Category Archives: long island

The People You Meet Picking Up Beach Plastic

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

Serenely beautiful, surreal, spiritual.  Three weeks on the sugar-white sands of Tulum, contemplating the sometimes jade, sometimes topaz, sometimes evening blue Caribbean.  On days when the sea was perfectly flat and clear you could watch the sting rays and barracudas … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Environment, long island, sustainable energy, Uncategorized, water quality | 9 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Earth, #LoveOurPlanetNotPollution

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Some of us have been meeting at the Southampton library to discuss ways we can scale up existing efforts that draw down carbon from the atmosphere, based on the top 100 solutions outlined in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown: … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Pollution, climate change, Congress, economy, long island, Paris Climate Accord, science, sustainable energy, wind energy, Zeldin | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Racist Dog Whistle from Lee Zeldin

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

The Huffington Post reports: GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing a Muslim Colleague On Twitter! “Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.”   Rep. Ilhan Omar’s opponents have looked for every opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in bigotry, Congress, GOP, long island, Religion & tolerance, Uncategorized, Women, Zeldin | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Blue Wave in CD-1

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

I have always wanted to know whether our efforts of canvassing and voter registration are actually paying off! Now we have some data.  Suffolk County Board of Elections collects data on new voter registrations on a monthly basis.  I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Canvassing, long island, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Lee Zeldin: We call BS when we see BS!

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

By Marc Rauch To the editor of the Long Island Advance: NY-01 Representative Lee Zeldin has tried to portray himself as an environmentalist in a recent TV campaign ad, in press releases and in letters to constituents. However, a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, EPA, Health Care, long island, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Gershon vs. Zeldin on Gun Legislation

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

Printed as a Letter to the Editor in The Independent, Oct. 3, 2018 More Guns? Thank you for printing “Zeldin and Gershon Square Off,” so that voters know where each candidate stands on various topics. One important issue that was … Continue reading →

Posted in democrats, Guns, long island, perry gershon, school shootings, Uncategorized, Zeldin | Leave a comment

New York’s Suffolk County Economy: Not so Hot?

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Representative Lee Zeldin likes to claim that he has contributed to a “booming” economy resulting in jobs in his district (the eastern part of Suffolk county). Lets examine this for a minute. First, jobs This is the graph of unemployment since … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, economy, Employment, Labor, long island, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin | 2 Comments