Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Nityananda Sri Adwaita Gadadhara Srivasadi Gaura Bhakta Vrinda! In the name of the Creator!
My name is Ekayani Chamberlin I was born in New York City. I love New York. I am affiliated and I represent We Love Water, Green Bus Tour and the Water Back Project- Water Back is a song that’s viral; look it up. I lived here in Greenwich Village for ten years, my Grandmother lived here, my father lived here, my brother lived here,my cousin lived here. Now anyone who has walked through the West Village with its cobble stone streets, historic buildings, boiler breakdowns in the winter, water main breaks, 8th avenue subway, PATH train – We all know that shit is rickety! The west village is historic and we love it but’s fragile so the thought of running a gas pipeline through the village is not logical.
Now I went on, we went on, a We Love Water Tour this summer on the Green Bus and visited so many water ways here in New York state. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed (roar of crowd here!) that goes all the way down to Washington DC, the Twin Rivers up in Binghamptom, the Finger Lakes, The Hudson River, The East River, Jamaica Bay, The Long Island Sound, Croton Resevoir, The Delaware …the water of the Adirondacks, Moose River and so many more that I can’t even name….Make no mistake! New York State is the watershed for the entire Eastern seaboard!
As for this illusion of upstate downstate divide, I love my farmers upstate. They feed me! They feed us!
So am I to believe that five guys: Obama, Markell, Christie, Corbett and Cuomo are qualified to make a decision on the draining and fracking of the Delaware River on November 21st? Really? Five people? Five people to decide the fate of 21 million? Occupy the Delaware! I say no!
How is it that the Polynesians lived for hundreds of years without generating any garbage? And we are supposed to be more sophisticated than them? Come on.
We are starting CSA’s, Rooftop farming, supporting green initiatives in our communities.
I also conduct a weekly lunchtime meditation in front of Governor Cuomo’s office every Monday from Noon to 1pm at 633 Third Avenue. Take any train to Grand Central and walk over to 41st and Third and join me in raising awareness.
You on the panel need to join us. We New Yorkers are tough! You want to bring this here you are going to have to deal with us. Make no mistake! This pipeline is not going to happen. Over my dead body!
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Props to ALL the speakers who gave brilliant testimony. To the lady who read all 936 pages of the Spectra document proposal thank you for pointing out to us that this is not a done deal – Hudson River Park Development Corp, NY Parks and Recreation and one more agency and I believe including Con Ed still has to sign off on this. Raise awareness and put the pressure on to all the people, groups who use the Hudson River Park to run,bike,walk,stroll,sunbathe,picnic there that this is not acceptable.
*To the gentleman who rightly pointed out that this pipeline would be running under the New Jersey Turnpike to run out of the other side of the Hudson River and underneath the Path train and amounts to a bomb that people would be exposed to…Thank You. Anyone who has to ride to Jersey City knows what a mess that stretch is.
*To the man who lives on 15 Street and Tenth Avenue who gave testimony that CON ED is on his block every month due to degraded pipeline that is supposed to be the connecting point for this pipeline thank you for illustrating vividly the dangers and fool hardiness of this plan.
* To Mark Ruffallo who brought the issue down to a humane one for those who sat on the panel to really think about what it would be like to turn on their faucet and not be able to drink the water and reminded the panel of their own children and loved ones THANK YOU.
* To Gabrielle Engh of Sane Energy Project who single-handedly raised awareness about this project thank you for your tireless work and helping to fill that auditorium with 200 – 300 people.
* For everyone from Occupy Wall Street who marched up and spoke thank you!
* For all the residents of the West Village who made it very real about their discomfort about living in an area slated to be besieged by this pipeline thank you.
Kindly download, sign and send your letter in before October 31 at http://www.SaneEnergyProject.org
The weir or trap originally designed by some Native American who was a genius. It is an eel trap that uses nothing but stone and a bit of wood. It’s design does nothing to disturb the flow of water, creates a beautiful triangle. Was just fascinated how they figured this one out. Keen observers of nature. One needs skills to live in the hills. We need to learn. I am a lifelong veggie but was nonetheless amazed by the simplicity and sophistication of design.
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