Tag: New York State
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How New York City plans to survive the next storm
The Building Resiliency Task Force presented a report to New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg on ways the city should adapt to better handle the next superstorm.
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Artist's experimental greenhouse uses sugar for glass panes (Video)
Inspired by solitary cabins of old, this multi-coloured solarium uses hardened sugar for its transparent skin.
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New York City struggles with plastic bag waste
The New York Times' Elisabeth Rosenthal reports that New York spends "$10 million annually to send 100,000 tons of plastic bags that are tossed in the general trash to landfills in South Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania."
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"Don't frack my mother," sing Artists Against Fracking
"Don't frack my mother" is a new song and music video from Artists Against Fracking that aims to put public pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban natural gas fracking in New York.
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Fight Fracking via Video, Win Lunch With Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon
Have some video skills and want to join in the fight against fracking in New York? Here's a contest for you.
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Cornell Installs Indoor Lawn to Soothe Students During Finals (Photos)
The university brings the outdoors in to help students relax and focus on studying.
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New York State Revised Fracking Rules May Come Before End of Year
This would mean the revised rules would come without the promised reassessment of the health impacts of fracking.
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New York Governor Pledges to Lead on Climate Change - But What About on Fracking?
Andrew Cuomo pens an impassioned piece on the importance of reinforcing New York's infrastructure against extreme weather, but fails to mention how we can help slow climate change itself.
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5 Public Gardens Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.
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9 Records Blown Away by Superstorm Sandy
She may not have caused the most property damage, but the superstorm extraordinaire holds some impressive records.
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Energy News: US Wind Power Passes 50 GW, China's Solar Power Industry on Life Support, More
Plus: India gets it's first net metering system; pro-fracking groups astroturf rally in Albany, New York
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Renewables, Efficiency Could Easily Replace Indian Point's Nuclear Power: Report
As New York's aging Indian Point nuclear power plant comes up for relicensing, a new report shows that its electricity simply isn't needed.
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Exploring and Enjoying the East's Last Great Forests
Hiking through the Adirondacks, and why we should protect it.
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New York Steps Back From the Fracking Abyss, For Now
The Cuomo administration has restarted the entire review process for fracking in New York State, opening up a new period of public commenting, pusing off a decision on permitting hydraulic fracturing into 2013 at earliest.
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Fracking to Get Green Light in New York by Labor Day
The final regulations are yet to be determined, but here's a glimpse at how fracking will soon start in New York State.
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Milk Not Jails is Using Milk to Push for Prison Reform
You got milk, but does your milk help create social change?
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75% of New York's Active Oil & Gas Wells Go Uninspected Every Year
As the number of oil and gas wells increased in New York by roughly 1000 in the first decade of this century, inspections fell by a similar amount.
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Fracking Industry Had Six Weeks More Access Than Public to New York State's Proposed Regulations
The documents were made available by the state as part of a stakeholdeer outreach program, which excluded stakeholders such as communities where fracking is planned.
