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Ulster County's New Environmental Chief Lays Out Goals

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-07-24 17:10.

Amanda LaValle, Ulster County's new Department of the Environment coordinator, is already establishing the focal points of her work, according to the

Hamptons Cocktail Party With Special Guest Alec Baldwin

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-07-24 16:06.

 The Long Island Chapter of the New York League of Conservation Voters is hosting a cocktail party benefiting our Climate Action PAC with special

Thinking About Burning Your Trash, Think Again

Submitted by Michael Sosin on Mon, 2008-07-21 10:59.

For a long time, homeowners who did not want to pay for their garbage removal just burned it in the backyard, but those days are changing. As newer, synthetic materials become part of the backyard bonfire, more and more toxins are released into the local atmosphere, and the spread of forest fires has become assured.

Planning A Greener Future For Yonkers

Yonkers is undergoing a sweeping revitalization, with new communities, a reborn waterfront and an improved business climate downtown. But what are the best ways to encourage economic growth while making sure that the environment is a top priority? The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund's new 2008 Yonkers Policy Agenda has the answers in its new "Blueprint For A Greener Yonkers."


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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

Vertical Farming Has Cities Looking Towards the Skies

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Tue, 2008-07-15 15:07.

When Manhattan borough president

Does Bush Support the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases?

Submitted by Michael Sosin on Mon, 2008-07-14 15:56.

The Bush administration has had a very relaxed policy toward greenhouse gas emissions, and now has had its most major legislation to control emissions turned down by a Supreme Court decision.


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New Technology At Cement Plant Will Cut Pollution

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Thu, 2008-07-10 14:58.

A project to refit the Lafarge cement plant in Ravena, Albany County, with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology will improve fuel efficiency, enhance environmental protection and cut operating costs, the Times Union reports.


Results of G8 Summit: Some Progress But Vague Committments

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-07-10 09:47.

The leaders of the world's industrialized and several developing nations concluded a summit in Japan on Wednesday, promising to bring about deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.


 

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