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2019 Newsletter 🦋
December/January 2019-20 Newsletter
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Merton Simpson — Fighting Environmental Racial Injustice, December/January 2019
Air Pollution in Albany’s South End, December/January 2019
Dunn Landfill — Stinks Up the School; Parents and Residents Protest, December/January 2019
Proposals in the Pine Bush December/January 2019
October/November 2019 Newsletter
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News Articles:
Lou Ismay and the Environmental Forum, October/November 2019
Meeting with DEC Officials The Dunn Dump is Untenable October/November 2019
Doug Bullock, October/November 2019
Two Zero Waste Events with National Expert on Waste Reduction and Recycling: Neil Seldman, October/November 2019
Migratory Bird Watch Hike, October/November 2019
Albany’s Pollinator-Friendly Resolution is Spreading…., October/November 2019
June/July 2019 Newsletter
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Honoring Lou Ismay at the April SPB Dinner, June/July 2019
Done with the Dunn Dump, June/July 2019
DEC is Derelict its Duty — Not Requiring Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements, June/July 2019
Albany Now a Pollinator-Friendly County, June/July 2019
April/May 2019 Newsletter
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The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied, April/May 2019
Bruce Campbell Gets the Tour, April/May 2019
DEC Should Enforce the Rules, April/May 2019
February/March Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
The Rapp Road Historical Association, Shabuta Mississippi to the Albany Pine Bush,
February/March 2019 Newsletter
Legislation to Protect Pollinators, February/March 2019
DEC’s Top Brass Must Suffer from Anosmia Update on the Dunn Landfill, February/March 2019
Brief History of the Draft Coeymans Clean Air Law — Vote expected in February 2019, February/March 2019
Bethlehem Tomorrow Presents Community Choice Aggregation; A Step Towards a Sustainable Energy Future for Bethlehem Speaker: Bill Reinhardt, February/March 2019
2018 Newsletters 🦋
December/January 2018-19 Newsletter
Special Edition – Mark Dunlea Speaks about Climate Change – Asks People to Take Action Now,
December/January Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Strategy & the Story Behind the Albany County Styrofoam Ban, December 2018/January 2019
Solid Waste Transfer Facility Proposed on the Banks of the Hudson, December 2018/January 2019
Letters to the Editor of the Times Union, December 2018/January 2019
New York Must Commit to 100% Clean Energy by 2030 – a Green New Deal, December 2018/January 2019
October/November Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
October/November 2018 Newsletter
The Islands of Radix Center, October/November 2018
Destroying History at The Pine Bush Preserve, October/November 2018
Pollinator-Friendly County Resolution to be introduced in the face of alarming flying insect declines, October/November 2018
Truck Traffic in Rensselaer: Update, October/November 2018
PAUSE/Zero Waste, October/November 2018
September 2018 Newsletter
September Dinner Announcement- Download printable PDF version
August/September 2018 Newsletter
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The Potential of Community Choice Aggregation August/September 2018
Our June 23rd Hike in the Pine Bush, August/September 2018
Pine Bush Commission may soon be able to buy land in revolving fund, August/September 2018
Zero Waste Jazzes Up the City of Albany, August/September 2018
April/May 2018 Newsletter
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Neil Gifford Presents A Pine Bush Update, April/May 2018
Steve Downs Tells the Legal History of Save the Pine Bush at
SPB’s 40th Birthday Party —Part 1, April/May 2018
Receiving our Newsletter via Paper or Email, April/May 2018
Anerobic digester and the Albany Landfill, April/May 2018
Landfill truck traffic in Rensselaer affecting quality of life for residents, April/May 2018
December/January 2017-18 Newsletter
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SHARE Opposes the Microgrid Fossil Fuel Plant in Sheridan Hollow, Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Geothermal Power is Possible in the City, Dec 2017/Jan 2018
The City is Selling 363 Acres of Land in Coeymans, Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Updates in Brief — Trucks, Zero-Waste Tulipfest and a Leaking Landfill, Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Richard Kavanaugh, Dec 2017/Jan 2018
2017 Newsletters 🦋
October/November Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
How Can We Reverse the Tide of Trump’s Plan to Eliminate the U.S. EPA? Part Two, Oct/Nov2017
SHARE — Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy Forms, Oct/Nov2017
Residents Object to Polluting Trucks, Oct/Nov2017
The Wild Bees of the Pine Bush, Oct/Nov2017
Judith Enck Speaks – How Can We Reverse the Tide of Trump’s Plan to Eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? —
Part I, August/September 2017
Solid Waste Issues in the City of Albany, the Town of Colonie and the Proposed Changes in the NYS Solid Waste Regulations, August/September 2017
Thank you, Peter!, August/September 2017
Landfill Committee forming!, August/September 2017
June/July Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Do We Really Need to “Streamline” the Environmental Protections of SEQRA?, June/July 2017
200,000 marched in DC Heat Report back — Circle Up, June/July 2017
Candidates Night August 16 Save the Pine Bush Dinner, June/July 2017
Save the Pine Bush Volunteers Win Victory for Open Records, June/July 2017
The Future of Solid Waste in Albany Everyone Needs to Join the Discussion! , June/July 2017
May/June Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Is the Earth Running a Fever? Meteorological Forecaster Hugh Johnson Speaks, May/June 2017
Albany County Legislature Rejects Banning Polystyrene Foam, May/June 2017
Initial Public Comments Delivered in Albany on March 31st at the Public Hearing on SEQRA,May/June 2017
Proposed changes in SEQRA Why Now?, May/June 2017
March/April Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
There would be no Pine Bush Today without Save the Pine Bush and Rezsin Adams, March/April 2017
Kim Fraczek Speaks about the Sane Energy Project and Mapping Pipelines, March/April 2017
Step up and Advocate for the Styrofoam Ban in Albany County!, March/April 2017
PAUSE Corrects the Record on the Bank Protest,March/April 2017
Proclamation — Monday, February 13, 2017 to be: “Rezsin Adams Day”, March/April 2017
January/February Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Climate Change and Hell and High Waters, Jan/Feb 2017
Albany County & Banning Styrofoam, Jan/Feb 2017
People of Albany United for Safe Energy — PAUSE Year in Review, Jan/Feb 2017
Ecosystem Commonalities and the Albany Pine Bush, Jan/Feb 2017
Call-In Week to Governor Cuomo – Coming Up January 23-27, 2017, Jan/Feb 2017
2016
November/December 2016 Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Climate Change and Arthropod-borne Diseases, Nov/Dec 2016
Overview of Climate Crisis and NY Renews, Nov/Dec 2016
Landfill Expansion Proposal in the Town of Colonie, Nov/Dec 2016
Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission Releases 2017 Draft Management Plan Update, Nov/Dec 2016
Bad air a problem in the South End, Nov/Dec 2016
October Dinner Announcement – Download printable PDF version
Peter Henner, Oct 2016
Sept/Oct 2016 Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Judith Enck Meets with Ezra Prentice Residents Sept/Oct 2016
Neil Gifford – Good News about the Pine Bush Sept/Oct 2016
August/Sept 2016 Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Environmental Injustice at Ezra Prentice Apartments and
Community Health Study Aug/Sept 2016
Save the Pine Bush — Addressing Climate Change Aug/Sept 2016
What is Bethlehem Ecodefense? Aug/Sept 2016
Wind Energy Aug/Sept 2016
Albany Solid Waste Problem Still Not Addressed Openly Aug/Sept 2016
Tour Sustainable Materials Management Facilities Aug/Sept 2016
May/June 2016 Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Hydroelectric Power from Canada: Bad for the People of Labrador; Bad for Climate Change, May/June 2016
Dan McCoy Speaks at Save the Pine Bush, May/June 2016
Pipeline News, May/June 2016
March/April 2016 Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
40 Karner Road Clean Up – Saturday April 16 at 9 AM
Former Albany County Legislator Tim Nichols: Politics & Tobacco, March/April 2016
Are Cuomo’s Oil Spill Trailers a Fix for Spilled Oil?, March/April 2016
Henry Diamond, First DEC Commissioner, Dies, March/April 2016
January/February 2016 Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
Ward Stone Speaks, January/February 2016
Don Reeb— The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, January/February 2016
A thorn in the Pine Bush, January/February 2016
2015
November/December Newsletter – Download printable PDF version
December Dinner Announcement – Download printable PDF version
October Dinner Announcement – Download printable PDF version
September/October 2015- Download printable PDF version
Bakken Crude Oil Rail Shipments in Decline, But Surplus Tank Cars a Problem, September/October 2015
Say ‘No’ to proposed pipeline, September/October 2015
Crossing paths: Area farmers fear risks from 2 gas pipeline proposals,September/October 2015
Hi again, Karner blue, September/October 2015
June/July 2015- Download printable PDF version
Neil Gifford Brings Good News, June/July 2015
Anaerobic Digestion and Composting of Organics, June/July 2015
The Unforeseen Consequences of Tobacco, June/July 2015
Save the Pine Bush loses a friend Peter J.R. Buttner, June/July 2015
4 Simple Ways to Teach Your Kids About Recycling at Home, June/July 2015
Lupine Photo, June/July 2015
May/June 2015- Download printable PDF version
City of Albany Office of Energy and Sustainability Visits Save the Pine Bush, May/June 2015
May 20 SPB Program to Feature Anaerobic Digestion and Composting of Organics, May/June 2015
New York state going dark to save birds, May/June 2015
Karner blue to get habitat in Saratoga Spa State Park, May/June 2015
2014
October/November, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
Why is the Green Party challenging the Governor? Theresa Portelli Speaks to SPB, October/November, 2014
Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy Speaks about the Environment and Legislation, October/November, 2014
Sally’s Recycling Corner: Top Things to RecycleOctober/November, 2014
History Uncovered Cartographer John Wolcott pinpoints the location of an important 1614 Dutch trading post,October/November, 2014
John Wolcott Day,October/November, 2014
Bomb Train Rally, October/November, 2014
August/September, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
Pine Bush Gets National Status, August/September, 2014
Public Advocate Dominick Calsolaro, August/September, 2014
Michael McLaughlin, Director of Research for Albany County Executive Dan McCoy Speaks to SPB, August/September, 2014
Editorial: A toast to the Pine Bush, August/September, 2014
May/June, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
Chris Amato Speaks About the Oil Trains May/June, 2014
Earth Day Update from NYPIRG and Environmental Advocates, May/June, 2014
Size of the Albany County Legislature, May/June, 2014
March/April, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
April Dinner-Hike Notice, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
Don Reeb Speaks to Save the Pine Bush, Mar/Apr, 2014
The Trans Pacific Partnership Explained by Sue DuBois, Mar/Apr, 2014
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Styrofoam Ban and Protection of the Pine Bush, Mar/Apr, 2014
Sally’s Recycling Corner:Tires, Mar/Apr, 2014
January/February, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
February Dinner-Hike Notice, 2014 – Download printable PDF version
Mayor Kathy Sheehan Speaks to Save the Pine Bush, Jan/Feb, 2014
The Crude Oil Threat to New York State: The Capital Region as the Focus of Oil-by-Rail, Jan/Feb, 2014
Sally’s Recycling Corner:Things that can be recycled: 14 unique items, Jan/Feb, 2014
2013
September/October 2013 – Download printable PDF version
The Importance of the Tivoli Preserve, September/October, 2013
Historic Rapp Road Community,September/October, 2013
Local Food Waste Update,September/October, 2013
The road to justice is paved with truth,September/October, 2013
May/June 2013 – Download printable PDF version
Historic Rapp Road Community— An Update, May/June2013
Horizontality and Consensus: Group Decision Making for a True Democracy, May/June2013
SPB Tours Historic Power Station in Karner, May/June2013
Earth Day SPB Dinner, May/June2013
Letter to the Editor, May/June2013
Puerto Rico protects premier turtle nesting site, May/June2013
March/April 2013 – Download printable PDF version
Save the Pine Bush Loses A Very Dear Friend, Louise Burch, March/April 2013
Assemblywoman Pat Fahy and Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk After the Election: Doing the Peoples’ Work, March/April 2013
My Cry, a poem by Grace Nichols, March/April 2013
Forward the Climate — Protest in Washington, DC, March/April 2013
1 Rapp Road, Extension Development, March/April 2013
Sally’s Recycling Corner, from WomansDay.Com, March/April 2013
January/February 2013 – Download printable PDF version
Lou Ismay and the Environmental Forum, January/February 2013
Save the Pine Bush Turns 35 in February, January/February 2013
Sally’s Recycling Corner How To Get Guests to Recycle at Your Holiday Party, January/February 2013
Composting Food Waste in the City of Troy, January/February 2013
2012
November Dinner Announcement – Download printable PDF version
October/November – Download printable PDF version
Lyme Disease: A Growing Epidemic, October/November 2012
Final Karner Blue Habitat Along Wood Road in Clifton Park Approved for Clearing, Grading as “Shovel Ready”, October/November 2012
Composting of Food Waste in Charleston, South Carolina, October/November 2012
Press Release from Sierra Club and Save the Pine Bush, October/November 2012
Proposed Land Bank in Albany County, October/November 2012
August/September – Download printable PDF version
Coeymens Debates Importing Garbage, August/September, 2012
Waste-to-Energy Plant for Bethlehem?,August/September, 2012
The Way We Were, August/September, 2012
Public gets say on Wood Road DCG project in Clifton Park, August/September, 2012
Guess what: Study finds herbicides are bad for amphibians, August/September, 2012
May/June – Download printable PDF version
Jerry Jennings Blinked, May/June, 2012
Neil Gifford of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission Speaks, May/June, 2012
Ward Stone is a Hero, May/June, 2012
How and why did the City of Albany destroy so much of the Albany Pine Bush?, May/June, 2012
Save the Pine Bush GIS Class, May/June, 2012
March/April – Download printable PDF version
Equinox – Earth Day – Every Day, March/April, 2012
Run Away Climate:
Steven Leibo, PhD Speaks About Climate Change at Save the Pine Bush Dinner, March/April, 2012
Southern Life, Northern City:
The History of Albany’s Rapp Road Community, March/April, 2012
Here’s 10 quick tips for reusing coffee grounds, March/April, 2012
Bonding for Landfill “Restoration”, March/April, 2012
January/February – Download printable PDF version
Archaeology in the Pine Bush, January/February 2012
Save the Pine Bush GIS Class, January/February 2012
Late Fall Hike Report, January/February 2012
Pesticide FOILS in process January/February 2012
Sally’s Recycling Corner — New Year Green Resolutions, January/February 2012
Mark Your Calendars! January/February 2012
Schenectady Pine Bush sees Preservation boost, January/February 2012
2011
July/August – Download printable PDF version
The Farnsworth Middle School Pine Bush Project, July/August 2011
Fishers in the Pine Bush!, July/August 2011
Pine Bush fires cut tick threat, from the Times Union, July/August 2011
Sally’s Recycling corner, Where Can I Find a Trustworthy E-cycler? July/August 2011
May/June 2011 – Download printable PDF version
Habitat Restoration and Mitigation Project: How it Fits in to the Preserve Goals for Restoration -Neil Gifford Gives Save the Pine Bush Dinner Talk in March, 2011, May/June 2011
No Frack-ing Way, May/June 2011
Researching the Unpreserved Lands, May/June 2011
Electronics Recycling a Huge Success, May/June 2011
Sally’s Recycling corner, May/June 2011
March/April, 2011 – Download printable PDF version
Dr. George Robinson Sheds Light on Landfills, their Possibilities and Problems Post-closure, March/April, 2011
Ad Hoc Albany Committee To Uphold Environmental Law, March/April, 2011
Organic “Waste” Composting: A Random Local Update Courtesy of Mother Nature, I spent my “snow day” talking trash, March/April, 2011
Pine Bush Parcels Project, March/April, 2011
Sally’s Recycling Corner, March/April, 2011
January/February 2011 – Download printable PDF version
What’s afoot at the Preserve?!, January/February 2011
Update on Albany’s Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP), January/February 2011
Rethink Plans for Disposal Facility, January/February 2011
Sally’s Recycling corner from the NY Time The Dump, January/February 2011
Download Save the Pine Bush’s Comments on Albany’s Solid Waste Plan
2010
November/December – Download printable PDF version
Draft Solid Waste Management Plan Needs Closer Look & Changes, November/December 2010
Environmentalists Honor Ward Stone, November/December 2010
Plant linked to Lyme risk, November/December 2010
Researcher: Coyote is Part Wolf, November/December 2010
Recycling ‘Tiny Trash’ — Cigarette Butts, November/December 2010
September/October – Download printable PDF version
We Want Ward in Our Backyard, September/October 2010
Town of Colonie is in the Process of Revoking Protection of the Pine Bush! September/October 2010
The Wonderful Wildlife Pathology Unit, September/October 2010
Time for the City of Albany to Enforce the Pesticide Ordinance, September/October 2010
July/August – Download printable PDF version
Ward Stone, Environmental Hero, Speaks, July/August 2010
The Great Pesticide Hunt – How Grace Nichols Discovered
the City Violated Their Own Pesticide Ordinance, July/August 2010
Nighthawks, July/August 2010
United National Antiwar Conference to be Held in Albany – Why Save the Pine Bush Supporters Need to Attend,July/August 2010
Action Alerts! Draft New York State Solid Waste Management Plan -Deadline for Public Comments: August 16, 2010, July/August 2010
Speak Out on Pesticides – Please Come to City Hall on July 14 at 6pm, July/August 2010
May/June – Download printable PDF version
Turnabout defeats Albany landfill vote again – Last-minute changed vote leaves the expansion of Albany’s landfill uncertain, May/June 2010
New Yorkers for Zero Waste Platform 2010, May/June 2010
Town of Colonie Planning Board, May/June 2010
Comments on the Solid Waste Management Plan by Mike Kernan, May/June 2010
Sally’s Recycling Corner, May/June 2010
March/April – Download printable PDF version
Storm Over the Mountains – John Wolcott advocates for preserving Thacher Park, March/April 2010
Composting on a Large Scale, Is large-scale composting better for humans and the environment than incineration for disposing of organics?, March/April 2010
Zero Waste or Waste Authority?, Update on the City of Albany’s Solid Waste Management Plan, March/April 2010
NYS Climate Action Council, March/April 2010
January/February – Download printable PDF version
New York State Solid Waste Management Plan, January/February 2010
Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Conference, January/February 2010
Yesterday’s News, January/February 2010
Amicus Brief, January/February 2010
Sally’s Recycling Corner, January/February 2010
