RENewsletter | November 8, 2009
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Opening Salvo: “Ubiquitous Pollution”
Within the last couple of weeks, I have posted numerous environmental
articles on Brownfields
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/brownfields.htm> —way
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/Issues/Brownfield_NewsLinks.html> more
than normal. Speculating as to why there is a sudden interest in
Brownfields in the local media, I thought of several possible factors:
There’s a rash of Brownfields actually springing up; or, the media is
clearing their desks of Brownfields related articles; or, because localized
pollution events oftentimes show up randomly anyways; or, the media are
becoming more attentive to what our policies towards recklessly releasing
man-made chemicals into our environment has wrought. Possibly, because the
United States does not have strict regulations on the chemicals used in our
products or released into our environment (as the Europeans do) this
irresponsible policy is catching up with us.
Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe there’s more federal stimulus money suddenly
ending up in local coffers, so it’s OK for the media to launch a story or
two on why we need to clean up these old polluted sites. Because unless
there is a pollution event (toxins bubbling up to the surface from where
they were dumped) the media usually finds little incentive to continually
remind us that most man-made pollutants don’t merely breakdown and reenter
our environment as warm and fuzzies. Get real: Dangerous toxins don’t merely
go benign because we they’ve left our field of vision—like down a drain, or
into a stream or lake.
The list of toxic chemicals
[http://www.scorecard.org/chemical-groups/one-list.tcl?short_list_name...
ry] grows all the time. Moreover, despite all the attempts to ignore the
ugly specter of the symptoms caused by our own pollutants, they resurface.
Cancer, endocrine disruptions (hermaphrodite frogs), you-name-it (and some
have [http://www.chemicalinjury.net/chemicalupdates.htm]), they come back
with a vengeance.
Pick your most convenient reason as to why we collectively approach the
issue of Brownfields with such monstrous neglect. But the truth is that
those dangerous chemicals we’ve allowed to go out and mix in our environment
accumulate somewhere, perhaps in our bodies, as the body burden
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_burden]), in fish, or in our dinking
water.
My guess is that besides the specter of global warming for those who come
after us, an increase in pollution outbreaks will be commonplace. Our
environment never has been able to ‘take care’ of dangerous man-made
chemicals. It’s just that in the past we were better able to fool ourselves
that the stuff we cooked up in the labs and released without testing, would
just disappear. Simply go away with nary a thought. Out of sight, out of
mind.
When you think of how many centuries it took to evolve all of those cool
chemicals in Nature (say bee venom, or that stuff spiders inject to make the
guts of insects ready for a tasty meal) you have to wonder what our species
were thinking when we concocted a zillion man-made chemicals and
instantaneously spewed them into this 4 billion-year process on Earth called
‘life.’ Think of a single element or compound Nature didn’t test.
FrankRe...@RochesterEnvironment.com
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NewsLinks – Environmental <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
NewsLinks – [Highlights of major environmental stories concerning our area
from the past week]
* Businesses and Climate
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm> Change Bill
* Green Education for <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Students
* Gov: Preventative <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Measures for H1N1 Flu
* NYS DEC Brownfield <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Cleanup Process
* Coyotes Forum <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
* Water Infrastructure <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Aid
* Town Of Italy <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm> & Wind
Energy
* Jobs and Clean Energy <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
* Onondaga Water Pollution
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm> Reduction Plan
* Gas -Drilling Session <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
in Tompkins County
* City <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm> & County Water
Merge Talks
* Comment Period <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Extended a Month on Shale Drilling
* 779 Million For <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Rochester Area from ARRA Fund
* Collecting Pharmaceutical
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm> Waste Tuesdays
* The Most Toxic Cities <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
in US
* Great Lakes Cleanup <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Bill Signed
* Climate Change Pleas <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
to US Congress
* Flu Shots and Pain <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Killers
* Invasive Species in <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Great Lakes
* Fusion Research in <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Rochester
* Nature is Good For You
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
* Toxic Gas Scare <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
* Contaminated Beef <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
* Methane Gas from <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Dairies
* Gas Drilling and <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Health Issues
* DEC: Updating Clean <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Water Funding Programs
* Beetles To Combat <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Invasive Species
* Walter Bottle Deposit <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Beginnings
* Saving Land in <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Penfield
* Webster Gets Stimulus <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Monies
* Clean Energy Bonds <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
* Congress Approval on <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/news.htm>
Hydraulic Fracking Study
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Updates – Daily Updates
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/Daily%20Updates.htm> – [Connecting the
dots on Rochester’s environment. Find out what’s going on environmentally in
our area—and why you should care? Clicking on
<http://rochesterenvironmentny.blogspot.com/> -DISCUSSION – will take you to
my blog “Environmental Thoughts, NY, where you can add your comments.]
* 11/07/09 - Because we live in an area so rich in Clean Water, we
forget that water scarcity is a world-wide crisis that need addressing. And
because we have so much clean water, we are part of this equation: Could
<http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/10/26/could-water-scar...
ause-international-conflict> water scarcity cause international conflict? |
csmonitor.com "In reporting a
<http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/10/22/pressure-builds-...
ottled-water> recent story on a fight over water between residents of a
small Colorado town and Nestlé Waters North America, a bottled water
company, I learned much about water scarcity around the world, and the sense
— also growing — that shortages of water could spark much future conflict.
In recent years, there’s been a proliferation of books on the world’s
present and future water woes, from Maude Barlow’s Blue
<http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Covenant-Global-Crisis-Coming/dp/159558453...
sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256573743&sr=8-1> Covenant to Robert Glennon’s
Unquenchable
<http://www.amazon.com/Unquenchable-Americas-Water-Crisis-About/dp/159...
9/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256573826&sr=1-1> ." --from The Christian
Science Monitor | <http://www.csmonitor.com/> csmonitor.com
* 11/07/09 - How about a little Rochester area Transportation
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/communting.htm> history? Maybe some
of our past transportation solutions will have a place in our future:
Lockport
<http://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/local_story_311025000.html?key...
opstory> Union-Sun & Journal Online - CANAL DISCOVERY: Rochester’s subway
through the years "The City of Rochester was faced with an interesting
dilemma after New York state opened the Erie Barge Canal in 1918. During
this enlargement in Rochester, the Erie Canal was actually moved from its
location of more than 90 years in the center of the business district, to a
location further south outside of the city center. The original canal route
in Rochester featured one of the most amazing architectural structures found
on the entire 363-mile path of the Erie Canal, the Rochester Aqueduct. This
series of stone arches and overhead trough actually carried boats over the
rapids of the Genesee River as it traversed the city. Engineering being in
its infancy in the early 1820s, the original Erie Canal “engineers” did not
have a viable plan to cross the river at grade so raising the canal over the
river presented the best alternative." - Lockport
<http://www.lockportjournal.com/> Union-Sun & Journal Online
* 11/06/07 - How to position yourself for that Green Job: How
<http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2009/10/training-for-green-job.html> to
Find Training for a Green Job - PayScale Resources The green economy is
coming – some say it's already arrived – and around the country new types of
careers and programs that offer short training for green jobs are popping up
rapidly, while old jobs are changing to align with sustainable practices.
Green services and products are already in demand, and workforce development
experts agree that this movement is going to have enormous impact on jobs of
every level. “This will affect all areas of the economy in ways we are only
beginning to find out,” says Julian L. Alssid, executive director of
Workforce Strategy Center (WSC), an East Coast-based organization that
consults with economic development agencies and educational institutions to
help state and regional economies grow. “If we do this well, green will
become a part of every job.” --from PayScale <http://www.payscale.com/> -
Salary Comparison, Salary Survey, Wages
* 11/06/09 - Good place to get educated about the natural gas issue is
Cornell Cooperative <http://sp.cce.cornell.edu/Pages/Default.aspx>
Extension's Natural
<http://sp.cce.cornell.edu/Community/Pages/NaturalGas.aspx> Gas Development
Resource Center "The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Natural Gas
Development Resource Center brings together information from a variety of
sources, including academic research, industry analysis, local government
officials and citizens. Our goal is to provide a space for dialogue and
learning that will lead to informed decision making by all concerned
parties."
* 11/05/09 - Could the non-profit option be the future of Journalism?
Colorado Public TV <http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/4/headlines>
Station Launches Non-Profit Investigative News Division In Colorado, a
Denver public television station has announced plans for a non-profit
investigative news division. KBDI-TV says it hopes to raise $400,000 to
launch a website and on-air program focused on investigative reporting.
-from Democracy Now! | Radio and TV <http://www.democracynow.org/> News |
Check out Colorado Public <http://www.kbdi.org/news> News "This is the
prototype of Colorado Public News (CPN) -- a new kind of news website for a
new media world. We were founded by award-winning journalists and PBS member
station Colorado Public Television to provide in-depth, investigative
reporting. " | And they are even going to have, unlike most corporate media
an environmental section: Colorado
<http://www.kbdi.org/news/index.php/section/environment/feed> Public News »
Environment Category Feed
* 11/04/09 - Do voluntary local efforts to reduce our energy
consumptions work? Check it out: Curb
<http://www.colorbrightongreen.org/ee/index.php/newsletter/enews-cycw-...
-results> Your Car Week Fall 2009: The Results Congratulations to all Curb
Your Car Week participants! This fall, we had 104 registered participants.
53 households reported saving a total of — 4413 mile, 190 gallons of gas,
and 3610 pounds of CO2! --from Home Page - Color
<http://www.colorbrightongreen.org/site/index.php> Brighton Green
* 11/04/09 - If Coal is so bad our our environment and problematic
because of Climate Change, why does the US insist on pursuing it? Maybe,
this is the answer: FT.com
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/836afac2-c7d9-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?n...
check=1> / US & Canada - Coal-rich US puts faith in CO2 storage "Across the
prairies of Wyoming, past buffalo herds and miles from any town lies the
world’s biggest coal mine. For 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the North
Antelope Rochelle Mine is at work. Using hulking trucks, workers strip off
hundreds of feet of grass, soil and rock to get to the coal below. "
(November 2, 09) World business, finance and <http://www.ft.com/home/us>
political news from the Financial Times – FT.com US
* 11/02/09 - Every year, we here at RochesterEnvironment.com try and
track The Red List <http://www.iucnredlist.org/> to see how the state of
our planets biodiversity <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity> is
doing. It keeps getting worse and our media does a poor job on reminding us
to keep our attention on this issue. But, some media does keep us updated:
BBC NEWS | <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8338880.stm> Science
& Environment | Species' extinction threat grows More than a third of
species assessed in a major international biodiversity study are threatened
with extinction, scientists have warned. Out of the 47,677 species in the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 17,291 were deemed to be at serious
risk.
* 11/02/09 - How walkable is Rochester, NY? Check out some site that
will give you a clue: Get <http://www.walkscore.com/> Your Walk Score - A
Walkability Score For Any Address "We help you find a walkable place to live
by calculating a Walk Score for any address. " Google Earth
<http://earth.google.com/> "Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to
view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D
<http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&preview=on&cat=3d>
buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can
explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with
others." Bing Maps <http://www.bing.com/maps> Map a trip with multiple
stops and direction hints. Check
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/Daily%20Updates.htm##> traffic, and
route for current conditions.
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Events – Rochester <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/calendar.htm>
Environmental Events Calendar – [The most complete listing of all
environmental events around the Rochester, New York area.] If you don’t see
your event, or know of a local environmental event, please send me the info:
FrankRe...@RochesterEnvironment.com with (EV event) in the subject line.
* 7 pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Downtown Presbyterian Church
121 N. Fitzhugh Street
* ***SPECIAL PROGRAM*** “CLIMATE CHANGE: ITS EFFECT UPON THE FLORA,
FAUNA AND HUMAN INHABITANTS OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA” 7 pm, Wednesday,
November 4, 2009 Downtown Presbyterian Church 121 N. Fitzhugh Street
Free and open to the public Light Refreshments YUSUF HEMED
NGAINA Tanzania Guide and Ecologist who has led 60 area American Cancer
Society volunteers on safari in the Serengeti and to the summit of Mt.
Kilimanjaro Yusuf Hemed Ngaina has come from his home in Tanzania to
visit America and the many climbers in our area who have scaled the summit
of Kilimanjaro with him. He will talk about his work, his country, and the
effects of climate change in his homeland. A graduate of PROTS, the
Professional Tour Guide School of Tanzania, and administrator of the Mt.
Kilimanjaro Guides Association, Yusuf has both expertise and first hand
experience with the climatic changes that have already brought visible and
irreversible change to some of the most storied places in Africa. Yusef's
Topic: “CLIMATE CHANGE: ITS EFFECT UPON THE FLORA, FAUNA AND HUMAN
INHABITANTS OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA” What is happening to sensitive
ecosystems? How are the famous migratory herds of the Serengeti coping?
What of the storied “snows of Kilimanjaro”? And what will happen in decades
to come if the world fails to change its energy-consumption behavior?
Sponsored by the Sunday Forum Team of Downtown Presbyterian Church
* Tuesday, November 10 | 10 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Hyatt
Regency Rochester 10/7/2009 ROCHESTER, N.Y.
* Greater Rochester Enterprise and Great Lakes Wind Network to Host
"Wind Supply Chain Workshop" Event is Tuesday, November 10 at the Hyatt
Regency Rochester 10/7/2009 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October 7, 2009 — Greater
Rochester Enterprise <http://www.rochesterbiz.com/> and the Great Lakes
WIND Network will present "Wind Supply Chain Workshop" on Tuesday, November
10 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. The half-day
workshop will assist manufacturing firms who are interested in new business
opportunities in the expanding wind supply chain market. "With the presence
of prestigious companies like Gleason Corporation, the Greater Rochester, NY
Region is quickly emerging as a top location for wind turbine component
manufacturing," said Greater Rochester Enterprise President Mark S.
Peterson. "Our vast array of Green Technology resources perfectly position
local companies to thrive in the growing wind turbine market." The workshop
will also examine current global trends driving market demand, detail the
components needed for a successful wind supply chain structure and cover how
to connect with the wind industry's key players. Edward Weston and Dale
Reckman of WIRE-Net's Great Lakes Wind Network™, a Cleveland-based,
industry-led organization of manufacturers and suppliers whose mission is to
increase the percentage of domestic manufactured content in North America's
wind turbines, are scheduled to speak. Registration is $50, and there is a
10% discount for those who register by October 16. For more information, or
to register, contact Heidi Schmitt at (585) 530-6204 or
He...@RochesterBiz.com
* November 14, 2009 ~ Artisanworks beginning at 6:00 in the evening
Artisanworks, 565 Blossom Road, Rochestrer, NY
* Forever Green Auction <http://www.geneseelandtrust.org/events.html>
& 20th Anniversary Celebration November 14, 2009 ~ Artisanworks beginning at
6:00 in the evening Forever Green Auction, Saturday, November 14th at
Artisanworks on <http://www.artisanworks.net/> Blossom Rd. in Rochester.
Join us at the Vertigo Heights Room as Genesee Land Trust celebrates its
20th anniversary. Great silent and live auction plus music and special
guests!
* November 14 2009/7-10 p.m. Billsboro Winery/4760 W. Lake Rd. (Rt.
14)/Geneva, NY
* Harvest Hoedown Fundraiser to benefit Finger Lakes Zero Waste
Coalition, Inc./November 14 2009/7-10 p.m./Billsboro Winery/4760 W. Lake Rd.
(Rt. 14)/Geneva, NY/Food, Wine, Music, Raffles/Tickets available for $20-$50
per person/sliding scale/ Purchase at Billsboro Winery, Area Records and
Music, Red Dove Tavern, Normal Bread, Lynch's Furniture (Geneva), Chris
Costello Real Estate (Canandaigua) or by mail at FLZWC, Inc., P.O. Box 865,
Geneva, NY 14456
* Monday, November 16 at 7:00pm Brighton Town Hall Auditorium 2300
Elmwood Ave. Rochester, NY
* Please join the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) for a
breathtaking journey through the famous Redrock country of Southern Utah.
Presented by SUWA’s National Grassroots Organizer Jackie Feinberg, Wild
Utah: America’s Redrock Wilderness is a multi-media slide show featuring
stunning images by noted wilderness photographers and narrated by Robert
Redford. Attend a unique multimedia slideshow on Utah’s threatened Redrock
Country...Educate and activate yourself in 2009! Hosted by RRG Sierra Club
For more information, contact Jackie Feinberg at jac...@suwa.org
* Monday, November 16 7-9 PM George Eastman House, Dryden Theater
located at 900 East Avenue
* EMILY TALEN Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban
Planning, Arizona State University
<http://www.rrcdc.org/reshapingrochester.html> “DIVERSITY & THE POWER OF
PLACE” Developing a vibrant built environment can be enhanced by encouraging
a diversity of mixed income, mixed use, mixed density, and mixed culture, to
enrich the community and its citizens. LECTURE INFORMATION WHEN/WHERE
Monday, November 16 7-9 PM George Eastman House, Dryden Theater located
at 900 East Avenue --from RRCDC:
<http://www.rrcdc.org/reshapingrochester.html> Rochester Regional Community
Design Center
* 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave.
* WHAT A community education forum on coyotes WHEN 7 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 19 WHERE Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. CONTACT The program is
free and open to the public, but questions may be directed to Irondequoit
Animal Control, (585) 336-6052. --from Irondequoit
<http://www.mpnnow.com/towns/irondequoit/x235897031/Irondequoit-schedu...
rum-on-coyotes> schedules forum on coyotes - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Irondequoit, N.Y. — In response to recent coyote sightings in and around
Irondequoit, the town has scheduled a community forum that will include a
formal presentation and time for questions and answers. (November 5, 2009)
Home - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow <http://www.mpnnow.com/> [more on Wildlife
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/animals.htm> in our area]
* Friday, November 20th, 2009, 5:30 PM The Downtown Presbyterian
Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY 14614, 585-232-1463
* Rochester Roots Annual Harvest Dinner A fundraiser for Rochester
Roots <http://rochesterroots.org/> friday, november 20th, 2009, 5:30 PM
The Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY 14614,
585-232-1463 Guest Speaker Samina Raja, Ph. D. (see bio below) Speaking
About Planning & Design For Healthy Communities Join Rochester Roots for a
dinner of delicious local food and an inspiring evening presentation. We
will inform you of local progress in the development of our own urban
agriculture project, the City of Rochester’s From Blight to Bright proposal,
and Dr. Raja’s insight for moving forward. Samina Raja, Ph.D. Bio
Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of
Architecture and Planning Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Public
Health and Health Professions University at Buffalo, State University of New
York
* Monday, November 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Owego Treadway Inn,
in Owego, NY
* New
<http://mycce.org/monroe/event.taf?_pageid=12&_menuid=84&_function=inf...
ntid=32> York Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit New York Marcellus Shale
Natural Gas Summit: Challenges and Opportunities Monday, November 30, 2009
http://gasleasing.cce.cornell.edu Cornell Cooperative Extension, in
collaboration with a number of local and statewide partners, will host a
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit at the Owego Treadway Inn, in Owego, NY,
on Monday, November 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
* December 1, 2009 6 p.m NYSDEC Region 8 Office Main Conference Room
6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, New York 14414-9519 (585) 226-2466
* DEC Releases Revised Draft <http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/58489.html>
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Plan - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation Second Round of Hearings Scheduled; Public Comments Due by Dec.
14, 2009 The New York State Hazardous
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/chemical/9054.html> Waste Facility
Siting Plan and Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) have been
revised and are now available for public review, Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. Both documents
are available on the DEC website. (October 1, 09) Press
<http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/press.html> Releases - NYS Dept. of
Environmental Conservation[more on Brownfields
<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Frank\My%20Documents\Frank%20Web%20S i
tes\RochesterEnvironment.com\brownfields.htm> in our area]
* Friday, December 4, 6-9:30 PM; Saturday, December 5, 9:30 AM-3 PM
First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 South Winton Road, Rochester NY
14610
* METRO JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE FAIR Date/Time: Friday, December 4,
6-9:30 PM; Saturday, December 5, 9:30 AM-3 PM Place: First Unitarian
Church of Rochester, 220 South Winton Road, Rochester NY 14610 Cost: $3
suggested donation for ages 12+. Children under 12 free. FREE CHILD CARE.
Description: Support social justice when buying holiday gifts – at
Metro Justice’s 28th annual Alternative Fair, featuring hundreds of fair
trade, earth friendly, and/or locally produced goods that support a just and
sustainable world. Holiday shopping for the whole family, including
clothing, toys, non-competitive games, pottery, and jewelry hand crafted by
local artists, fair trade imports, and more. Food, entertainment, and
information tables by local progressive organizations will be available.
The Alternative Fair is an annual fund-raising event for Metro Justice (
www.metrojustice.org ) , an independent, grass-roots, progressive membership
organization that works for human rights, equality and economic and
environmental justice by raising community awareness and engaging in
non-violent action. Accessibility: The building is accessible
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Community and around the world. I’ll keep Actions posted until their due
date.
* Action Due Date: Now.
* ACTION <http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/action.htm> - Think
long and hard about gas drilling in our area: Citizens
<http://www.citizenscampaign.org/action_alerts/alert1009.htm> Campaign for
the Environment CITIZENS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ACTION
<http://www.citizenscampaign.org/action_alerts/alert1009.htm> ALERT! TELL
ALBANY TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND PROTECT WATER The public needs 120 days
to review massive new draft oil and gas drilling regulations On September
30, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
finally released the long-awaited Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental
Impact Statement (DSGEIS) for Oil & Gas Drilling in New York. The document
is over 800 pages long, and Albany is only giving the people 60 days to
review it. Tell Albany it cannot ignore the people! New Yorkers must be able
to understand and weigh in on this issue. Meaningful input from the public
is essential for a healthy democracy. --from CCE - Water Protection Public
<http://www.citizenscampaign.org/> Health Energy Renewable Policy Toxic
Wildlife Chemical Contamination Subscribe Newsletter Jobs Calendar Pollution
Air Quality Advocacy Farmingdale White Plains Albany Syracuse Buffalo
* Action Due Date: November 10, 2009 --from the U.S.
<http://www.epa.gov/> Environmental Protection Agency
* Think EPP Brownfield sites cleanup are not stringent enough, let
them know: EPA Seeks Comment on Greener Site Cleanups WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on a new strategy
that would make cleanups at hazardous waste sites greener. The Superfund
Green Remediation Strategy is an initial effort to outline key actions and
related activities that can be undertaken to promote green remediation and
to reduce energy use. EPA is taking comment on action items that fall into
three major categories: policy and guidance development, resource
development and program implementation, and program evaluation. The
strategy also contains several recommendations including a call for EPA to
implement a series of near-term program initiatives, and to establish a
baseline of Superfund energy usage. The public comment period is open for
60 days. Reducing the demands placed on the environment during cleanup of
contaminated land is a high priority for EPA. In addition to the new
strategy, EPA has developed Principles for Greener Cleanups. The principles
call for EPA’s cleanup programs to use greener approaches during any phase
of site work and establish the goal of evaluating cleanup actions to ensure
protection of human health and the environment while reducing the
environmental footprint of cleanup activities, when feasible. Cleanups that
do not satisfy threshold requirements for protectiveness or do not meet site
specific cleanup objectives, are not considered greener cleanups. More
information on <http://www.epa.gov/superfund/greenremediation> the
strategy: View
<http://service.govdelivery.com/service/edition.html?code=USAEPA_20&fo...
eb&email_type=bulletin> all news releases related to hazardous waste
* Action Due Date: The deadline for submitting applications
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102706291987&s=1979&e=001-QG5x_Bi0NIZdi5468...
KfHN8K8xs4lFCZT_o2or3_xAFSwEjY4BodrBCQ9k_bmpM0v8-IKzp6K5MgGoKpRNI4uW8bUPW32 u
HJS8fOjy8jl3vkanytOpmwTtNocWKfo-82lb30WhiuaSgnpyTA==> is November 20, 2009.
* Ways you can help our Parks:
<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Frank\My%20Documents\Frank%20Web%20S i
tes\RochesterEnvironment.com\parks.htm> New round of funding available for
park and trail groups Grants aim to boost organizational capacity Parks &
Trails New York is offering a new round of Capacity
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102706291987&s=1979&e=001-QG5x_Bi0NITdcbY62...
KKVDkFg9BoxWuio1V51ShkjZ3a_wml4dRyTiIvC6TVfdBv3v8OFGpkx8j5hwOJWnQIFf0B3PVsO d
gi7rodkrgoTUoDcWYJB8j_neW4qrvFqddHL3tCA=> Building Grants for park and
trail groups in New York State. The grants, of up to $3,000, will strengthen
not-for-profit organizations that are working to build and protect parks and
trails in communities across the state --- helping to not only provide
places for close-to-home, healthy physical activity but also generate
additional tourist dollars to strengthen local economies. The goal of the
program is to enable not-for-profits to: better fulfill their missions;
improve their reach, effectiveness, and impact; leverage more resources; and
increase community support for and involvement in park and trail planning,
development, and stewardship. Funds can be used to assist with activities
associated with organizational start-up and development, training,
communications, and volunteer recruitment and management. The deadline for
submitting applications
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102706291987&s=1979&e=001-QG5x_Bi0NIZdi5468...
KfHN8K8xs4lFCZT_o2or3_xAFSwEjY4BodrBCQ9k_bmpM0v8-IKzp6K5MgGoKpRNI4uW8bUPW32 u
HJS8fOjy8jl3vkanytOpmwTtNocWKfo-82lb30WhiuaSgnpyTA==> is November 20, 2009.
For more information, email <mailto:gra...@ptny.org> Parks & Trails New
York or call 518-434-1583. --from Parks <http://www.ptny.org/index.shtml> &
Trails New York - expanding, protecting and promoting a network of parks,
trails and open spaces
* Action Due Date: November 30, 2009 Save our Parks
* Apply for PTNY capacity building grants The deadline is November
20 to apply for Parks & Trails New York's Capacity
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102797124197&s=1979&e=001w2grvgrd48FNlHzvTS...
OvEzzqr85U8ZBAZxcm7tYrTBtpNS8Cl-cZJEVGYMSDV5kFdxNy4e6ah_yEaBLVLl2xYwQxPma8L m
l5SDD2lGTr3RCHwng9tb3jZfs0KK2TPCh_SA3XY=> Building Grants for
not-for-profit park and trail groups. The grants, of up to $3,000, can be
used to assist with activities associated with organizational start-up and
development, training, communications, and volunteer recruitment and
management. -from Parks <http://www.ptny.org/> & Trails New York -
expanding, protecting and promoting a network of parks, trails and open
spaces
* Action Due Date: December 1, 2009 -from U.S. <http://www.epa.gov/>
Environmental Protection Agency
* EPA
<http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/ab2d81eb088f4a7e85257359003f...
7323a817211b6ca852576230052ff23!OpenDocument> Seeks Public Input on
National Enforcement Priorities Through Online Forum WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has launched an online discussion forum to
receive public input on the future priorities for EPA’s national enforcement
program. The public will be able to provide feedback through the EPA Web
site until December 1, giving them a forum to submit ideas for EPA to
consider for new areas of enforcement focus. All ideas will be evaluated and
considered for recommendation to the EPA administrator about the future
direction of EPA’s national enforcement and compliance priorities. The
current enforcement priorities through 2010 focus on significant
environmental problems, including pollution from stormwater runoff, air
toxics, concentrated animal feeding operations, and mineral processing. To
submit suggestions for potential priorities: Information on the
enforcement priorities: (August 31, 2009) U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency <http://www.epa.gov/> [[more on Action
<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Frank\My%20Documents\Frank%20Web%20S i
tes\RochesterEnvironment.com\action.htm> in our area]
* Action Due Date: Until Dec. 14, 2009
* DEC Revises Draft <http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/9054.html>
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Plan and DGEIS - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation Second Round of Hearings to be Scheduled, Public Comments
Received Until Dec. 14, 2009 Revised versions of the New York State
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Plan and Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) that were proposed in 2008 are now available for public
review. The revisions stem from the first of two required rounds of public
comment opportunities and hearings on the draft GEIS and Siting Plan.
(October 26, 09) New <http://www.dec.ny.gov/index.html> York State
Department of Environmental Conservation [more on Brownfields
<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Frank\My%20Documents\Frank%20Web%20S i
tes\RochesterEnvironment.com\brownfields.htm> in our area]
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Award – Environmental
<http://www.rochesterenvironment.com/Environmental%20Site%20Award.htm> Site
of the Month Award – [On the last Sunday of each month, we present an
environmental award for the Rochester-area environmental web site or blog
that best promotes the need to protect and offers solutions for our area's
environmental issues.]
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