Dearest Poopers, First off, there’s still room for YOU to join us this Saturday, 7/30 at 7:30pm for a rooftop screening of Gasland! Read the original post to learn more or just go express track and and RSVP here! And now for the news… The Puru at the rally with the North River Wastewater Treatment

Dearest Poopers, If you live in New York City, you’ve probably heard by now of Wednesday’s explosion and fire at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant. Oh, you know! The one that was spewing untreated sewage out into the Hudson until Friday evening (around 120 million gallons)? If this is news to you, check out

Dearest Poopers, Here at The POOP Project, we agree with Ben Franklin that natural gas is okey-dokey (see “Not Everyone’s Against Gas“), and that us humans should be able to pass it without scrutiny. But one place where methane is definitely not welcome is in our drinking water. Unfortunately, with a new process for getting

Dearest Poopers, The Gates have gotten into the game–Bill and Melinda, that is. In fact, their foundation has announced $42 million to address global sanitation issues and “Reinvent the Toilet”. Check it out! So what’s your idea? Peaceful pooping, Shawn “The Puru” Shafner

Dearest Poopers, I do so hope to see you tomorrow, Saturday 7/16, for the City of Water Day Festival on Governor’s Island. It’s a free all-day affair (10am-4pm) celebrating the potential of our NYC/NJ waterfront and full of entertainment, education & adventure–including a POOP table manned by The Puru himself. But first, a pew pictures

Dearest Poopers, First off, a big thank you to everyone who turned out last night to make the final installment in DEP’s Summer Speaker Series a great success. The diverse viewpoints of Andrew Faust, Kaled Alamarie and Dr. Paul Mankiewicz supplied fodder for an intense debate about how best to achieve “A Sustainable Future”, one

Dearest Poopers, I’ve just arrived back from exploring the deep, dark Northwoods of Wisconsin. While technically not a poop-themed trip, I did come across an fascinating artifact while sifting through a local thrift shop. I believe it is none other than Mary Poppins’ plunger! I hope that, in between your Merry Poopin’, you’ll have a

Dearest Poopers, Please forgive my delay in updating the site of late. I’ve been deep in the Northwoods of Wisconsin traveling, camping, and pooping in holes. Meanwhile, there’s so much excitement happening back in New York, with two POOP events coming up next week, and one special event I know you’ll enjoy. The POOPs! 1.