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Climate change brings human catastrophe.

There’s nothing about bomb trains which carry crude oil mixed with liquefied natural gas and can level whole cities if they explode that is safe. It’s past time to ban fracking and the dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure that comes with it!

During their recent webinar on the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator in their ongoing effort to convince local residents that there is nothing to worry about, DEC officials casually made the stunning announcing that they permit the incinerator to emit 50 pounds of highly toxic mercury a year - and that Norlite has exceeded the permit. Former EPA administrator Judith Enck was aghast: 50 pounds of airborne mercury every year from Norlite is very troubling. It takes just a tablespoon of mercury to contaminate a large Adirondack lake and make the fish inedible. Mercury is a heavy metal, which is a neurotoxin, and it's extremely concerning that you have families living just a few 100 yards from Norlite and DEC is sanctioning over 50 pounds of mercury to be emitted into the air every single year.

Mark Dunlea of PAUSE and GELF talks with Andrea Cunliffe on WOOC about the need for environmental protections, climate change, and how Biden is doing for protecting our climate future. 10 Minute audio.

Day 2 of the Snowman sit in against global warming. Stop the Melting. We need President Biden to Build Back Fossil Free - halt new fossil fuels. Sen. Sanders and AOC stand in solidarity and have introduced a bill today to require @POTUS to declare a climate emergency. Feb. 8 kicks off a national week of action. (And NYS legislature needs to end fossil fuel subsidies.)