October 13, 2021
I am placing my name for consideration as an At Large Delegate for the two year term on the Atlantic Chapter Excom beginning January, 2022. Taking office at that time would be sweet serendipity coming at the same time as the start of the NY Expanded Polystyrene ban as the plastics issue is the one that really moved me forward as an environmental activist.
I have been on the Niagara Group Excom since 2017 and have been working on waste and recycling issues since 2019. Before I became an Excom member, I was active in the Niagara Group’s Writers Group, becoming a regular contributor to the letters-to-the-editor sections of the Buffalo News and the Amherst Bee. Through that affiliation, I was contacted by the editors at Buffalo Rising, an online news source for Western New York. I have been sharing and expanding articles that I have originally written for our Trailblazer, as well as writing additional pieces (links to the last two are below) that have allowed me to share the environmental message with a wider audience.
- Are New Bitcoin Operations and NYS Climate Goals Compatible? – Buffalo Rising, May 8, 2021
- How Does New York Clean Up Its 200 Year Fossil Fuel Production Legacy? – Buffalo Rising, June 14, 2021
It would be a privilege to serve on the Atlantic Chapter Excom starting in January.