The Potential Health Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Testimony before the New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Environmental Conservation and Health May 26, 2011 Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. Distinguished Scholar in Residence Department of Environmental Studies...
WESPAC Foundation supports Environmental and Food Justice with a separate listserv used for promoting upcoming events and discussion. WESPAC opposes fracking and two of our members have produced a documentary that highlights Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives on fracking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdwCKzqVRdQ. We have cultivated an extensive cooperative network of food justice activists around the county who seek to expand access to fresh, local food. We also partner with the Wassaic Community Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture): http://wassaiccommunityfarm.com. To get involved or for more information, please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or by email at [email protected].
Stop Relicensing of Indian Point
Riverkeeper calls for Immediate Shut Down of IP
Riverkeeper Calls for Immediate Shut Down of Indian Point Photo courtesy Giles Ashford View more images on our Flickr site Plant should be closed until proven safe to operate The staff of Riverkeeper sends its condolences to the victims of the Honshu earthquake. The...
Close Indian Point
The Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition met on Sunday as is holding a vigil tomorrow, Wednesday, at the intersection of Route 202 and the Taconic Parkway. I spoke with Marilyn Elie yesterday and she welcomes others to join the vigil tomorrow. she can be...
Indian Point is most exposed
Discovery That Indian Point Nuke Is Most Exposed To Quake Risk Prompts Reuters To Release An Evacuation Map Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/18/2011 12:12 -0400 According to a recent report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission the California Diablo Canyon...
First National Standard for Mercury Pollution
CONTACT: Enesta Jones [email protected] 202-564-7873 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2011 EPA Proposes First National Standard for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants Mercury and air toxics standards represent...
Union of Concerned Scientists on Japan
A good source of information is the Union of Concerned Scientists at http://www.ucsusa.org/ : Nuclear Reactor Crisis in Japan Worsens The massive earthquake and tsunami off the northeast coast of Japan has caused a potentially catastrophic situation at multiple...
TE to build US Nuclear Plants
This is from http://www.gregpalast.com/no-bs-info-on-japan-nuclearobama-invites-tokyo-electric-to-build-us-nukes-with-taxpayer-funds/: Tokyo Electric to Build US Nuclear Plants The no-BS info on Japan's disastrous nuclear operators Monday, March 14, 2011...
To Combat Radiation Exposure
To combat radiation exposure: Have a cup of miso soup two times a day, made with barley miso and wakame, and any other vegetables you like. After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many people had this soup twice a day and were able to recover from radiation...
Appalachia Restoration
http://www.ilovemountains.org/appalachia-restoration-act/
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November 19th marks the tragic police killing of Mr. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. Kenneth his son will open up the community forum with welcoming words and thoughts on this current moment:Please save the date and help us share widely!Our current slate of confirmed panelists includes: - Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety for the City of White Plains Joseph Castelli (Commissioner Hardy is already committed to another panel that evening)- Peekskill Police Chief Adam Renwick - Omar Lopez (Deputy Mayor and CCRB Chairman, Ossining) - Dennis Adams (CCRB Chairman, Peekskill) - Jay Buckiewicz (Secretary CCRB, Peekskill)Invited but not yet confirmed - City of Yonkers Public Safety Commissioner and Westchester County Public Safety CommissionerWe will have light refreshments from 6pm to 6:15pm and then we will head to the auditorium: @followers
WESPAC Foundation has secured the screening rights to make the documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? available to our community for one day. This film is deeply personal to me. I was a high school student here in Westchester County at Horace Greeley when Alex Odeh, a Palestinian American civil rights leader and regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was assassinated by a bomb planted at his office in Santa Ana, California, on October 11, 1985. I remember how deeply disturbing it was to learn of his murder, and I remain profoundly shaken by the fact that, more than four decades later, no one has been brought to justice. Even more troubling is the history of suspects who were able to leave the United States without facing prosecution. For me, Alex Odeh’s murder came to symbolize something that Palestinians have experienced for generations: a devastating sense that those who take Palestinian lives can do so with impunity. That failure of accountability has continued to haunt our people, culminating in the mass killing and destruction we have witnessed in Gaza over these past several years. When violence against Palestinians goes unpunished, it sends a dangerous message that Palestinian lives are somehow less worthy of protection, dignity, and justice. I hope our WESPAC community will take the time to watch this important film with me on December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC, reflect on the decades of injustice it exposes, and recommit ourselves to the principle that every human life is sacred and that justice must never depend on one’s nationality, ethnicity, or identity.Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm at WESPAC77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2WWhite Plains, NY 10607
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