What Environmentalists Are Expecting In State Of The Union

February 12, 2013 Subscribe · Forward What Environmentalists Are Expecting In State Of The Union Ronnie Citron-Fink of upstate New York personally felt the effects of Hurricane Irene, her cousin in New Jersey lost a home to Superstorm Sandy and her Boston-based kids just experienced the latest "hundred-year event" to strike the Northeast in recent years, a record-breaking nor'easter called "Nemo." Continue reading... Towns Defend Local Fracking Bans As Cuomo Considers Lifting Moratorium Report: Sandy Was Second-Costliest Hurricane In U.S. History WATCH: 'Exxon Hates Your Children' Ad To Air On Fox News? PHOTOS: Giraffes, Elephants, Baby Sloths And More Disabled Turtle Fitted With Amazing Prosthetic Flippers After Shark Attack Pope Benedict XVI's Eco-Legacy Twister Strikes University Of Southern Mississippi Disabled Turtle Fitted With Amazing Prosthetic Flippers After Shark Attack Disabled Turtle Fitted With Amazing Prosthetic Flippers After Shark Attack Disturbing Photos Of Elephant Slaughter WATCH: It's 'Raining' Spiders In Brazil? AL GORE The State of the Union We are facing a rapidly closing window of opportunity to avert the worst consequences of the climate crisis and steer our country and -- with U.S. leadership -- the world, on a path of sustainability. Continue reading... JANE LUBCHENCO United States and European Union Tackle Illegal Fishing -- From a Shared Vision to Action Global fisheries provide an important source of healthy food and employment to the world's population. But unsustainable fisheries practices can put the world's fisheries and our food security at risk. Continue reading... MARK RUFFALO Governor Cuomo: Not One Well! If rumor becomes plan, then the residents of the Southern Tier become unwilling lab rats in our governor's fracking experiment. It's an experiment that risks ruin for many in the form of poisoned water, toxic air, burning flare stacks, mystery chemicals, and 24/7 noise. Continue reading... ROGER WITHERSPOON A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: The Navy Life -- Into the Abyss To the U.S. government, Operation Tomodachi was just another big humanitarian aid and rescue mission in which the nearest Navy fleet and many land-based personnel rushed to the aid of an ally in need. Continue reading... KATE SINDING 'You're Silencing Us' -- Protecting Free Speech Rights in Sanford, New York Last September, after taking a series of pro-fracking actions over a four-year period, Sanford's Town Board abruptly imposed a gag order silencing its citizens from discussing the red-hot issue of proposed new fracking in New York and the town. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.