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When a New Yorker writer flies off the handle
The April 6 issue of The New Yorker disappointed me. Therein lay what can only be described as a rambling rant decrying the National Audubon Society, of all organizations. more
Protecting Earth requires vigilance
In 1970, Americans finally awoke to the horrifying toll they were taking on our fragile environment. That year, Congress passed the Clean Air Act . . . more
The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.
Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan
One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more
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The people have spoken — now let's get to work
There was a grand old party on Election Day, as voters sent President Obama and his party a message: They’re fed up with the political rhetoric and want action. more
Among the Nassau County organizers of the People’s Climate March on Sept. 21 in New York City are, clockwise, from left, Matt Hynes, Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, Mike Turi, Dan Lamparter, Blake Brown and Bob Young.
The people taking it to the streets against climate change
Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, a Democrat from Baldwin who represents part of Merrick, and Bob Young, an environmental activist from Merrick, are among the local organizers preparing for the People’s Climate March on Sunday, Sept. 21, starting at 11:30 a.m. at Columbus Circle in Manhattan. more
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Two things deserve our attention: NBA MVP Kevin Durant and . . . climate change
In this day and age, with athletes gaining notoriety for their off-the-court-and-field activities, I found NBA player Kevin Durant’s MVP speech heartwarming and truly inspirational. more
L.I. might not become 'Waterworld,' but . . .
President Obama’s National Climate Assessment, released May 6, brought memories of August 2011’s great flood racing back to me. more
Hummers fly north on a wing and a prayer
Well before the magnolias burst into bloom, months before daylilies splash their colors across our gardens, the first harbingers of spring touch down on Long Island, miracles on the wing known as ruby-throated hummingbirds. more
Saving the planet by shopping locally
It was a simple but profound thought that struck me as I recently read Anna Lappé’s “Diet for a Hot Planet” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010): Where and how we shop for our food –– and for everything else, for that matter –– is directly tied to the health of our planet. more
Abandon our coast? Heaven — and HUD — forbid
The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise. more
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