Updates January 2003

• 1/29/03 -- Event - February 26-27: "An Ecosystem Approach to the Health Effects of Mercury in the Great Lakes Basin, workshop sponsored by the International Joint Commission and the Great Lakes Commission. Leading authorities on the sources, environmental chemistry, toxicology and epidemiology of mercury will be presenting their latest findings at the workshop, with particular reference to critical pathways of mercury in the Great Lakes basin. Cleary International Conference Centre, Windsor, Ontario. $60 Canadian ($40 U.S.). The deadline for registration is 2/21. Visit: https://www.glc.org/mercury/ or contact Matt Doss, GLC, 734-971-9135 or mdoss@glc.com.--THE GREEN SHEET is produced monthly by Environmental Advocates of New York. Voluntary annual subscriptions of $15 are encouraged. To make a contribution, go to: http://www.eany.org/public_html/EA_MEM_FORM.html Free subscriptions are available via email and on the Web at: http://www.eany.org
•  1/29/03 -- Pesticide use in our area: --from the Green Sheet -"RISK ANALYSIS: Environmental Advocates of New York and NYPIRG recently released their third annual analysis of pesticide use and sales data reported to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The report, Avoidable Risk: Pesticide Use Patterns in New York State for 1999, once again shows unacceptably high levels of pesticide use in the state. Among the highest areas of pesticide use were Long Island, Westchester, New York City, and more urbanized upstate counties such as Erie and Monroe. For more information and to read the complete report, visit: www.eany.org or www.nypirg.org.--THE GREEN SHEET is produced monthly by Environmental Advocates of New York. Voluntary annual subscriptions of $15 are encouraged. To make a contribution, go to: http://www.eany.org/public_html/EA_MEM_FORM.html Free subscriptions are available via email and on the Web at: http://www.eany.org
•  1/29/03  Action you can take --from The Green Sheet: WITT-NESS: A report commissioned by Gov. Pataki on the adequacy of the emergency plans for the Indian Point nuclear reactors has concluded that the current response system would not be able to protect the public from “an unacceptable dose of radiation in the event of a release.” The report, prepared by former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) head James Lee Witt, has convinced many New Yorkers that without a workable plan to protect the 20 million people living within a 50-mile radius of the plants, the two reactors should cease operation. Several New York Congressional representatives, including Senator Clinton and Representatives Engel, Hinchey, Maloney and McCarthy have signed a petition requesting FEMA to de-certify the evacuation plans. Contact Senator Schumer (212-486-4430) and your Representative (202-224-3121) and urge them to also sign on. View the report at www.jamesleewittassociates.com. --THE GREEN SHEET is produced monthly by Environmental Advocates of New York. Voluntary annual subscriptions of $15 are encouraged. To make a contribution, go to: http://www.eany.org/public_html/EA_MEM_FORM.html Free subscriptions are available via email and on the Web at:
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•  1/29/03 -- Events: "Dear friends in sustainability, Here are some upcoming events with Mary Golden of Gaiatecture Design. Listed below are 3 Introductory Workshops, 1 weekend workshop (at our farm), and the East Coast Natural Building Colloqium. Peace! Deb Denome Introductory Straw Bale Series  Gaiatecture Design Studio Honeoye Falls, NY. Saturday, January 25 : Straw Bale wall raising hands-on workshop Saturday, February 22 :Interior Earthen Plaster hands-on workshop Saturday, March 29: Natural Building hands-on workshop $55 per workshop or $150 for all three An introduction to the ancient and modern techniques of traditional building methods. We will be taking on various natural building installations inside the studio. January 25: Straw Bale wall raising hands-on workshop Gaiatecture Design Studio Honeoye falls, NY 10:00 am. - 6:00 pm. This workshop is the first of a three part series introducing natural building technologies. The workshop will provide participants with a basic understanding of how a straw bale system works, gain hands-on experience with bales, baling tools and methods of installation. Participants should come prepared to take an active role. Ongoing instruction and demonstrations are integrated throughout the workshop. A brief slide show presentation demonstrating straw bale projects will be integrated into the day's activities. Individuals 16 and older are welcome to attend as paying participants. Families are welcome; children under 16 are free and must be supervised by their parents. Please bring a lunch and a beverage container. The workshops are inside the studio. Chicken Coop - Shimmering Light Farm in South Bristol, NY Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27 2003 - $185, with $75 deposit due by April 1 (includes 2 veggie meals)  Cosponsored by: Seeking Common Ground and Gaiatecture Design  2-day intensive workshop covering the natural building process. The installation of a SB/earthen plastered chicken coop at the Shimmering Light Farm in South Bristol, New York. Workshop includes simultaneous lecture with hands-on instruction. Saturday evening slide presentation: Introduction to Natural Building with examples of alternative Methods from around the US. Individuals 16 and older are welcome to attend as paying participants. Families are welcome; children under 16 are free and must be supervised by their parents. Workshop runs 9am to 6pm both days. With slide show Saturday evening at sunset. East Coast Natural Building Colloquium Crowfield Farm Community - May 24-31 Newark, NY  A week long natural building and sustainable living project hosted by the Crowfield Farm Community. This colloquium will be packed with exciting workshops, seminars and extensive hands-on instruction. The event will include well known presenters and instructors from our region and across the country.  An excellent opportunity to teach, learn, network and build community together. Details and reservation information will be available by the end of January 2003. == All events are located within an hour of the city of Rochester which is located in western New York between Buffalo and Syracuse off of the I-90 expressway. For the late spring/summer events, camping will be available. For the winter events at the Gaiatecture Design Studio, we recommend lodging in either Henrietta or Victor, NY. Both areas are easily accessed off of I-90, have restaurants, shopping etc. and are within 8 miles of the studio, see attachment for a list and contact information. For details, directions and reservations for any of the events, contact us by phone at 585-624-2540 or visit our website www.gaiatecture.com A printable registration form is available on the new website. For your convenience, we accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
•  1/29/03 -- Event: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be holding a series of meetings to inform the public of measures being taken to prevent the introduction of chronic wasting disease into the state. A meeting will be held on January 29th from 7 to 10 pm a the Ontario County Safety and Training Facility on County Road 48 in Canandaigua. For more information, call (518) 402-8000. --The Town Crier News -- http://www.thetowncrier.com
•  1/29/03 -- Horrible Event: This is an event you should protest.  Mayor won't be counting crows Auburn's Melina Carnicelli wants to muzzle county-wide crow shoot tournament. (January 29, 2003) http://www.syracuse.com   This is a horrible way to control Nature-- and as it shouldn't be done with a gun. "Controlling Auburn's crow problem is the purpose of a crow shooting tournament scheduled for this weekend. Entrants are split into teams of four, and the team to shoot the most crows over Saturday and Sunday wins. Over 160 people entered last year's tournament to take aim at the cackling birds, of which there are currently about 25,000. The city's crow flock has been as large as 50,000 in the past, and has been the subject of a Cornell study and a National Geographic documentary." --The Town Crier News -- http://www.thetowncrier.com
•  1/29/03 -- Event:  JUST-A-WAR Dialogues: Media and the pre-Iraq War  Sunday, February 2, 2003- 12:45 PM ,Room 110=20 FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 220 S. Winton Road, Rochester, South at the I490 = Exit  Participants in the January 18th, March on Washington, DC will briefly = give their views on media coverage of the event, followed by a forum in = which media coverage of the pre- Iraq War events will be discussed.  This Forum is sponsored by the CHOICES AND ENVIRONMENT TASKFORCE, Social Responsibility Council, First Unitarian Church. You may contact the = Taskforce by calling Hal Bauer at 585-335-2623. Tea and bread will be = served, or bring your own brown bag lunch for yourself and family.  About 30 people attended the January 5th JUST WAR OR JUST A WAR? forum, = and we had a good discussion. We expect continuing interest and = involvement, and invite you to take part. You may also distribute = information and draft letters.  Many people are trying to stop this proposed Iraq War before it starts. = Join with us and share your efforts.
•  1/26/03 -- This story points to one of our major environmental problems. The public and their public officials do not get it--that environmental problems have to be solved, not ignored. Recycling has to happen to make our environment safe and to ease up on our taking natural resources. Many things we are digging in the ground for (aluminum and copper, for example) exist in great qualities in our landfills and should be extracted there before disrupting the ground. If Lackawanna officials can't make recycling work, then someone who can make it work should be demanded by residents.   Buffalo News - City weighs putting end to recycling Lackawanna might put a permanent halt to its collection of recyclables, leaving people who want to recycle the option of carting the materials to the city garage themselves. The city suspended collections more than a month ago, and there have been relatively few complaints, city officials said Thursday. (January 26, 2003) The Buffalo News
•  1/23/02 --Major Environmental News Story this year: I have contacted Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton  to request that she redouble her efforts for her environmental bill: Health Track Legislation Would Help To Identify Connections Between Disease and Environment, Develop a Rapid Response Capability To Public Health Threats  Washington, DC -Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY) and Harry Reid (NV), the Assistant Senate Majority Leader, today introduced the Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002. The legislation is the product of months of work and several Congressional hearings held by Senators Reid and Clinton in Washington, D.C., as well as in two communities suffering from a concentrated and unexplained outbreak of chronic disease. These two field hearings, held in Fallon, NV and Long Island, NY, looked for possible environmental links to cancer in the communities and resulted in a firm recommendation for establishing a nationwide tracking network for chronic diseases.  — Rochester is No. 1 in the nation for releases of cancer-causing industrial chemicals, according to a new analysis of 13 years of data on such materials. -(1/23/03)-DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Get the Report Toxics Release and Health Report -from New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) - Rochesterians may be the most at risk people in the country when it comes to cancer-causing pollutants. Findings from a study conducted between 1987 and 2000 by two environmental groups show that around 5.2 million pounds of toxic chemicals are released in Rochester each year. The study found that 10 U.S. zip codes are hammered with 75% of the nation's toxic pollution that causes birth defects. (January 23, 2003) The Town Crier News -- http://www.thetowncrier.com -  WXXI: NYPIRG Claims Rochester #1 in Toxic Releases (2003-01-22) ROCHESTER, NY (2003-01-22) A report from the New York Public Interest Research Group says Rochester was "number one in the nation" for release of toxic chemicals between 1987 and 2000. (January 23, 2003) Public NewsRoom
•  1/23/03 -- From Mike Schade- Western New York Director- Citizens' Environmental Coalition 543 Franklin Street, Suite 2- Buffalo, NY 14202-1109- (716) 885-6848- (716) 885-6845 fax- cecwny@buffnet.net www.cectoxic.org - www.kodakstoxiccolors.org -www.ecothreatny.org  "The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and the Citizens Environmental Coalition (CEC) will hold a news conference in Rochester New York on Wednesday January 22, 2003 to release a new report on toxic releases and the public health.  NYPIRG's report, Toxic Releases and Health: A Review of Pollution Data and Current Knowledge on the Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals, is a first ever analysis by health effects of air and water releases reported by industry to the Toxic Release Inventory Program from 1987 to 2000. The review of these data demonstrates the degree to which toxic substances with links to serious health problems are released into the environment. More importantly, this data demonstrates the need for more and better information about chemical toxicity, the release of toxics into the environment, and the links between toxic chemicals and the development of chronic disease.  The new report will reveal that Rochester New York leads the nation in the amount of carcinogenic substances that were reportedly released into the air and surface water during the period of 1987-2000. Of the 64.4 million pounds of carcinogens released over that period, more than 58 million pounds were air releases of dichloromethane by the Eastman Kodak Co.  Come join us as we release this analysis of this important public health data.  Toxic Release Inventory News Conference Wednesday January 22 11am Downtown United Presbytery Church-Shaw Room 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester NY  For more information please call 716-568-1039. "
• 1/23/03 -- Think Spring!  The Monroe County Soil and Water District: (249 Highland Ave Rochester, NY 14623-3036 - Phone: 585-473-2120 -Fax: 585-473-2124  Email: swcd@monroecountyswcd.org) The MCSWCD assists more than 700 area residents and landowners with the distribution of approximately 90,000 seedlings. This helps to preserve natural resources by slowing erosion and improving water quality while renewing wildlife habitat. New This Year!!!--We now offer a catalog of trees, shrubs and other great products in the 2003 Conservation Tree and Shrub Program Check These Out for 2003!! Catalog with order form Basic Order Form Tree Information Table  Tree Planting and Survival Tips
  

•  1/21/03 -- Event: Mark your calendars for the Fifth Annual Environmental Forum by the Rochester Group of the Sierra Club: April 10th, 6:00PM -. Proposed three people forum review on "The Environment Now: National, State, and Local"  at the First Unitarian Church.
•  1/21/03 -- Event: A public information and education meeting about on-site wastewater treatment systems is being sponsored by the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association. The meeting will be held at the Starkey Town Hall on January 23rd from 7:30 to 9 pm. For information, call (315) 789-3052. --from The Town Crier News -- http://www.thetowncrier.com
•  1/21/03 -- Event: Another world is possible. Work with us to make it happen. Please join us for a Peace and Justice Party. It will be Sunday, Jan. 26 from noon to 4:00 pm at the indoor flea market, 97 Railroad St, near E. Main St. and N. Goodman St. Hosted by the Poor Peoples Coalition, the Vegetarian Society, the Green Party, Metro Justice, New Economic Leadership and others. A great chance for informal dialogue and exchange of ideas. Free admission, free food and entertainment, free parking.
•  1/17/03 - This from GreenPeace: Greenpeace USA Action Alert - Action Needed Before January 15th!  Take Action Now:
  http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/bin/actionframe.pl?action_id=168 Tell the Forest Service the "Healthy Forest Initiative" is Un-Healthy!  On August 22, 2002, President Bush announced the  "Healthy Forest Initiative". Exploiting the wildfires of that year, the Healthy Forest Initiative (HFI)  seeks to increase commercial logging in U.S. National Forests. START SPREADING THE NEWS It was just your basic annual address to the legislature -- until New  York Gov. George Pataki (R) surprised and thrilled environmentalists yesterday by announcing that he would require 25 percent of the state's electricity to be generated from renewable resources within  the next decade. New York already gets about 17 percent of its  electricity from renewable sources (largely hydropower), but an 8  percent increase in that figure would represent a substantial step  forward, given the size of the state. It would also help make New  York a national leader in alternative energy: Of the 13 states that  already have renewable energy goals, New York would boost one of the  most ambitious plans. To date, alternative energy projects in the  state have stalled because of concern that no one will buy the power they generate, but Pataki's directive guarantees a market for such  energy. The governor also noted in his speech that he wants New York  to require reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles.  straight to the source: New York Times, Kirk Johnson, 09 Jan 2003 < http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/09/nyregion/09ENVI.html >
•  1/15/03 -- Greetings and thanks to all who participated in protesting yesterday against the imminent war with Iraq: Democrat & Chronicle: 400 in city march for peace 
•  1/12/03 -- Care about the fish in our area? Democrat & Chronicle: Fishery future to be discussed (January 12, 2003) — A public meeting on the future of Lake Ontario fishery will be held Tuesday (Jan. 14th) at Rochester Institute of Technology, kicking off several weeks of comment gathering. The series of meetings will help the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Province of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources develop fish community objectives. Prior to the meeting, the DEC encourages participants to review the 1997 objective and a summary of ecological changes at www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/fish/lkontfco03.html (January 12, 2003) Democrat and Chronicle
•  1/12/03 -- Why can't the city of Rochester have a comprehensive environmental site like Toronto? Check out City of Toronto: Environment portal  Well, we do have RochesterEnvironment.com.
•  1/12/03 -- Try this new online environmental service by the EPA and let them know what you think: EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online This Web site allows you to search for facilities in your community for the purpose of determining whether: EPA or State/local governments have conducted compliance inspections violations were detected or enforcement actions were taken and penalties were assessed in response to environmental law violations.
•  1/12/03 -- Want to learn a little more about Global Warming? Defenders of Wildlife - Global Warming The global atmosphere is changing. Concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other "greenhouse gasses" in the atmosphere have been rapidly rising, particularly during the last several decades. By trapping some of the Earth's reflected heat energy and allowing solar radiation to penetrate the atmosphere, these gasses serve as a glass roof on a greenhouse, thus warming the planet. Since the late 19th century, the mean surface temperature of the earth has increased by about one degree Fahrenheit (0.3-0.6 degrees Celsius).
•  1/12/03 -- Are you good at taking nature photography? EPA > Wetlands > 2003 Wetland Photography Contest 2003 Wetland Photography Contest - Rules and Guidelines - The Environmental Protection Agency's Wetlands Division is sponsoring the 2nd annual wetland photography contest focusing on images that show the wildlife of wetlands. We are looking for striking images that capture the biodiversity, and beauty, of wetlands - specifically birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects in their natural habitat. The winning photographs will be presented in an EPA wetlands calendar, posted on our website, and displayed at the National Wetland Awards ceremony in Washington, DC in May 2003.
•  1/12/03 -- If you are not convinced that the Bush Administration is more interested in development than our environment, maybe this story from the NY Times will convince you. Consider that more than 50% of the wetlands that existed when the Pilgrims landed are now gone.  It's very disturbing that the most important and fragile of our environmental areas are threatened by this administration. U.S. Plan Could Ease Limits on Wetlands Development — The Bush administration opened the way today for a redefinition of federal rules that could remove obstacles to development on millions of acres of isolated wetlands historically protected under the Clean Water Act. Inviting public comment on the shaping of new rules, the administration said it was acting in response to a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that limited the scope of the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction over isolated wetlands. But in contrast to the Clinton administration, which interpreted that opinion very narrowly, the Bush administration signaled its willingness to consider a much broader approach that could ultimately remove from federal jurisdiction up to 20 percent of the country's wetlands.  --http://www.nytimes.com  For more stories on this wetland issue, go to Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Science - 20 Million Acres of Wetlands May Lose Protections Under New Federal Guidelines --Here's more information from American Rivers.org American Rivers - Bush Administration to reduce wetlands protections
•  1/12/03-- Don't miss your chance to make public comment on the wetland issue: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Clean Water Act definition of "Waters of the United States" - January 10, 2003  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are issuing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in order to obtain early comment on issues associated with the scope of waters that are subject to the Clean Water Act (CWA) in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC). The ANPRM also contains, as an appendix, a copy of a January 10, 2003, EPA and Corps joint memorandum. That document provides clarifying guidance regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in SWANCC and addresses several legal issues concerning CWA jurisdiction that have arisen since SWANCC in various factual scenarios involving federal regulation of “navigable waters” in light of SWANCC and subsequent case law. Because the case law interpreting SWANCC has developed over the last two years, the Agencies issued the updated guidance, which supersedes prior guidance on this issue. The ANPRM requests public input on issues associated with the definition of “waters of the United States” and also solicits information or data from the general public, the scientific community, and Federal and State resource agencies on the implications of the SWANCC decision for jurisdictional decisions under the CWA. The goal of the agencies is to develop proposed regulations that will further the public interest by clarifying what waters are subject to CWA jurisdiction and affording full protection to these waters through an appropriate focus of Federal and State resources consistent with the CWA. The input received from the public in response to the ANPRM will be used by the agencies to determine the issues to be addressed and the substantive approach for a future proposed rulemaking addressing the scope of CWA jurisdiction.
•  1/10/03 -- What did the Governor say about the environment in Governor George E. Pataki's 2002 State of the State Address recently?  Here are some things: "Let's continue to reclaim our waterfronts and provide new recreational opportunities for the families of New York. And to that end, today I am pleased to announce the addition of our newest State park -- we are going to transform Gallagher Beach into a great new recreational facility for the families of Buffalo and western New York. Let's reform and refinance the Superfund and let's work to reduce greenhouse gases by adopting the carbon dioxide emission standards for motor vehicles which were recently proposed by the State of California. We can also make New York a national leader in renewable energy usage. I am directing the Public Service Commission to implement a Renewable Portfolio Standard –a program which will guarantee that within the next 10 years at least 25 percent of the electricity bought in New York will come from renewable energy resources like solar power, wind power, or fuel cells."
•  1/10/03 -- What is the State of the World's environment? Find out at Worldwatch- State of the World 2003  "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible summaries...on the global environment." E. O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize winner If we are going to reverse biodiversity loss, dampen the effects of global warming, and eliminate the scourge of persistent poverty, we need to reinvent ourselves—as individuals, as societies, as corporations, and as governments. In this 20th anniversary edition of a Worldwatch classic, the Institute’s highly respected interdisciplinary research team argues that past successes—such as the elimination of smallpox and the encouraging drop in birth rates in many countries—prove that humanity is capable of redirecting itself in positive ways.
•  1/06/03 -- Soon it will be official--“The pedestrian has the legal right of way,”  Democrat & Chronicle: New law favors pedestrians — ALBANY — A change in state traffic law later this month will require drivers to halt for pedestrians in crosswalks even if the motorists and walkers aren’t in the same lane of the roadway. (January 6, 2003) Democrat and Chronicle
•  1/06/2003 -- What is The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Established in December 1995 in honor of Senator John Heinz, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution dedicated to improving the scientific and economic foundation for environmental policy through multisectoral collaboration. Focusing on issues that are likely to confront policymakers within two to five years, the Center fosters collaboration among industry, environmental organizations, academia, and government in each of its program areas and projects. It uses the best scientific and economic analyses to develop viable options to solving problems, and its findings and recommendations are widely disseminated to public and private sector decision makers, the scientific community, and the public. --PUBLISHED BY THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
  The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom  --or listen a description of The State of the Nation's Ecosystems or read a transcript online at: Living On Earth
•  1/04/03 -- You've heard about fuel cells, but how do they work? Howstuffworks "How Fuel Cells Work" You may have heard a lot recently about fuel cells. According to many news reports, we may soon be using the new energy-saving technology to generate electrical power for our homes and cars. The technology is extremely interesting to people in all walks of life because it offers a means of making power more efficiently and with less pollution. But how does it do this?
•  1/04/03 -- Want the facts on the Diaz Chemical Spill in Holley? This is the New York Health Department's assessment of the Jan. 5, 2002 chemical release by Diaz Chemicall in Holley, Orleans County. It compiles data on soil, air and surface testing around the Holley area. It also contains information about potential health effects from exposure to the chemical as well as recommendations for clean-up. Read the story of what has happened in Holley in the year since the spil in the editons of Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003.  --from Democrat & Chronicle: Diaz spill leaves fear, fiscal scars — HOLLEY — For Rick Catlin, this holiday season served as a painful reminder of the one thing he couldn’t provide for his family: a quick return to their Geddes Street home. (January 4, 2003)  Democrat and Chronicle
•  1/04/03 -- Interested in the effects of environmental toxicants? They can range from minor to severe. Increasing numbers of informed individual and organizations are concerned about these impacts and attempting to learn more about the risks and options for minimizing or eliminating such exposures. Find out about the The Collaborative on Health and the Environment The central purposes of the Collaborative include: (1) Providing accurate scientific information to CHE Partners regarding environmental threats to health. (2) Creating a shared space within which Partners can develop collaborative relationships that further our shared goals. (3) Raising the level of public and professional dialogue about environmental threats to health and the research options, policy options, and citizen initiatives that may contribute to reducing the burden of environmentally-related diseases and conditions. The initial focus of CHE's work is on environmental toxicants that may affect health. Clearly, there are many other environmental threats to human and ecosystem health. As CHE matures, new working groups may address other scientifically valid environmental health concerns.
•  1/03/03 -- Environmental Working Group || Nuclear Waste Route Atlas  What if they carried lethal nuclear waste?  Find out if your area will be trafficking nuclear waste. Just punch in your zip code and get nuclear waste routes through your area.
•  1/01/03 -- EVENT  "ALL ABOUT BLUEBIRDS - and MORE" slide program by John Rogers 1:00 PM Jan. 18th at the Penfield Library. This powerpoint presentation covers the life history and ecology of the eastern bluebird, nest box management, and more. John maintains a trail of hundreds of bluebird nest boxes and has fledged 8,900 bluebirds. phone (585) 340-8720
•  1/01/03 -- Want to ticket the gas guzzlers? Earth On Empty What's the story? We came together because of our frustration with SUVs, the US oil and environmental policies, and our desire to make people think about the impact of their consumer choices has on their neighbors. We started out as three creative people with an idea, but received such a great response, with over a hundred people turning out to help ticket boston and surrounding neighborhoods. You bet we got attention. Look at all our media coverage after just a few days of ticketing! Since the organized action, we have had many requests from people all over the country who want to get in on the act. Now you all can join the National Ticketing Effort, we hope to hear from you soon! -EOE
•  1/01/03 -- Event: The Cumming Nature Center on Gulick Road in Naples will reopen on January 4th for family winter activities, such as snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The hours are 9 am to 5 pm on weekends. Equipment rentals will be available for $12 per day for skis and $5 per day for snowshoes. Admission is a donation of $3 per person. For further information, call (585) 374-6160. --from The Town Crier News -- http://www.thetowncrier.com
•  1/01/03 -- Diesel Buses are polluting.  Do we need to have them? Read about alternate fuel choices for public buses: Clean Fuel Buses Natural gas and electric buses are reliable, viable and clean  To break a myth, buses don't need diesel fuel to run. Two emerging alternative fuel technologies -- natural gas and electric buses -- can substantially reduce the sooty particulate and toxic pollution found in diesel fumes, while providing reliable service. As a result, many cities are making the switch. And a third alternative is quickly catching up - the "hybrid" bus that combines cleaner, but still-traditional internal combustion engines with zero-emissions electric battery power. --from naturalist.com