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Local Moratorium On Pesticides and Fertilizers Continues To Build

Local Moratorium On Pesticides and Fertilizers Continues To Build

by Marshall Brown | Nov 25, 2015 | Bay Friendly Yards, Fixing Habitats

It is truly inspiring to see Sayville, the town I grew up in, and where my mom and one of my four sisters still lives, banding together in the fight to help save The Great South Bay.   We’ve had a number of requests for literature already;  All should know that...

A Pledge To Help Build A Sustainable Long Island Taken at The Aspen Action Forum

by Marshall Brown | Mar 23, 2015 | Cleaner Water, Featured

In July 2013, nine months after Sandy and a year after the founding of Save The Great South Bay, I took a pledge at the first annual Aspen Action Forum to ‘help build a sustainable Long Island.’  The Action Forum draws Aspen Fellows from all over the world...
Can Long Island Be Saved?  Part IX — The Following Beaches Will Be Closed This Weekend…

Can Long Island Be Saved? Part IX — The Following Beaches Will Be Closed This Weekend…

by Marshall Brown | Aug 15, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Featured, Fixing Habitats

Indeed as readily predicted in Part IX of Can Long Island Be Saved, Huffington Post series, the heavy rains led of course to widespread beach closures because Long Island’s groundwater is polluted. 66 closed in Suffolk County. We must fix our groundwater or all...
Can LI Be Saved? VIII – IBM Offers Roadmap to A Sustainable Future for LI While in Albany Its Business As Usual

Can LI Be Saved? VIII – IBM Offers Roadmap to A Sustainable Future for LI While in Albany Its Business As Usual

by Marshall Brown | Jul 18, 2014 | Featured, Fixing Habitats

Here’s a useful graphic from The Nature Conservancy showing the sources of nitrogen pollution in various parts of the East End of Long Island, from a report entitled Nitrogen Load Modeling — The Peconic Estuary, New York. The good news – Long...
Can Long Island Be Saved?  Part VI – An Interview With Professor Christopher Gobler

Can Long Island Be Saved? Part VI – An Interview With Professor Christopher Gobler

by Marshall Brown | Jun 4, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Education

Here is the Part VI of the continuing Huffington Post Series: Can Long Island Be Saved?   We interview Prof. Christopher Gobler of SUNY Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
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