LI Green Sheets 7/15/09

Welcome to the LI Green Sheets
rev 7-15-09

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The LI Green Sheets is a weekly “Green Events” email service about green events and activities in our region.  If your organization or company has an event, class, meeting, seminar or program that you want LI Green’s over 5000 environmental businesspeople, activists, educators email list to know about please fill out this web form or forward information to greensheets@ligreen.com.  Include  date, time, address, event description, web link and contact information.

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Green Drinks – Green Drinks are monthly networking events for environmental professionals, educators and others held throughout Long Island

• Green Drinks North Fork - Thursday July 16th 6 to 9 pm Castello Di Borghese Winergy Route 48 (Sound Ave) and Alvah’s Lane Cutchogue New York 11935.  Click here for directions More Info www.ligreen.com/greendrinks RSVP greendrinks@ligreen.com or 631-721-1908

• Green Drinks Open House -  With Whole Foods Jericho and Greener Country Store – Monday August 10th, 5-8 PM. Jericho Commons Shopping Center, 429 North Broadway, Jericho 11743. Click Here for Directions

• Coming Soon – Watch for the dates – First annual Southampton Green Drinks “Beach Party” in Mid August,  Green Drinks Open House at the Wales Darby Energy Room,  Western Nassau County Green Drinks, Five Towns Green Drinks

Charitable Events

• Ellen’s Run – Family Event to Benefit Breast Cancer Patient Support Services.  5K race/walk.  Sun August 16th.  9 am sharp. New Location: Southampton Hospital

Live and Learn

• LONG ISLAND SOUND MEDITATION – All environmental issues are symptoms of a far deeper issue – human separation from the rest of nature.  Renew your spiritual relationship with LI Sound to find inner peace.  A shamanic-based meditation.  Older children welcome.  Peter Maniscalco guides.  Summer Sundays through Labor Day weekend.  Meet: 10:30 am, Shoreham Beach parking lot,  N. Country Rd., Shoreham.  Info: 631.874.4104.

• Sierra Club Long Island Water Sentinels Invites you to taste wine and meet LI artists Martha Clara Vineyards 6025 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901 Sunday, August 16  1:00pm – 5:00pm *Cost: $25.00 pay at door RSVP:  Linda Freilich, Coastal Waterways Chair, turton@optonline.net or Sally Anne Keller at sawatercolor@optonline.net *100% of funds go toward buying water test kits *20% of artists’ earnings pledged to the cause

• Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI) – Free public seminar on Renewable Energy, Town of East Hampton – July 30 – 6:00-8:00pm www.renewableenergylongisland.org for more info

• Green Living LI Meetup – August 6th at Bobbi-Que, 70 W Main St, Patchogue, NY 11772, 631-447-7744.  More details at
  http://www.meetup.com/Living- Green-Long-Island/calendar/ 10788718/. Michael Brylewski of Organic Cleaning in Hampton Bays will be speaking about the benefits of green cleaning your home.

• Green Living Seminars – Starflower Experiences – Speakers on a variety of ‘green living’ topics at the Melville Library on the 2nd Thursday (except July & August) 7-9 pm 516-938-6152 Email:info@ starflowerexperiences.org www.starflowerexperiences.org

• Discovering a Sense of Place Discussion Course – Starflower Experiences 516-938-6152 :info@starflowerexperiences.org This 8 session course will meet Tuesday evenings at Manor Farm. The purpose of the Discovering a Sense of Place course is:  to understand the meaning of a bioregional perspective, and what it would mean to develop one, to consider the benefits of consciously developing an intimate relationship with your place, and to explore what it might mean to protect the place where you live. Starts October 6 Download a registration flyer at www.starflowerexperiences.org.  More info at www.nwei.org

• Permaculture Design Course – Starflower Experiences 516-938-6152 :info@starflowerexperiences.org Permaculture design is a comprehensive set of principles and theories regarding sustainability.  This is an internationally recognized certification program which, upon successful completion of the course, the student is now enabled to teach and practice permaculture design. Download registration form www.starflowerexperiences.org

• Stony Brook Advanced Energy Research Center Annual Conference - If you are in any way involved in the search for innovative solutions to the world’s energy needs, then Advanced Energy 2009 is the one conference you cannot afford to miss. On November 18 & 19 the energy world will be focused on the Hyatt Regency Long Island hotel in Hauppauge, New York. Mark the dates on your calendar today! For info or to register Kathleen Ferrell at kferrell@notes.cc.sunysb.edu,  or by telephone at  (631) 632-4625.
  

Long Island Environmental Groups

• EECO Farm – Win a John Deere Mower/Tractor!  Raffle tickets only $20  Three for $50.  Tickets sold at EECO Farm Stand
  55 Long Lane, East Hampton &  Balsam Farm Stand Town Lane, Amagansett. All proceeds will support EECO Farm Drawing on Saturday, September 5 at EECO Farm’s Pot Luck Picnic 6 PM

• Group for the East End – Friday Forum: Algae, Aquaculture and the Environment – Can We Really Farm the Bays?  July 17th 9 to 10 am.  Join Group for the East End President Bob DeLuca and his award-winning co-host, WLIU 88.3 FM radio’s Bonnie Grice for an informative discussion about algal blooms, what they can tell us about the health of our coastal waters, and how they impact the viability of commercial shell fishing and aquaculture for the future.  Joining Bob and Bonnie for this discussion will be John Aldred of the East Hampton Town Hatchery, Karen Rivera of the East End Marine Farmers Association, Greg Rivera from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s shellfish and aquaculture program, and Dr. Steve Tettlebach, a Marine Scientist and Local Shellfish Expert.

• Peconic Land Trust – Bridge Gardens – Join us for Friday Evening special events – www.peconic.landtrust.org

• Babylon Green Party – On Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature a showing of Michael Moore’s film, “Sicko” The film uses humor to point out the sad state of medical coverage in the United States.  It outlines how much more successful a single-payer universal healthcare system has been in every other industrialized country. This showing is an extension of the Babylon Green Party’s 100 Days series which discusses issues that President Obama needed to address in his first 100 Days. http://www.BabylonGreens.org The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231) http://www.piscescafe.net.  For info call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the public.

• Rangers of the Earth Program Day- Starflower Experiences 516-938-6152 info@starflowerexperiences.org – Rangers of the Earth helps upper elementary learners understand basic ecological processes, develop positive feelings about being in the natural world, and use their new understandings and feelings to change their own environmental habits.  This full-day session will provide an overview of the program, give you a chance to experience some of the activities (both indoor and outdoor), and help you find out how your group can participate in the program. This workshop is for classroom teachers, outdoor leaders, those who care for wild places, and others interested in seeing a model earth education program. November 15, 2009  8:30 am – 5:00 pm Sweet Hollow Hall, West Hills County Park. Download or request registration flyer www.starflowerexperiences.org

• Earth Education Workshop – Starflower Experiences:516-938-6152 info@starflowerexperiences.org Join us for a full day of stimulating sessions and demonstration activities introducing earth education. Earth education programs help learners understand basic ecological processes, develop positive feelings about the natural world, and use their new understandings and feelings to begin making change in their own environmental habits.November 14, 2009 8:30 – 5:00 at Sweet Hollow Hall, West Hills County Park, Melville.  Download or request registration flyer www.starflowerexperiences.org

• LI Naturally environmental fair – Starflower Experiences 516-938-6152 info@starflowerexperiences.org This is our annual environmental fair to be held at Manor Farm in Huntington.September 26, 2009 10 am – 4 pm Just come – no signup required. www.starflowerexperiences.org

Local Government

• More Planning for the Great Greening of Southampton – Thurs. July 16th 5:30 pm Rogers Memorial Library – Open meeting with the Town’s Sustainable Southampton Green Committee to learn about local initiatives. 283-0774 x 523 for reservations.

Schools

• DONATE USED BIKES NOVEMBER 7 & 8, 2009. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m. at The Wheatley School 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY.  Bikes will be shipped to Ghana, West Africa to be used as socially, economically, and environmentally appropriate and sustainable transportation technology, helping people break the poverty cycle, providing access to school, work, health care, and market places.  In collaboration with The Village Bike Project.org, we have already sent nearly 2000 bikes to Ghana!  Re-Cycle your cycles and help The Wheatley Afri-Bike Coalition change more lives in rural West Africa.  And please help us spread the word by posting this info at your local bike shop, house of worship, community center, etc. For more info and other drop off locations in Nassau and Western Suffolk, please contact Steve Finkeklstein at (H) 516-334-2375,  (W- school year) 516-333-7143 or earthfink@aol.com and check the school website this fall at ewsdonline.org.

Long Island Green Businesses

• Workshop with Wendy Eden – Certified Hippocrates Health Educator/ Nutritionist/ Speaker – Raw Living Foods, Wellness, and Anti-aging – Reverse cancer, diabetes, obesity, depression and many health challenges.  Saturday July 18th, 2009 2pm-4pm  ANANDA YOGA and WELLNESS  20 Hampton Road  Southampton,. NY www.anandayogawellness.com 631-204-1219

• Go Solar Saturday Solar Tour -  Educational seminar on solar energy.  See how solar electric and solar thermal work first hand in our SunShack.  August 15, 2009  10 a.m. - Noon  Signup at gosolar.com 631-727-2224.  Also Sept. 12th and 19th

• East End GreenFest – Weekend of August 1st and 2nd. 2 day outdoor festival celebrating the latest green solutions in a fun and informative setting.  Festivities include live music from local musicians, healthy and organic foods and beverages, interactive displays, speakers, kids activities, speakers, hand on demonstrations, exhibits and shopping for natural and sustainable products.  Strawberry Fields Fairgrounds – Rt 48 in Mattituck.  For more info 631-470-3933 or www.eastendgreenfest.com

• Second Annual Solar Day – August 8th 12pm Eastern Energy Systems 631 779 1026. mfroehlich@e2sys.com -  Event will be held at our Renewable Energy Demo Home Facility (3305 Alrich Lane, Laurel).  Live Music, Food, Local Farm Products, Wine Tasting, Green Vendors. Renewable Energy Tours and Presentations will be given hourly promoting education, conservation and energy efficiency and production.

• HIA Environmental &  Energy Seminars & Expo Several “green” seminars & exhibition hall with several “green” technologies October 23, 2009  8 AM – 4 PM www.hia-li.org 631.543.5355

• Introduction to Photovoltaics – 8 hour seminar – Windsine, Inc. www.windsine.org 631-514-4166 Sat July 25th.  8:30 to 4:30.  Holiday Inn East End, Riverhead.  Understand PV before you talk to contractors or do it yourself
  

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LIPA/NYPA: Don’t Bailout National Grid

Long Island Business News » Maniscalco: Bailout senseless

The Long Island Power Authority and the New York Power Authority have set the wheels in motion to bail out National Grid by purchasing its plants, which National Grid Vice President Robert Catell has labeled “junk.” This begins the process to take National Grid’s toxic assets off the corporate books and place them on the public ledger. It’s a calculated move to benefit Grid investors, bond sellers and bondholders, at the expense of LIPA ratepayers and state taxpayers.

Death of Nylon & Steel’s Molecule Machine

from Paul Cama:

It brings me sad new to say that the Machine (the Molecule Maker) that fueled the Nylon & Steel Band.  Mostly the live shows for nearly 7 out of its 10 year run w/ the band was laid to rest in the green dumpster on Monday.   Even though the band has not been together in nearly 7 yrs, Molecule Maker (as it was called by the band & the fans) was repaired seven times in the past but, after losing a long battle of its entire liquid that leaked out do to a small crack in the shell. Doctors were unable to salvage it. Ode to Joy was played after it was tossed.

The molecule maker first came into play when the band’s bassist David Bartow was trying to create a psychedelic light show with Drummer Paul Cama in the early 90’s (in the vein of Josh Light Show who did it for the Dead & Airplane in the 60’s.)

LI Green Events Sheet 7/8/09

Welcome to the LI Green Sheets
rev 7-8-09

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The LI Green Sheets is a weekly “Green Events” email service about green events and activities in our region.  If your organization or company has an event, class, meeting, seminar or program that you want LI Green’s over 5000 environmental businesspeople, activists, educators email list to know about please fill out this web form or forward information to greensheets@ligreen.com.  Include  date, time, address, event description, web link and contact information.

We also offer sponsored listings and advertisement to businesses that provide sustainability products and services.  To learn more about this great opportunity please contact Chuck Schwartz at chuck@ligreen.com or 631-721-1908.  Thanks for your company’s support.

Click here to signup for the LI Green Email List.

Please forward this email to anyone that you think might be interested in it.

“BQE to the LIE” by Easy Anthems video

Easy Anthems perform the “BQE to the LIE” from their new CD at their second CD release party at Nags Head in Huntington, NY http://www.easyanthems.org

Related:

• “Sweet Lazy Day Queen” by Easy Anthems
• Easy Anthems 6/26/09 photos
• Easy Anthems 2x 6/26/09
• Green Party Show: acoustic Easy Anthems
• Go Back to Pittsburgh by Easy Anthems
• The Great Race by acoustic Easy Anthems
• 4-Song Medley by Easy Anthems
• It’s Been a Long Time by Easy Anthems
• Easy Anthems 2008 Holiday Party Photos

New music for the 4th of July: Family values and potato salad

KW: Our old friend Sonny Meadows just released a new CD, “Tolerance.” We will definitely be telling you more about it soon. Though, since Sonny was so timely to get it out last month, thought we should definitely tell you about the song, “Family Reunion 4th of July.”  You can hear a preview of the album –including the 4th of July song — at cdbaby.com: here. For the record, Sonny Meadows’ family values include potato salad AND beer. He’s very tolerant.

Also appearing on the CD are: Sonny Speed (co-producer and various instruments); Jon Foreman; Jeff Curtis; Robert Langley; Frank Gambino; and the mysterious “Pamela” on backing vocals.

“Amityville Massacree” by Jim Frazzitta

Jim Frazzitta performs his song “Amityville Massacree” at his show at the Conklin Barn, Hunting, NY on June 20, 2009. for more information go to http://www.myspace.com/JimFrazzitta

Related:

• “Word” by Jim Frazzitta video
• Frazzitta/Westcott 6/20/09 photos
• Bob Westcott & Jim Frazzitta 6/20/09
• Jim Frazzitta 4/25/09
• Common Ground video
• Amityville Masacree by Jim Frazzitta video
• Green Party Show: Jim Frazzitta – Twenty Years Below
• Frazzitta recording a new album

Your chance to see dolphins: up to 200 in separate groups in Long Island

A different kind of Long Island dolphin. (The only one I have seen so far!)

Kimberly writes: Now they are saying that there may be up to 200 dolphins swimming around the Long Island Sound. (It’s hard to count because some are above water and some below as they take turns getting air.) And, the original pod has split up into at least two different groups. Scientists say the dolphins are hunting herring, and their behaviors all seem normal.

I am going to go on adventure today and try to get a photo from the shore. Below are some latest sightings. One of the links has a great photo, the other a (very short) video:

“Word” by Jim Frazzitta video

Jim Frazzitta performs his song “Word” at his show at the Conklin Barn on June 20, 2009.  for more information go to http://www.myspace.com/JimFrazzitta

Easy Anthems 6/26/09 photos

Related: Easy Anthems 2x 6/26/09

Ex-Congressman Rick Lazio will run for Governor of NY

In the article, Newsday lists as possible 2010 Governor candidates: Rick Lazio (who just filed papers) and Rudy Giuliani on the Republican side. And, David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo on the Democratic side. In their poll, Newsday listed as possible choices for Governor candidate:  David Paterson, Rudy Giuliani, Rick Lazio, Peter King, Andrew Cuomo,  Michael Bloomberg and Eliot Spitzer.

(excerpt from) Newsday
Ex-congressman Lazio files papers to run for governor
By Sid Cassese / June 25, 2009

Republican Rick Lazio, the former four-term congressman from Suffolk, is definitely a candidate for governor of New York next year, even though he has not formally announced it…

[Editor's note: Yes, Rick Lazio is the former Congressperson from New York who ran for Senate against Hillary Clinton, and made the mistake of coming out from his podium and pointing his finger.]

Frazzitta/Westcott 6/20/09 photos

Glen Petit played the open

Jim Frazzitta played the first set