Indeed, at a time when the politics of climate change has played a part in the removal of two prime ministers and two opposition leaders - Brendan Nelson and Malcolm Turnbull - Bob Brown has turned this nettlesome issue to his party's advantage.
The council said the work would be visible from street level during the weekend and the "most spectacular" part would be the removal of the tower crane's 214ft (65ft) long main jib.
Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations opposing the removal of children's heart surgery from the hospital and 600, 000 people have signed a petition.
The committee's report said the UK and Scottish governments must fully detail the consequences of the removal of Trident as part of the whole secession agreement as soon as is practical.
The transfer station has been a flash point in Manhattan politics since Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed reopening a dormant site over a decade ago as part of an overhaul of the city's trash-removal system, which had relied largely on trucks and facilities concentrated in low-income neighborhoods in boroughs outside Manhattan.