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THE WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER'S WEEKLY UPDATES

March 4 to 10, 2015
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SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
Cruise For Peace Aboard The Miss Buffalo II
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Boarding Time: 6:00 p.m. / Cruise: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Dock Location: Entrance of Erie Basin Marina
79 Marine Drive
Buffalo NY 14202-4225
Think August! The WNY Peace Center cordially invites you to join us on a fun-filled fundraising cruise aboard the Miss Buffalo II!
Enjoy the view of the Buffalo skyline, a beautiful summer sunset, and fresh summer breezes! Live entertainment, cash bar.
All the proceeds from this fundraiser will be Dedicated Funds for the Peace Centers technology and office needs.
Admission is $35. Space is LIMITED (185 spots total).
TO RESERVE AND PURCHASE TICKETS:
Email for more information: Cruise4Peace@wnypeace.org
Purchase via PayPal: http://tinyurl.com/nlos3c7
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Peacemakers,
This is the WNY Peace Center's official weekly email newsletter featuring news from our Task Forces, as well as events that are done by
or coordinated with other organizations.
Also, don't forget to read our Allied Organizations News & Events / Other Items Of Note email blast on Fridays!
Thank you for supporting this newsletter! :-)
- Jeff O'Connell
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PLEASE CONTACT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ACTIVISM IDEAS, AND/OR
WISH TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER! WE WILL PURSUE MANY ACTIVITIES FOR
2015! :-)
The Rev. Justo Gonzalez II

Phone: (716) 989-9207

Email: jgonzo2@gmail.com
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We now have regular weekly office hours for drop-in visits and to accept direct calls! We are still working on getting accustomed to the
schedule, but don't despair! In case we do not immediately pick up the phone, leave a voice mail, and we will call you back! :-)
MONDAYS: 1 to 3 p.m.
TUESDAYS: 1 to 4 p.m.
THURSDAYS: 1 to 3 p.m.
We are located at:
1272 Delaware Avenue (use back entrance and ring buzzer inside)
Buffalo, NY 14209
Phone: (716) 332-3904
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Donations and Memberships to support the Peace Center's work are ALWAYS WELCOME! :-) :-)
DONATE AND/OR JOIN VIA MAIL:
Student/Low Income: $10
Peacenik: $50
Sustainer's Circle: $125
Director's Circle: $250
Major Donor: $1000
Lifetime Membership: $2500
Other Donations (you may indicate any reason): $_______
Send Check or Money Order (made out to WNY Peace Center) to:
Western New York Peace Center
1272 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Include a letter specifying either Donation or Membership 2015 (with indicated levels as listed above).
DONATE AND/OR JOIN ONLINE (VIA PAYPAL): http://tinyurl.com/qyxkcbg
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. WNY Peace Center Special Announcements, Board Meetings, Websites, Videos, Etc.
II. Peace Center-Related Events This Week
III. Keep The Date Open
IV. Task Force News & Events

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I. WNY PEACE CENTER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BOARD MEETINGS, WEBSITES, VIDEOS, ETC.
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PEACE CENTER MEETINGS FOR MARCH:
All meetings are held at the Network Of Religious Communities (1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209). We encourage everyone
to stop by and get involved!
The next Coordinating Board Meeting is Monday, March 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
THE ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING WILL BE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25 IN THE BASEMENT OF THE NETWORK OF
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES FROM 2 TO 5 P.M. STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS!
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WNY PEACE CENTER WEBSITES (Check For Updates!):
Main Website: http://wnypeace.org/new/
Blog: http://wnypeacecenter.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesternNewYorkPeaceCenter/
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/wny8peace8center
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WNYPeaceCenter/
Vimeo Channel: http://vimeo.com/user22770463/
YouTube Channel: http://tinyurl.com/kzlf2ac/
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II. PEACE CENTER-RELATED EVENTS THIS WEEK (Listed in order of date):
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1. THURSDAY, MARCH 5
WNY Drilling Defense Community Meeting
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Crane Branch Library
633 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1394182137544482/?ref=5
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2. SUNDAY, MARCH 8

Vicki Ross: Peaceful Conflict Resolution

4:00 p.m. (Program) / 6:00 p.m. (Potluck)
Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage
3449 West River Road
Grand Island, NY 14072
Join us as Vicki Ross helps us answer Why Don't You Feel Good? Peaceful conflict resolution and healthy communication and
cooperation, along with self-esteem and empathy building, will go a long way towards helping us feel better. And having our lives go
better we will be happier and healthier, both as individuals and as a society.
Flyer: https://www.scribd.com/doc/257584803/Why-Don-t-You-Feel-Good
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III. KEEP THE DATE OPEN (Events are listed in order of date):
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1. MONDAY, MARCH 9
Preview Screening Of Dear President Obama: Americans Against Fracking In One Voice'
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo State College
Bulger Communications Center, North (1st floor)
1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY
The screening and discussion is FREE and open to the public! Public parking available in lot I-35. Sponsored by: NYPIRG at Buffalo
State, Food & Water Watch, Western NY Drilling Defense, New Yorkers Against Fracking, and Frack Action.
For more information on the film, visit: www.dearpresidentobamafilm.com.
For more information on this event, contact: ryelda@fwwatch.org.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/388635541318192
Event Poster: https://www.scribd.com/doc/257583673/Preview-Screening-Of-Dear-President-Obama-2015-03-09
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2. MONDAY, MARCH 23
Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC) Coffeehouse: Cuba's Victory! Cuba's Future
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Canisius College
Science Hall
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
Our speaker this month is Dr. Keith Ellis, a lifetime Cuba advocate Toronto's Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association.

The program is free and open to the public. Convenient parking is available off of Main Street, near Delevan Avenue.
Event Flyer (Dual): https://www.scribd.com/doc/256955656/LASC-Coffeehouse-Flyer-March-23-2015
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IV. WNY PEACE CENTER TASK FORCE NEWS AND EVENTS
Anti-Fracking (AF)
Community Economic Empowerment (CEE)
Global Economic Justice (GEJ)
Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC)
Peaceful Conflict Resolution (PCR)
Prisoners' Rights (PR)
Renewable Energy (RE)
Resist Militarism (RM)
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ANTI-FRACKING (AF)
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5
WNY Drilling Defense Community Meeting
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Crane Branch Library
633 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
Every week trains loaded with volatile crude oil fracked in North Dakota's Bakken shale travel through New York communities at 30 to
40 miles an hour. The DOT-111 tankers used to haul oil are defective and prone to explode in derailments. Bakken oil trains from North
Dakota are traveling across New York State and through the City of Buffalo.
With very little public awareness and no study of environmental impacts, the oil industry has made New York a dangerous pipeline for
crude oil that snakes thousands of miles by rail, barge and ship from oil fields in North Dakota and elsewhere, to refineries on both
coasts. Because they present an immediate danger to public health, we must work to halt the transport of oil trains. Join us in stopping the
bomb trains!
We will also be discussing next steps in the anti-fracking campaign in New York, including increased focus on renewable energy. These
meetings are open to all!
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1394182137544482
Ban The Bomb Trains Handout (suitable for download/printing): https://www.scribd.com/doc/256565630/Ban-The-Bomb-TrainsTraveling-Through-Buffalo-Erie-County
RELATED ARTICLES:

Danger On The Rails (Post-Gazette: February 13, 2014)

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2014/02/13/Danger-on-the-rails/stories/201402130140
Crude Oil Transport (NY Riverkeeper)
http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/river-ecology/crude-oil-transport/
Hazardous Cargo: Shipping Highly Flammable Bakken Crude Oil By Rail (Earth Island Journal :Summer 2014)
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/eij/article/warning_highly_flammable/
The Crude Gamble Of Oil By Rail: Bomb Trains (VICE News: July 28, 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpXfQMFR_Qs
Oil Train Blast Zone Tracker (courtesy of ForestEthics):
http://explosive-crude-by-rail.org/
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MONDAY, MARCH 9
Preview Screening Of Dear President Obama: Americans Against Fracking In One Voice'
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Buffalo State College
Bulger Communications Center, North (1st floor)
1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY
Jon Bowermaster is the filmmaker of influential music-protest film Dear Governor Cuomo, which played a role in moving Governor
Andrew Cuomo to act against fracking in New York State. In his new film, "Dear President Obama: Americans Against Fracking In One
Voice, Bowermaster takes on President Barack Obama with a national look at the issue of fracking. The film profiles the victims of
fracking across the U.S., speaks with experts on the topic, and takes a look at alternative energy sources gaining traction around the
globe.
Following the film will be a Q&A session with Bowermaster, as well as representatives from local organizations, who will bring Western
New Yorkers up to speed on what's transpired in the state since the Cuomo administration's decision to ban fracking on December 17 th.
The screening and discussion is FREE and open to the public! Public parking available in lot I-35
Sponsored by: NYPIRG at Buffalo State, Food & Water Watch, Western NY Drilling Defense, New Yorkers Against Fracking, and
Frack Action.
For more information on the film, visit: www.dearpresidentobamafilm.com.
For more information on this event, contact: ryelda@fwwatch.org.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/388635541318192
Event Poster: https://www.scribd.com/doc/257583673/Preview-Screening-Of-Dear-President-Obama-2015-03-09
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TUESDAY, APRIL 9

Amherst Against Fracking Meeting

6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Williamsville Public Library
5571 Main Street
Williamsville, NY
In April 2014 the Town Board of Amherst passed a resolution stating that they'd pass a local law that prohibited fracking and fracking
waste from entering Amherst, but have yet to follow up on their word. Almost 200 cities and towns across NY have stepped up to protect
their residents from fracking by passing local measures, and now it's time for the Amherst Town Board to do the same. A town-wide ban
on fracking & fracking waste disposal, including road spreading, would protect residents from exposure to harmful chemicals, heavy
metals, and even radioactivity in fracking waste.
While it is a great victory that NYS recently banned fracking, Amherst Against Fracking still finds it imperative that this local law be
passed in full. New York's fracking ban does not protect the Town of Amherst from the various fracking wastes being spread on roads,
mishandled in treatment facilities, and other risky disposal processes. This is a huge loophole in current state regulation and wastes from
places like Ohio and Pennsylvania are already crossing our borders.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1578094969093358/
Petition To Fully Ban Fracking In Amherst: http://tinyurl.com/kghqsxv/
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ARTICLE: License To Dump (Environmental Advocates Of New York: February 2015)
...[We are]...pleased to share Environmental Advocates Of New York's new report, 'License To Dump,' which details the dangerous
practice of letting Pennsylvania dump its toxic fracking waste inside our landfills.
We applaud [New York State] Governor [Andrew] Cuomo and his administration for following the science on fracking and announcing
a ban based on its public health and environmental impacts. However, if fracking is too dangerous for New York, then certainly other
states fracking waste is too dangerous for New York.
Fracking wastes are notoriously toxic and radioactive. We encourage the Cuomo Administration as they develop the final ban
language to ensure that the dangers of fracking waste are considered, and announce an 'emergency' rule-making to begin the process of
closing loopholes within state regulations that allow fracking waste to be classified as construction debris rather than the toxic
byproduct it is....
Read Full Article Here: http://tinyurl.com/nzyb4n6
Download Report Here: http://www.eany.org/sites/default/files/documents/license_to_dump_fracking_waste_report.pdf
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WNY Drilling Defense / Anti-Fracking Task Force:
Rita Yelda
Phone: (716) 507-2077
Email: ryelda@gmail.com and wnydrillingdefense@gmail.com
Frank Gage
Phone: (716)893-5584

Email: snowbird1967@roadrunner.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WNYDrillingDefense/
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COMMUNITY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (CEE)
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Public School Vote
PUSH Buffalo Fights To Keep Education Public (Wednesday, February 11)
At the February 11, 2015 Buffalo Board of Education meeting, John Washington (PUSH Buffalo, WNY Peace Center) and Jenn Meccozi
(PUSH Buffalo) challenge the Board Majority led by Carl Paladino and Larry Quinn, both of whom are hell bent on turning 4 public
schools into charter schools (to the profit of Paladino and other charter school investors) by the end of the next school year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3nw120aF6A&feature=youtu.be
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The Responsible Banking Ordinance
https://www.scribd.com/doc/256558033/The-Responsible-Banking-Ordinance
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WNY Peace Center Community Economic Empowerment Task Force:
John Washington
Phone: (716) 860-2848
Email: johnarchiewashington@gmail.com
PUSH Buffalo Phone: (716) 884-0356 (ext. 111)
PUSH Buffalo Email: john@pushbuffalo.org
Michael Zak
Phone: (716) 868-2927
Email: michael.james.zak@gmail.com
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GLOBAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE (GEJ)
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WNY Peace Center Global Economic Justice Task Force:
Eric Gallion
Phone: (716) 310-4292
Email: egallion@verizon.net

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LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE (LASC)
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MONDAY, MARCH 23
LASC Coffeehouse: Cuba's Victory! Cuba's Future
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Canisius College
Science Hall
2001 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
Our speaker this month is Dr. Keith Ellis, a lifetime Cuba advocate Toronto's Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association. An awardwinning author, poet, Professor Emeritus Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and former Chair of the Latin American Studies
Committee of the University of Toronto, Kieth has produced books of translations of such pillars of Cuban literature as Jose Maria
Heredia, Jose Marti and Nicolas Guillen.
The program is free and open to the public. Convenient parking is available off of Main Street, near Delevan Avenue.
Event Flyer (Dual): https://www.scribd.com/doc/256955656/LASC-Coffeehouse-Flyer-March-23-2015
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Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC):
Phone: (716) 876-3872
Main Website: http://www.lascwny.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LASC-wny/143873822377380/
WNY Peace Center Page: http://wnypeace.org/program/lasc.php/
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PEACEFUL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (PCR)
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SUNDAY, APRIL 19
Compassionate Conviction: Creating Change & Building Peace with Sister Simone Campbell
3:00 p.m.
St. Columba-Brigid Church
75 Hickory Street
Buffalo, NY

Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, is Executive Director of NETWORK (http://www.networklobby.org/), and lobbies on peace-building,
immigration reform, health care and economic justice. In response to proposed cutbacks in the federal safety net, Sister Simone rolled
through nine states with the organization Nuns on the Bus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuns_on_the_Bus). She was President
Obamas invited guest at the signing of the Affordable Care Act and a speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
This event is the annual fundraiser for the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence.
Tickets are $25. Contact by phone at (716) 362-9688, or email at info@sisterkarencenter.org, or purchase online at
http://www.sisterkarencenter.org
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24
Peaceprints Of WNY 2015 Annual Awards Dinner: Together Renewing HOPE
6:00 p.m.
Kloc's Grove
1245 Seneca Creek Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
For more information, contact:
Peaceprints Of WNY
660 Smith Street
Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone: (716) 856-6131
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MONDAY, JULY 13 TO FRIDAY, JULY 24
Camp Peaceprints 2015
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Daily
St. Marys School For The Deaf
2253 Main Street
Buffalo, NY
We Leave Peaceprints.
Announcing the eighth annual Camp Peaceprints, brought to you by the Interfaith Peace Network, the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center
for Nonviolence, the WNY Peace Center, and Women Against Violence Everywhere (WAVE). The Camp, for youth ages 8 to 13,
provides exposure to a diverse community while introducing and exploring communication, social justice issues, and peaceful conflict
resolution.
We learn how to cooperate, deal with feelings, and problem-solve; as well as exploring and hopefully being inspired toward Nonviolence.
This years special focus on leaving peaceprints will include ways in which we can make the world a more peaceful and harmonious
place.

We'll have wonderful guest presenters - activists and artists - from our communities. Students from St. Marys will be invited to join us in
our activities. Well also play games, have recreation (including swimming at Canisius College), do art projects, create a show, and enjoy
a family potluck on July 23rd. Youth assistants and adult volunteers are an integral part of the program.
Registration is $125 per week ($250 for the two-week period), with sliding scale and scholarships available.
For registration forms and further info, please go to http://www.sisterkarencenter.org
For more information or to volunteer, please contact:
Vivian Waltz
Director of the Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Nonviolence
Phone: (716) 362-9688
Email: vivian@sisterkarencenter.org
Victoria Ross
Peaceful Conflict Resolution Consultant (Interfaith Peace Network / WNY Peace Center)
Phone: (716) 884-0582
Email: victoryross9@gmail.com
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Victoria Ross
Peaceful Conflict Resolution Coordinator
Phone: (716) 884-0582
Email: victoryross9@gmail.com
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PRISONERS' RIGHTS (PR)
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UPDATE ON ATTICA PRISON GUARD TRIAL
A Brutal Beating Wakes Attica's Ghosts (New York Times: March 1, 2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/nyregion/attica-prison-infamous-for-bloodshed-faces-a-reckoning-as-guards-go-on-trial.html
VIDEO: Press Conference (Daily News Online: March 2, 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IIB54MHuqE
Three Attica Guards Plead Guilty To Beating Inmate (WIVB-TV: March 2, 2015)
http://wivb.com/2015/03/02/3-attica-guards-plead-guilty-as-assault-trial-to-begin/
Three Attica Guards Plead Guilty To Misdemeanor In Brutal Attack On Inmate (Buffalo News: March 2, 2015)
http://buffalonews.com/city-region/wyoming-county/three-attica-guards-plead-guilty-to-misdemeanor-in-brutal-attack-on-inmate20150302
Tears Of Gratitude By Ex-Inmate After Plea Deal In Beating (March 2, 2015)
http://buffalonews.com/city-region/courts/tears-of-gratitude-by-ex-inmate-after-plea-deal-in-beating-20150302

Three Attica Guards Resign In Order To Avoid Jail (New York Times: March 3, 2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/nyregion/attica-prison-guards-plead-guilty-in-2011-inmate-beating-case.html?_r=0
OPINION: Light Punishment For 3 Attica Guards Fails To Make Up For The Vicious Beating Of Inmate (Buffalo News: March 4,
2015)
http://tinyurl.com/puzk8b6
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WNY Peace Center Prisoners' Rights Task Force:
Chuck Culhane
Phone: (716) 228-2076
Email: culhane9@gmail.com
Website: http://wnypeace.org/program/Prison%20Action%20Committee.php/
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RENEWABLE ENERGY (AE)
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Repowering the Dunkirk Coal Plant and Cayuga Coal Plant With Renewable Energy
The fact that coal is a dangerous fossil fuel for human health and the climate coupled with the cheap natural gas is forcing coal plant
operators to close their plants, or curtail energy production. New York State's Public Service Commission held hearings on what to do
with the Dunkirk Coal Plant (Dunkirk NY) and the Cayuga Coal Plant (near Lansing NY on the shores of beautiful Cayuga Lake, just
north of Ithaca).
Only two choices were presented by the Public Service Commission: repower with natural gas or shut down the plants and improve
transmission lines into both areas. The global warming potential of methane is about 90 times that of CO 2 (Howarth: Climatic Change
106:679-690 (2011)).
Hence New York State's Public Service Commission is seriously considering an option (methane) that would enhance the global
warming.
The WNY Peace Center's Renewable Energy Task Force offered a third alternative: repower both with renewable energy by creating two
large solar parks: one at the old Seneca Army Depot (between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes) -- the other at the Dunkirk Coal plant itself.
- Charley Bowman
View & Download PDF Article Here: http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/Green%20Energy%20Dunkirk%20Cayuga.pdf
IMAGES OF PROPOSED PROJECTS:
SENECA ARMY DEPOT SOLAR PARK:
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/SenecaArmyDepot2.png
Red (8,366 acres for a 2,091 MWp-dc solar park)

The map excludes the following areas:

Blue (620 acre Area Q, home of the Seneca White Deer population)
Green (Five Points Correctional Facility)
DUNKIRK SOLAR PARK (65.7 acres, 13 MWp-dc ):
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/DunkirkCoalPlantGimp.png
LANSING SOLAR PARK (313 acres, 78.2 MWp-dc ):
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/LansingCoalPlantPic.png
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GRAPHS (PDF Format):
War Supports Shale Oil Production
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/OilPrices2.pdf
Electrical Energy Production In New York State...And Where We Have To Go....
http://wnypeace.org/new/Images/2014%20Energy%20State%20of%20NYS.pdf
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EmPower NY
EmPower is a NYSERDA program for low-income individuals to obtain free professional energy services to reduce their energy usage
and costs. If they are approved for the program, families can receive up to $7000 worth of no-cost home energy work, including energyefficient appliance replacement, furnace updates and insulation.
EmPower New York is now accepting applications for no-cost energy efficiency services to low-income households. If your household
meets eligibility requirements, you may be approved for free energy services provided by a licensed home improvement agency.
Improvements may include replacement of old light bulbs, refrigerators, dryers and freezers with new energy-efficient models, or
insulation and air sealing may be provided to keep more heat in the home. Contractors also test your home for gas leaks and carbon
monoxide which can be dangerous if undetected.
EmPower NY is a NYSERDA program and is available to renters or owners who live in buildings of 100 units or less and make 60% or
less of the median NY state income.
Interested applicants may contact Colleen at the reference information below. More information can also be found on the NYSERDA
website: http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/
Colleen Kristich
Ivy Lea Construction
440 Northwood Drive
Tonawanda, NY 14223
Phone: (716) 875-8654
Fax: (716) 875-1574

Email: colleen@ivyleaconstruction.com
Main Website: http://www.ivyleaconstruction.com/referral.php
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ivy-Lea-Construction/371163939576963
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WNY Peace Center Renewable Energy Task Force:
Charley Bowman
Phone: (716) 688-2374
Email: CandABowman@verzion.net
Website: http://wnypeace.org/new/projects.html
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RESIST MILITARISM (RM)
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PETITION: No New Authorization For The Use Of Military Force
The U.S. Congress is considering another "Authorization for the Use of Military Force" -- a broad approval for more war.
This is the last thing we need. These wars are not making us safer but generating enemies. They are not surgical operations, but mass
killings, as well as assaults on the natural environment and the public budget not to mention excuses for curtailing civil liberties.
Please sign this statement for delivery to the media and Congress:
http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=10938
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Resist Militarism! Task Force Meeting
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
The Daily Planet Coffee Company
1862 Hertel Avenue (corner of Hertel and Parker Avenues)
Buffalo, NY 14216
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26
"Anti-Drone Vigil At Niagara Falls Air Force Base"
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

2026 Lockport Road (outside the Main Gate)
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
If you need a ride out to the base, contact Vicki at (716) 884-0582, or Russell at (716) 570-5200. You are also welcome to stop by the
Resist Militarism! Task Force Meeting (mentioned above), as members there will proceed to the base immediately after the meeting.
Signs are encouraged!
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WNY Peace Center Resist Militarism Task Force:
Russell Brown
Phone: (716) 570-5200
Email: hobadoxa@me.com
Website: http://wnypeace.org/program/ResistMilitarism.php/