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Ohio city warned to avoid tainted water: government/industry mistake

Posted on February 3, 2009 by iwilder

The supplier accidentally gave the city water department “hydrochloric acid”, instead of “fluoride” to add to the water. Seems like it was caught in time, and no serious injuries. Though, it raises the issue of just how important the public water supply is, and should we be experimenting with dumping any chemicals into our water? […]

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Update on “Insanity Island”, Long Island LNG project

Posted on February 1, 2009 by iwilder

Long Island environmentalists are concerned that the company Atlantic Sea Island Group has proposed a massive man-made industrial island for a  Liquid Natural Gas facility (LNG) off the New York and New Jersey coasts. A public hearing was held in Long Beach on Thursday, January 27, 2009. A report back from Nassau green Jim Brown […]

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LICSN: Global Climate Crisis Accelerates

Posted on February 1, 2009 by iwilder

Dire Consequences of Current CO2 Emissions Could Last Over a Millennium. By Juliet Eilperin, WashPost, January 27, 2009. “Greenhouse gas levels currently expected by mid-century will produce devastating long-term droughts and a sea-level rise that will persist for 1,000 years regardless of how well the world curbs future emissions of carbon dioxide, an international team […]

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Edgewood Preserve Winter 2008/9 newsletter

Posted on January 27, 2009 by iwilder

Update, July 2010: Important video about unlawful clearing of trees from the preserve. See onthewilderside post: here. _________________ Dear Friends, Attached is our Winter 2009 newsletter. This will be the last newsletter that Friends of the Edgewood-Oakbrush Preserve will send to our entire mailing list. Beginning with the spring issue, only donors will receive the […]

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LICSN: Massive Influx of New Climate-Related Stories

Posted on January 26, 2009 by iwilder

It’s Not Just Greenhouse Gases, But Waste Heat as Well. By Bina Venkataraman, BostGlobe, January 25, 2009. “Even if we bring the greenhouse effect under control, says a Tufts astrophysicist, the earth will warm up anyway, thanks to a completely different source of heat that we create ourselves. Over the next 250 years, calculates Eric […]

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LICSN: DEC Sea Level Rise Task Force 2/28/09 & 2/29/09

Posted on January 25, 2009 by iwilder

The public is invited to a series of meetings about the effects of sea level rise and development of recommendations for adapting to rising sea levels. The meetings, sponsored by the New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force, will be held at two different LI locations. Wed. January 28, 2009 Nassau County Legislative Chamber, […]

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Don’t forget about global warming: Ice shelf about to break off…

Posted on January 21, 2009 by iwilder

With the change of administration there is so much to think about. And, lots of writing about Gaza, war and peace, Gitmo, accountability, and race (see the comments at our blog entry on Reverend Lowery’s Inaugural Benediction.) Don’t forget the environment. Don’t forget global warming. Video of ice shelf is: here. Excerpt from BBC News: […]

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Citizens Urged to Stop “Insanity Island” 1/29/09 LB

Posted on January 17, 2009 by iwilder

Massive Man-Made Industrial Island for LNG Facility Planned off NY/NJ Coast Groups to Plan Action for Upcoming Public Hearings Today, representatives from several conservation, environmental, fishing, and surfing organizations called upon citizens to take immediate action against a plan to build a massive industrial complex in the ocean – dubbed by groups, “Insanity Island” – […]

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Green Drinks Long Island 1/22/09

Posted on January 9, 2009 by iwilder

When: 5:30 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2009. Where: Black and Blue Restaurant (formerly Off The Wall), 65 Wall St. in Huntington Village – 631.385.1762 What: Monthly networking events for those who are working in, seekingemployment or just plain interested in the issues of energy, renewable technology, green business and sustainability. Donation: $5.00

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Bi-Coastal Clean Energy Coalitions Applaud Resignation of FERC Chair

Posted on January 8, 2009 by iwilder

A West Coast coalition of organizations opposed to dependence on foreign Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and an East Coast  coalition advocating for thoughtful national energy planning in light of the glut of LNG proposals nation-wide, applauded the resignation of  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Joseph Kelliher.  Kelliher announced today he would step down from […]

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Green Party blasts EPA lack of preparedness in handling TVA plant’s coal ash spill

Posted on January 8, 2009 by iwilder

The hazardous waste disaster is evidence that the US should stop using coal to generate electricity, say Greens Green Party leaders strongly criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the recent spill of 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant. “The EPA has failed to follow through […]

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Praise for a protector of the Long Island Sound

Posted on December 31, 2008 by iwilder

From the Hartford Advocate: Sound protectors: Lots of environmental groups have the law behind them. Not as many have lawyers, which makes Connecticut Fund for the Environment and its Save the Sound program unique among the state’s eco-watchdogs. When CFE threatens to sue, you better believe they can — and will — if they have […]

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Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy (Free Download)

Posted on December 29, 2008 by iwilder

IEER | Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy by Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. A Joint Project of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research IEER Press and RDR Books, 2007 257 pages, paperback Only Plan to Address Scientists’ Call to Eliminate C02 Emissions Nuclear Power Not Required […]

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Video and update: Enivornmental Disaster in Tennessee

Posted on December 27, 2008 by iwilder

(excerpt from Earth Times on-line) Environmentalists call Tennessee sludge spill a ‘disaster’ Washington – Five days after an earthen dam in Tennessee burst and spilled millions of cubic metres of coal ash slurry down a river valley, families were still evacuating and environmentalists Friday called it an “historical energy disaster.”The dam burst on Monday [December […]

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