Climate Change
10 Ways The Current U.S. Administration Has Undone Environmental Policy
Since the election is coming up, here are some important facts about changes to federal environmental laws and policies that the mainstream press does not typically cover. A 2018 analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that the Trump administration’s rollbacks and proposed reversals of environmental rules would likely “cost the …
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How to Help Groups Directly Fighting the Amazon Fires
Do you feel concerned about the Amazon fires in the Amazon? We would like to share our research on the causes of this problem, as well as ideas on how you can help to make a change.The Amazon Rainforest remains an integral symbol to our planet’s natural history. This massive rainforest that encompasses most of …
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Vote for the Environment on Election Day
The 2018 November midterm election is Tuesday, November 6th and is crucial as we vote for congressional leaders that that can either strengthen or weaken national environmental laws. As voters, we should be aware that our votes have far-reaching consequences. Though not well reported by mainstream media, the current federal leadership has been actively …
Scientists: There is No More “Life as Usual” in Averting Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned by the United Nations and made up of thousands of scientists from around the world, releases its climate assessment reports every 5 years. A new report was issued last week stating that the earth is likely to reach 1.5C (2.7F) warming sometime between 2030 and 2052. It would …
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Pipelines and Fracking Not Needed for Jobs
Commentary Published in LI Business News February 18, 2015 By Beth Fiteni A major Keystone pipeline proposed by TransCanada would go from Alberta through the Midwest. The fuel would be pumped to the Gulf of Mexico to be refined for international sale, not necessarily to be used within the United States. Aside from intensifying greenhouse …
My Top 15 Countdown of Favorite Signs at the Climate March
No blogpost could do it justice–the Climate March in NYC (9/21/14) was absolutely fantastic beyond words! I was so happy to be a part of it along with 310,000+ others from all walks of life—many races, many religions, all ages, and multiple points of view from across the states and Canada, with marches taking place …
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Canadian Tar Sands + Peace Poets Make for an Interesting Day
This weekend’s event for Homecoming Farm in Amityville, NY (http://homecomingearth.org/), a CSA on the land of the Dominican sisters, focused on our inter-connectivity with nature and the debate of oil mining for our immediate needs versus awareness of its broader impacts. Speaker Margaret Swedish, author of “Living Beyond the End of the World: A Spirituality …
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Repost from Climate Reality Blog: 100% Renewables Now!!
Happy to have contributed to the Climate Reality Blog, on a report released by the organization I work for, Renewable Energy Long Island. 100% Renewable — 100% Doable 09/10/2012 // 2:00 PM // Source: Renewable Energy Long Island This is a guest post by Beth Fiteni, Program Manager at Renewable Energy Long Island.When Al …
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1000 Trained by Al Gore on Climate Reality
People from 47 U.S. states and 58 countries spent 3 days in San Francisco being trained by Al Gore and team at the Climate Reality Project training, 8/21-23/12. The group included none other than Ms. Bette Midler! (see more on her NY Restoration Project at www.nyrp.org) Mr. Gore presented his entire current slideshow, supported by …
An Evening with Frances Moore Lappe’s Small Planet Fund
One of the reasons I love living near New York City is the opportunity to attend events like I did last night. I had the great fortune of spending an evening with Frances Moore Lappe, her daughter Anna Lappe, and 100 of their closest friends. It was the 10th Anniversary of their Small Planet Fund, …
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