Author Archives: pkc

FYI: Fracking chemicals still showing up in PA freshwater mussels

Posted on September 11, 2018 by pkc

Environmental Health News, 10 September 2018—Chemicals from fracking wastewater dumped into Pennsylvania’s Allegheny River before 2011 are still accumulating in the bodies of freshwater mussels downstream, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental … more →

FYI: Weekend reading from AFSC

Posted on September 8, 2018 by pkc

Just came across this interesting newsletter from the American Friends Service Committee [AFSC]. Thank you to everyone who signed our petition to stop Congress from expanding deadly immigrant detention (if you haven’t signed, you can still add your name here). … more →

Do you buy chocolate produced by slaves?

Posted on September 6, 2018 by pkc

Those who buy chocolate (or coffee or tea or bananas or …) that does not follow international FairTrade standards are saving money by buying the products of exploitation. Demand that shops carry FairTrade and eliminate products based on exploiting others! … more →

Peter’s blog: ‘Slavery & Prisons today’

Posted on September 3, 2018 by pkc

Thanks to the 13th Amendment, a person convicted of a crime can be forced to work as punishment. And thanks to widespread racism in society, law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system, Black people are vastly more likely to wind … more →

Law Enforcement & the Justice System

Posted on August 23, 2018 by pkc

Can we create a truly just, equitable system? The existing system tends to focus on ‘law & order’, punishment, and incarceration — but when young Black men are being killed every few days, it’s easy to see how far off … more →

Guides for Sustainability Impact Assessments

Posted on August 9, 2018 by pkc

This internship will draw on the work from this summer’s successful Sustainability Impact Assessment project. That project assessed impacts on climate, community, health, environmental, and local economy, both long and short term — now we need to publish a guide … more →

Creative Commons License

Posted on August 5, 2018 by pkc

© 2003– Alliance for Sustainable Communities–Lehigh Valley. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons – NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Following is a summary of the terms of the Creative Commons share-alike license; it is not a replacement for the … more →

Table of Contents (Sustainability Impact Assessment)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by pkc

Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Why a Sustainability Impact Assessment? What does Sustainability Mean? Types of Impacts Considered The Easton – Phillipsburg Area Impacts Building Design & Systems Transportation Food Educational Programming & Operations Construction Recommendations & Opportunities Building … more →

Resources (Sustainability Impact Assessment)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by pkc

Resources to complete a Sustainability Impact Assessment [In development – if you have questions now send an email to Peter Crownfield, coordinator for the sustainability impact assessment project.] DRAFT This list is provided as a starting point for others doing a … more →

Recommendations (Sustainability Impact Assessment)

Posted on August 1, 2018 by pkc

The recommendations take a holistic view to mitigate the challenges associated with the Da Vinci Science City and explore opportunities. Each recommendation indicates which of the five impact areas (climate, community, local economy, health, and environment). All recommendations are directed to the … more →