Information on Persistent Organic Pollutants PLUS press conference about POPs and NY State government

CSA’s on Long Island: Photos from a NOFA event

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kwilder

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way to belong to a farm or garden, while supporting the farmer, and celebrating the act of “eating local”. Many CSA’s are organic. Ian and I visited the NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) fair on March 2nd. It was a chance for people to learn about CSA’s, and possibly [...]

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Joye Brown: Reviving LILCO Will Cost More

Posted on January 9, 2013 by wilderside

Newsday’s Joye Brown rightfully argues against the re-privatization of LIPA.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Vegetarian Inspirations!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by kwilder

Happy Thanksgiving! Over at our Peace Couple website, we focus on kind shopping and sustainability, so we have some vegetarian posts and links there. For Thanksgiving, we wanted to share a few turkey alternatives here, too. Just stumbled upon this interesting site from England with a lot of vegetarian recipes. Thought I would share it [...]

Filed under: Ecology, Environment, Food, health, sustainability, sustainable, vegetarian | Tagged: holiday, thanksgiving, turkey, Turkey-Free Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarianism | 1 Comment »

Video of Long Island Noreaster: November 7, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by kwilder

Long Island is still recuperating from the Frankenstorm, Hurricane Sandy. Today and tonight we are experiencing a nor’easter snowstorm — this early in November, and the day after election day! This is a little surreal. And Climate Change is a little too real. Archival Video: Crazy weather-extremes stories from days gone by are included in [...]

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Remembering Ward Morehouse 1929-2012

Posted on August 16, 2012 by wilderside

Ward Morehouse is a pacifist hero that I was lucky enough to have worked with.

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Tell Gov. Cuomo: LIPA needs Elections, not more Privatization

Posted on August 11, 2012 by wilderside

Governor Andrew Cuomo is finishing the job of destroying Long Island’s power grid and finances under LIPA

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Ecology, economy, election, energy, Environment, Global Warming, local, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, News, politics, safety, Solar, suffolk, suffolk county, sustainability, sustainable | Tagged: andrew cuomo, Karl Grossman, LILCO, LIPA, Long Island Power Authority, Mario Cuomo, National Grid | 2 Comments »

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!

Filed under: activism, Ecology, Environment, green, nature, News, progressive politics, sustainability, sustainable | Tagged: Books, books about the environment, building community, climate change, Diary of an Eco-Outlaw, earth day, Earth Day books, Earth Day gifts, economic justice, economic reform, economics, Environmental Issues, fluoridation, Fluoride, Global Warming, Maude Barlow, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy World Street, Reinventing Fire, shopping, social change, sustainability, where to buy books, Wild Law | 3 Comments »

Prez cand Stein (G): Jobs Numbers won’t return “Stolen Decades”

Posted on April 8, 2012 by wilderside

Attempts to spin the economic news to favor the Obama administration should not be allowed to mask the reality of the ongoing economic crisis experienced by working people.

Filed under: 3rd party, Corporations, economy, Election 2012, grassroots democracy, Green Party, News, Occupy Wall Street, progressive politics, sustainable, third party, US Politics | Tagged: 2012 Federal Jobs Report, economy, equity, Federal Jobs Report, Green New Deal, Jill Stein, jobs, minimum wage, occupy, ows, pension, unemployment, wages, wall street, Working class | 2 Comments »

Easter and Passover Ideas: 10 Ways To foster peace with the Spring holidays

Posted on April 7, 2012 by kwilder

Read the full post at our Peace Couple website: here. We made a list of ideas, links, and resources for inserting peace and nonviolence into the Spring holidays. Passover and Easter: 10 Ways To Foster Peace For The Holidays 1. Put a tomato on your Seder plate.

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Earth Day movie: Mindwalk

Posted on April 1, 2012 by wilderside

And set in motion a discussion between a physicist (Liv Ullmann) and poet (John Heard), and a former presidential candidate (Sam Waterston) as they walk through Mont. St. Michael.

Filed under: Ecology, energy, film, media, News, sustainability, sustainable, video | Tagged: earth day, Fritjof Capra, Mindwalk, Tao of Physics, Turning Point | 1 Comment »

Mon, Feb 27th: Occupy Our Food Supply

Posted on February 23, 2012 by kwilder

Occupy Our Food Supply is a global day of action, with an event in NYC. There is a listing for it at occupywallst.org: here. Monday, February 27, 2012 Occupy Our Food Supply In NYC: Seed Exchange at the NY Stock Exchange 11:30AM – Assemble at the Stock Exchange 12:00PM – Seed Exchange at Liberty Square [...]

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Please visit Peace Couple for great new ideas about compassionate shopping

Posted on November 13, 2011 by kwilder

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ About The Star Graphics Above: You can find more details about these stars, plus great compassionate shopping links, over at our other website: Peace Couple. Excerpt from the Peace Couple post are below:

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World Health Organization Recommends POPs Exposure Minimization Effort for Protection of All Children

Posted on October 24, 2011 by kwilder

“We are on the threshold of establishing new paradigms for public health protection that will bring an end to careless chemical use by corporations.”-Donald L. Hassig How can you help address these issues with your family? In your community? By lobbying politicians? There are harmful and cancer-causing chemicals which travel through the air and through [...]

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