Democrats Propose Green New Deal; The Insect Apocalypse is Here How Will It Affect the Earth?; Chemicals on Our Food When Safe May Not Really Be Safe

Posted on December 5, 2018

House Democrats Propose a “Green New Deal” to help fight Climate Change House Representative-Elect Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is already stirring things up in Congress. She recently rolled out a proposal for a “Green New Deal”, which is a plan for the … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Ban pesticides, #chemicals on food, #Climate Change, #climate change solutions, #decline of insects, #green new deal, #insects, #organic food

Tell NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to Divest State Funds From Fossil Fuels!; Oppose Nomination of Dow AgroScientist, Scott Hutchins, from USDA; Support the Environment and Demand the EPA to Ban Glyphosate!

Posted on October 9, 2018

Tell NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to Divest State Funds from Fossil Fuels! A landmark report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released on Monday, showing how dire our world could become if we don’t reduce our global … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #ban glyphosate, #Ban pesticides, #Divest from fossil fuels, #dow chemical, #EPA, #protect the bees, #reduce carbon emissions, #Save the bees, #usda

#RISENY & Join the Movement at the Climate March September 6th in NY or Sept. 8th in DC!; Get The Vote Out, Register To Vote and Know Your Candidates; Oppose Pesticide Pre-Emption in the House Farm Bill

Posted on August 28, 2018

Join the People’s Climate March, September 6th in NYC! September 8th in DC and Everywhere else! Next week, on September 6th, New York City will be marching to fight for action on climate change, jobs and justice in the People’s Climate … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #RISENY March, #Ban pesticides, #Climate Change, #climate march, #GET OUT THE VOTE, #need to vote, #peoples climate march, #register to vote

Stop the FDA from Allowing Toxic Nano-Particles in Sunscreen; Support Local Farmers and Join your Local NOFA Chapter; Support the Ban of Dicamba Herbicide in NY

Posted on August 7, 2018

Stop nano-particles from sneaking into sunscreen! In addition to the recent findings, that heating your food in plastic containers is harmful, another relevant summer news issue, is the presence of toxic nano-particles in sunscreens marketed for babies and children. The … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #August 10-12: NOFA Summer Conference, #Ban pesticides, #ban toxic nano-particles, #eat local, #harmful chemicals, #harmful pesticides, #local farms, #NOFA Conference, #nofa-ny, #organic farming