• Nuclear Power

    Posted on April 22, 2011 by pkc

    Cleaner than fossil fuels, but at what cost? Catastrophic events that have affected the lives of humans all around the globe prove that nuclear energy is not worth the unforeseeable, unpredictable disasters that accompany it.

    Climate & Sustainability in Schools Initiative

    Posted on September 29, 2015 by pkc

    This project is exploring ways to integrate climate & sustainability in schools, with a focus on student-centered, inquiry-based learning. As of January 2017, the initial phase is complete: the GHG calculator and the background information for teachers, including a subject-by-subject … more →

    Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Arts & Culture, Campus Sustainability, Climate, Climate, Community Gardening, Demand Reduction, Education for Sustainability, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Food for Health, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, School Food, Schools & Learning, Shale gas, Social Justice, Sustainabilty & Health, Youth Development |

    Contribute Your Ideas to the Envision LV Plan!

    Posted on February 13, 2014 by pkc

    This is not an official Envision LV page, but we want to provide a way for you to access the draft plans they are creating and comment on what they got right and what’s missing. The following is from a … more →

    Posted in 'Green' Building, Adaptive Reuse, Advocacy & Activism, Air, Arts & Culture, Asthma, Bicycling, Biodiversity, Building Community, Childhood obesity, Climate, Climate, Community Gardening, Conservation, Demand Reduction, Diversity & Heritage, Economic Justice, Economy, Business, & Money, Education for Sustainability, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Fair Trade vs. Free Trade, Food, Food for Health, Fossil Fuels, Going Local vs. Globalization, Historic Preservation, Home Food Gardening, Human Rights, Industrial Food Production, Land Use, Local Food, Local Health Issues, Media & Communication, Militarism in schools, Nuclear Power, Poverty, Precautionary Principle, Public Transit, Quality of Life, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, School Food, Schools & Learning, Shale gas, Social Justice, Soil, Stewardship, Sustainability & Business, Sustainabilty & Health, Sustainable Growing, Sustainable Living, The Commons, Transportation, Unsustainable Energy, Unsustainable Transportation, Water & Watersheds, Wildlife, Youth Development |

    Sustainability Is Good Business

    Posted on May 7, 2012 by pkc

    by Reid Boyer Forward-thinking companies realize the value in providing sustainable, renewable, organic, cruelty-free, vegan-friendly, sweatshop-free, biodegradable, and locally-produced products and services. In the long run, our steadfast demand for such products will yield greater profits to ethical suppliers. I … more →

    Posted in Air, Capitalism, Community Rights, Demand Reduction, Electoral Politics, Environment & Ecosystems, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Fair Trade vs. Free Trade, Fossil Fuels, Going Local vs. Globalization, Nuclear Power, Political Economy, Quality of Life, Resource Extraction, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Shale gas, Soil, Stewardship, Sustainability & Business, Unsustainable Energy, Voices of the Valley, Waste, Water & Watersheds |

    New nuclear dangers threaten our existence

    Posted on February 11, 2011 by pkc

    Jan 6, 2005—On November 21, 2004, Dr. Helen Caldicott (co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility) spoke in Quakertown. She explained how we now face the single greatest threat to world public health: the profound medical, environmental, political and moral consequences … more →

    Posted in Energy, Environment & Ecosystems, Nuclear Power, Unsustainable Energy |

    The End of Capitalism, Part 2

    Posted on August 1, 2010 by pkc

    Capitalism and Ecological Limits MC: Capitalism has faced many moments of crisis over time. Is there something different about the present crisis? What makes the end of capitalism a possibility now? AK: This is such an important question, and it’s … more →

    Posted in Climate, Corporate Personhood, Demand Reduction, Democracy, Economic Justice, Economy, Business, & Money, Energy, Environment & Ecosystems, Environmental Justice, Fossil Fuels, Human Rights, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Stewardship, Unsustainable Energy, Violence Against Women, War & Peace |

    A Regional Approach To Energy vs. Increasing Power Line Capacity

    Posted on September 27, 2007 by pkc

    Statement of the Alliance Energy Group: The Alliance Energy Group opposes the two new major transmission lines proposed for the mid-Atlantic electricity grid, one of which would go through the Lehigh Valley area. Given environmental concerns, peak oil, global climate … more →

    Posted in Decentralization, Demand Reduction, Energy, Nuclear Power, Unsustainable Energy |