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Trump on the Ocean is Ended!!!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by wilderside

For all the tragedy Hurricane Sandy caused in so many people’s lives, it did bring the NY State Parks Department and — even more amazingly — Donald Trump to their senses.

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Hurricane Sandy: Trees down at North Babylon High School

Posted on November 1, 2012 by kwilder

Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island hard. North Babylon is not a shore community. Still, the wind knocked down trees and caused damage. Below is a video, photo, and photo album link, for trees that were down at North Babylon High School on Deer Park Avenue. As of Wednesday, many of the branches were cleaned up. [...]

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Yoko Ono gets serious (and silly) about fracking

Posted on July 16, 2012 by kwilder

Fracking stuff: (See video of Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, and Jimmy Fallon singing about fracking at the readmore…) Do you know what fracking is? It is a method of pumping water and chemicals underground, and then drilling horizontally in shale formations for natural gas. Fracking has been linked to earthquakes happening in areas near to, [...]

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Poet Walt Whitman’s Birthday is Thurs 5/31: Celebrate in Silence

Posted on May 30, 2012 by kwilder

Walt Whitman is one of my favorite poets. I like to remember his birthday, which is on May 31st, and falls on a Thursday this year. There are some events and celebrations around this time at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in Long Island. And, my idea for a holiday to this beloved, transcendentalist, nature poet [...]

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Air Quality: Suffolk County receives an “F”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by kwilder

The full report, with background and info on air pollution issues, is at an American Lung Association webpage: here Detailed, Suffolk County article at Newsday (subscription media): at Newsday here.

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The Smithsonian: 10 Things We’ve Learned Since Last Earth Day

Posted on April 23, 2012 by kwilder

(Excerpt. Click here or the title for the full story.) Smithsonian.com / Blog 10 Things We’ve Learned About the Earth Since Last Earth Day April 19, 2012 …the most surprising, awe-inspiring and alarming things that we have learned about the Earth and the environment since last year’s holiday: 1. Undiscovered species are still out there: [...]

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Earth Day music at Peace Couple

Posted on April 22, 2012 by kwilder

Over at our other website, Peace Couple, we have some great posts about music for Earth Day. Hope you will check them out. Click here: Peace Song of the Day post for 4/22… “Baby Beluga“, by Raffi, is the Peace Song of the Day for April 22nd — Earth Day 2012. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Click here: Peace [...]

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Books for Earth Day (From an environmentally-conscious bookstore!)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by wilderside

Our friends over at Chelsea Green sis having an Earth Day Sale with Selected Titles 25% Off. Below are some of the books that looked especially tasty!

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Tues April 17th in Suffolk: Protest the fact of an Earth Summit at the home of the polluter

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kwilder

A protest against fake environmentalism and “green-washing”… __________________________________________ Protest Demonstration at BNL’s so-called Earth Summit Who: Renew Community Earth [and Long Island environmentalists, anti-nuke activists, concerned citizens, and civic leaders] When: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11 am – 1 pm Where: Entrance to BNL – bring anti-nuke signs Why: Demand closure of BNL’s Nuclear Power [...]

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Earth Day book: Turtle Island by Gary Snyder

Posted on April 5, 2012 by wilderside

My copy of Turtle Island by Gary Snyder is dog-eared and bookmarked, notated and scribbled over.

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Photos & Video: Spring in Port Jefferson

Posted on March 24, 2012 by kwilder

Ian and I spent the afternoon wandering around Port Jefferson. There were lots of wonderful signs of Spring on Long Island. Some photos below. Video at bottom.

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Happy St. Pat’s Day: What’s green on Long Island?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by kwilder

Ian and I woke up early today. So, we have already gathered some images of green for this lovely, sunny, St. Patrick’s Day. Full set at Flickr: here and with story below. What’s Green on Long Island? The soccer fields: ___________________________ The soccer players: A girls soccer team celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with green hair. [...]

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Does fracking cause earthquakes?: Expert in Ohio says, yes.

Posted on January 4, 2012 by kwilder

KW writes: I hope that with this admission from Ohio that fracking literally shakes the earth under our homes and feet, more folks in New York will struggle against fracking. I wonder how many people previously believed that man-made activity could cause earthquakes? This is eye-opening news. See links to fracking info for New York [...]

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