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Upstate High Speed Rail Line Stalls

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-07-24 17:22.
A plan to create a high-speed rail system between New York City and Buffalo appears to have lost steam, according to the

NYPA Pulls Plug On Erie County Advanced Coal Project

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Thu, 2008-07-17 12:03.

The Buffalo News reports that state officials have stopped a proposed $1.6 billion advanced coal project that would have brought more than 1,000 construction and operating jobs to the

Rochester Reservoir Water will be Treated with Ultraviolet Light

Submitted by Ben Van Buren on Tue, 2008-07-15 14:57.

The city of Rochester has opted for a new form of water treatment involving UV light.

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DEC Plans to Truck 75,000 Tons of PCBs to Niagara

Submitted by Ben Van Buren on Mon, 2008-07-14 13:46.

State Senator George Maziarz has spoken out against the Department of Environmental Conservation's plan to transport 75,000 tons of con

Event Date: 07/26/2008
12:30pm - 2:30pm

On weekends from now through Aug. 30, the City University of New York will hold a series of lectures on Governors Island about New York City and sustainability issues. The schedule is as follows - all events are at 12:30 p.m. at Pershing Hall.

  • July 26th: Fuel from Algae
    Juergen Polle, Brooklyn College
  • August 2nd: Curbing Catastrophic Waste in your Home, Condo, Coop, or Multifamily Building
    Andy Padian, Steven Winter Associates
  • August 9th: PlaNYC: Toward a Greener, Greater New York
    Ariella Rosenberg-Maron, Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
  • August 16th: Water Efficiency in New York: Why It's Important and How to Achieve It
    Warren Liebold, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • August 23rd: The Queensbridge Wind Power project
    Andrea Polli, Hunter College
  • August 30th: Sustainable Cities Town Hall: An open forum for New Yorkers
    Moderated by Bill Solecki, Director CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
Click here for more information about the lectures or here to get a full ferry schedule to reach Governors Island.

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New Era Begins For Buffalo Waterfront

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Wed, 2008-07-02 11:09.

Erie Canal Harbor -- Buffalo's newest waterfront development -- officially opened Wednesday, heralding a new era for a once-forsaken resource.


Legal Protection Of The Great Lakes Is Closer Than Before

Submitted by Michael Sosin on Mon, 2008-06-30 13:24.

On Friday, the Associated Press reported that the governor of Ohio, Ted Strickland, had signed into law Ohio's agreement to be part of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.


Phosphorus Continues to Plague Lake Champlain

Submitted by Michael Sosin on Mon, 2008-06-30 11:31.

According to the 2008 State of the Lake report by the Lake Champlain Basin Program, several areas of Lake Champlain -- which is vital for commerce and tourism for both upstate New

 

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