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STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ALBANY SUPREME COURT _________________________________________________ In the Matter of the Application of SAVE THE PINE BUSH, INC., REZSIN ADAMS, SANDRA CAMP, SHARON CASTERLIN, LUCY CLARK, LYNNE JACKSON, MARTHA MASTERS JOHN WOLCOTT, PETER VAN NOSTRAND and RUSSELL ZIEMBA, Case No. 1 VERIFIED PETITION … Verified Petition, Januar 17, 2006
The March The March Send Jenna & Barbara or Bring Our Troops Home
The March The March From Iraq to New Orleans George Bush Doesn’t Care About People
Charles Johnson Charles Johnson A very powerful speaker from the Million Worker March
The March The March Finally, after an hour and a quarter of marching, we make it to the White House! Here are the Peace Action people from all over the country.
Cops on Horses Cops on Horses At the end of the march, the cops put on a magnificent display of marching out in formation.
IMG_5211.JPG Some marchers pause for a break.
by Tom Ellis Since the prior SPB News last year, much has occurred locally and regionally. Despite many enviro-activists working separately, climate activists are increasingly well organized and effective in their lobbying the state legislature. Nevertheless, a widely supported Renewable Capitol Act has not been enacted as of Earth Day. The RCA would invest $50 … Environmental News
Save the Pine Bush Home Page Next Dinner April 28, 2001 Welcome to Save the Pine Bush! Save the PineBush is an all- volunteer, not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving the Albany Pine Bush, a globally rare ecosystem in New York State. We stop developers by suing the government using environmental laws. The fight for Pine … Save the Pine Bush Home Page
Garbage in the Pine Bush Garbage in the Pine Bush If you had to pick the ideal place to put a landfill, would you choose sand dunes over an aquifer on the site of the breeding ground of an endangered species? I don’t think you would, but the that’s where the City of Albany choose­p;the … Garbage in the Pine Bush
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Tracy Frirsch drafted the following resolution and is calling on organizations and local legislatures to pass it: A Resolution Calling on the NYS Legislature and Department of Environmental Conservation to Ban the Use of Sewage Sludge in Compost and as a Soil Amendment or Fertilizer due to PFAS Contamination. Summary: This resolution calls for New … Tracy Frirsch’s PFAS Resolution
by John Wolcott Join us on a visit to a forgotten locale at the crossing of Old Karner Road with the AMTRAK tracks. This was bypassed when New Karner Road was built and then after a while the crossing was closed. This place was the location of the railroad stop half way between Albany and … Center, NY/Karner, NY Old Development Never Finished in the Pine Bush
On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, Tina Lieberman and Bill Reinhardt of the Capital District Community Energy delivered the following presentation, via Zoom to the Save the Pine Bush Virtual Meeting. Links and accessible text are available below. Down To Earth: Practical Steps You Can Take to Reduce Carbon Emissions & Save Our Climate Tina Lieberman, … Save the Pine Bush Presentation – Down to Earth, 4/20/22
by Tom Ellis ALBANY, NY: Lynne Jackson spoke about current developments in the Pine Bush and Steve Downs about The War on Terror – Twenty Years Later, at the February 23 Save the Pine Bush virtual meeting. After thanking SPB members for their financial contributions to assist one of SPB’s dinner chefs, Adam Baldwin, with … Save the Pine Bush Update and the War on Terror
As much as we love solar, the Eden Renewable Solar Project in Colonie is NOT okay. Dear Save the Pine Bush Friends, Please come to the public hearing regarding the proposed Solar Farm in the Pine Bush. I have included links to the documents and maps. Thank you so much, Lynne Jackson For Save the … Curry Road Solar Colonie (Eden Renewables) Proposed on 75-acres of Full Protection Lands
The State Executive Budget for the next fiscal year would boost the Environmental Protection Fund to a permanent level of $150 million, up $25 million from this year. Of this, $55 million would go to land acquisition and open space protection, up from $31.5 million this year. The Executive Budget would also allocate $219.6 million … Proposed Executive Budget
Monday, February 15, 2021 – 19:52 – Altamont Enterprise GUILDERLAND — The judge overseeing the town of Guilderland and Pyramid Management Group’s appeal to reverse a lower court’s decision that stopped construction of the company’s Rapp Road and Western Avenue projects has agreed to a request for “an expedited briefing schedule on this appeal.” The … Appeals court in Guilderland-Pyramid lawsuit allows case to cut the line – Altamont Enterprise
by Grace Nichols Earth Day Season began with a Teach-In by the Black Caucus of PEF (Public Employees Federation) at the Albany Public Library (on April 16th) about the environmental injustice done to the Sheridan Hollow community in Albany, NY. Sheridan Hollow is named for its location down a ravine that’s across the street from … Earth Day Actions in Albany NY
by Sally Cummings GreenDisk http://www.greendisk.com is the manufacturer of GreenDisk High Quality Recycled Diskettes and is the world’s leading software recycler. GreenDisk’s Corporate Disposal Program addresses the issues of secure disposal of information assets, wasted storage costs, and the legal liability related to software licenses in a cost-effective, environmentally responsible manner. Personal computer users throw … Sally’s Recycling Corner
PETER HENNER ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW P.O. BOX 326 CLARKSVILLE, NEW YORK 12041-0326 (518) 768-8232 Fax: (518) 768-8235 WEB SITE: peterhenner.com * CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUE October 20, 2003 Mr. Mark Wagner, General Manager Pyramid Crossgates Company 120 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12203 Dear Mr. Wagner: … Notice of Intent to Sue
Million Worker March Million Worker March Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Home Inernational Terrorist Drum Circle So many people! Beautiful paintings n Lots of people gather IMG_3014.JPG People with different views attended IMG_3020.JPG
09-24-05 09-24-05 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 The march The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March The March Billionaires for Bush Billionaires for … 4
Washington – 01-27-07 Washington – 01-27-07 Home | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 Cops are nervous about the sitters Wisconsin! What part of NO-vember don’t you understand? A Quaker from Pennslyvania Uncle Sam Dancing … 4
Letters to Save the Pine Bush Letters to Save the Pine Bush Here is a sampling of letters written to Save the Pine Bush and some responses written by Lynne Jackson: From: rngeorge@gw.dec.state.ny.us (Richard Georgeson) To: pinebush@aol.com To Lynne Jackson: Lynne – In your history of Save the Pine Bush section of your … Letters to Save the Pine Bush
Million Worker March Million Worker March by Lynne Jackson On Sunday, October 17, my friend Jennifer Lindop and I got on a bus to go to Washington, DC fro the Million Worker March. We left from Albany, NY at midnight, arrived in Washington at 7:30 am. We visited memorials on the mall before attending the … 4
Creek’s Bend Cohousing Creek’s Bend Cohousing Peter McGowan & David Pettie by Rezsin Adams There are about 30 cohousing pro-jects in progress in the United States now. What is cohousing? Cohousing is unlike developer-built housing–the customer is not handed a finished product. A group of people, forming a small community, plan, design (with the help … Creek’s Bend Cohousing
ALBANY: Dr. Roland Kays, Mammalogist with the New York State Museum, explained to a large, appreciative Save the Pine Bush audience, why carnivores are important to ecosystems. Carnivores have a Òtop downÓ effect on ecosystems. For example, wolves eat moose, who eat plants. A change in the number of wolves will affect a change in … Carnivores in the Pine
The Albany Pine Bush Management Commission The Albany Pine Bush Management Commission The Pine Bush Management Commission was created by the New York State Legislature to study and manage the Pine Bush in response to Save the Pine Bush’s lawsuits with the City of Albany over the landfill. Members of the Commission include the executives … The Albany Pine Bush Management Commission
Proposed Hotel in the Pine Bush Hotel Update: Oral Arguements in the NY Court of Appeals Tuesday, September 15 at 2:00 The Court of Appeals is next door to Albany City Hall. This is an extremely significant case, and could, if we win change who has standing in SEQRA cases. Click here to … Save the Pine Bush
Thanks to anthrax, our new national hobgoblin, the federal Centers for Disease Control have been in the news a lot these days. Yet a report released by the CDC late in 2001 on a very different public health menaceÑurban sprawlÑhas gone largely unnoticed. According to the striking findings of the report, ÒCreating a Healthy Environment: … Unhealthy Choice
Resting on a leaf, click on photo to see larger picture. So much controversy over such a tiny butterfly-the Karner Blue, Lycaeides melissa samuelis. A beautiful pale blue, this tiny creature only lives in its adult form for one to two weeks. Named by Vladimir Nabokov (probably better known for his writing than his lepidoptery), … Save the Pine Bush
Developer Eyes N.Y. "Mount Vernon" Stanford Home Hearing Information Hearing Notes January 23 Hearing Canadians are Coming! Archeological Information Photos – Outdoor Photos – Indoor Bonding Editorial Preservation Donate Contact Developer Eyes N.Y. "Mount Vernon" Story by Catherine Finn / Nov. 9, 2006 From Preservation Online Neighbors of a 19th-century house in Niskayuna, N.Y., … Developer Eyes N.Y. “Mount Vernon”
Washington – 01-27-07 Washington – 01-27-07 Home | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 Drummers Drummers Drummers set the beat Drummers set the beat We are walking toward the start of the march Hey, Congress: … 4
NYC 10-27-07 NYC 10-27-07 My friend Kathy and I went to New York City to protest the war. It was very wet. According to the organizers, 45,000 people marched on the streets. It is time to stop the killing! Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Home Veteran Against the War No one died … 4
Dear Pine Bush supporters, Thursday, December 1 at 5:30, first floor, City Hall, will be one of the most important Pine Bush hearings. The Honorable Dominick Calsolaro’s resolution to dedicate the Fox Run Estate to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve will be discussed. Save the Pine Bush SUPPORTS this resolution. Don’t let the City use … Press Conference, Monday, November 21, 2005 6:30 PM
Washington – 01-27-07 Washington – 01-27-07 Home | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 The greem and brown object in the middle of the photo is a representation of the Twin Towers made with toy … 4
Protest the RNC Protest the Republican National Convention On Sunday, August 29, I went with 275 other Capital District residents to the United for Peace and Justice protest of the Republican National Convention. These are the photos that I took. The protest was peaceful. What were we protesting? We were protesting George W. Bush’s war … 4
Touhey Builds While Save the Pine Bush Goes to Court Touhey Builds While Save the Pine Bush Goes to Court Albany, NY – After twelve years of stopping Charlie Touhey from building the “Pine East” office complex on Washington Avenue Extension in front of the Dunes housing development, Touhey has won the current round and … Touhey Builds While Save the Pine Bush Goes to Court
Women’s Lives 04-25-04 Women’s Lives 04-25-04 On Sunday, April 25, I had the privilege of going to Washington, DC, with hundreds of other people, to March for Women’s Lives. These photos represent my experiences at this march, attended by more than One Million people. Lynne Jackson Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | … 4
By Lynne Jackson ALBANY, NY: Todd Ommen from the Pace Environmental Ligation Clinic representing Save the Pine Bush, filed an amicus brief in March in the case known as Thomas Hart, Lisa hart, Kevin Mcdonald, Sarah Mcdonald, 1667 Western Avenue, LLC and Red-Kap Sales, Inc., v. Town of Guilderland, Planning Board and Zoning Board of … Save the Pine Bush Files an Amicus Brief in the Pyramid Lawsuit
by Lynne Jackson We have made an annual pilgrimage to the Butterfly Station at Farnsworth Middle School for nine summers now and every year we learn something new. This year, we learned about the value of perseverance and broad purpose. We were greeted by a knowledgeable tour guide, 11-year-old Crystal Choi, who, like a score … Town of Clifton Park Ignores Pleas for Butterflies
NYC 03-20-04 NYC 03-20-04 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Police Police & Barricades Grandmothers Against War A Much Better World is Possible War is the Ultimate Child Abuse In Iraq People in Pink Stop Me! I Don’t Feel Safer Oil Take a Hike Bush Lies – Who Dies? Yo … 4
NYC 03-20-04 NYC 03-20-04 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Bush is a Weapon of Mass Destruction No More Lies The Carrousel Opens! Labor Marches! Police Vehilces Police direct demonstrators Police Barricades Protesters Stop 9-11 Coverup Helicopters Pics of us Cops line the strret Beautiful building Fund Cities Not War … 4
Washington Protest, January 18, 3003 Washington Protest, January 18, 3003 by Lynne Jackson Four buses and one van left Albany, New York just after midnight on Saturday morning, January 18, to attend the anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. It was bitter cold out, in the single didits, when we left Albany. These are the photographs … 23
Historic Action 02-01-07 Historic Action, February 1, 2007 Historic Action Network sponsored a walk from the Riverside Club and Freihofer Building in Lansingburg, across the 112th Street bridge to Waterford to show the connection between these beautiful historic buildings and the Hudson River. More than 30 people participated. Historic Action Network believes these buildings should … 4
Inauguration 01-20-05 Inauguration 01-20-05 Five of us went to Washington, DC, to protest the inauguration of George W. Bush. We got our first glimpse of what the facist future will look like as we waited two hours to go through a check point where our bags and persons were searched. The number of police was … 4
Inauguration 01-20-05 Inauguration 01-20-05 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Home Marching Band Bandstand Federal Trade Commission Bleechers for Bush supporters Pennsylvania Avenue – Armed Camp The Capitol Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue People along inauguration route Waiting for the parade Watching busses go by Bus goes by on … 4