Bruce Campbell is a Canadian author whose recently-published book about the 2013 oil train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec outlines the regulatory and policy failures that led up to the disaster and the unjust aftermath in which three front-line railroad employees were blamed.  Former Albany, NY Common Council member Dominick Calsolaro will provide an Albany-area perspective on oil train hazards.

Dinner with Save the Pine Bush

The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied

Save the Pine Bush's volunteers worked for decades to preserve the Albany, New York, Pine Bush through the use of litigation and education. The Albany Pine Bush is globally rare pine barrens ecosystem and home many rare species, including the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. Save the Pine Bush has sustained itself for forty years by inviting everyone to join them for monthly vegetarian lasagna dinners. Each dinner features a speaker on the Pine Bush or other environmental issue, including climate change, solid waste issues, or other important topics. If you cannot make it to the delicious dinner, you are welcome to hear the speakers on the podcast!

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Dinner with Save the Pine Bush