Climate March in NYC--GRinCH represented!!

The Climate March in NYC Sunday was AMAZING! 300,000-400,000 people gathered along 4 miles of Manhattan to demand clean energy!
It was the largest Climate March in history and I was so lucky to be counted! Here are a few pics.

Upcoming Weavers Way EWaste Event!

Solar Energy Talk! Wednesday Sept. 17th

BIGGEST Climate March in History!

Be a part of history and change!
350.org and a number of other organizations are organizing the biggest Climate March in history! The event is in NYC on Sunday Sept. 21st and GRinCH is organizing a bus that will leave from Chestnut Hill! The cost will be about $25. If you are interested in joining us please email me at chefamybeth@gmail.com The details are being worked out but I can put you on a list. 
For more info on the march: http://peoplesclimate.org/march/

Help Protect our Air!

The Obama administration has recently won a string of very hard-fought court victories pushing back challenges to strengthening the Clean Air Act. For Pennsylvanians, this finally means an opportunity to breathe cleaner air. That is, if our state representatives don’t stand in the way. Every year, Philadelphia suffers many poor air quality days where we’re out of compliance with the Clean Air Act. A major contributing factor is pollution wafting over us coming from coal-fired power plants located in Western PA.

 

Yesterday, our rep in the PA General Assembly, Cherelle Parker, voted for House Resolution 815 petitioning the EPA to allow Pennsylvania to adopt “less stringent emissions standards or a longer compliance schedule” for coal-fired power plants than the new EPA guidelines call for. If this comes to pass, it will mean many more years of dirty air for Philadelphia families, with serious health consequences including more ER visits for children with asthma. To me, House Resolution 815 reads like it was drafted by the Coal Lobby, and I suspect it was.

 

This is very shortsighted thinking. I will be contacting Ms. Parker’s office to express my disappointment. If you also find this vote objectionable, please consider doing the same. You can use this web form to send an email  to Representative Parker:

 

http://www.pahouse.com/parker/contact.asp

 

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/coal/2012/11/coal_epidemiology_burning_coal_harms_children_and_worsens_asthma_and_heart.html

 

Free Rain Barrel!

The ECA and the Water Department's Rain Barrel Workshop (free of charge) will be held at the Mt Airy Art Garage (MAAG) this coming Saturday, May 17, at noon. You'll have a great time!

Rain Barrel Workshop at MAAG!!!

Rain Barrel workshop at Mt Airy Art Garage (MAAG)!!
Design and Create Your Own Rain Barrels For Spring|Arleen Olshan
3 Saturday Sessions, June 7 – 21
Noon till 3 pm
Class Fee: $150 includes up to 2 participants & all materials fees. Please bring your rain barrel.
Click here to register:
http://mtairyartgarage.org/2014/04/spring-classes-maag-ribbon-quilting-drawing-rain-barrels-artmaking-more/