Housatonic River Initiative

05/28/2025

https://theberkshireedge.com/federal-judge-seeks-to-remand-town-of-lee-lawsuit-against-ge-monsanto-back-to-berkshire-superior-court/

Lee residents affirmed that the town is on the right path with its legal filings alleging Monsanto’s wrongdoing.

02/16/2025

Some important information about the EPA and our Housatonic River. The Other Side Witches burning Part One

As we have learned over the centuries, when it comes to burning witches, it doesn’t really matter if you have burned a real witch or just someone who, in your fevered, partisan, and paranoid imagination, could easily become a witch in the future. It is the burning that is the message.

06/09/2024

THE OTHER SIDE: PCB YITBY — Yes, PCBs In Their Back Yard

It is not hyperbole to imagine that we are in the midst of a war on humanity—humanity, as in possessing the quality of being humane, of manifesting kindness and benevolence.

06/02/2024

If you care about the environment, and you care about democracy, you should care about Lee, Massachusetts. My latest for the The Berkshire Edge: THE OTHER SIDE: Lee and the PCB conspiracy

The townspeople of Lee, with the help of attorney Cristobal Bonifaz, have prepared a ground-breaking lawsuit alleging a civil and criminal conspiracy by General Electric (GE) and Monsanto to harm humans and the environment.

04/30/2024

Over the years I have developed a love of swimming, and when I saw this I thought what better way to create a goal for my Self and a cause that I truly believe in. If you have even a dollar to give, please consider donating. I will be updating my progress as the month goes on. THANK YOU!

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04/18/2024

The story heads back home as Little Lee takes on GE and Monsanto and the last thing GE wants is for any of us to sit in the jury box: THE OTHER SIDE: Little Lee v. General Electric and Monsanto — Round Four

It seems clear to me that GE does not want a trial anywhere near the town that has been injured or the river that has been destroyed.

04/09/2024

https://theberkshireedge.com/these-calendar-entries-are-for-you-if-youre-watching-rest-of-river-remediation-events/

The EPA has extended the deadline for public comments on the UDF report/plan, and a new date has been set for a public meeting on the UDF.

04/09/2024

my latest chapter in the battle between PCB giants - Monsanto v GE Round Three

While all might be fair as the corporate giants do battle, as always it is the innocent who are the real casualties of war.

03/31/2024

More about the battle of the contaminators: The Other Side: Monsanto v. General Electric — Round Two

In many ways, if you can get past the significant irony at work here, Monsanto tells a clear story of how severely and perhaps irredeemably our world has been poisoned by all the parties in this action. Make no mistake, however this ends, it seems to me that there really is no honor amongst thieves.

03/22/2024

This is a story about the battle between PCB giants: Monsanto , the sole American producer of PCBs and their customers, including on our own GE. And Monsanto, if it helps them force GE and the others to help pay for the billions they have to pay for polluting our environment, is now spilling many of the secrets they all kept from us: THE OTHER SIDE: Monsanto v. General Electric — Round One

It is remarkable what emerges when billions of dollars are at stake, and once colluding polluters decide they need to fight one another.

02/18/2024

My latest Berkshire Edge column on the dangers of volatilized PCBs: LINK THE OTHER OUR ALARMING AIRBORNE PCBS

01/15/2024

THE OTHER SIDE: Who you gonna call?

So, when the trucks come rumbling through, who you gonna call? Not the Ghostbusters. As for calling Town Hall and members of your select board, can you really expect those who put you in this position in the first place to actively and effectively get you out of it?