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| Families who board buses at Hunting Park and Wissahickon would like to do so in clean air!! 3/22/17 |
The mayor of Philadelphia is working with the fracking industry and has endorsed Septa careless plan for a natural gas plant in the already highly polluted Nicetown section of Philadelphia. Mayor Kenney did not side with the public he sided with the industry. There are several environmental groups who have asked our city representatives to stop Septa’s plan to run gas pipelines from upstate Pennsylvania through our city. To no avail.
March 22, 2017 City Council held a hearing on our Environmental and Tourism concerns. Reported from the office of sustainability that the vision of “Greenworks” is that every Philadelphian lives in a home with a healthy environment and our outdoor air meets federal standards. Wish that read meets or exceeds federal standards which are being manipulated by the ugly fracking industry. “Greenworks” stated that air pollution from transportation and energy generation causes climate change and damages our natural environment, causing poor indoor air which can cause asthma and trigger attacks. “Greenworks” will focus efforts in areas of the city most burdened by poor air quality. page 19 Heat is not evenly distributed across the city, and some neighborhoods can be more than 22 degrees Fahrenheit hotter. Depending on global carbon pollution levels, Philadelphia will have between 17 and 52 days above 95 degrees fahrenheit a year by 2100, up from an average of four days per year from 1961 to 2000. As the temperature increases, we will focus interventions on vulnerable Philadelphians in our hottest neighborhoods.
We need every Philadelphian to pay attention to what is taking place with Septa and our city officials. If we want Philadelphia to have breathable air we must demand #Rezoning of Philadelphia now.
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| Riding past the planned gas plant 3/22/17 |
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| #CleanWaterAction speaking at City Council hearing on Environment and Tourism. Septa is already contributing to the high number of asthma related hospitalizations in Nicetown. Septa said they are not responsible for the health of the community. (this photo taken at city council hearing 3/21/17)
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