Upcoming Events:

Fighting Fracking, Reclaiming the Commons!

 Saturday, May 12, 3pm, Pier 54 (Between West and 13th) 
Join Time's Up, Reverend Billy, the Church of Earthalujah, and OWS Environmental Solidarity as we participate in an international day of action in defense of Food, Environment, and Health.  
Spectra Energy wants to frack with NY! What do we do? Stand up! Fight back!They are hoping to build a 16 mile fracked gas pipeline from New Jersey to NY, stored in the West Village, right under the Highline park.
Hell no! Dress up! 
-Monochromatic colors representing any of the frack fluids!
-Dress as a green energy alternative- a windmill, solar panel, turbine, etc.- -Dress as fire from the explosion that could happen
-Be creative! Be visual! 

From Pier 54 we will march and bike to City Hall to join a convergence of activists from around the city who will be standing up for our ecosystem on this day of action (5:30 PM). Together we can reclaim the Commons!

An Urgent Call to Action: New Yorkers Against Fracking
Tuesday, May 15th in Albany
Rally: 4:30-6pm West Capitol Lawn
Concert: 7pm The Egg, Empire State Plaza
Purchase tickets here

                        Artwork by Will Sweeney

Featuring:
Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Dan Zanes, Medeski Martin + Wood,
Natalie Merchant, Citizen Cope, Joan Osborn, and many more!


The Solarize Project
Tuesday, May 22nd (additional info TBA)
part of a Solar Energy Lecture Series hosted by C-Care
(Chenango Community Action for Renewable Energy)
Presentation by Jan Myers of the Solarize Madison Project.

Recent Gas Drilling News:
Wednesday, January 11th marked the end of DEC's public comment period for the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement. 
Atlantic Chapter members and supporters submitted over 4000 comments highlighting the many flaws with the dSGEIS!

See our official Atlantic Chapter Comments
&
National Sierra Club's Joint Comments (submitted with Catskill Mountainkeeper, NRDC, Earthjustice and others)
More technical and in-depth comments and attachments found here.

Read the Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact statement on Horizontal Hydrofracking at:
www.dec.ny.gov/energy/75370.html

Other Recent News:

Say "No!" to Garbage Incinerators as a Renewable Energy Source (Updated!)

Recently, we asked our members and friends to take action against a petition to include garbage incineration in New York's Renewable Portfolio Standard Program.

The idea is detrimental to NY's progress as we work towards our goal of reducing solid waste by 86% by 2030. It would also severely limit the support given to wind, solar, and recycling projects, the industries that are working to better NY's energy future.

Burning municipal solid waste is not only harmful to the environment, but also to human health as toxic emissions are release during the incineration.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) took comments through Friday, August 19th.  Our efforts garnered 2000+ comments to the PSC telling them that garbage incineration is NOT a renewable form of energy, should NOT receive subsidies, and is NOT an option in NY's sustainable energy future.  You can see the comments from the Atlantic Chapter and other groups here.

Thank you for all of those that took action!

Update: Thanks to the more than 2,500 letters of opposition, Covanta withdrew its petition. Read more here.