Dear Gas Free Seneca Supporter,
It has been just over a year since Gas Free Seneca was formed,
and the Seneca at a Crossroads forum was held in Watkins Glen. Since
then, we have made great strides in the effort to preserve the local
sustainable economy, protect our health and safety, and preserve our way
of life in this region.
Yet there is still great work to be done. Our region faces
economic and environmental challenges. The area is being considered for
hydrofracking, gas storage and transport, and frack-related industry in
the industrial park on Route 14. We need to continue to inform the
community, to learn together, and to connect with our local
decision-makers.
As such, we are planning to host an event on Tuesday, May 1st,
7:00pm, at the Glen Theater. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for
the community to learn together about the connection between the health
of our bodies and the health of our air, land, and water. We will
screen the film Living Downstream, a documentary based on the acclaimed
book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D.
Dr. Steingraber has a strong bond with Watkins Glen. Her son,
Elijah, was born here, in Seneca Lake water. She has offered to attend
the screening, to speak, answer questions, and do a book signing.
Here is where you come
in: Please attend the screening. Please spread the word, and invite
any local decision-makers you know to the event. Please print and post
the attached flyer.
We remain at a tipping point here on Seneca Lake. Do we need more
heavy industry around the lake, or do we have enough? What effect will
an increase in heavy industry have on the wine and tourism businesses in
the region? How will heavy industry impact our agriculture, our
health, our safety, our way of life? We have a lot of work to do, and
your help in turning the May 1st event into a well-attended community
forum is critical.
Please contact us at: gasfreeseneca AT gmail.com with any questions or offers to help! Thank you!
Yvonne Taylor Co-Founder, Gas Free Seneca |
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