Category Archives: Environment

Hudson Canyon: a National Marine Sanctuary

Posted on June 17, 2022 by David Posnett

On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 9:02 PM Judith Weis <jweis@newark.rutgers.edu> wrote: Hi Friends- I just wrote to Dr. Richard Spinrad, Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to urge him to continue supporting the designation of Hudson Canyon … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Resources

Posted on April 25, 2022 by David Posnett

April 25, 2022 If you don’t already receive this excellent weekly climate-round up newsletter, read on. And sign up. Climate Change Resources was created in 2016 by publishers Lena Tabori and Mike Shatzkin to educate and empower us all to … Continue reading →

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Life on Earth Can Recover … Humans Cannot.

Posted on June 27, 2021 by David Posnett

From Joanne Young Doesschate (Port Jefferson) I’ve gotten lots of great news links sent to me about so many different subjects, but then the leaked IPCC report put all but the environment and climate change on the back burner.  When … Continue reading →

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Right whale #3720

Posted on May 26, 2021 by David Posnett

On March 18th Chris Paparo, the manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center reported a sighting of a mother right whale with her calf just 300 yards off an East Hampton ocean beach!  #3720, as she is called, had … Continue reading →

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South Fork Wind Farm Cable Approved by PSC

Posted on March 18, 2021 by David Posnett

Press Release: For Immediate Release South Fork Wind Farm Cable Approved by PSC East Hampton, New York – March 18, 2021 — This morning the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously to grant South Fork Wind (“SFW”) … Continue reading →

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Update on the South Fork Wind Farm & Call to Action

Posted on February 14, 2021 by David Posnett

To: Win With Wind supportersFrom: Win With Wind steering committeeDate:  Feb. 14, 2021Topic: Update on the South Fork Wind Farm Dear friends of WWW, We would like to update you regarding where we stand in the 4-year-long process of getting the South Fork Wind Farm … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s complete Environmental Record

Posted on October 15, 2020 by David Posnett

Latest update of Zeldin’s environmental voting record below. The spreadsheet itself (all 193 bills since Zeldin was first elected) is linked in Excel format: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19e5j3Z3xupufWNReLsO-P69eL316sJDLBbf8EZDFklg/edit?usp=sharing This is our last update before the November 3rd election. It covers the 21 bills tracked … Continue reading →

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Complete Lee Zeldin Environmental Voting Record

Posted on July 8, 2020 by David Posnett

Lee Zeldin’s League of Conservation Voters (LCV) score for 2019 was 28%. This seems like an improvement from his scores from prior years, which hovered around 10%, but to put things in perspective: The average Member of Congress score in … Continue reading →

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Plastic Pollution of the Oceans

Posted on January 16, 2020 by David Posnett

LTE: Washes Up East Hampton Star January 13, 2020 To the Editor: On Jan. 5 Lee Zeldin tweeted, “So ridiculous. Apparently, this is from a new county law here in Suffolk.” The tweet was accompanied by a photo of a … Continue reading →

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Climate and Real Estate

Posted on January 3, 2020 by David Posnett

GUESTWORDS in the East Hampton Star By David Posnett January 1, 2020 There is already evidence of a real estate slump in the United States. A housing recession is predicted for 2020. The average price of luxury home sales is … Continue reading →

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