Keeping the Great Lakes great
July 2nd, 2007 by Eric
A few months ago, Clergyman Charlie told us about the effort by the New York State Legislature to prevent waste disposal sites from opening up in regions where that waste could leak into Lake Ontario. The bill passed last year in both houses, only to be vetoed by governor Pataki.
But there’s a new Governor in The Empire State, and Elliot Spitzer ran for office touting himself as a friend of the environment. The bill was immediately reintroduced in the Assembly and passed with only 11 votes against. It took some encouragement from his constituents (thanks to all those who wrote or called), but Senator Maziarz has finally reintroduced the same bill in the New York State Senate. Not surprisingly, the bill passed the Senate unanimously.
It stands to reason that this law, which in its official language “prohibits the siting of a disposal facility in a location with potential to discharge into the Great Lakes system,” would be signed into law by Governor Spitzer.
But I’m not willing to take the chance that “big money” won’t step in and “persuade” the governor use his veto pen. I ask you to join me in contacting the Governor’s office to let him know that this piece of legislation is important to us. You can do so via email by clicking here, or write or call him the old-fashioned way with this address and phone number:
Governor Eliot Spitzer Executive Chambers State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 (582) 474-8390This is not a left-right, conservative-liberal, red-blue, or Democrat-Republican issue; it’s supported strongly from both sides of the isle, and it has to be solved at the government level. So contact Governor Spitzer and tell him to make sure the Great Lakes are a lot cleaner for our children than they were for us.
Thanks for the picture go to this lake-dweller
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