Dinner with Save the Pine Bush

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Dinner with Save the Pine Bush

Save the Pine Bush's volunteers worked for decades to preserve the Albany, New York, Pine Bush through the use of litigation and education. The Albany Pine Bush is globally rare pine barrens ecosystem and home many rare species, including the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. Save the Pine Bush has sustained itself for forty years by inviting everyone to join them for monthly vegetarian lasagna dinners. Each dinner features a speaker on the Pine Bush or other environmental issue, including climate change, solid waste issues, or other important topics. If you cannot make it to the delicious dinner, you are welcome to hear the speakers on the podcast!

  1. 20/02/2020

    Christian Grigoraskos from Extinction Rebellion - Climate Change: Heading for Extinction (And What to Do About It)

    The planet is in ecological crisis: we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event this planet has experienced. Scientists believe we may have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown. This is an emergency. In this talk, climate speakers from Extinction Rebellion will share the latest climate science on where our planet is heading, discuss some of the current psychology around climate change, and offer solutions through the study of social movements.

    1h 17m

  2. 16/01/2020

    Tina Lieberman and Paul Tick - A Burning Issue

    Tina and Paul talk about the poisons coming our way from the proposed tire burning by Lafarge in Ravena. This $27 billion multi-national company plans to burn tires from around NYS and other states as well making us the tire burning capital of the northeast. Tina and Paul discuss the hazardous chemicals that will be released into our air, water and soil that will have literally ‘sickening’ effects on people and animals. Tina and Paul tell us about the outstanding work activists have been doing and will continue to do to try to get the county legislature to “ban the burn,” and why this critical issue affects us all.

    1h 16m

  3. 21/11/2019

    Hugh Johnson speaks about How Trump could ruin our National Weather Service and trump our chances to reverse climate change for good

    Hugh Johnson Retired National Weather Service Meteorologist speaks about How Trump could ruin our National Weather Service and trump our chances to reverse climate change for good Hurricane Dorian was a monster. Trump took it upon himself to modify a National Weather Service forecast, apparently given an old forecast briefing. Instead of apologizing over the confusion he continued to insist his forecast was correct throwing the NWS forecasters from Birmingham under the bus. However there is a much more grave concern here, how Trump is undermining our chances to reverse climate change. Hugh will address those concerns and how we need to combat them.

    1h 2m

  4. 17/10/2019

    Merton Simpson speaks about Fighting Environmental Racial Injustice

    Merton is a street activist and community organizer. He is also an Albany County legislator. He is best known for his work with SHARE, the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy that he co-chairs with Ruth Foster. SHARE’s hard work has borne tangible fruit, but there is still a long way to go. Merton is also a Prime Sponsor of a bill to ban the sale of flavors, including menthol, from e-cigarettes and cigarettes. Menthol is a racial justice issue.

    1h 3m

  5. 15/10/2019

    Waste Reduction and Recycling: Neil Seldman, PhD.

    How the Capital District can Transition from Landfills & Incineration to Zero Waste  October 14th 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM History of US waste and recycling, restructuring of recycling, localization of solid waste management systems and related challenges. What do we do now at state level, local level, and private sector? What about zero waste?

    1h 21m

  6. 19/09/2019

    Doug Bullock speaks about Environmental Legislation in Albany County

    Doug has been an Albany County legislator since 2008 and has an outstanding record of accomplishments.  Most recently, he sponsored a resolution to make Albany County pollinator friendly.  This has become policy.  Save the Pine Bush member Grace Nichols did a lot of work on this.  Doug is currently a sponsor of the Albany County Clean Air Local Law and is working on a resolution to remove plastic water bottles from the Albany County airport.  He is one of the organizers of the local Climate March on September 20.

    1h 3m

  7. 22/08/2019

    Lou Ismay speaks about The Environmental Forum

    Lou Ismay was a professor at the Environmental Forum at the University of Albany from the mid-1960s to the early 1970’s. During the Save the Pine Bush Earth Day dinner this year, Lou began to tell the story of the Environmental Forum, but, time was limited and Lou was not able to nish. Join us for this dinner, and listen to the rest of Lou’s amazing tale of the Environmental Forum at the University of Albany and the student run, PYE - Protect Your Environment club.

    1h 12m

  8. 20/06/2019

    The Commission’s Analysis of Pyramid Crossgates Building Proposal in the Pine Bush

    Neil A. Gifford, Conservation Director, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission speaks about Pyramid Crossgates is proposing to construct 222 apartments in five buildings on twenty acres of Pine Bush. The proposed development is located on Rapp Road in the Town of Guilderland. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission’s Technical Committee has issued an analysis of the proposal and its possible affects on the Pine Bush. The Karner Blue “butterfly corridor” borders this proposed development to the north. Neil Gifford will explain the Technical Committee’s findings, the Commission’s position on the proposed development and impacts the proposed development may have on insect, amphibian, reptile and mammal species.

    1h 6m
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Save the Pine Bush's volunteers worked for decades to preserve the Albany, New York, Pine Bush through the use of litigation and education. The Albany Pine Bush is globally rare pine barrens ecosystem and home many rare species, including the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. Save the Pine Bush has sustained itself for forty years by inviting everyone to join them for monthly vegetarian lasagna dinners. Each dinner features a speaker on the Pine Bush or other environmental issue, including climate change, solid waste issues, or other important topics. If you cannot make it to the delicious dinner, you are welcome to hear the speakers on the podcast!

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