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Energy
Efficiency
The
Neighborhood network has launched the Clean
Energy Leadership Task Force, to work with municipalities
to transform local government buildings and vehicle fleets to
clean energy technologies...Off shore
wind turbines could supply a significant
portion of Long Island's electricity needs...By changing to compact
fluorescence the average consumer can save 50-80% in their lighting
energy costs... Ditch that SUV and get a new
hybrid car.
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Pesticides
and Alternatives
The
Long Island Neighborhood Network helped to enact a first-in-the-nation
Neighbor Notification of Pesticide Spraying. Find
out how this law requires you to be notified BEFORE pesticides
are commercially sprayed ... Want to have a truly "green"
lawn? Learn
how here...
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Environmental
Stewardship
The
Neighborhood Network is helping a group of Massapequa residents
to enhance appreciation of the 423 acres of woodlands, ponds, and
freshwater wetlands known as the Massapequa
Preserve. |
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Organic
Landscapers
Neighborhood
Network has compiled a list of Organic
Landscapers that we promote to combat the
unrelenting barrage of advertisements from the chemical pesticide
industry. These business agree to meet standards
developed to provide safe, non-toxic, organic methods of lawn and
tree care. |
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Government
Reform
Grass
root democracy -- the Neighborhood Network, helped to organize a
campaign to institute council
districts, in which each board member
is elected from the district in which he or she lives. |
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Smart
Growth
Smart
Growth promotes revitalizing downtowns, encouraging safe and secure
neighborhoods, and creating suitable economic activity in commercial
districts. |
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Nassau
Hub
Nassau
County has begun a federally funded Major
Investment Study (MIS) to look at future development
and transit options for heart of central Nassau. The Nassau
Hub Citizens Advisory Committee, is
working to ensure that the Nassau Hub is developed using "Smart
Growth" principles. |
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Organic
Golf
Neighborhood Network's strategy of promoting organic
golf courses has involved legal challenges. One such
lawsuit against Suffolk County was successful and resulted in a
settlement to build 2 organically maintained golf courses in Yaphank,
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