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Congestion Pricing by Katherine Peinhardt

New York City’s streets are on the cusp of a great change. With traffic clogging city streets and public transit suffering from continued disinvestment, a natural solution is to put a price on driving into the busiest parts of the …

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David Koch’s denial of climate change

 

The retirement of industrialist David Koch from his family’s business and political activities leaves a lasting legacy of good and evil [“David Koch retiring due to poor health,” News, June 6]. His hypocrisy is staggering. He and his …

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Summary of COP23

 

Summary of COP23, Bonn, November 6-23.
by Margaret Perkins

The Conference of Parties, COP23, the annual meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, held in Bonn last month, was opened by the Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama

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Waste and Sustainability

One of the critical Roadmaps to reducing carbon emissions in NYC is the goal of getting to zero waste.  Why is that so important?

” In a 2011 report, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated that, …

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Frack Free NY

Frack Free NY

A CAMPAIGN TO STOP FRACKING AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW YORK

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Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, is a process used to get methane gas out of the ground. Fracking threatens our groundwater, the health of our communities,

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Press Releases & Media Coverage

 #DivestNY: NYC Victory Media Overview

January 2018 – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announces that the City is moving forward with full fossil fuel divestment AND suing 5 major oil companies for climate damages.
Favorite news hits:

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Defund Dirty Energy! Other Divestment Campaigns to Support

Divest for our Future

Encourage your schools or organizations to divest from fossil fuels!

http://www.cunydivest.org/

http://www.columbiaclimatejustice.com/

http://nyu-divest.squarespace.com/

https://campaigns.gofossilfree.org/petitions/pace-university-new-york

https://campaigns.gofossilfree.org/petitions/the-new-school

http://www.greenfaith.org/programs/divest-and-reinvest

http://www.defunddapl.org/

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How to talk about climate change

Please join us for our next Monthly Meeting
Wednesday April 29th @ 7 – 9pm

We are honored to welcome Dr. Debra Tillinger as the guest speaker at the next 350NYC general meeting. As a climate scientist and educator Dr. …

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EVENTS WEEK OF 4/19

Earth Day 2015 New York State Call-In Event

Divest From Fossil Fuels & Transition to Renewable Energy

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Please call NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli

518-474-4044

Divest the Common Retirement Fund from all fossil fuels now.

Also email

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