Why Cats Belong Indoors - October
2011 POSTED 11/1/11
It's 10am. Do you know where Fluffy is? If you are like many people, and allow your cat to roam outdoors, there is a distinct possibility that at this
moment, Fluffy is stalking an unaware bird, ready to pounce with deadly accuracy....Hundreds of millions of birds are killed by cats each year. Bottom line, cats are an invasive and
alien species and do not belong in our ecosystem. |
Read
the article by Stella Miller, (who shares her home with two pampered indoor cats), published in
the October 2011 issue of New
York Birders
On the Revised Draft SGEIS on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program - October
2011
 POSTED 11/1/11
The Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) presents a comprehensive
review of ecological effects due to water
withdrawal for High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing
(HVHF)....The DEC conclusion
that the "… projected water withdrawals
and consumptive use of water are modest
relative to overall water withdrawals in New
York" is misleading and self-deceiving.
Unless this perception is changed,
we have little reason to believe that our DEC
will spend their resources of personnel and
money to protect our aquatic resources from
the effect of water use by HVHF. |
Read
the article by John L. Confer, published in
the October 2011 issue of New
York Birders
An Opportunity to Lessen Mercury Impacts on Birds
- July
2011 POSTED 11/1/11
 The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced
a significant rule to reduce emissions of
mercury—along with arsenic, lead, dioxins, acid
gas, and six dozen other toxic chemicals that
power plants are now able to freely dump into our
air. However, the coal industry and electric utilities are
making every effort to weaken this rule and continue
business as usual. |
Read
the article by Andy Mason, published in
the July 2011 issue of New
York Birders
390 Parts Per Million & Rising - January
2011 POSTED 4/28/11
 In December 2010, the carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the atmosphere
reached 390 parts per million (PPM). By 2014, the CO2 level will pass 400 PPM. By the end of the 21st century, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency projects atmospheric CO2 levels
will be at least 535 PPM and possibly as high as 983 PPM.
The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is directly related to the
temperature on Earth. 2010 was just ranked one of the three
hottest years on record, within the hottest decade (2001-2010)
on record. |
