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

2018-05-16 Thread Hilary Lambert
Hi: This good statement by Gov Cuomo is in fact just a first step. It encourages legislators to step out of the shadows and support a necessary bill. Almost all of the work to get that bill made into law this session still lies ahead. I went to Albany yesterday with folks mostly from Seneca

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

2018-05-16 Thread Hilary Lambert
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

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

2018-05-16 Thread Tony Del Plato
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 wrote: > Hi: > This good statement by Gov Cuomo is in fact just a first step. > It encourages legislators to

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

2018-05-16 Thread Maura Stephens
http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=_video==A10277=2017=Y=YA10277 Summary: BILL NO A10277 SAME AS SAME AS S08109 SPONSOR Cusick COSPNSR Lifton, Palmesano, Kolb, Steck, Lupardo, Englebright MLTSPNSR Amd ยง162, Pub Serv L Excludes solid waste

[sustainable_tompkins-l] 5/23: What's up with smart meters? Taking a closer look at our energy use

2018-05-16 Thread Yoke Lee Lee
Join us! What's Up With Smart Meters? Taking a closer look at our energy use * Wednesday, May 23, 6:00-7:30pm* *@ CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY* Learn how your family can lower your energy bill, support the switch to renewable sources, and use energy more efficiently in your

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fostering more employee-owned cooperatives

2018-05-16 Thread Elan Shapiro
These 3 short, informative and encouraging videos get to the nuts and bolts of generating employee-owned businesses in which employees successfully buy the company from a retiring owner. I believe this trend toward shared ownership is a key building block of a possible positive future, so