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SA Winter 2017

Tuckahoe, New York: New Hotel on a Toxic Waste Dump?

By Don Hughes, William Jhum, and William Gaston
 
Tuckahoe, a small village of just over 6,000 in Westchester County, has been faced with a dilemma for well over a year. A developer wants to construct a new Marriott Springhill Suites hotel on top of a long-dormant property that once served as a dumping ground for all manner of hazardous wastes. Should the village promote development, putting the property to use?
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Sustainability Series: The Sierra Club NYC Group Sustainability Series

By Bonnie Lane Webber, Chair, Sustainability Series
 
The goal of our Sustainability Series is to educate people and encourage them to take action. Topics range from the most critical issues of our time to small, but fixable, problems. Each meeting includes qualified experts in the field, and there are usually two or more experts on hand to explain different aspects of the issue, or even opposing viewpoints.
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The Big Coverup

By Moisha Blechman, Co-Chair, Climate Crisis Committee
 
If you were watching television in 1958, you might have seen “The Unchained Goddess," a film written and co-produced by the legendary Frank Capra. He brilliantly explained how our industrial culture was changing the climate.
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LEED Construction and Solar Panels

By Bob Ciesielski, Chair, Energy Committee
 
Petition to LIRR
The Long Island Group of the Atlantic Chapter and other environmental organizations on Long Island have recently petitioned the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) to enhance the train stations in Hicksville and Jamaica to conform with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standards, or even net-zero energy standards in their make-overs, and also to install solar panels at the stations.
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Promoting Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Locally: The Whys and Hows

By Bob Ciesielski, Chair, Energy Committee
 
Whys
On August 1, 2015, the NYS Public Service Commission (PSC), adopted its Clean Energy Standard (CES) order, directing that 50% of the state’s electricity come from renewable energy sources by the year 2030. Is there anything else that the Atlantic Chapter can do to promote the development of renewable energy and the reduction of greenhouse gases in our state? The answer is: “YES.
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