Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner is writing to the Governor and members of the NYS Legislature and will urge them to consider naming the new Tappan Zee bridge in honor and in memory of Pete Seeger, who passed away today.

Pete Seeger was a leader in environmental causes. When one thinks of the Hudson River and the environment one of the first names we think of is Pete Seeger. He was the founder of the Hudson River sloop Clearwater which helped encourage environmental activism and the waterway's rebirth. Clearwater continues to promote a the river and environmental causes.

Pete Seeger pushed for a cleaner river in the 1960s (long before others took on the cause) and used music to push for an environment friendly river. He sang "Sailing up my dirty stream and kept pushing for a better river.

If the Tappan Zee bridge is named for Pete Seeger we will honor a man who led the fight for a cleaner river. And, we will be inspired whenever we cross the Hudson to think of ways to keep the river clean and beautiful.