EARTH MONTH 2024 ~ Events & News
Earth events and news are posted separately this month. the regular newsletter/calendar will be up towards the end of the month.
EVENTS
March 27 - World Wide Climate Justice Teach-In Penn State Behrend is the local site for this event March 27 5:30-8:30 pm
PBS Programming
Apr 4 - Benevolent Beers: Groundwork Erie Erie Ale Works 416 W 12th Street, Erie, PA 5-8pm "We team up with Groundwork Erie for another night of Benevolent Beers! Groundwork Erie, a 501(c)3 organization, develops programming focused on place-making, urban agriculture, and climate resilience... Every sale rung in between 5:00pm and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this group.
April 9 - Lecture: Roger Tory Peterson 1pm at Fenton History Center Jamestown NY. Speaker Arthur Pearson CEO of Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Free and public. In person and streamed on facebook. Donations appreciated.
April 13-14 - For the Beauty of the Earth: Faithful Responses to Climate Change with Avery Davis Lamb of Creation Justice Ministries. Saturday, April 13: 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (250 W 7th St. Erie)Scripture and Our Calling to Creation JusticeEcumenical worship, followed by presentation; lunch provided with workshop on congregational models for creation justice** To register for the Saturday morning event at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, please email britney.knight@firstcovenanterie.org. For registration please include your name, if you plan to stay for lunch, and any dietary restrictions.Saturday, April 13: 6:00 P.M. at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul (134 W 7th St.)Hospitality in a Time of Climate ChangePresentation with Q&A, reception with local climate care organizationsSunday, April 14: 9:45A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Wayside Presbyterian Church (1208 Asbury Rd)Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic WorldTeaching Sunday School (9:45 A.M.) and preaching at worship (11:00 A.M.)
April 16 - Boutique & Bites: A Benefit for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy 4pm at Brazil Lounge 10 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY " Brazil Craft Beer and Wine Lounge and Art Cloth & Craft Boutique will donate 25% of all sales from 4-8pm to The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy."
April 20 - National Water Dance Erie Bayfront. This event is free and open to the public. Presented by Mercyhurst School of Arts, info: MIAC website.
April 27 - Earth Day Extravaganza at Erie County Libraries
May 17-19 - Festival of Birds Presque Isle State Park Host: Presque Isle Audubon Society
May 2 - Justin Nobel: Petroleum 238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It McKay Auditorium, Beeghly Hall, Youngstown State University, 250 W Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH Hosts: Citizens Against Injection Wells - Hubbard Twp., #OccupyYoungstown and others Event sponsored by @Buckeye Environmental Network Acclaimed science journalist Justin Noble will present his new book about an extraordinary seven-year investigation into how the U.S. oil and gas industry has avoided environmental regulations and created a dangerous and radioactive public health crisis.
July 24 - Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno at Chautauqua July 24th 2024 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |Gate pass or single ticket required "In a week centered on “Our Greatest Challenges (That We Can Actually Do Something About)."
NEWS
Just released Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island (2024) "At the prompting of an ecofeminism professor turned visual journalist, the four original 'concerned' mothers, a two-woman legal team and a reporter, now all much older, wiser, and bolder, break open years of corporate silencing and nuclear industry doublespeak, and tell their stories about the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident, the worst commercial nuclear reactor meltdown in U.S. history. And though this disaster took place in 1979, the life and death implications continue in the spiritual, physical, and political DNA of the community, its residents, and their descendants." Watch the film on Apple+ or Amazon Prime Videohttps://radioactivethefilm.
Gov Shapiro announces climate plan (AP) "Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more electricity from renewable sources... Shapiro's proposal comes as environmentalists are pressuring him to do more to fight climate change in the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state and as the state's highest court considers a challenge to his predecessor's plan to adopt a carbon-pricing program. It also comes after many of the state's biggest power polluters, coal-fired plants, have shut down or converted to gas.
Erie Coke property to be condemned after Port Authority vote (YourErie) 'Sister Pat Lupo, a leader from Hold Erie Coke Accountable, said she feels confident that public input will continue to play a role in the future of the site' ...“We’re glad that the property will be owned by a local entity. We think that’s really important and feel that we’ll be able to have more interaction with things that are happening as the years go by,” said Sister Lupo.' 'According to a release, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have also issued written assurances that both the port authority and ECRDA will not be held liable for the existing environmental contamination at the site.'
Supporting Pollinators (PennState Extension) "Here are some steps you can incorporate into your gardening practices."
EVENTS
March 27 - World Wide Climate Justice Teach-In Penn State Behrend is the local site for this event March 27 5:30-8:30 pm
PBS Programming
PBS Programming
Apr 4 - Benevolent Beers: Groundwork Erie Erie Ale Works 416 W 12th Street, Erie, PA 5-8pm "We team up with Groundwork Erie for another night of Benevolent Beers! Groundwork Erie, a 501(c)3 organization, develops programming focused on place-making, urban agriculture, and climate resilience... Every sale rung in between 5:00pm and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this group.
April 9 - Lecture: Roger Tory Peterson 1pm at Fenton History Center Jamestown NY. Speaker Arthur Pearson CEO of Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Free and public. In person and streamed on facebook. Donations appreciated.
April 13-14 - For the Beauty of the Earth: Faithful Responses to Climate Change with Avery Davis Lamb of Creation Justice Ministries.
Saturday, April 13: 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (250 W 7th St. Erie)Scripture and Our Calling to Creation JusticeEcumenical worship, followed by presentation; lunch provided with workshop on congregational models for creation justice** To register for the Saturday morning event at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, please email britney.knight@firstcovenanterie.org. For registration please include your name, if you plan to stay for lunch, and any dietary restrictions.Saturday, April 13: 6:00 P.M. at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul (134 W 7th St.)Hospitality in a Time of Climate ChangePresentation with Q&A, reception with local climate care organizationsSunday, April 14: 9:45A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Wayside Presbyterian Church (1208 Asbury Rd)Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic WorldTeaching Sunday School (9:45 A.M.) and preaching at worship (11:00 A.M.)
April 16 - Boutique & Bites: A Benefit for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy 4pm at Brazil Lounge 10 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY " Brazil Craft Beer and Wine Lounge and Art Cloth & Craft Boutique will donate 25% of all sales from 4-8pm to The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy."
April 20 - National Water Dance Erie Bayfront. This event is free and open to the public. Presented by Mercyhurst School of Arts, info: MIAC website.
April 27 - Earth Day Extravaganza at Erie County Libraries
April 27 - Earth Day Extravaganza at Erie County Libraries
May 2 - Justin Nobel: Petroleum 238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It McKay Auditorium, Beeghly Hall, Youngstown State University, 250 W Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH Hosts: Citizens Against Injection Wells - Hubbard Twp., #OccupyYoungstown and others Event sponsored by @Buckeye Environmental Network Acclaimed science journalist Justin Noble will present his new book about an extraordinary seven-year investigation into how the U.S. oil and gas industry has avoided environmental regulations and created a dangerous and radioactive public health crisis.
July 24 - Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno at Chautauqua July 24th 2024 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |Gate pass or single ticket required "In a week centered on “Our Greatest Challenges (That We Can Actually Do Something About)."
NEWS
Just released Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island (2024) "At the prompting of an ecofeminism professor turned visual journalist, the four original 'concerned' mothers, a two-woman legal team and a reporter, now all much older, wiser, and bolder, break open years of corporate silencing and nuclear industry doublespeak, and tell their stories about the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident, the worst commercial nuclear reactor meltdown in U.S. history. And though this disaster took place in 1979, the life and death implications continue in the spiritual, physical, and political DNA of the community, its residents, and their descendants." Watch the film on Apple+ or Amazon Prime Video
Gov Shapiro announces climate plan (AP) "Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more electricity from renewable sources... Shapiro's proposal comes as environmentalists are pressuring him to do more to fight climate change in the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state and as the state's highest court considers a challenge to his predecessor's plan to adopt a carbon-pricing program. It also comes after many of the state's biggest power polluters, coal-fired plants, have shut down or converted to gas.
'According to a release, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have also issued written assurances that both the port authority and ECRDA will not be held liable for the existing environmental contamination at the site.'
EARTH MONTH 2024 ~ Events & News
Earth events and news are posted separately this month. the regular newsletter/calendar will be up towards the end of the month.
May 2 - Justin NobelPetroleum 238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It McKay Auditorium, Beeghly Hall, Youngstown State University, 250 W Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH 44503 Hosts: Citizens Against Injection Wells - Hubbard Twp., #OccupyYoungstown and others
NEWS
Gov Shapiro announces climate plan (AP) "Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more electricity from renewable sources... Shapiro's proposal comes as environmentalists are pressuring him to do more to fight climate change in the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state and as the state's highest court considers a challenge to his predecessor's plan to adopt a carbon-pricing program. It also comes after many of the state's biggest power polluters, coal-fired plants, have shut down or converted to gas.
EPA leaves out existing natural gas plants from carbon rule, including some in Pa (WESA).
Erie Coke property to be condemned after Port Authority vote (YourErie) 'Sister Pat Lupo, a leader from Hold Erie Coke Accountable, said she feels confident that public input will continue to play a role in the future of the site' ...“We’re glad that the property will be owned by a local entity. We think that’s really important and feel that we’ll be able to have more interaction with things that are happening as the years go by,” said Sister Lupo.'
EVENTS
March 27 - World Wide Climate Justice Teach-In Penn State Behrend is the local site for this event March 27 5:30-8:30 pm
PBS Programming
Apr 4 - Benevolent Beers: Groundwork Erie Erie Ale Works 416 W 12th Street, Erie, PA 5-8pm "We team up with Groundwork Erie for another night of Benevolent Beers!
Groundwork Erie, a 501(c)3 organization, develops programming focused on place-making, urban agriculture, and climate resilience... Every sale rung in between 5:00pm and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this group.
April 16 - Boutique & Bites: A Benefit for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy 4pm at Brazil Lounge 10 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY
https://www.facebook.com/events/2227626590962673/?ref=newsfeed
Apr 18 - Benevolent Beers: Erie Ale Works: Northern Allegheny Mountain Bike Association (NAMBA) ." Erie Erie Ale Works 416 W 12th Street, Erie, PA
"NAMBA is a chapter of the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) in which they create, enhance and protect great places to ride mountain bikes, take hikes, go for runs, and go for family walks in the woods. NAMBA does this through promotion of trail sustainability practices for trails we hold stewardship for. ...Every sale rung in between 5:00 and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this group."
PBS Programming
Apr 4 - Benevolent Beers: Groundwork Erie Erie Ale Works 416 W 12th Street, Erie, PA 5-8pm "We team up with Groundwork Erie for another night of Benevolent Beers!
Groundwork Erie, a 501(c)3 organization, develops programming focused on place-making, urban agriculture, and climate resilience... Every sale rung in between 5:00pm and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this group.
April 16 - Boutique & Bites: A Benefit for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy 4pm at Brazil Lounge 10 E 4th St, Jamestown, NY
https://www.facebook.com/events/2227626590962673/?ref=newsfeed
Apr 18 - Benevolent Beers: Erie Ale Works: Northern Allegheny Mountain Bike Association (NAMBA) ." Erie Erie Ale Works 416 W 12th Street, Erie, PA
"NAMBA is a chapter of the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) in which they create, enhance and protect great places to ride mountain bikes, take hikes, go for runs, and go for family walks in the woods. NAMBA does this through promotion of trail sustainability practices for trails we hold stewardship for. ...Every sale rung in between 5:00 and 8:00pm will provide a donation to this group."
April 20 - National Water Dance Bayfront. This event is free and open to the public. Presented by Mercyhurst School of Arts, info: MIAC website.
April 13-14 - For the Beauty of the Earth: Faithful Responses to Climate Change with Avery Davis Lamb of Creation Justice Ministries.
Saturday, April 13: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (250 W 7th St.)
Scripture and Our Calling to Creation Justice
Ecumenical worship, followed by presentation; lunch provided with workshop on congregational models for creation justice
** To register for the Saturday morning event at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, please email britney.knight@firstcovenanterie.org. For registration please include your name, if you plan to stay for lunch, and any dietary restrictions.
Saturday, April 13: 6:00 P.M. at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul (134 W 7th St.)
Hospitality in a Time of Climate Change
Presentation with Q&A, reception with local climate care organizations
Sunday, April 14: 9:45A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Wayside Presbyterian Church (1208 Asbury Rd)
Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic World
Teaching Sunday School (9:45 A.M.) and preaching at worship (11:00 A.M.)
April 27 - Earth Day Extravaganza at Erie County Libraries
April 13-14 - For the Beauty of the Earth: Faithful Responses to Climate Change with Avery Davis Lamb of Creation Justice Ministries.
Saturday, April 13: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (250 W 7th St.)
Scripture and Our Calling to Creation Justice
Ecumenical worship, followed by presentation; lunch provided with workshop on congregational models for creation justice
** To register for the Saturday morning event at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, please email britney.knight@firstcovenanterie.org. For registration please include your name, if you plan to stay for lunch, and any dietary restrictions.
Saturday, April 13: 6:00 P.M. at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul (134 W 7th St.)
Hospitality in a Time of Climate Change
Presentation with Q&A, reception with local climate care organizations
Sunday, April 14: 9:45A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Wayside Presbyterian Church (1208 Asbury Rd)
Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic World
Teaching Sunday School (9:45 A.M.) and preaching at worship (11:00 A.M.)
April 27 - Earth Day Extravaganza at Erie County Libraries
May 2 - Justin NobelPetroleum 238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It McKay Auditorium, Beeghly Hall, Youngstown State University, 250 W Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH 44503 Hosts: Citizens Against Injection Wells - Hubbard Twp., #OccupyYoungstown and others
July 24 - Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno at Chautauqua July 24th 2024 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |Gate pass or single ticket required "In a week centered on “Our Greatest Challenges (That We Can Actually Do Something About),” the Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations."
NEWS
Gov Shapiro announces climate plan (AP) "Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more electricity from renewable sources... Shapiro's proposal comes as environmentalists are pressuring him to do more to fight climate change in the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state and as the state's highest court considers a challenge to his predecessor's plan to adopt a carbon-pricing program. It also comes after many of the state's biggest power polluters, coal-fired plants, have shut down or converted to gas.
EPA leaves out existing natural gas plants from carbon rule, including some in Pa (WESA).
'According to a release, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have also issued written assurances that both the port authority and ECRDA will not be held liable for the existing environmental contamination at the site.'
EVENTS
World Wide Climate Justice Teach-In Penn State Behrend is the local site for this event March 27 5:30-8:30pm https://sites.psu.edu/worldwideteachin/PBS Programming
https://www.pbs.org/collections/earth-month/
National Water Dance April 2O This event is free and open to the public. Presented by Mercyhurst School of Arts, info: MIAC website. https://www.mercyhurst.edu/events/mercyhurst-dance-department-presents-national-water-dance
For the Beauty of the Earth: Faithful Responses to Climate Change with Avery Davis Lamb of Creation Justice Ministries. Join us for three events centered around faith and climate change from April 13-14.
Saturday, April 13: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (250 W 7th St.)
Scripture and Our Calling to Creation Justice
Ecumenical worship, followed by presentation; lunch provided with workshop on congregational models for creation justice
** To register for the Saturday morning event at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, please email britney.knight@firstcovenanterie.org. For registration please include your name, if you plan to stay for lunch, and any dietary restrictions.
Saturday, April 13: 6:00 P.M. at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul (134 W 7th St.)
Hospitality in a Time of Climate Change
Presentation with Q&A, reception with local climate care organizations
Sunday, April 14: 9:45A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Wayside Presbyterian Church (1208 Asbury Rd)
Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic World
Teaching Sunday School (9:45 A.M.) and preaching at worship (11:00 A.M.)
https://cathedralofstpaul.org/event/for-the-beauty-of-the-earth-faithful-responses-to-climate-change/2024-04-14/
April 27 - Earth Day Extravaganza at Blasco and Iroquois https://events.erielibrary.org/event/12014328 Libraries https://events.erielibrary.org/event/12014328
May 2 - Justin NobelPetroleum 238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It McKay Auditorium, Beeghly Hall, Youngstown State University, 250 W Rayen Ave, Youngstown, OH 44503 https://www.facebook.com/events/836935648195837/?ref=newsfeed
https://youtu.be/aUGlk_L2Py0?si=f2iALbWif6C1FfXX
Discussion w members of Physicians for Social Responsibility PA Hosts:
Citizens Against Injection Wells - Hubbard Twp., #OccupyYoungstown and others
Bill McKibben & Frank Sesno at Chautauqua July 24th 2024 @ 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |Gate pass or single ticket required "In a week centered on “Our Greatest Challenges (That We Can Actually Do Something About),” the Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations."
NEWS
Gov Shapiro announces climate plan (ENN)
EPA leaves out existing natural gas plants from carbon rule, including some in Pa WESA).https://www.wesa.fm/
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