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| That's not a hillside--it's a massive pile of chicken manure,
right next to a lovely wetland. Photo by Tom Valtin. |
Tours de Stench by request
We do Tours on request for one or a van load.
We take people out for the full sensory experience of CAFOs, talk with neighbors
and explain why this is not a sustainable form of animal agriculture.If you want
a personal tour or to bring a group of students, contact Aloma
Dew. Read about
Aloma's latest Tour de Stench.
Support Locally Grown Food
One of the Kentucky efforts is to serve locally grown, antibiotic and hormone-free
foods at all our events. It has gone a long way in helping with our relationships
with farmers and in teaching about safe and sustainable food. If you are interested
in having local food for your next
event, contact Aloma Dew for lists of farmers. We hope to get a website up soon
with
sources for local, antibiotic and hormone free food around Kentucky.
We worked
successfully with Sodexho food service at two colleges this past year--Bellarmine
University and Thomas More College. Most recently, the chef at the Hyatt Regency
in Louisville worked with us to serve local food for the Water Sentinels Clean
Water Summitt. Students at Centre College are working to get organic and local
food in their cafeteria. This is part of our work in promoting local food economies
as a way to fight industrial agriculture and preserve farmland and protect our
air and water.
Cool Cities
Two cities in Kentucky--Louisville and Lexington-- have signed onto
the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Efforts are under way to get
sign-ons in Northern Kentucky and Bowling Green. Are you interested in finding
out how your city can become a "Cool City"? Contact Aloma
Dew.
Let's make Kentucky a "Cool State"! If you are the owner of a hybrid
automobile, send in your name and location, and a picture if you wish, and
we will put
it in The Cumberland.
Read more about the Cool Cities Campaign. Mercury Rising Campaign
We are working with the Cumberland Chapter on the Mercury
Rising campaign in which BEC, Water Sentinels,
the Sierra Club's
Kentucky Chapter,
and groups are working to educate the public about the
problems
of
mercury
pollution. Because of cheap coal, lots of water, and poor regulations
and lax enforcement, Kentucky has always been a place for dirty
coal-fired power plants. Every stream and river in the state is
under a consumption
advisory for mercury.
Mercury pollution hurts our kids--spread
the word that this is a problem that can be fixed by stricter emission
standards. Kentuckians should be able to eat the fish from our
streams.
Copies of the DVD "Mercury Rising" are available
for showing at community meetings. Contact Betsy Bennett at BRuddBen@aol.com.
Transmission line xpansions through wildlife habitat and prime
farmland are issues we are fighting right now. If you are interested
in getting involved, contact Cathy Cunningham in Hardin County
at MrsC@otherside.com or Doris Tichenor in Butler County at
dctichenor@earthlink.net.
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