Category: New York
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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50,000+ Demand DEC Withdraw Flawed LNG Regulations
On the last day for public comment on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) regulations, New Yorkers Against Fracking, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPRIG), Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Catskills Citizens for Safe Energy, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Food & Water Watch, Frack Action, United For Action and others delivered tens of…
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13 Arrested Blocking Highway at Site of Spectra Energy Pipeline
Thirteen people were arrested yesterday for blocking the West Side Highway adjacent to the site where Spectra Energy has completed a natural gas pipeline entering Manhattan, NY from New Jersey. Thanks to the Environment TV crew for capturing this direct action on video. According to the Sane Energy Project, the “New Jersey-New York Expansion Project”…
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New Yorkers Tell Hillary Clinton: No to Fracking, Yes to Renewables
Last week, Hillary Clinton gave a lecture on a range of topics at Hamilton College in NY. Unfortunately, she was gravely wrong to tout the fact that the U.S. is seeing record-breaking oil and gas production as good news, which is tied to the expansion …