I think that two principles can help us and the Earth: 1. Let us remember the power of positive thinking and active imagination coupled with conscious focus and centered actions. No pointing fingers towards "bad guys" but knowing that we are all in the same boat and what comes around goes around and even welcoming some physically trying and difficult times that can help us come back to the our collective center. Some of us started experirncing this already.
2. The young people are the key: In partifcular college age students. Once they wake up and unite everything will shift. Just thoughts... --Dani On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Gay Nicholson <[email protected]>wrote: > I looked at the map and found that the two lots right next to my house were > leased with surface rights by the landlord. A different landlord at the > other end of my street leased the surface rights on two rental properties. > Not likely to drill here in Ludlowville due to lot sizes, but what are > these > people thinking? This is a small historic hamlet full of families. People > in Ft Worth, Texas didn't think they would drill in the neighborhoods, but > they did. > > We will be looking at the gas drilling threat during our Finger Lakes > Bioneers conference October 16-18. We will have Dave Cooper of Mountain > Justice presenting on both Friday and Saturday to share lessons learned > from > the fight against mountain-top removal. > > But I always come back to the question: what are we doing to lessen the > demand for coal and natural gas? Seems like that is equally important side > of the equation to work on. We have to reduce our own demand for these > substances if we are to call upon others not to extract here. It's > critical > to fight this industrial invasion, but the fight won't ever end unless we > are no longer dependent upon coal and natural gas for so much of our > existence. > > Gay > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Thomas Shelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Friends--Many thanks to Gay for forwarding this e-mail and to Sandy > > and Bill for all of the work they did to construct the site. It is > indeed > > very revealing. And chilling. Especially chilling is the introductory > > sentence: > > "Gas drilling is coming soon to the Finger Lakes Region. Rumors abound, > but > > one thing is sure: in the next few years residents will see a dramatic > > transformation of the local area to a more industrial landscape." > > > > [If you have "styles" for your e-mail and this is turned on the last > phrase > > is in italics for my emphasis.] > > > > Gee.... This is the beautiful Finger Lakes. I went for a ride through > our > > gorgeous hills this afternoon. It is deeply saddening that we may soon > have > > an "industrial landscape" instead of lush green hills in our future. And > a > > toxic future at best. I think we should resist this transition to the > > extent possible. Thanks for listening. Tom > > > > P.S.: And so much for the tourist industry that supports so many people > in > > the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier!! > > > > At 08:34 PM 8/30/2009, you wrote: > > > >> From: Sandy Podulka [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 1:24 PM > >> To: Recipient list suppressed > >> Subject: Our New Website! (Please check it out) > >> > >> Hi Folks, > >> > >> Bill and I are finally launching our new website, > >> www.tcgasmap.org We hope to get more sleep soon! > >> > >> It has a map of Tompkins County showing all the gas leases, .... > >> rest delted..... > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > > [email protected] > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > Questions about the list? ask > > [email protected] > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------- > Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. > President > Sustainable Tompkins > 109 S. Albany St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > www.sustainabletompkins.org > > > 607-533-7312 (home office) > 607-220-8991 (cell) > 607-216-1552 (ST office) > 607-216-1553 (ST fax) > > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- Dr. Dani Novak Department of Mathematics Ithaca College Ithaca NY 14850 (607)274-3595 www.ithaca.edu/dani www.familymath.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
