Greetings Earthlings. We've been acting out about the Climate Crisis and the War Against Nature for well over a decade now and we realize like many 12 year-olds we can be annoying at times, right? (Checkout our very first show blog
HERE). In any case, would you like to come to our B-day party? David Detmold is coming, back from his
Bike for Standing Rock trip. We'll have cake and party favors and we'll hold a treasure hunt to find our Fool-on-the-Hill and The Mad King, as well as fun and games in the Enviro Show Echo Chamber, but first it's time for........Revenge of the Critters! Your pet may have fleas but you better hope you don't run into
"sea fleas" this summer.
We have a Quote of the Week from EPA Destroyer, Scott Pruitt:
“Science should not be something that’s just thrown about to try to dictate policy in Washington, D.C.” (Why bother with science when we have "alternative facts", right? ).
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This week’s Fool-on-the-Hill is Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
(Repugnican-FLA) who said: "I know there's a lot of money to be made on
the bandwagon of global warming, you can make movies, documentaries, get a lot
of research money—and that's okay, I love capitalism… My fear is using the
bandwagon of global warming to have Congress act on some knee-jerk reaction
which will please some editorialists, will hurt our economy, will not do
anything to help us in the future."
We have some Breaking News that will be updated as Hurricane Harvey hovers over coastal Texas. On Day 4 the National Weather Service say's Harvey is "
beyond anything experienced". Now there's reports of "
unbearable chemical smells hanging over parts of Houston". And now the first reported gas spill from none other than Kinder Morgan has come in
HERE. Did we mention that "the National Hurricane Center has been without a head since its director left in May", no? How about the fact that Houston has been a
sitting duck for years and one did anything to save it? Stay tuned!
We got a B-day present sitting just inside the door of The Enviro Show Echo Chamber!
Here it is! Wait, there's another gift right over
there. Two gifts of good news from judges in one show? Thanks, your honors. Remember those activists who shutdown
emergency turn-off valves of the five pipelines running from Canadian tar-sands oil fields into Minnesota, North Dakota,
Montana, and Washington last October? Orion Magazine has done a
piece on it titled "One Good Turn". Our friend Karl Meyer has a
new commentary on the beleaguered dead reach on the Connecticut River at Peskeomskut. Maybe our guest will help us connect some dots regarding that sacred place. Yikes! More good news? "
9 Northeastern states agree to further power plant cuts" (given that the present occupants in the White House of Lies are enemies of the planet).
After our conversation with David it's on to the Bus Stop Billboard:
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Every Tuesday, Noon to 1pm. Weekly TD Bank Vigil to pressure
TD to divest from Dakota Access Pipeline. 324 Main St., (near Federal St
corner)
Greenfield, MA.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2 - 5pm. Water Ceremony at Lower
Spectacle Pond Dam, Otis State forest, Sandisfield, MA. Water Ceremony led by
Jake Singer will take place this Wednesday at 2 PM at Lower Spectacle Pond.
#Pleaseshare #AllNationz #WaterisLife #MniWiconi #WaterProtectors
#Neciihiinetit
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Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 11:00am.-2:00 pm. “No Escape
from the Cape” anti-nuke standout at the Sagamore Bridge Cape side. Coming to
the Cape is easy. For those on the
Cape, leaving around 9:00 AM is a good time. Traffic seems to build up around 10:00. We gather earlier
with coffee and muffins on the green.
After the rally, we head to the British Beer Co. on 6A in Sandwich for
pizza and libations. Contact Susan
at scarpenter1103@gmail.com/774.268.1695 or Diane at 508.776.3132
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Wednesday. September 13, 6:30pm, Forbes Library, Northampton. “Here’s
to Flint” a film about what
happened in Flint and the importance of public maintenance of water
infrastructure by cities and towns to prevent what happened in Flint. Water
safety problems have been detected in the Pioneer Valley. Speakers to kick off
the post-film discussion include: Mary Ann Babinski, Westfield city councilor
who will talk about water safety problems closer to home with activists from
Westfield Residents Advocating for Themselves (WRAFT); and David Ahlfeld, Prof.
of Civil and Environment Engineering, UMass Amherst.
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Saturday, September 16 at 11am. - 3pm. A Flotilla of Boats
to Occupy Spectacle Pond! Lower Spectacle Pond, Cold Spring Road, Sandisfield,
MA. More than a half million gallons of water from Spectacle Pond will soon be
siphoned off by Kinder Morgan to test their fracked gas pipeline. Through our
presence, we will bear witness to the beauty of Spectacle Pond, protest its
despoilment, and resist the fossil fuel industry’s continued degradation of our
precious collective resources for private profit. Call Joan Levy at 413
256-0175
• Bring kayaks, canoes, rowboats, rafts, paddle boards.
• Bring your own lunch.
• All participants assume liability for their own safety —
bring a PFD.
• This a family-friendly, public action: Protectors unite!
• Heavy rain cancels the event.
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September 23, 9:00am - 4:00pm. Climate Change and the
Growing Risk of Nuclear War. Hadley Farms Meeting House. 41 Russell Street, Rt
9, Hadley, MA 01035 Map
A symposium on the issues of climate change and nuclear war.
Featured: Bill McKibben—350.org; Nitin Damle—American College of Physicians;
Michael Klare—Peace and World Security Studies Program, Five Colleges; Jennifer
Leaning—Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Zia Mian--Program on Science
and Global Security, Princeton University; Ira Helfand—Physicians for Social
Responsibility; Marty Nathan—Climate Action; John Loretz—International
Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
Get tickets here:
https://secure.psr.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1898&ea.campaign.id=72648
That is all....for now. Thanks for all the B-day wishes. Until next time remember: Listen to your Mother!
