TBA-Eileen Winkler, 412-241-0421

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Physicist, environmental activist, and ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva, named one of the seven most-influential women in the world by Forbes magazine in 2010, will be the keynote speaker and annual award recipient at the Thomas Merton Center dinner scheduled for Thursday, November 3, at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh. 

Much of Dr. Shiva’s environmentalist energies have been focused on biotechnology and the patenting of life-forms.  A frequent target of her criticism has been the multi-national corporation Monsanto which specializes in producing pesticide-resistant seeds, and she has been quoted as saying “instead of rewarding them [Monsanto] with a patent, they should be punished for polluting our food chain.”
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Riverside Hike and Bike Trail-Millvale to Pittsburgh and Herrs Island-lunch at pavilion, Ed Divers, 412-828-5154.

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The Environmental Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, presents an opportunity to meet the experts one-on-one – ask hard questions – get informed answers, about Marcellus Shale issues.

Monday, Nov 14
Anytime from 6 – 9 pm.
Jewish Community Center
5738 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Drop by for 15 minutes or stay for the full 3 hours.

Experts from the following groups will be at the numerous stations: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Clean Water Action, EQT, League of Women Voters, PA Environmental Council, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pipeline, Pitt School of Public Health, Pitt Civil & Engr. Dept, and others.

For more information, contact Nancy at 412-992-5233 or nhruska at jfedpgh dot org.

ALCOSAN will host a series of town hall meetings in October and November to provide an update on proposed controls foe sewer overflows. Cost impacts will be outlined as the program’s price tag will be over $2 BILLION. By participating in a meeting, you can learn what is being considered in and around your community to address public health and the environment.

All meetings are FREE and open to the public and refreshments or light lunch will be provided.
For additional information, contact Nancy Barylak at 412 734 8353 or nancy.barylak@alcosan.org

Dates, times and locations are in this handy poster.

TBA-Dan and Sue Sebolt-412-563-6987

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The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will host the second annual Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction Conference

8:00 am to 5 pm., Friday, November 18

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Nationally noted scientists and policymakers will speak and host panel discussions, including:

• Aaron Barchowsky, Ph.D., GSPH Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
• Donald S. Burke, M.D., GSPH dean and associate vice chancellor for Global Health
• Bernard D. Goldstein, M.D., GSPH Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
• Robert Jackson, Ph.D., Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, Department of Biology
• Allen Robinson, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Free registration, but register with Sara Gillooly at seg14@pitt.edu by providing the following required information: Name as you would like it on your name tag; Affiliation (e.g. U. of Pitt. Student); Email address; Phone number.

“Power to the People, Not the Corporations”
Friday, November 18.
State College

The rally is a two-part event. The first rally will be held on the steps of Old Main from noon until 1:00pm. This rally will celebrate the anticipated passing of a voter referendum on November 8th in State College that will affirm that community’s environmental rights and bans any future natural gas drilling in State College.

The second rally, will be held from 1:30 – 3:30 pm at the Penn State Conference Center, about 3 miles away from Old Main on the main campus. The Penn State Conference center will at the same time be hosting the Marcellus Summit 2011 sponsored by Range Resources and Chesapeake Energy, among others.

Invited speakers include Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields, Ben Price of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, and Josh Fox, director of the Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning movie Gasland.

Sponsors include Elk County C.A.R.E.S., Marcellus Protest, Sierra Club Moshannon Group, and Sustainability Now Radio.

Tour of Point Breeze-Walk from Center, Margaret Laske, 412-421-5219

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TBA-Margaret Laske and Martha Raak, 412-5219 and 412-802-7266

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