letter from new albany

Oct 24, 2009

Today is 350 Day! Come make a statement at Riverfront Park

"We will assemble and spell out "350" with our bodies at 3:50 PM. There will be music, speakers, exhibits, puppets, theatre, and an aerial flyover to take a photo for the worldwide 350 event. Come be part of the solution! Everyone is welcome!"

The Louisville 350 Coalition,

an affiliation of local environmental, peace, and social justice groups, will hold

a 350 event on the

Great Lawn Waterfront Park Saturday, October 24 at 2:30 pm

As part of a worldwide effort to enhance public awareness of the consequences of global climate change.

Oct 23, 2009

O-MI-GOD - it's already here and I forgot to get out the word 'cause I was sooo busy winterizing my house!

It's probably too late to register your name at the site, it was crashing from so much traffic this morning, but try anyway, or google "350" in case there is an ACTION event tomorrow near you. For the Louisville area:

CLIMATE ACTION
Great Lawn Waterfront Park, Saturday, October 24,
2:30 PM

http://www.350.org/

In a nutshell(one of those tasty "walnut ones" dropping now) -

the movement is advocating bringing CO2 levels down from 420 per million to 350 parts per million, which is the level at which we don't permanently F@%k-UP our planet.

Todays' Boston Globe Editorial Page link

I mean is it too much to ask, to lighten our load on old tired Mother Nature?

Oct 17, 2009

"U.S. Deficit rises to $1.4 Trillion.."

"Bailout Helps Fuel a New Era of Wall Street Wealth"

Adding 1 + 1 under the new stark-raving math system equals we've been screwed.

Unless you're a banker.

Oct 16, 2009

THE S%IT HITS THE FAN!
“During a heated exchange regarding an unrelated matter Thursday, Robison told Benedetti that she’d “done enough to damage this council already.”” (natribune)

During a heated exchange regarding an unrelated matter Thursday, Baylor told Denhart that she’d done enough to damage this city already.

During a another heated exchange regarding an unrelated matter, Coffey told England that he’d “done enough to damage this town already.”

During a heated exchange ..., Malycs told Coffey... Messer took a shot at Price, ... McLauglin wet his pants...

Finally the city Ceremonial Elder Coffey demanded everyone start singing the Candyman song.. "who can make a rainbow? sprinkle it with candy? and once everyone was happy he wrapped the show up with a statement of morality.

““Coffey responded he “morally” objects to any private meetings regarding the city, and that he wasn’t specifically referring to the caucus.””

Attorney Robinson indicates he will ask each member of the city to record for posterity their moral objections to government meetings.
...and God Bless America.

Oct 12, 2009

Battered Town Syndrome

City Offers $600,000 to Shredder, says "Scram"!

After years and years and years of public frustration with the glacial pace of state and local government intervention on their behalf against egregious polluter Jeff Eastridge, AKA CCE. inc., AKA CBE.inc, and a host of other cheap disguises, residents reacted with glee when told there would be another chance to demand state and local government intervention on their behalf against infamous Eastridge on Oct 14 @ 7pm at Fairmount Elementary.

2045 Silver Street New Albany

"A staunch opponent of the move, Maurice King, who admitted to filing most of the complaints against Eastridge on behalf of the Fairmont Neighborhood Association, said the city allowed the problems to exist at the Silver Street location by not standing up in the past." (natribune)

According to public documents “Eastridge and selves” have a 100% defiance rating when it comes to community concerns.

2045 Silver Street New Albany

When asked to comment on public concerns about the background and price of the CCE deal, local resident Chris D. who called the CCE site "potentially VERY hazardous situation". We must pay for it."..."When attention was drawn to the plight of the property on Silver Street, certain factions pulled that attention away to other more pressing issues, such as a house with crap stacked in the yards. As such, it comes to us to pay for the mistakes of OUR government. Like it or not, thats just the way it has to be." (naconfidential)

2045 Silver Street New Albany

Mr. Eastridge, through his hired guns, "contended the contamination tests were skewed, and that they are close to having the property cleared of any metal pollutants by IDEM." Speaking for the record, NA city Councilman Jack Messer said of Eastridge: “He has done nothing but give to this community”. (natribune)

2045 Silver Street New Albany

The Poisoned Valley Batterers Society commented just before press time - “G.Coyle is standing in the way of every single thing we try to do here that smacks of progress.” The last thing we need is people asking a lot of questions around here, know what I mean?”