Friday April 26th – 12pm “ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT” WCU – Mitchell Hall Rom 102 – open to the public
Forty-eight years ago, Pennsylvania added an Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. The man who got the amendment passed was a young state legislator named Franklin Kury. Now one of PA’s senior statesmen, Kury will speak in West Chester April 26, during this year’s Earth Week.
Come hear why the Environmental Rights Amendment was necessary, why it was so popular when it passed, how PA courts emasculated it for 40 years and how its revival today can help protect PA’s environment from fracking and other abuses.
The event is free and open to the public. Friday, April 26, noon, West Chester University, Mitchell Hall, Room 102.
WHO: Franklin Kury, author of the Environmental Rights Amendment in the PA Constitution.
WHEN: Friday, April 26, noon
WHERE: West Chester University, Mitchell Hall, Room 102
Sponsored by West Chester University Sustainability Office and Chester County Environmental Alliance
Hosted by the West Chester Green Team
Greening Your Lawn Naturally – Andy Yencha
Bugs and Weeds Away , the Natural Way – John Jackson
Thursday, April 25 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30
Business and Public Management Building, Rm 101 WCU
Rm 101 – Business and Public Management Building,
50 Sharpless St., West Chester 19382
More info: mhudgings@gmail.com
Subsequent talks in this series are about climate & environment on May 23 and about reducing plastic waste on June 27.
Friday April 26th – 12pm “ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT” WCU – Mitchell Hall Rom 102 – open to the public
Forty-eight years ago, Pennsylvania added an Environmental Rights Amendment to the state Constitution. The man who got the amendment passed was a young state legislator named Franklin Kury. Now one of PA’s senior statesmen, Kury will speak in West Chester April 26, during this year’s Earth Week.
Come hear why the Environmental Rights Amendment was necessary, why it was so popular when it passed, how PA courts emasculated it for 40 years and how its revival today can help protect PA’s environment from fracking and other abuses.
The event is free and open to the public. Friday, April 26, noon, West Chester University, Mitchell Hall, Room 102.
WHO: Franklin Kury, author of the Environmental Rights Amendment in the PA Constitution.
WHEN: Friday, April 26, noon
WHERE: West Chester University, Mitchell Hall, Room 102
Sponsored by West Chester University Sustainability Office and Chester County Environmental Alliance
Sun, April 28, 1pm – 4pm – EARTH DAY CELEBRATION – Kerr Park –
1 Park Ln, Downingtown, PA 19335 (map)
Earth Day march and rally, sponsored by Kimberton Whole Foods.
Gather at the Downingtown Library, 122 Wallace Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335, and march with signs or banners to Kerr Park. There will be several food vendors and activities for children, a band playing, guest speakers on climate and environmental issues including the pipelines, plastics, non-toxic ways to control mosquitoes, etc.
Sun, April 28, 2:30pm – 4:00pm
110 W. Rosedale Ave, West Chester PA 19382 (map)
Green New Deal Town Hall To combat the climate crisis Co-sponsored by The Sunrise Movement https://www.facebook.com/sunrise.westchester RUCCAS https://www.ruccas.net/ West Chester University: Room 254, Sykes Union, 110 W. Rosedale Ave, West Chester PA 19382
Sunday May 19, 2019- 1 to 4pm – Everhart Park, West Chester
Strawberry Festival and launching of the West Chester Green Team
May 23, 2019 Sustainability Symposium at Penn State at The Navy Yard
$200 for non-members / $100 for members (membership=$100)
Green Building United is excited to announce the ninth annual Sustainability Symposium, happening May 3rd at Penn State at The Navy Yard. The Symposium is a full day of educational sessions covering cutting edge green building and sustainability topics and industry best practices, including LEED, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Enterprise Green Communities, WELL, green stormwater infrastructure, and 2030 Districts. Please join us to hear experts from across the region and beyond as they gather to discuss their current work, opportunities for social, environmental, and economic impact, and challenges ahead in the sustainability field.
Mission Statement
The Chester County Citizens for Climate Protection is a grass roots organization dedicated to educating the community on the severity and serious consequences of climate change. In addition, the organization will promote actions designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to improve our quality of life.