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A Historic Sendoff for the Sloop Clearwater as It Sets Sail for Washington, DC from the Clearwater Festival This Weekend

June 13th, 2017|Comments Off on A Historic Sendoff for the Sloop Clearwater as It Sets Sail for Washington, DC from the Clearwater Festival This Weekend

Clearwater Festival goers are invited to help send the sloop off on her journey to Washington, D.C.  The sloop will embark for Washington this weekend from the Clearwater Festival, carrying a “cargo of concern” to [...]

Clearwater’s D.C. Tour Schedule

June 8th, 2017|Comments Off on Clearwater’s D.C. Tour Schedule

The sloop Clearwater invites you to visit and tour the sloop, attend our community gathering, and meet the crew as we visit Washington, D.C. to bring messages of support for a strong EPA that sees [...]

“If I Had a Hammer” – Clearwater’s Sail to D.C. Anthem

June 8th, 2017|Comments Off on “If I Had a Hammer” – Clearwater’s Sail to D.C. Anthem

Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer" has been the anthem for several major movements in American history, and now we're creating our own verse to the classic and powerful song for our sail to [...]

Participate in Clearwater’s Sail to D.C.

June 6th, 2017|Comments Off on Participate in Clearwater’s Sail to D.C.

There are many ways to support Clearwater on her historic trip to Washington, D.C. You can participate by: Signing our petition here. Adding a message to our cargo of concern. Submitting your own verse to [...]

Add your message to our Cargo of Concern

June 3rd, 2017|Comments Off on Add your message to our Cargo of Concern

Tell congress why it's important to protect the Hudson River by sending your messages to D.C. as part of our Cargo of Concern. Get creative! We can't wait to see what you come up with. [...]

Clearwater Responds to Decision on Paris Climate Accords

June 2nd, 2017|Comments Off on Clearwater Responds to Decision on Paris Climate Accords

Bill McKibben points out in his recent New York Times op-ed that rejecting the Paris agreement amounts to rejecting two core elements of modern civilization: science and diplomacy.  Climate change will disrupt our water supplies, [...]

Amid Indian Point and Other Northeast Nuclear Plant Closures, Leading Experts Will Address Decomissioning’s Thorniest Issues at New York Forum

June 1st, 2017|Comments Off on Amid Indian Point and Other Northeast Nuclear Plant Closures, Leading Experts Will Address Decomissioning’s Thorniest Issues at New York Forum

Contact:  Stephen Kent, skent@kentcom.com ,914-589-5988 WHAT?  Indian Point and other nuclear plants in New York and the Northeast face closure and decommissioning, part of the vanguard of a coming wave of aging nuclear plant closures nationwide.  The stakes [...]

Clearwater is Searching for a New Executive Director

May 26th, 2017|Comments Off on Clearwater is Searching for a New Executive Director

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc., a 501(c)3 tax exempt nonprofit, member- supported corporation, has been a pioneer of the environmental movement since 1970, and the 106’ sloop Clearwater is the Hudson River's iconic enduring symbol [...]

Clearwater’s Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection Steward Program Kicks off Memorial Day Weekend

May 25th, 2017|Comments Off on Clearwater’s Invasive Species Watercraft Inspection Steward Program Kicks off Memorial Day Weekend

Coming to a Hudson River boat launch near you. BEACON, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater started an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program in April 2015, with the goal to educate the public about aquatic [...]