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New York's Fracking Math Problems

Dave Colavito | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Marcellus Shale, High-Volume-Hydraulic-Fracturing, Fracking, Fracking New York, Andrew Cuomo Fracking, Hydrofracking, Sullivan County, Fracking Ny, Hydraulic Fracturing, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York Fracking Impact, New York News
Dave Colavito

It's puzzling for some of us to reconcile the continuing rise of gasoline prices with the current boom in domestic oil and natural gas production. W...

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Fracking: Ban It

Dave Colavito | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Hydrofracking, Marcellus Shale, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking, High-Volume-Hydraulic-Fracturing, Fracking New York, Andrew Cuomo Fracking, Fracking Ny, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Andrew Cuomo, New York News
Dave Colavito

NY Governor Cuomo and DEC Commissioner Martens should be commended for their deliberative efforts to regulate high volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) thus far in our state, but the time has come for both men to lead.

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Will New Yorkers Veto Cuomo's Fracking Guidelines?

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Governor Cuomo, Fracking, Hydrofracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Fracking Hearings Nyc, Fracking Hearing Ny, Fracking Ny, Green News
Alison Rose Levy

Nearly two thousand attended the meeting, hosted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), to permit public spoken comment on the 15,000 page SGEIS guidelines it had produced at Governor Cuomo's request to fast-track fracking in New York State.

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New York's Exciting Experiment in Green Infrastructure

Steven Cohen | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Environmental Sustainability, Green Infrastructure, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York City, Green New York City, New York City Green, Green Technology, Green News
Steven Cohen

Water quality in the New York Harbor, the Long Island Sound and the Hudson and East Rivers has improved dramatically in recent decades thanks to the success of national, state and local-level policies and regulations.

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DANGEROUS NY Plant Causes Blindness, Spreading Across State

Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Hogweed, New York News, New York State, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ny News, Giant Hogweed, Giant Hogweed Density, Video, New York News

The giant hogweed is a stunning plant--reaching up to 12 feet tall with flowers as big as umbrellas-- but it's also dangerous. Its sap can cause thir...

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The Pete Grannis Dismissal: A New Low

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pete Grannis, Larry Schwartz, Peter Powers, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Hydrofracking, New York News
Henry J. Stern

To dismiss an unquestionably honest, highly regarded environmentalist who has devoted his professional life to public service is a new low for the Paterson administration.

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New York To Kill 170,000 Geese

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Wildlife, Geese, New York State Wildlife, Geese Control, Hudson River Plane Crash, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Prospect Park, Prospect Park Geese, New York News

New York's geese are dead birds squawking. The state plans to eliminate 170,000 Canada geese. That means two-thirds of the current population co...

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How to Save One Million Fish Every Hour

Peter Hanlon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Long Island, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Green News
Peter Hanlon

As 2009 drew to a close, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation quietly issued a decision that will dramatically decrease the destruction of fish within Long Island's south shore estuary.

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New York Water Supply Threatened By Mercury Found In Eagles

New York Times | Anthony DePalma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bald Eagles, Catskills, Green News, Water, New York City, Environment, Mercury, Ddt, Water Crisis, Endangered Species, BioDiversity Research Institute, Drinking Water, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Green News

"If mercury is affecting them, it eventually is going to affect us, as well," Ms. White said. Eagle chicks elsewhere in New York also were tested for...

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