Port Ambrose Hearing? Yeah. Rocked it. It was standing-room-only at the Jamaica, Queens hotel where the only New York State hearing for a proposed m

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Port Ambrose Hearing? Yeah. Rocked it.

It was standing-room-only at the Jamaica, Queens hotel where the only New York State hearing for a proposed marine LNG facility was held. They did what they could to discourage us from showing up: dropped an 1800-page draft Environmental Impact Statement right before the holidays; scheduled a hearing for right after the holidays; chose a location far from the best-informed communities, with inconvenient transportation, and brought in union members to push the jobs argument. But even zero-degree temps didn't keep us away, and the union guys didn't bite. They packed up early and left. For a full reportback and lots of photos, click here.

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NY City Council Environmental Chair, Donovan Richards, with half a dozen Long Island legislators and other speakers, at a packed press conference just before the hearing began Wednesday night.

What's Next for Port Ambrose? Engage Your Rep!

You are cordially invited to help us unite on our special day and start the next phase of our engagement with Politicians, Leaders and The Public to say No to LNG and renew our vows to bring renewable energy to the New York area. Now that the hearing is over, we have a very short time (only until about April or May) to convince the Governor to VETO Port Ambrose, so we need to follow up with further action! Join us for a community meeting to organize outreach to Cuomo and the state and local officials who can demand he veto Port Ambrose. Sample letters, nosh, soft drinks provided. Supervised art workshop for the kids, so bring the family! January 20th, 7:30-9pm, Long Beach Public Library, 111 W Park Ave, Long Beach, New York 11561 (Easy walking distance from the LIRR Long Beach Station). RSVP here.

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Want to help us stop Port Ambrose? GREAT. Here's what we're going to need: an army of volunteers, lots of photocopies, artwork and train fare to Long Island! We really appreciate if you can pitch in!

January 11th, 3:30-6:30: Potluck / Art Build

Climate Change Education through Art! 3:30-6:30pm, The Westbeth Community Room. Enter at Bethune or Bank Street between Greenwich Street and West Street. Family-friendly event: Enjoy time with like-minded people of all ages who want to have fun & change the world!

January 11th @ 7:30pm: TPP Call with Naomi Klein

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The Transpacific Partnership is the trade agreement that could change everything. For the worse. And the Republicans have made passing TPP a priority for the start of the new session. To learn what's happening and what you can do now, register for this interactive National TPP Team Call with special guest speaker, award-winning journalist, Naomi Klein, author of "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate" Call-in number: 605-562-3140, Attendee PIN:951146# Advance Registration REQUIRED.

January 12th, 13th, 14th: Constitution Pipe Hearings

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The STP crew along the proposed route

The NYS DEC can stop this project by denying a required 401 water quality certificate.
There'll be three public hearings next week: All hearings start at 6pm. More info here.
Monday, January 12th: East Middle School Auditorium, 167 East Frederick St., Binghamton
Tuesday, January 13th: SUNY Oneonta Lecture Hall IRC #3 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta
Wednesday, January 14th: SUNY Cobleskill Bouck Hall Theater State Route 7, Cobleskill

January 18th @ 4pm in Brooklyn: Panel Discussion

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Sane Energy Project and Food Not Fracking present A Panel Discussion and Book Signing:
The Landscape of Fracking in New York; What's Changed and What Hasn't.

The announcement that DEC will prohibit fracking in NYS may lead some to believe that now we're "safe." However, pipelines, compressor stations, storage caverns and LNG facilities have been and remain the current threat. "The Real Cost of Fracking” authors, Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald, will demonstrate why such infrastructure may actually be WORSE than drilling in its health impacts on humans, animals, and our food shed. You Are Here, a new online mapping tool, will demonstrate how New York is already being fracked in every way BUT the drilling. Local activists join a panel discussion about current infrastructure projects and what is being done to stop them. FREE. 4-6pm, Sunday, January 18th at the beloved independent Brooklyn bookstore, Bookcourt, 163 Court St, Brooklyn (F/G train to Bergen, most trains to Jay Street or Borough Hall). Light refreshments will be served. RSVP here.

January 21st in Albany: State of The State and Party

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OH YES WE ARE! We dreamed of a day when HVHF would be banned, and now it will be. So as Hammer would say: Party Time! While we're happy to give Governor Cuomo some credit, and we're grateful he allowed Commissioner Martens and Doctor Zucker to do their jobs, we still need him to show leadership on a project where he has true veto power, that HE CAN STOP: Port Ambrose. We also want his influence to be brought to bear on the Seneca Lake Storage Caverns. Rally indoors at 11:30; party from 1-4; snooze on the bus home! Info/Buses here.

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