The Oil Drum

Ok, I normally don't like to do fundraising on TOD, leaving it in the wisdom of each of you to decide where you should put your money. But this appeal from the Environmental Advocates of NY struck me not just because it is working on a anti-sprawl land preservation issues but mostly because they are asking for so little to achieve their goal. They only need $200 to meet their goal to get an ad placed in the Legislative Gazette to promote a piece of legislation against sprawl.

New York State is losing almost 200 acres of forests, fields and farms to new development every day. Historic downtown districts are falling further into disrepair as big box stores open on the outskirts of town.  

A law currently before the NY legislature would give our cities and towns the ability to protect the heart and soul of their communities. We need to educate NY lawmakers about solutions to this growing problem.

Thanks to the generosity of many of you, we have raised almost $800 to publish a special Earth Day supplement in the Legislative Gazette, the must-read newspaper for elected officials in the Capitol. We need to raise $200 more to meet our goal!