Monthly Archives: November 2011 »
Groups petition to end Long Island’s Sanitary District No. 2 [Long Island Business News (NY)]
A new campaign to dissolve a special tax district in southern Nassau County could significantly reduce garbage taxes for area residents
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The Committee to Starve New York!
The Committee to Starve New York made an appearance today at the Business Council Building in Albany
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Knock for the 99%
Right now, Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature are planning a $4.6 billion tax cut for the richest 1% of New Yorkers while the rest of us suffer. Join us as we Knock for
Read More »Testimony of Eileen Hamlin, Statewide Board Member of Citizen Action of New York, to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Hydraulic Fracturing
For the reasons I discuss below, Citizen Action is totally opposed to hydraulicfracturing, or “hydrofracking” in New York State. However, today I speak not just as a representative of Citizen Action’s over 20,000 members,
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No Means No: Ban Fracking Across New York State!
The DEC is holding meetings to determine whether hydrofracking should be allowed in the Southern Tier, despite their Environmental Impact Statement's failure to address the numerous public health concerns raised by this drilling process
Read More »Citizen Action at Occupy Binghamton
Citizen Action joined the Occupy Binghamton protest Monday morning
Read More »Seniors join Occupy Binghamton movement
The Occupy Movement in Binghamton received a few extra members on Monday
Read More »Seniors Stand With “Occupy”
Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A group in Binghamton stands up to say "Hands Off."
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Where Millionaires Live — And Where They Don’t
Crosspost from 99 New York- New analysis of the state’s most recent public tax data by the Center for Working Families shows that those who make $1 million or more a year disproportionately live
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Southern Tier Board President Eileen Hamlin Testifies at DEC Hearing on Hydrofracking
On November 17th, while our Albany staff was busy running around at the rally at the Capitol, our amazing Southern Tier Board President Eileen Hamlin presented her testimony at the Binghamton DEC hearing on
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