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Albany's Future Is On Waterfront: Report

Submitted by Joseph Steindam on Thu, 2008-07-24 16:39.

A new study on Albany's revitalization looks to bring sustainability and a renewed waterfront to the city.

Paterson Approves Law On Risky Gas Drilling

Gov. David Paterson signed a law Wednesday that makes it easier for natural gas companies to use an environmentally risky underground drilling technique, promising his administration will also give regulators more power to prevent damage that has occurred in other gas-producing states.
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Deadline today for underground drilling plan

A proposed law to make it easier for natural gas companies to use an environmentally risky underground drilling technique sits on Gov. David Paterson's desk with a deadline today his signature.
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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.

Bumpy Road Ahead As Thruway Improvements Scaled Back

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Thu, 2008-07-17 11:30.

The Times Union reports that a combination of skyrocketing construction costs and a dramatically less traffic is prompting the

Schumer Supports Iberdrola Merger

Submitted by Ben Van Buren on Tue, 2008-07-15 11:51.

Senator Charles Schumer is urging the Public Service Commission to approve a Spanish utility company's $4.5 billion acquisition of

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Questioning Sustainability Of Capital Region's Suburbs

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Mon, 2008-07-14 12:50.

As New York's suburbs turn 50, they face increasingly difficult questions about their ability to continue, the Times Union concludes, in the first of a series studying the evolution of life in the Capital Region.[img_assist|nid=3935|title=The 2006 C

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.


Iberdrola to Invest $2 Billion in Wind Fams-If Merger Succeeds

Submitted by Ben Van Buren on Mon, 2008-07-07 16:42.

Iberdrola, a Spanish alternative energy company, stands to acquire Energy East Corp. for $4.5 billion.

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