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SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY ACTION PROJECT meeting

By jimw ⋅ October 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[ November 11, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] SSAP meeting
525 Midvale Road
Upper Darby, PA 19082-3607 – RSVP
610-352-2689
ernest.cohen@ieee.org
Joint with Upper Darby Farmers Market Committee (UDFMC)

Since the important decisions on the future of SSAP have not been made yet, we must discuss them again. One of the interesting options is to work with UDFMC, which is seeking a more direct role in community [...]

“Split Estate” movie and conversation

By jimw ⋅ October 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[ October 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Germantown Jewish Center
400 W. Ellet Street
Phila., PA 19119
215-844-1507
program@germantownjewishcentre.org

“Split Estate” details the oil and gas industry’s controversial method of extracting minerals called “fracking”. As public health concerns mount, “Split Estate” shows how an industry thought of as a clean alternative to fossil fuels is indeed causing growing environmental and social costs.

Panelists include:

Dr. Michael C. Boufadel, Professor [...]

TIME TO RALLY PLEASE JOIN US IN PHILADELPHIA NEXT TUESDAY TO SUPPORT THE NATURAL GAS SEVERANCE TAX AND A FOREST MORATORIUM

By jimw ⋅ October 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[ October 26, 2010; 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] WHERE: Penn Treaty Park (intersection Delaware and Frankford Avenues), Philadelphia
WHEN: Tuesday, October 26 at 2:30 pm
WHO: Governor Rendell and other supporters of the natural gas severance tax
WHAT: Support the severance and see Governor Rendell sign an Executive Order to impose a moratorium on further gas leasing in our state forests

Dear [...]

Do Americans think that anything can radically change? (PeakOil & The Archdruid)

By jimw ⋅ October 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Published Oct 20 2010 by Energybulletin.cz, Archived Oct 20 2010
“In America most people have no conception that anything can really change radically” – Interview with John Michael Greer by Alexander Ac, Karel Dolejsi, Tomas Hyjanek
Alexander Ac: Do you think that peak oil is a turning point in the history of human development? And can we [...]

Gas drillers give up the fight in Nockamixon

By jimw ⋅ October 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

By: Amanda Cregan phillyBurbs.com
Gas drillers have given up the fight in Nockamixon.
Arbor Resources has withdrawn its state permit to drill in Nockamixon, seemingly ending its battle to begin exploratory drilling for natural gas in the Upper Bucks community.
The news was met with a cheer from residents at the supervisors meeting Wednesday night.
The Michigan-based gas drilling [...]

Why the November 2nd Election Is So Important

By jimw ⋅ October 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[ October 28, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Clean Energy, Green Jobs
Carl Pope, Chairman of the Sierra Club
Temple Student Center Underground, Phiiladelphia, PA

Why the November 2nd Election Is So Important

Carl Pope, Chairman of the Sierra Club, will be discussing the Sierra Club’s history and current work and what’s at stake for the environmental movement in this November’s election.

The November 2nd election is [...]

Celebrate Dissent at Town Hall

By jimw ⋅ October 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[ November 10, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Location: Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA 19102

Dissent is essential to democracy, peace, justice, clean water, clean air, biodiversity, health and happiness. Let’s celebrate dissent and get the scoop on surveillance.

Protecting Our Waters participates in the First Amendment Network (FAN) and we are a proud co-sponsor of this event.

* FYI: By Nov. 10th [...]

Air, water and land are in need of protection

By jimw ⋅ October 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Dear Everyone,
NRDC is committed to ensuring that adequate health and environmental protections exist in all areas for natural gas drilling. While there are certain resources for which the risks may be higher than others and/or where different levels of regulation might be appropriate, the water, air and land of all is equally important and [...]

The public is influencing the DRBCs rulemaking process!

By jimw ⋅ October 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Breaking News! The DRBC is NOT issuing its draft regulations now,
as they expected to; the production well moratorium remains in place!
This was posted October 15, 2010 on the DRBC website:
http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/naturalgas.htm
The draft natural gas regulations are not yet ready for public distribution. The commissioners are working with staff to continue refining the draft regulations to ensure [...]

PECO Rates Rise January 2011: Are You Prepared?

By jimw ⋅ October 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

[ October 30, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Location: Lower Makefield Township Bldg.
1100 Edgewood Road, Yardley, PA 19067
Free & Open to All

Liz Robinson, Executive Director of The Energy Coordinating Agency, Philadelphia, PA (http://www.ecasavesenergy.org) will present this money and energy saving program with an update on PECO Rate Caps scheduled to come off Jan 2011.

Liz will show you ideas to reduce your fossil [...]

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