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Happy 25th Anniversary Orange Environment! As 2007 draws to a close we are proud of our role as the premiere environmental organization in the Orange County Region. OE thanks you -- and all of our friends and supporters -- for making it possible for us to continue our fight for a cleaner more sustainable environment in the face of many complex challenges. Your support is more vital than ever!! Our continued vigilance on local, county, and regional issues included action on the NYRI powerline that would destroy natural resources and local communities, the proposed Sullivan County Casinos that would increase traffic and pollution, and opposition to the re-licensing of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. In response to plans to grow Stewart Airport, OE supports maintaining Stewart as a regional passenger facility while protecting our communities from excessive noise and air pollution. With increased global attention to climate change issues, our commitment to actively promoting renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, anti-sprawl planning, and green building initiatives continues unabated. And our calendar was filled with exciting and well attended community events! We held our largest Environmental Awards Dinner to date, with Congressmen Maurice Hinchey and John Hall as our keynote speakers. Our renewed county-wide Earth Day celebration drew 800 people to two venues and included a spectacular barn dance at the Rogowski Farm. OE also participated in Step It Up rallies and tabled at other community festivals. We moved into a new office at Soons Orchards in New Hampton giving our staff and members a great place to work and hold meetings. OE also launched a totally re-designed website that serves as a valuable resource for our members and the public. Look for more new great events in 2008! OE is run by a volunteer board and grass-roots volunteers with the support of three part-time staff people. We are supported by the generosity of the community and our membership. Please join – or renew your membership -- today! Best wishes for a happy and peaceful New Year. The Staff and Trustees of Orange Environment, December 2007 |