Environment

Mountain Justice has been honing a skill set that we have effectively used to work against the coal industry here in Appalachia and many of these tactics apply to all surface and underground coal mines.

Interview with Darryl Malek-Wiley, environmental justice organizer with Sierra Club, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

Art of War : Nuclear Power

The NYS DoH produced a study which revealed that the hypersensitive and kidney patients could be harmed by fluoride. No official has passed that information on to the 12 million New Yorkers forced to consume fluoride via the water supply.

A summary of the two hydrofracking summits I attended this week; one in Albany and one at Finger Lakes Community College.

A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.

When: Saturday, April 9
Where: Foodlink Distribution Center
138 Joseph Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605
Why: to inspire and educate our communities about locally grown foods, sustainable shelters, and community interaction.

This is a free, all-ages event.

Permaculture is knowledge for the future.

What: Discussing the book "Transition Handbook: From oil dependency to local resilience" by Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement.

When: Monday, 2/21, 6:30-8:30p

Where: Pittsford Library

Buffalo Bans Fracking in Groundbreaking Vote
First Ban on Fracking in New York; Legislation Also Targets Wastewater

(BUFFALO, NY)—Citizens and clean water advocates heralded the Buffalo Common Council’s move to become the first city in New York State—and the second major city nationwide—to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The Common Council passed “Buffalo's Community Protection from Natural Gas Extraction Ordinance” today by a 9-0 vote, following months of citizen lobbying by Frack Action Buffalo, a local grassroots group.

At a a press conference following the vote, victims of fracking in New York joined Buffalo Common Coucilmembers and former New York State Senator Antoine Thompson in praising the ban. Thompson was the sponsor of the statewide moratorium on fracking passed in August.