Towards a Cancer-Free Cape Economy Forum Event
What would it take to wean our economy off its dependency on carcinogenic chemicals?
Protect Your Family From Herbicide Spraying
Submitted by Sue Phelan (info@GreenCAPE.org or 508.362.5927) The corporate giant NSTAR/Northeast Utilities (NU) and others such as National Grid, the railroads and MTA are all poised to spray their toxic mixtures of herbicides over residential and public properties statewide. These corporations do not own the land in most cases. They only have easements over the … Read more
Senator Dan Wolf Speaks out Against NSTAR Spraying
NStar disrespects democracy By DANIEL WOLF The decision by NStar — or better put, the larger corporate conglomerate Northeast Utilities — to resume spraying herbicides on rights-of-way across the Cape and Martha’s Vineyard is more than a slap in the face of our communities. It disrespects democracy. I understand that this utility has the … Read more
David Dow Receives Award at 11th Annual Rachel Carson Harvest Dinner
Community celebration for environmental justice The 11th Annual Rachel Carson Harvest Dinner was held on Saturday November 2nd. This year’s Rachel Carson dinner honored David Dow, an environmentalist and social justice advocate who works with the Sierra Club on Cape Cod. Part of an article from Cheers & Jeers Editorial from the Cape Cod … Read more
Sign our Petition for Water Quality Research Funding
THIS PETITION IS CLOSED: Your signatures and comments were delivered to MA legislators in January 2014. Stay tuned for actions to take supporting Silent Spring Institute funding this year.