Category: New York
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Fracking, Fracking and More Fracking
It’s virtually impossible these days to read, listen to or watch a news program that doesn’t mention hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Nearly every day …
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The Climate Survival Toolkit for High School Graduates
What I’ve come to know, and I know this for certain, is the incredible difference regular, individual people can make if they choose to …
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Influence of Grassroots Anti-Fracking Movement Spreads Like Wildfire
Jill Wiener has dedicated a large part of the past five years of her life to keeping the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction out of New York State. The Sullivan County, N.Y., resident believes that …
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3,000+ New Yorkers Converge on Albany for Anti-Fracking, Pro-Renewables Rally
Over 3,000 New Yorkers took time off work yesterday to send a message to Albany that they want Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature to reject fracking and lead the nation in renewable energy. Organizers noted that …
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Buzz off, Monsanto
Industry has largely set its sights on one issue to blame for bee declines. While lack of sufficient forage and diseases are a challenge to bee health and beekeeping, challenges exacerbated by the weakening effect of pesticides on bees, the pesticide i…