefits." - 
Premier Daniel Andrews

https://www.facebook.com/coalandgasfree/photos/a.754390151294173.1073741842.705642879502234/1118805224852662/?type=3

Here is the official government statement.  
http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victoria-bans-fracking-to-protect-farmers/

We are ecstatic, and grateful to the international movement for all support and 
inspiration for this big legislative win.

Onwards and upwards!


--
Chloe Aldenhoven
Victorian Lock the Gate Coordinator
Coal and Gas Campaigner
Quit Coal
chloe.aldenho...@foe.org.au
+61432328107
http://www.quitcoal.org.au

To support our work: http://www.givenow.com.au/friendsoftheearthaustralia

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Please sign & share: Petition against bill that would ALLOW fracking in Quebec, Canada + further allowance of oil & gas corps to expropriate private land

[Maura Stephens]

Please forgive cross-postings.

Begin forwarded message:

From: "(no username)" 
>
Date: August 15, 2016 10:34:48 AM
Subject: Legal bill to ALLOW fracking in Quebec, Canada

Hi,

Last week, in Québec, Canada, we launched an Avaaz petition against a bill our 
governement could adopt as soon as november 2016.

This bill, if adopted like it is today, would ALLOW fracking and would GIVE 
direct access to Superior Courts about expropriation requests from oil and gas 
companies over land owners.

So far, we've had 1500 signatures in this first week.

We would like you to massively share this petition in your respective 
networks... All over the world.

If their odious way to submit a bill during the summer season is a success…be 
assured that this recipe will also be used soon in your country.

The petition is in french and english. Feel free to submit a translation in 
another langage, so we may update our petition text.

Many thanks in advance.

Petition link : 
https://secure.avaaz.org/fr/petition/Gouvernement_du_Quebec_Retrait_dewithdrawal_of_Loi_sur_les_hydrocarbures_du_Projet_de_loi_106
--
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Cashing in on Cellulosic Ethanol: Subsidy Loophole Set to Rescue Corn Biofuel Profits

[Maura Stephens]

Thought many of you would find this interesting. Please excuse duplications.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jonathan Latham 
>
Subject: Cashing in on Cellulosic Ethanol: Subsidy Loophole Set to Rescue Corn 
Biofuel Profits
Date: August 7, 2016 10:14:44 PM GMT-04:00

Dear Friends and Colleagues

Published today (Monday 8th August) on Independent Science News:

Cashing in on Cellulosic Ethanol: Subsidy Loophole Set to Rescue Corn Biofuel 
Profits
by Almuth Ernsting

https://www.independentsciencenews.org/environment/cashing-in-on-cellulosic-ethanol-subsidy-corn-biofuel/

Synopsis: Essentially all US bioethanol comes from starch originating from food 
crops. The use of starch and food crops has always been portrayed as 
'transitional', however, and the stated goal of biofuels has always been to use 
the whole plant since the starch component is essentially the low hanging 
fruit. This would mean using cell walls as the primary feedstock since these 
are the major structural component of all plants. Plant cell walls are much 
more difficult to turn into ethanol or any liquid feedstock, however, and 
negligible progress towards the goal of 'cellulosic ethanol' has been achieved. 
Now, by changing the definition of 'cellulosic ethanol', the EPA is set to 
allow corn refineries to benefit from the much larger subsidies available for 
cellulosic ethanol without them actually making cellulosic ethanol, or even 
making progress towards it. The definition change will also result in an 
illusion of biofuel progress.

Almuth Ernsting is Co-Director of Biofuelwatch

Yours sincerely, and please share this article or email if you enjoy it.

Jonathan

Jonathan Latham, PhD
Executive Director
The Bioscience Resource Project
Ithaca, NY 14850 USA

www.independentsciencenews.org
and
www.bioscienceresource.org

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Alert: No Fast-Track for Pipelines///Deadline Monday

[Maura Stephens]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Iris Marie Bloom 
>
Subject: Alert: No Fast-Track for Pipelines
Date: July 29, 2016 2:33:58 PM EDT

Dear Friends, As you know, Pilgrim wants to drill both their proposed 
fracked-oil and volatile petroleum products pipelines under 232 waterways, 
including two dangerous crossings under the Hudson River. The Army Corps of 
Engineers (ACE) should have to do a major study of cumulative impacts to decide 
whether to issue ACE permits for the preposterous Pilgrim pipelines. However, 
ACE's "Nationwide Permit" renewal would allow permits to be fast-tracked!

Please use the alert below to send your comment opposing fast-track 
decision-making when pipelines are drilled horizontally under waterways, 
quickly -- by August 1st, Monday, end of business day -- using the alert below 
from Food and Water Watch. Remember the Yellowstone 
River!

Thanks so much! Please circulate this alert. And, if you missed last week's 
great news about the City of Rensselaer Common Council victory, it's posted 
here -- Rensselaer Unanimous: No Pilgrim 
Pipelines.
 The Town of Catskill also voted opposing Pilgrim pipelines this past 
Wednesday! Keep up the great work--
Iris

[Food & Water 
Watch]  
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They're Looking at Pipelines the Wrong Way
Tell the Army Corps to Stop Green-Lighting Pipelines and Look at Their Real 
Impacts!

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Pipelines Can Have Huge Impacts on Water

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Make the Army Corps Look at All of Them!



Dear Friend,

Communities across the country are facing an unprecedented onslaught of new oil 
and gas pipelines — and it can be difficult to find ways to challenge their 
approval.

Every five years, the Army Corps of Engineers revisits its permitting program 
for pipelines that cross bodies of water. Currently, these permits are set up 
to streamline approvals for pipeline projects even if they damage water 
quality, harm wildlife or cause permanent destruction of wetlands.

Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to fix its Nationwide Permit 
program!

Imagine a pipeline that crosses multiple streams, wetlands or lakes. For the 
purposes of the Army Corps' review, each water crossing would be evaluated 
separately, making impacts seem smaller and avoiding a more thorough and 
time-consuming full-project evaluation.

That seems wrong, doesn't it? After all, those impacts add up. And if a full 
project needs all those individual water crossings, their combined impacts 
should be evaluated to determine the full environmental harm of allowing the 
project to be built. Submit a comment to the Army Corps before the comment 
period closes on Monday, August 
1st!

Regulations and permit conditions can have far-reaching effects for 
communities' water quality and land use. Current regulations already favor the 
oil and gas industry enough, which is how we already have so many pipelines 
near houses and schools, as well as cutting through our wetlands, forests and 
streams.

When permitting programs like this are up for review, we have a chance to weigh 
in and call for real changes. Industry officials are already busy submitting 
comments of their own to make sure the status quo prevails, so it's essential 
for the rest of us to speak up too. Business as usual will continue unless we 
force it to change.

Help ensure that communities' interests are reflected in the comments for the 
Nationwide Permit review. The Army Corps needs to hear from 
you.


If you have questions about this alert, please direct them to the CAPPNY 
participant for Food and Water Watch:
Eric Weltman, Senior Organizer, 347-778-2743 
ewelt...@fwwatch.org

Please note: if you need to unsubscribe to this list, there is an "unsubscribe" 
option below my e-signature below!

Thanks for all you do in these amazingly challenging times,

Lastly, please celebrate our hard work to protect water by refusing ALL 
single-use plastic (cups, straws, and bags especially) because...
Single-use plastics requires fracking, and causes climate damage, water 
pollution, plastic gyres in oceans; health harms to animals and humans.

Iris

Iris Marie Bloom
Director, 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] How the TTIP Could Make Safe & Ethical Meat and Dairy Harder to Find

[Maura Stephens]

If you eat animal meat and products (eggs, cheese, etc.), here's one more 
reason to oppose these closed-door trade deals; the food supply chain is scary 
enough already, and these deals will only exacerbate the problems with food 
safety, animal cruelty, and oversight. (And although they promise to bring 
lower prices, what difference does price make if the meat is contaminated, the 
animals are pumped full of antibiotics, and you're being made sick . . . and 
nobody can be made accountable for doing that?)

Even if you don't eat meat and animal products, there's plenty about the TTP, 
TTIP, and other pro-corporate pacts and the way they remove community and even 
state and national oversight of corporate activities that should get you riled 
up.
Civil Eats
ABOUT THE WRITER
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Elizabeth Grossman is a senior reporter for Civil Eats focused on environmental 
and science issues. She is the author of Chasing Molecules, High Tech Trash, 
Watershed and other books. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, 
including Scientific American, Environmental Health Perspectives, Yale e360, 
Ensia, High Country News, The Pump Handle, Chemical Watch, The Washington Post, 
TheAtlantic.com, Salon, The Nation, and Mother Jones.

[buying meat -- TTIP]
How the TTIP Could Make Ethical Meat Harder to Find
Looking for cage-free eggs and antibiotic-free meat? The new transatlantic 
trade agreement could make both harder to find.
By Elizabeth Grossman on July 12, 
2016

The North American Meat 
Institute,
 which represents nearly all large meat and poultry producers in the U.S., 
appears eager to see the The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 
(TTIP) solidified.

“We support free trade, and improved access to EU markets is of great interest 
to our members as there is strong demand in the EU for high quality U.S. meat 
and poultry,” the Institute said in a recent statement. “We are hopeful that 
TTIP would expand trade opportunities and our ability to deliver safe food to 
the EU market.”

And yet it’s precisely this enthusiastic embrace of the trade agreement—and 
what it means for the continued proliferation of American meat and the 
practices used to create it—that worries critics of the TTIP.

According to a new report from the Institute for 
Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a non-profit that 
works to promote sustainable food, farming, and trade systems, the trade 
agreement is likely to expand factory faming and corporate control of meat and 
livestock production. In doing so, the group believes it could undermine 
existing local animal welfare and food labeling laws. And they fear it could 
also threaten how the environmental impacts of meat and dairy production are 
regulated while potentially making it difficult to improve the low wages and 
dangerous working conditions in the meat processing industry.

“It will be a race to the bottom,” IATP advisor and report co-author Sharon 
Treat told Civil Eats.

While TTIP policies apply to all sorts of products, the global commerce it 
encourages could have a particularly insidious affect on meat, according to the 
IATP. The U.S. system of large, industrial animal farming has led to an 
international market “dominated by ever fewer and larger transnational food and 
agricultural corporations,” says the new report. While this system has created 
low prices for consumers, it comes with enormous environmental and societal 
costs.

Among these, the report states, are “untenable use of natural resources, 
reduced biodiversity, significant greenhouse gas emissions, animal cruelty, 
destruction of local economies, horrendous working conditions, and health risks 
to consumers.” The new trade agreement would likely “institutionalize” these 
systems further, said Treat.

That’s not, however, how the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative and the Obama administration describe the 
agreement. As they explain it, TTIP “will help unlock 
opportunity for American families, workers, businesses, farmers, and ranchers 
through increased access to European markets for made-in-America goods and 
services. This will help to promote U.S. international competitiveness, jobs, 
and growth.” In addition, says the Office of U.S. Trade Representative, TTIP 
aims to provide “greater compatibility and transparency in trade and investment 
regulation, while maintaining high levels of health, safety, and environmental 
protection.”

But the key 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Reply from Senator Gillibrand about Genetically Mutilated foods

[Maura Stephens]

She sells out on this one, as she does on just about every other issue (when 
she even acknowledges the issue, I should add). Well, at least she used the 
salutation "Ms." rather than the insulting "Miss" or "Ma'am" or "Mrs." I've 
gotten from some of her male colleagues. Small consolation that, and that she 
wants to "label" GM foods rather than banning them in the interests of the 
public good. She has drunk the dyed sugary drink dry mix.
Maura


Begin forwarded message:

From: "Senator Kirsten Gillibrand" 
>
Subject: Reply from Senator Gillibrand
Date: July 12, 2016 9:15:24 AM EDT
July 12, 2016





Dear Ms. S,



Thank you for contacting me regarding the labeling of genetically engineered 
(GE) food.  I share your concerns and believe that there must be a uniform 
federal standard that provides consumers with easy access to accurate 
information regarding the products they purchase.



On March 1, 2016, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee 
held a business meeting to review Chairman Roberts' GE labeling bill.  As you 
know, Chairman Roberts' bill would create a voluntary labeling standard for 
foods containing GE ingredients and would preempt state laws that require 
labeling of GE food or seeds.  This bill would also call for a U.S. Department 
of Agriculture education campaign to promote consumer acceptance of 
biotechnology.  While this bill passed out of committee by a vote of 14-6, I 
did not vote in support of Chairman Roberts' proposal.



I believe that GE products can play an important role in combating world 
hunger, increasing agricultural productivity, and improving the nutritional 
content of certain foods.  I do, however, believe that we should develop a 
national mandatory labeling standard that allows consumers to make informed 
decisions.  For this reason, I am a cosponsor of the Biotechnology Food 
Labeling Uniformity Act (S.2621), which would require food manufactures to 
disclose the presence of GE ingredients on the nutrition facts panel by 
choosing from one of four labeling options approved by the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA).  This bill balances the interests of consumers and 
producers by making certain that consumers have access to clear information 
about GE ingredients and ensuring that food manufacturers have regulatory 
certainty from the FDA when complying with a single labeling standard.



Thank you again for writing to express your concerns, and I hope that you keep 
in touch with my office regarding future legislation and concerns you may have. 
 For more information on this and other important issues, please visit my 
website at http://gillibrand.senate.gov and sign up for my e-newsletter.



Sincerely,

Kirsten Gillibrand
United States Senator




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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Catching The Sun - Free Screening

[Maura Stephens]

If you missed an earlier screening, you’ll want to catch this one in nearby 
Spencer, next Wednesday evening.
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Prediction: Our counties will opt out -- effectively killing solar for everyone who lives here

[Maura Stephens]

This is a very troubling analysis by our ally Phil in Vestal, and seems right 
to me, as our towns in Broome and Tioga Counties are pushing hard to opt out of 
the solar tax exemption, which would hurt all of us who are in process of 
installing solar or planning to do so. I’m sure they’re not the only counties 
where this is being discussed, if not openly. These are just the latest in a 
string of cookie-cutter municipal resolutions/laws (in the ALEC model) that are 
being written by and flogged by the “Landowners” (pro-fossil fuels) groups and 
their lawyers. Laws that have been designed, and court rulings that have 
strengthened them, to subvert the will of the people are powerful indeed. 
Smells like another F word to me.

Maura


Begin forwarded message:

From: Phil Kraft >
Subject:  Prediction: Broome and Tioga COUNTIES will opt out -- effectively 
killing solar for everyone who lives there


I've just confirmed that county legislatures, not just municipalities and 
school districts, can opt out of the solar tax exemption.  I suspect -- I am 
not a lawyer -- this means frackers just have to convince either a town board 
OR a school district to opt out to kill the whole thing for the municipalities. 
Worse, if a county opt-out passes, the whole county is blacklisted.  Betting we 
will see school board and county legislatures approached by the JLCNY/UNYTA 
very soon:


8.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
  a county, city, town or village may by local law or a  school  district,
  other than a school district to which article fifty-two of the education
  law  applies,  may  by  resolution  provide that no exemption under this
  section shall be applicable within its jurisdiction with respect to  any
  solar  or  wind  energy  system  or farm waste energy system constructed
  subsequent  to  January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-one  or   the
  effective  date of such local law, ordinance or resolution, whichever is
  later. A copy of any such local law or resolution shall  be  filed  with
  the commissioner and with the president of the authority.
9.  (a)  A  county,  city,  town, village or school district, except a
  school district under article fifty-two of the education law,  that  has
  not  acted  to  remove  the exemption under this section may require the
  owner of a property which includes a solar or wind energy  system  which
  meets  the  requirements  of  subdivision four of this section, to enter
  into a contract for payments in lieu of taxes. Such contract may require
  annual payments in an amount not  to  exceed  the  amounts  which  would
  otherwise be payable but for the exemption under this section.
(b)  The  payment  in  lieu of a tax agreement shall not operate for a
  period of more than fifteen years, commencing in each instance from  the
  date  on which the benefits of such exemption first become available and
  effective.


From: http://law.onecle.com/new-york/real-property-tax/RPT0487_487.html

Phil



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Heinberg on renewables; good stuff to use for us all

[Maura Stephens]

Please excuse duplications; I think this will give everyone some usable data.
Maura

===
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/15/tiptoeing-through-renewable-energy-minefield
Tiptoeing Through the Renewable Energy Minefield
by
Richard Heinberg

It is no exaggeration to say that the transition from climate-damaging and 
depleting fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is the central cause of our 
times,' writes Heinberg. 'And it will demand action from each and every one of 
us.' (Photo credit: 
Mny-Jhee/Shutterstock.com)

I spent the last year working with co-author David 
Fridley and Post Carbon 
Institute staff on a just-published book, Our Renewable 
Future. The process was a pleasure: 
everyone involved (including the twenty or so experts we interviewed or 
consulted) was delightful to work with, and I personally learned an enormous 
amount along the way. But we also encountered a prickly challenge in striking a 
tone that would inform but not alienate the book’s potential audience.

As just about everyone knows, there are gaping chasms separating the worldviews 
of fossil fuel promoters, nuclear power advocates, and renewable energy 
supporters. But crucially, even among those who disdain fossils and nukes, 
there is a seemingly unbridgeable gulf between those who say that solar and 
wind power have unstoppable momentum and will eventually bring with them lower 
energy prices and millions of jobs, and those who say these intermittent energy 
sources are inherently incapable of sustaining modern industrial societies and 
can make headway only with massive government subsidies.

We didn’t set out to support or undermine either of the latter two messages. 
Instead, we wanted to see for ourselves what renewable energy sources are 
capable of doing, and how the transition toward them is going. We did start 
with two assumptions of our own (based on prior research and analysis), about 
which we are perfectly frank: one way or another fossil fuels are on their way 
out, and nuclear power is not a realistic substitute. That leaves renewable 
solar and wind, for better or worse, as society’s primary future energy sources.

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In our work on this project, we used only the best publicly available data and 
we explored as much of the relevant peer-reviewed literature as we could 
identify. But that required sorting and evaluation: Which data are important? 
And which studies are more credible and useful? Some researchers claim that 
solar PV electricity has an energy return on the energy invested in producing 
it (EROEI) of about 20:1, roughly on par with electricity from some fossil 
sources, while others peg that return figure at less than 3:1. This wide 
divergence in results of course has enormous implications for the ultimate 
economic viability of solar technology. Some studies say a full transition to 
renewable energy will be cheap and easy, while others say it will be extremely 
difficult or practically impossible. We tried to get at the assumptions that 
give rise to these competing claims, assertions, and findings, and that lead 
either to renewables euphoria or gloom. We wanted to judge for ourselves 
whether those assumptions are realistic.

That’s not the same as simply seeking a middle ground between optimism and 
pessimism. Renewable energy is a complicated subject, and a fact-based, robust 
assessment of it should be honest and informative; its aim should be to start 
new and deeper conversations, not merely to shout down either criticism or 
boosterism.

Unfortunately, the debate is already quite polarized and politicized. As a 
result, realism and nuance may not have much of a constituency.

This is especially the case because our ultimate conclusion was that, while 
renewable energy can indeed power industrial societies, there is probably no 
credible future scenario in which humanity will maintain current levels of 
energy use (on either a per capita or total basis). Therefore current levels of 
resource extraction, industrial production, and consumption are unlikely to be 
sustained—much less can they perpetually grow. Further, getting to an optimal 
all-renewable energy future will require hard work, investment, adaptation, and 
innovation on a nearly unprecedented scale. We will be changing more than our 
energy sources; we’ll be transforming both the ways we use energy and the 
amounts we use. Our ultimate success will depend on our ability to dramatically 
reduce energy demand in industrialized nations, shorten supply chains, 
electrify as much usage as possible, and adapt to economic stasis at a lower 
overall level of energy and materials throughput. Absent widespread informed 
popular support, the political roadblocks to such a project will 

Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] what we need right now

[Maura Stephens]

To you, Joanne, and all my LGBTQI friends and neighbors, I offer my unwavering 
and absolute support and am available If you want to cry, rant, scream, or just 
talk and get a big hug. These are dangerous times for us all, but you and 
people of color and immigrants are especially vulnerable. Thank you for 
continuing to teach us about how to be better allies and global siblings. LOVE 
and sympathy and solidarity to you.
Maura


From: 
<bounce-120562239-27572...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-120562239-27572...@list.cornell.edu>>
 on behalf of Joanne Cipolla-Dennis 
<cipol...@yahoo.com<mailto:cipol...@yahoo.com>>
Reply-To: Sustainable Tompkins 
<sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu<mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu>>
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 2:53 PM
To: DrydenRAC <dryden...@googlegroups.com<mailto:dryden...@googlegroups.com>>, 
ROUSE <t-ro...@googlegroups.com<mailto:t-ro...@googlegroups.com>>, GRAC 
<grac-groton-resource-awareness-coalit...@googlegroups.com<mailto:grac-groton-resource-awareness-coalit...@googlegroups.com>>,
 Powerplantdiscussion Group 
<powerplantdiscuss...@googlegroups.com<mailto:powerplantdiscuss...@googlegroups.com>>,
 "Interfaith Climate Justice E. List" 
<ith-interfaith-climate-justic...@cornell.edu<mailto:ith-interfaith-climate-justic...@cornell.edu>>,
 Sustainable Tompkins 
<sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu<mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu>>,
 Jim Murphy <murphyvets...@gmail.com<mailto:murphyvets...@gmail.com>>, Maura 
Stephens <msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu>>
Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] what we need right now

Like some of you on these list serves I am gay. I ask that our entire community 
read this. I ask you to please be present for lgbtq friends and please reach 
out to your own family.  There is a gathering on the Commons tonight at 7pm to 
remember those homosexuals targeted and executed only becasue we are gay and 
those straight allies who were murdered along with them.

My heart keeps breaking as I witness a mass execution driven only by homophobia 
and I run the gambit of emotions as another gay American wondering who is next 
and will it be my wife, an elected official.  I am also wondering  how much 
effort anyone is going to put forth to make our community safe for us...It 
isn't and I hope you can join me in that effort.

please read and share the How tos:  8 Ways Allies Can Show Up For the Queer 
Community After 
Orlando<http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/06/allies-after-orlando/>

<http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/06/allies-after-orlando/>





8 Ways Allies Can Show Up For the Queer Community After Orlando
If you want to help support queer folks as we heal from the horrific violence 
in Orlando, these are some great w...





I give a hug of solidarity to you all in the waves of grief we will all 
experiences for sometime.
Joanne Cipolla Dennis
if you need help please call me at 229-8944



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Waste Done Right (and Wrong) [May 2016]

[Maura Stephens]

Friends,
Very useful materials here.


From: "Mike Ewall, Energy Justice Network" 
>
Reply-To: "Mike Ewall, Energy Justice Network" 
>
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Waste Done Right (and Wrong) [May 2016]

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May 2016
Volume 3, Issue 3





"If you don't like incinerators, what SHOULD we do with our trash?" It's like 
the waste version of the "what do you do when the wind isn't blowing and the 
sun isn't shining?" question.

Clearly, we don't like landfills either, and have done a lot to stop them. It's 
important to understand the zero waste hierarchy if we're going to advocate for 
sane policies that don't cook the climate and toxify our communities. After 
all, trash incinerators are 2.5 times as 
bad for the climate as coal burning, and the methane emissions from landfills 
likely make them even worse on global warming. In every other respect, 
incinerators are far more damaging. 
The experimental new types of "don't call us incinerators" facilities 
(gasification, pyrolysis, plasma, trash-to-ethanol) are even more costly, and 
can't be made to work commercially.

Thankfully, there are answers, as you'll see described in the articles below. 
Zero waste answers, which avoid 
incinerators and prevent us from having gassy, stinky landfills. In the course 
of successfully stopping pro-incinerator legislation in Maryland earlier this 
year, we almost got our zero waste hierarchy into the state legislation. It's a 
constant battle. Two years ago, we knocked incineration out of the "solutions" 
box in DC's new waste policies, and it's now something the city is mandated to 
move away from, even though we failed last year to stop a five-year contract 
for continued use of incineration by the nation's capitol.

Please get in touch with us if you'd like help exposing loopholes in state and 
local waste policies, and in getting true zero waste solutions on the table.

In Solidarity,

Mike Ewall, Director, Energy Justice Network

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Waste Done Right

- by Ruth Tyson, Energy Justice Network

In 2012, Americans disposed of 251 million tons of trash, according to the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Story of Stuff Project neatly lays 
out the way materials move through our economy from extraction to production, 
distribution, consumption, and disposal. Most consumers don't think beyond the 
"consumption" step. Once the undesirable mess is tossed from households, it 
might be considered "out of sight, out of mind" as long as it's not seen or 
smelled. But where does it all go? Where should it all go?

With the finite space for landfills running out, discovering ways to deal with 
our waste problem is imperative. The trash incineration (a.k.a. 
"waste-to-energy" or WTE) industry would like to persuade the public that 
they're the answer. However, incinerators cause more problems than they solve, 
and are the most expensive way to manage waste or to create energy. 
Incineration reduces every 100 tons of trash to 30 tons of toxic ash that must 
be disposed of in landfills.

Incinerators also create a demand for waste to feed their stream and compete 
with sustainable alternatives, which is the opposite of the solution to too 
much waste.

The true solution is zero waste, "a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient 
and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to 
emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed 
to become resources for others to use."

READ MORE / 
COMMENT

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Zero Waste Hierarchy

You've probably heard the term zero waste before, but not been sure about what 
it meant.

The peer-reviewed definition of zero waste by Zero Waste International Alliance 
involves "designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid 
and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and 
recover all resources, and not burn or bury them."

Notice the last part disqualifies burning or burying waste. Unfortunately, the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still includes incineration ("energy 
recovery") in their Waste Management Hierarchy, a concession to the 
incineration industry that makes achieving zero waste impossible.

After years of 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] couple looking for space to rent or swap with NYC apartment over the summer

[Maura Stephens]

Forwarding from good friends:


We (married couple) would love to be in Ithaca July thru September, or as close 
to that as possible. We need a clean place and prefer Ithaca proper. We can 
rent or swap, or a combination of both.  If you want to swap, we have a 
wonderful 3 bedroom apartment (one or two bedrooms would be available) in a fun 
neighborhood (just below Columbia U) on Manhattan's Upper West Side near 
trains, buses, shopping, restaurants, bars and between Riverside and Central 
Parks, between Broadway and Amsterdam.

We know NYC and Ithaca very well and can answer any questions. Will send pix if 
you are interested in swap. Please note, we can easily sublet our place so a 
swap is not necessary.

We realize availability during these particular three months, especially 
September, might be difficult.  We are open, therefore, to creative piecemeal 
possibilities, so let us know your thoughts or questions.

Please contact Yvonne at 917 499 0699 or blues 
f...@gmail.com


Thanks,

Yvonne and Roger

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Free Webinar on Teaching Sustainability to Young Learners, THIS THURSDAY 4 pm

[Maura Stephens]

Listmates,

I thought this would interest some of you. Project Look Sharp is such a great 
national resource, and it’s based right here in Ithaca.

—Maura


From: Project Look Sharp >
Subject: Free Webinar on Teaching Sustainability to Young Learners
Date: May 2, 2016 at 1:17:24 PM EDT

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Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] The Good Mind - a film about the Onondaga Nation - Premieres 4/30 in Syracuse!

[Maura Stephens]

Looks great! I can’t be there that day; will it be showing anywhere else in the 
region
Thanks!
Maura


On Apr 26, 2016, at 10:50 AM, Lindsay Speer 
> wrote:

Please spread the word!

The Good Mind
12:30 PM Saturday, April 30
Palace Theater
Syracuse, NY

Tickets available 
through the Syracuse Film Festival's SpringFest
$10 each or $15 couple

Facebook event 
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“The Good Mind” premieres locally at SpringFest film festival
Film highlights people, issues, and culture of the Onondaga Nation

Syracuse, NY—A new film featuring the Onondaga Nation will premiere in Central 
New York on April 30, 2016 during the Syracuse International Film Festival’s 
third annual SpringFest. “The Good Mind,” a new film by New York filmmaker 
Gwendolen Cates, follows Onondaga Nation leaders as they continue the efforts 
of their ancestors to protect their sovereignty, their culture, and the 
environment while seeking justice over ancestral lands that were stolen in 
defiance of a treaty with George Washington. The Onondaga Nation, one of the 
six nations of the Haudenosaunee, is one of the few Native nations in North 
America that has retained its traditional government and language, and a 
portion of its ancestral lands.

A panel discussion will follow the film, including the filmmaker, Onondaga 
Nation Faithkeeper Oren Lyons, and Joseph Heath, General Counsel for the 
Onondaga Nation. Two other short films will be shown in the same time slot, 
including “My Identity” and “Iroquois Creation Story.”

“This film tells our story,” states Sid Hill, the Tadodaho of the Haudenosaunee 
(Iroquois Confederacy). “It shares how as a nation we still raise up our 
leaders in our traditional way while maintaining our responsibilities to Mother 
Earth and our communities, as we have done for over a thousand years, and how 
we have remained relevant in a modern world.”

The movie explores the Onondaga Nation’s role in many of the environmental 
issues of our day, from Onondaga Lake to fracking to climate change, as well as 
the importance of lacrosse and of traveling on their own passports. The movie 
also provides deep insights into the Onondaga Nation’s Land Rights Action, 
which was filed as a petition with the Organization of American States’ 
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in April 2014 after legal remedies 
were exhausted within the United States’ court system.

“Learning about the Treaty of Canandaigua was my moment of realizing the 
Onondaga Nation’s story needed to be told,” said filmmaker Gwendolen Cates. 
“George Washington promised recognition and protection of Haudenosaunee lands, 
and the cloth payments for that treaty still arrive at Onondaga every year. But 
New York State, in defiance of the Canandaigua Treaty stole most of the 
Onondaga Nation’s lands. Onondaga Lake, where the Peacemaker brought together 
the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca Nations to form the 
Haudenosaunee confederacy over 1000 years ago, was so badly polluted that it 
became a Superfund site. And yet the Onondaga Nation continues to work with 
their neighbors to protect the lands from further degradation.”

Cates first met Onondaga Nation leaders in 2000 while working on her book, 
Indian Country. Numerous short film projects ultimately led to the creation of 
The Good Mind, including the award-winning film Guswenta about the 400th 
anniversary of the first treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the Dutch in 2013.

Since 2003, the Syracuse International Film Festival continues to entertain, 
inform and inspire the community through innovative and engaging film and 
media. SpringFest, held the last weekend in April, celebrates local life with a 
great line-up of films with a CNY connection.

“The Good Mind” will be shown on April 30, 2016 at 12:30 PM as a part of 
Syracuse International Film Festival’s SpringFest 2016 event at the Palace 
Theatre in Syracuse, NY.

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For more information please visit the following sites:

The Good Mind www.thegoodmindfilm.com

Syracuse International Film Festival 
http://www.filminsyracuse.com

The Onondaga Nation www.onondaganation.org






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www.creatingchangeconsulting.com

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport Closing July 8-July 23

[Maura Stephens]

FYI.
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport Closure


There will be a major runway resurfacing project that will require the Ithaca 
Tompkins Regional Airport to close this coming summer from July 8 (starting 
approximately at 8:00 pm) to July 23 (ending at approximately 5:00 pm).

During this closure Ithaca Airline Limousine will offer discounted ground 
transportation to Syracuse to help facilitate travel. Normal round trip/one way 
fares are $130/85 but during the closure the fares will be $100/$75.

For additional updates please check the airport's Facebook 
Page or website.

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Re:[sustainable_tompkins-l] UPLIFTING film for/about creative, successful activists, "1971," Now Available on Netflix

[Maura Stephens]

The book on  which this great film is based is by Betty Medsger, not Myra 
McPherson (the latter wrote the great biography of I. F. "Izzy" Stone). 
Apologies, and apologies that this was stuck in my outbox fof

On Apr 18, 2016, at 11:03 PM, Maura Stephens 
<msteph...@ithaca.edu<mailto:msteph...@ithaca.edu>> wrote:

Highly recommend this film about how a few “ordinary” activists took on the 
FBI, and won. The book on which it’s based, “The Burglary,” is even better, but 
this is quicker for your busy activist life. It’ll make you feel good, 
energized to keep on keepin’ on.
Let’s rock the vote in NYS tomorrow.
—Maura Bernie Stephens

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] UPLIFTING film for/about creative, successful activists, "1971," Now Available on Netflix

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Highly recommend this film about how a few “ordinary” activists took on the 
FBI, and won. The book on which it’s based, “The Burglary,” by Myra MacPherson, 
is even better, but this is quicker for your busy activist life. It’ll make you 
feel good, energized to keep on keepin’ on.
Let’s rock the vote in NYS tomorrow.
—Maura Bernie Stephens

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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Sustain yourself today & tomorrow, take a break and enjoy some great performances -- downtown Ithaca!

[Maura Stephens]

The Ithaca Fringe Festival goes for 
two more days, all in venues on and around the Ithaca Commons.
These shows are rich with thought-provoking, scary, delightful, and 
entertaining performances by artists from Philadelphia, Chicago, Rochester, 
Brooklyn, and Ithaca.
Tickets are cheap ($10 general, $7 student with ID at the door/Fringe Central 
only; multishow discounts), and all ticket sales go directly to the artists. 
Get tickets online (links below), at Fringe Central (Mystic Water Kava Bar), or 
at the venues (cash/check only).
And there's free musical entertainment at Fringe Central, too.
Saturday, April 16, Performance Schedule
1:00-2:00 p.m.  A Night in 
Towanda (zany energetic fun 
w/Flower City Vaudeville, Rochester NY) 
FOLLOWED BY A Toots and Juggle Workshop (FREE) with the Vaudevillians! at The 
History Center
2:45-4:00 p.m. Epoch (local 
playwright's four short plays, featuring eight Ithaca-area actors), at 
Cinemapolis
3:30-4:30 p.m. Make the 
Distance (solo devised theatre 
performance by IC grad Mal Cherifi), at Acting Out NY in Center Ithaca
5:00-6:00 p.m. Planet Hospice 
(of climate and human extinction, with humor)
5:30-6:30 p.m. Double Happiness 
(one woman's longing to be a mother, and the journey it inspires), at Acting 
Out NY in Center Ithaca
7:15-8:30 p.m.  Underground 
Episodes (ensemble cast from 
Philadelphia sharing stories gleaned from observing subway riders), at 
Community School of Music & Arts
Fringe Central, Mystic Water Kava Bar, is our hub, with great FREE performances 
by local musicians!
Saturday Music Lineup:
4:00-5:00 p.m. Opera Ithaca Singers, special to 
the Ithaca Fringe Festival!
7:00-9:00 p.m. Mad Cow Tippers: Edgy comedic rockabilly

Sunday, April 16, Performance Schedule
12:00pm – 1:00pm - Double 
Happiness Acting Out NY (171 E. 
State St. # 119 Center Ithaca)
1:30pm – 2:30pm Night in 
Towanda History Center (401 E 
State St #100)
2:45pm – 3:45pm Planet Hospice 
Cinemapolis (120 E Green St)
4:30pm – 5:45pm  Underground 
Episodes CSMA 3rd Floor 
Ballroom (330 E State St)
5:15pm – 6:30pm Epoch 
Cinemapolis (120 E Green St, Ithaca, NY)
5:30pm – 6:30pm Make the 
Distance Acting Out NY (171 E. 
State St. # 119 Center Ithaca)

Fringe Central, Mystic Water Kava Bar, FREE musical performances by local 
talent!
Sunday Music Lineup:
3:30-5:30 p.m. Feathers & Tigger: Eclectic acoustic singer/songwriting couple
6:30-7:30 p.m. InertiaTwo: Unique flute-marimba duo bringing us sounds from 
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Izzy Award & I. F. Stone Hall of Fame induction of Amy Goodman Wednesday; bring cash or check for book signing

[Maura Stephens]

Friends,

We hope to see you on Wednesday at the Izzy Award and I. F. Stone Hall of Fame 
ceremony! We encourage you to arrive in plenty of time to park and get seated, 
as we expect a good crowd.

We wanted to make sure to let you know you’ll need to bring cash or check if 
you plan to buy Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan’s new book and have it signed by 
the authors!

We’ll also have posters that you can have signed by the Izzy Award winners, 
Inside Climate News founder and producer David Sassoon ("Exxon: The Road Not 
Traveled”) and indy journalists Jamie Kalven and Brandon Smith (exposed 
official Chicago coverup of police shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald).

Wed., April 6, 7:00 p.m., Park Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College.

More about the Izzy Award winner and the event 
here<http://www.ithaca.edu/indy/izzy>. Please spread the word.

Cordially,
Maura

Maura Stephens
Associate director, Park Center for Independent 
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Department of Journalism, Ithaca College
607-274-3829 office
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: Breaking: Climate Justice Activists Occupy the Superdome!

[Maura Stephens]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Rising Tide North America - Rising Tide North America 
>
Subject: Breaking: Climate Justice Activists Occupy the Superdome!
Date: March 23, 2016 at 11:13:02 AM EDT
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Dear Maura

Breaking News!

Currently, hundreds of climate and social justice activists are occupying the 
Superdome in New Orleans in a mass protest calling to keep 43 million acres of 
oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

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 By Indigenous Environmental Network

Today, the Obama administration is auctioning off those 43 million acres to the 
oil and gas industry. Courageous activists have taken a stand to say a 
resounding “NO” to further oil extraction by the same people that brought us 
the BP Oil Disaster in 2010 and continue to decimate communities and ecosystems 
along the Gulf Coast. Our friends aren’t demanding “kinder and gentler” version 
of drilling, but a stop to new offshore leases and no more drilling.. They’re 
setting an example for how movements against climate change and social justice 
can take bigger, bolder action.

Can you share this page and help spread the word about today’s 
action?

In 2005, the Superdome became a symbol of climate injustice during Hurricane 
Katrina. Now despite recent news about the Obama Administration ending offshore 
drilling in the Arctic and the Atlantic seaboard, the industry is cynically 
being allowed to widen its profit margins by continuing business as usual in 
the Gulf from the very location of so much pain and misery.

Can you share this page and help spread the word about these brave friends 
taking 
action?

We remain on the edge of catastrophe. Crushed between the pincers of climate 
chaos and economic, social and political inequality, our global society is 
hurtling toward a breaking point.

It’s up to us to bend the arc of history toward survival. Now is our chance.

Thanks for all you do.

For a just and stable Gulf, Rising Tide North America









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[sustainable_tompkins-l] TPP: Obama Close To Vote Despite TPP Opposition

[Maura Stephens]

The TPP and similar deals are not just about “trade” (although the press 
release below is from a free trade organization). “The administration already 
[knows] there’s public opposition to TPP” but still wants to push it through.

We can kiss all our great efforts — on sustainability, home rule, having 
sovereignty over our own bodies, keeping multinational corporations from 
breaking laws and regulations we’ve put in place to protect our health, 
environment, and properties, keeping control over our own communities, keeping 
health care costs down, protecting free speech, ensuring some semblance of 
privacy, being able to use copyrighted materials in education, having materials 
pass into public domain in 50 years (changing to 70 in TPP), and much more — 
goodbye if the TPP goes through.

So please let’s step up pressure on our House and Senate representatives to 
actively oppose it.

Find your Senator and representative in the House 
here.

LEARN ABOUT BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS AT GOVTRACK.US 
(FORMERLY OPENCONGRESS).



Inside U.S. Trade - 03/11/2016 (subscription needed to access full documents)
Earnest Signals Obama Still Willing To Push TPP Despite Opposition From 
Sanders, 
Clinton

March 10, 2016

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest this week signaled President Obama is 
determined to push forward with his plan to seek a congressional vote this year 
on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) despite presidential candidates from 
both political parties lambasting the deal on the campaign trail.

"We're getting close to a situation where we will be asking the Congress to 
pass" TPP, Earnest said in a March 9 press briefing. He did so in response to a 
question about whether the administration needed to make a stronger case for 
TPP in light of voters' skepticism of trade agreements.

Earnest spoke after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) upset Hillary Clinton in the 
Michigan Democratic primary on March 8 after making his opposition to trade 
agreements a key issue in the state.

In response to a question, Earnest said the results of the Michigan primary 
would not change President Obama's strategy of how to get TPP to a floor vote, 
saying the administration already knew there was public opposition to TPP, 
especially in Michigan.

"I just don't think the results in Michigan tell us something that we didn't 
already know about the public's view of this, particularly in the state of 
Michigan," he said.

But lobbyists this week predicted that the anti-trade sentiment bubbling across 
the country may pressure lawmakers up for re-election to oppose TPP, 
endangering its prospects for passage in Congress this year.

Sanders throughout his campaign has proclaimed himself as having a stronger 
record than Clinton in opposing trade deals and in debates has highlighted his 
opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement and granting China 
most-favored nation status to draw contrast between himself and Clinton -- 
whose husband pushed both deals when he was president.

Earnest argued that Democratic opposition to free trade deals was expected 
based on the party's historical stance and that the administration is working 
hard to convince some members of the party that TPP is worth supporting on its 
merits.

"I recognize that [making the economic case for TPP] is not going to 
immediately overcome the decades of Democratic Party orthodoxy when it comes to 
opposing trade," Earnest said during the March 9 briefing. "But for people who 
are willing to consider this specific trade agreement on the merits, there's no 
mystery why the President and at least some Democrats in Congress are 
supportive of it. And we're going to continue to make that case across the 
country."

On March 7, Earnest argued that President Obama managed to round up enough 
votes to secure congressional approval of trade promotion authority (TPA) and 
during that time presidential campaigns were already taking aim at TPP. He also 
suggested that the administration can make a more persuasive argument for TPP 
than TPA because it can point to tangible benefits that would accrue to 
lawmakers' constituents under the trade deal.


Japan Sends TPP, Related Bills To Diet; Expects Approval By End Of 
June

The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on March 8 sent the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership (TPP) agreement and a related bill to the Japanese Diet and expects 
to get approval before the Diet wraps up its session at the end of June,  
although it is hoping for action as early as late April, according to the 
country's deputy chief negotiator for TPP.

Bipartisan Group Of 14 Senators Urges Financial Services Data Fix In 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Family Wins Case Against Fracking Company After 7 Years Of Polluted Drinking Water

[Maura Stephens]

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/10/3758832/dimock-fracking-case-decided/

CLIMATE
Family Wins Case Against Fracking Company After 7 Years Of Polluted Drinking 
Water
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Two Pennsylvania families who have been fighting to prove that a fracking 
company polluted their well water got a major win in court this week. A federal 
jury awarded the Dimock, PA residents $4.24 million Thursday, after finding 
that Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. — one of Pennsylvania’s largest oil and gas 
companies — guilty of polluting their well water with methane.
The couples — Nolen Scott Ely, Monica Marta-Ely, and Raymond and Victoria 
Hubert — first sued Cabot back in 2009, the Times-Tribune of Scranton 
reports,
 a suit that at the time was joined by about 40 other 
homeowners,
 all alleging well water pollution from Cabot’s oil and gas activities. That 
suit reached a settlement with most of the plaintiffs in 2012, but the Elys and 
Huberts refused to settle, deciding instead to continue fighting the case in 
federal court.
A teary Nolen Scott 
Ely
 said after the trial that he was “at a loss for words” over the agreement.
“There were six Goliaths in there, and all I had was just a little pea stone,” 
he said of Cabot’s legal team. “It was quite the battle, and as you heard 
today, we’re at the end. It’s done.”
Ely also said the suit wasn’t about the money, but about getting the word out 
that Cabot “did something wrong.”
“We’re voicing ourselves, we’re standing up for our rights,” he said. “We 
walked into the courtroom with our heads held high.”
The jury ruled 
Thursday that 
the two couples had “proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Cabot was 
negligent in the drilling or completing” of the wells near their homes. It also 
ruled that Cabot “negligently created a private nuisance” which harmed the 
couples and caused them to lose the “use and enjoyment of their property.” The 
jury awarded $2.6 million to the Elys, along with $50,000 to each of their 
children, and $1.4 million to the Huberts.
“You have to really live it in order to feel it,” Monica Ely told WNEP in 
February,
 before the trial started. “We haven’t had clean water since my son was in 
kindergarten, and now he’s in seventh grade, so they don’t know any different 
and it’s not a normal way of life.”
Cabot, however, has maintained that the higher-than-normal methane levels in 
the plaintiffs’ wells aren’t from their operations.
“Cabot is surprised at the jury’s verdict given the lack of evidence provided 
by plaintiffs in support of their nuisance claim,” the company said in a 
statement. “The verdict disregards overwhelming scientific and factual evidence 
that Cabot acted as a prudent operator in conducting its operations.”
The company also said it would be “filing motions with the Court to set the 
verdict aside based upon lack of evidence as well as conduct of plaintiff’s 
counsel calculated to deprive Cabot of a fair trial.”
Dimock, which was featured in the 2010 fracking documentary “Gasland,” has been 
called “ground zero” in 
the fight over fracking. Cabot alone has had 130 drilling 
violations
 in Dimock, and is currently 
prohibited from 
drilling anywhere within a nine-mile radius of the township. Research has found 
that in Pennsylvania, fracking operations are more likely to be 
located
 in lower-income, rural regions like Dimock. The state made 
public
 243 cases of contamination of private drinking wells from oil and gas 
operations in 2014.
Water contamination has also been 
linked
 to oil and gas operations in Texas, Ohio, 
California,
 and West Virginia. A study 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Can you open your home to some performing artists for a few days in mid-April?

[Maura Stephens]

Dear Wonderful Community,

The Ithaca Fringe Festival is once again bringing seven acts to Ithaca for a 
four-day performance extravaganza, Thursday-Sunday, April 14-17. Our out-of 
town acts include one huge ensemble from Philadelphia (20 people!), and six 
much smaller casts/crews. But we need to house them! In the last two years, our 
visiting acts have been billeted thanks to the generosity of Ithaca folks, who 
get good company, sometimes fast friends, and free tickets in return. 

Please, if you have an extra bed, or a room where we can put someone up on an 
air mattress between April 12 and 18, please contact George, 
geo...@ithacafringe.com; 607-351-3766. If you can put up more than one person, 
even better. It’s not necessary, but if you’re on a bus line or within walking 
distance to the Commons, that would be extra extra nice.

If you can’t house someone but would like to volunteer, we are recruiting 
volunteers for one or more days during and just before the festival. 

Thank you thank you thank you!

Maura Stephens
(volunteer/board member)
for the Ithaca Fringe Festival 


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Tomorrow's Holleran Tree Cutting Forecast

[Maura Stephens]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Kelly Finan >
Subject: Tomorrow's Holleran Tree Cutting Forecast
Date: February 29, 2016 at 8:07:37 PM EST
To: 
un-constitution-al-pipel...@googlegroups.com

Hi folks,

No cutting today but there was a survey crew on the property in the morning.

Current information indicates a 10% chance of tree cutting tomorrow, 90% chance 
for Wednesday.

We have plenty of things for you to do if you come tomorrow, though! Especially 
a special art project ;) Wear waterproof boots, though. The ground is very 
muddy.

Kelly

--
570.877.2417
www.kellyfinan.com



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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Should the Constitution Pipeline Be Approved for NYS?

[Maura Stephens]

All Otsego has an online poll, which apparently was earlier heavily in the 
“Yes” column. An upswing in votes from more practical people has made it now 
68% No, 32% Yes. Let’s make the No side even bigger. (Realizing these polls 
don’t mean TOO much, still, they may help local “journalistic” organizations 
give us some better coverage that reflects the public’s obvious opposition to 
this and other horrible fossil fuel projects.)

http://allotsego.com/online-poll-02-23-16/


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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Izzy Award Winners Announced and Amy Goodman to be Honored!

[Maura Stephens]

Izzy Award to be Shared by Inside Climate News and Chicago Journalists Jamie 
Kalven and Brandon Smith; Amy Goodman Named to I.F. Stone Hall of Fame

ITHACA, NY—In a year rich with exceptional journalism from non-corporate 
outlets, the Park Center for Independent Media 
(PCIM)<http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/independentmedia/> at Ithaca College has 
announced the winners of the eighth annual Izzy 
Award<http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/independentmedia/izzy/>. The honor will be 
shared by Inside Climate News for its series “Exxon: The Road Not Taken,” and 
independent journalists Jamie Kalven and Brandon Smith for exposing the Chicago 
police cover-up of the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Simultaneously, the center will induct Democracy Now! host and executive 
producer Amy Goodman into its I.F. Stone Hall of 
Fame<http://www.ithaca.edu/rhp/independentmedia/halloffame/>. The ceremony will 
be held in Ithaca soon; details to be announced.

The Izzy Award, presented for outstanding achievement in independent media, is 
named in honor of the late I.F. “Izzy” Stone<http://ifstone.org/>, the 
dissident journalist who launched I.F. Stone’s Weekly in 1953 and challenged 
McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, racial injustice and government deceit.

Selection to the I.F. Stone Hall of Fame is an occasional honor reserved for 
those who have already won the annual Izzy Award and who continue to produce 
journalism that would earn them the award again and again.

Inside Climate News (ICN)<http://insideclimatenews.org/>
A nonprofit news organization covering climate change, energy and the 
environment, ICN published the explosive series “Exxon: The Road Not 
Taken<http://insideclimatenews.org/content/Exxon-The-Road-Not-Taken>.” It 
exposed how in the 1970s and 1980s, long before the public knew about global 
warming, Exxon itself had conducted cutting-edge scientific research on fossil 
fuels and CO2. Exxon’s pioneering research stands in stark contrast to the 
anti-scientific denialism that Exxon supported and funded in the ensuing 
decades. The story was unearthed by ICN journalists Neela Banerjee, John H. 
Cushman Jr., David Hasemyer and Lisa Song through company documents and 
interviews with former employees.

Jamie Kalven<http://invisible.institute/jamie-kalven/> and Brandon 
Smith<http://brandonsmith.com/about/>
Working separately, these two independent journalists relentlessly 
challenged<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/independent-journalists-laquan-mcdonald_us_565607b1e4b079b2818a0bdd>
 the official fiction about the killing of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police in 
October 2014. Kalven, director of the journalistic Invisible 
Institute<http://invisible.institute/> production company on Chicago’s South 
Side, and freelancer Smith spent months pursuing sources, witnesses and the 
documentary evidence that ultimately ended the cover-up.  At 29, Smith is the 
youngest journalist to earn an Izzy Award.

Hall of Fame Inductee Amy Goodman<http://www.democracynow.org/about/staff>
“Amy Goodman’s tenacious reporting day after day and year after year has made 
her one of the premier journalists of our era,” said Jeff Cohen, PCIM director 
and Izzy Award judge. “As the inspirational leader of Democracy 
Now!<http://www.democracynow.org/> — now celebrating its 20th year — she is 
also peerless in showcasing the topnotch journalism of others.” Goodman shared 
the first Izzy Award in 2009 with Glenn Greenwald.

Full release here<http://tinyurl.com/Izzy2016Announcement>.


Maura Stephens
Associate director, Park Center for Independent 
Media<http://www.ithaca.edu/indy>
Department of Journalism
Ithaca College
1-607-274-3829



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