But the thing is, we're just not comfortable doing the traditional year-end fundraiser email. At this point, we're supposed to tell you all the great things we've been doing all year. But since we were doing them all with you, we did it together, you were THERE––we'd prefer to thank YOU for everything you've done this year; then tell you about all the important events coming up (like we do every week), and then get on with all the work that remains. As anyone who's heard us speak knows, we say this all the time, because it's true: People show up just when you need them. It's been true since we started; fairy godmothers and godfathers have appeared at all the right moments (and yes, are still needed). In that spirit, if you are moved to donate, then we are very grateful, and we know it's because you are part of and believe in this team.

THANKS FOR ALL THE RALLIES!

THANKS FOR ATTENDING ALL THE HEARINGS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS!

THANKS FOR BEING RENEWABLE ENERGY FREAKS!

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING WIND POWER!

THANKS FOR BEING THERE WHEN WE LAUNCHED THE YOU ARE HERE! MAP.
(Extra big thanks to a very special volunteer who made the mistake of saying he was an IT guy.)

SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP!

THANKS ALL YOU ALLIANCE BUILDERS!

All along the way, too many people to name have shown up at exactly the right time: The scientists and medical professionals; the writers, bloggers and journalists; the artists, performers, and musicians; the lawyers, analysts and advisors; the photographers and videographers whose work has been featured here every week. Our fellow activists, newcomers, and those who brought along their friends, family and neighbors into the fight! THANKS FOR SHOWING UP WHEN WE NEEDED YOU! If the work we do is the kind of work you like seeing done, we appreciate your support, in any way, shape or form, and at any time you are able to give it!

Stop the Pipeline hosts a meeting to prepare for the DEC comment period and three DEC hearings later in January. 6:00-8:30pm, at Green Earth, 4 Market Street, Oneonta, NY

Our friends from ALL OUR ENERGY are hosting a prep session at the Long Beach Library to get ready for the January 7th Port Ambrose hearing. They promise new speakers not previously heard from, plus hands-on actions! 10am til 12 noon, 111 W Park Ave, Long Beach, New York 11561. Two blocks from LIRR station in Long Beach. RSVP here.

STOP PORT AMBROSE; STOP CRESTWOOD! Governor Cuomo is getting credit for banning fracking, and we're grateful he allowed Commissioner Martens and Doctor Zucker to do their jobs. Now we 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 in stopping the Seneca Lake Salt Caverns from being used to store explosive gases. Find a bus here. Please note: Buses that had been scheduled to travel from Manhattan and Brooklyn to Albany are now diverted to Queens for the Port Ambrose hearing.

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.