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Delaware Sierra News: "A Quick Fix" - Letter From The Delaware Chapter Chair
Delaware Sierra News: "A Quick Fix" - Letter From The Delaware Chapter Chair
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Cancer Committee Forms Alternative Energy in Peru
D elawareans take cancer personally. Most peo-
ple here know someone or know someone who
has a loved one who has survived cancer, has can-
by Carol Reid-Grandfield, Sierra Club Member
Kent County, Delaware
Membership Committee
Marc Schweitzer, Sandy Rothermel, and Dave Henz-
man joined the group at Silver Lake (photo courtesy
of Phil Shuman). The group met at the Schweitzer’s
Contact June Satterfield at for dinner and socializing afterwards. The Sierra
junesatterfield@comcast.net or Club also got together for a kayak paddle on the
302.653.6596 evening of July 4, followed by fireworks.
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Pea Patch Island Hike Report Sierra Connection Recap
by Ron Zink
Delaware Deepening
by Dave R. Keifer, Sr., Land Use Chair there forever would be brought to the surface and
piled somewhere. Think of the ship traffic up and
T he project to dredge the main channel of the
Delaware River deeper seems to be coming
back, thanks to the Governor of Pennsylvania. The
down the River since native American canoes and
the sailing ships of early European explorers to the
Corps of Engineers has done a series of studies super tankers and container ships of today and what
attempting to show that the benefits outweigh the may have gone over the side or been pumped from
costs and that the environmental impacts are accept- the bilges. Think of all of the garbage from Philadel-
able. Others, including the Government phia that was barged down the River and dumped
Accountability Office (GAO), have found that the off Ocean City, MD, in the past.
benefits are not great enough to justify the costs and Who would benefit from the project? Apparently
that the environmental impacts are negative and not the Port of Wilmington and the refinery at Delaware
trivial. New Jersey Senator Lautenberg has asked City would not be affected. Given that large vessels
them to do another evaluation, which is under way. tend to be owned by foreign firms, it may be that
A letter to the editor cannot adequately review this proposed expenditure of US taxpayers’ dollars
the many studies. Hopefully it will spark interest in would not help US taxpayers.
learning about this dreadful idea so readers can Many of us believe that this project is dreadful
make up their own minds. financially and environmentally. Study it and make
In brief, the River channel is currently dredged to up you own mind. Ask elected officials for their
40’, as it has been for years. The proposal would be views and tell them yours. The studies are most easi-
to dredge it to 45’. Hence, whatever has been down ly found on the Delaware Riverkeeper website.
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Delaware Chapter Sierra Club Events Calendar
Kayak/Canoe the Brandywine – Saturday, August 9. Dover Social – Thursday, September 4, 6:30 pm.
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Thompson’s Bridge parking TGIF; Route 13 at Lockerman Street. These “First
lot in Brandywine Creek State Park. To join the paddle, Thursdays” have been great events for socializing with
or for more information, contact: Marc Schweitzer at fellow Sierrans as well as educational. For more infor-
marc5181@yahoo.com (Cell Phone: 202-409-7473 or mation, updates, and the programming, contact Ron
410-924-3190) Zink at 302-735-8896 or Ron_z_19904@yahoo.com
Forum SubCommittee, Political Committee Meeting Boundary Trail Outing – Saturday, September 13.
– Sunday, August 10, 2 pm. Brandywine Library. For Trap Pond State Park, Sussex County. Possibly
further information call the office at 302-351-2776 or overnight camping the night before. For more informa-
e-mail politics@delaware.sierraclub.org tion call the office at 302-351-2776 or e-mail
Recycling Committee – Tuesday, August 12, 7 pm. Ezra.Temko@SierraClub.org.
Newark Free Library. First meting of the Recycling Executive Committee Meeting – Monday, September
Committee. Come join and help us get to zero waste in 16, 7 pm. General meeting of the Executive Commit-
Delaware! For more information call the office at 302- tee. Meet at the Westminster Community Center in
351-2776 or e-mail Ezra.Temko@SierraClub.org. Dover. Carpooling is available. For further information
Conservation Committee Meeting – Monday, August contact Jay Cooperson at CoopersonArc@aol.com or
18. General meeting of the Conservation Committee. 302-571-0660.
Meet at the Westminster Community Center in Dover.
Carpooling is available. For further information contact
Tim O’Connor at Tim1158@aol.com or 302-697-7466.
Gubernatorial Candidates’ Forum – Tuesday, August
19, 6:30 pm. Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Commu-
nity Center, Wilmington. Come watch Delaware’s
primary candidates for governor talk about important
environmental issues. For more information call the
office at 302-351-2776 or e-mail questions@Vote-
ForTheEarth.org
Cancer Committee – Thursday, September 4, 7:30
pm. Wilmington, Community Service Building. First
meting of the Cancer Committee. Help make Delaware
a non-toxic environment! For more information call the
office at 302-351-2776 or e-mail Ezra.Temko@Sierra-
Club.org. There is a parking garage one block away
with parking that can be validated – contact the club
for more information.
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