July 2009 Newslinks
RochesterEnvironment.com
These NewsLinks represent a decade of ferreting out local online
NewsLinks to the issue of .
The more recent stories are on the top and oldest at the bottom of
this list.
And, although many of these links no longer work, I believe that it
is important to be able to find that these stories have existed for
ferreting out existing or impending environmental problems. The
repercussions of pollution or overuse of a resource often takes a long
time for us to recognize and when we finally do, it is invaluable to be
able to track the history of various issues before they found a tipping
point and became a crisis. Students, scientists, historians, and
citizens alike should benefit from being able to follow the thread of an
issue back through time.
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Western New York Waterways Will
Provide Living Laboratory for 2010
Ecosystem Restoration Workshop at UB
- UB NewsCenter BUFFALO, N.Y. --
Professional scientists and
engineers interested in restoring
and preserving stream and waterway
resources are invited to participate
in the University at Buffalo's
summer 2010 "Engineering for
Ecosystem Restoration" workshop to
be held June 7-25. (July 3`1,
09)
Latest News - UB NewsCenter
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www.WHEC.com - Are organic foods
that much better for you? Is all
natural food, all that much better?
Going organic on your dinner table,
might not be what it's cracked up to
be. (July 31, 09)
www.WHEC.com - Rochester, NY News,
Weather, Sports, Health,
Investigative, Entertainment
[more on Food and
our Environment for this area]
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Rochester School District abandons
plans to put schools on brownfield |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle The Rochester
School District has abandoned plans
to open two schools this September
in a former factory recently
declared a Brownfield, citing
community concerns over
contamination. (July 31, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Brownfields in this area]
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Watertown Daily Times | Wind
turbines proposed for lake The
shoals off Main Duck Island, on the
Canadian side of Lake Ontario, may
host an offshore wind power project.
Trillium Wind Power Corp., Toronto,
is proposing a 142-turbine project
in the shoals southwest of the
island to produce up to 710
megawatts of power. (July 29, 09)
Watertown Daily Times | Local News,
Sports, Features, and Community
Information for Jefferson County,
St. Lawrence County, and Lewis
County in Northern New York
[more on
Wind Power in our area]
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Ideas sought on how to better Great
Lakes | democratandchronicle.com |
Democrat and Chronicle Improving
the quality of Great Lakes water —
and how to best spend $475 million —
was the focus of an
Environmental Protection
Agency-sponsored meeting at the
Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside
on Wednesday. (July 30, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Water Quality in our area]
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Lake Ontario beaches ranked among
worst in state |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle Underscoring
continuing pollution concerns in
western New York waters, an annual
nationwide study has ranked local
swimming beaches among the most
challenged in the state.
Ontario Beach in Charlotte was
seventh-worst in the state last
year, with 30 percent of water
samples failing to meet state
bacteria standards. (July 30, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Water Quality in our area]
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Protecting the Genesee in 'God's
Country' | democratandchronicle.com
| Democrat and Chronicle
GENESEE, Pa. — The Genesee River
spills over High Falls in Rochester
like a torrent of chocolate milk
cascading off the breakfast table
from a child's toppled SpongeBob
cup. It's the mud, sediment and
other stuff of 160 miles of rolling
river that turns the clear water
from John Torok's spring in Gold,
Pa., into the milky-brown plume
fanning out from the Port of
Rochester into Lake Ontario. (July
29, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[More on the
Genesee
River in our area]
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Fuel Cell Cars - Coming Soon?
| The fuel cell car runs on
electricity generated by combining
hydrogen and oxygen. When those
molecules get together they produce
water, and one leftover electron.
Fuel cells harness those extra
electrons to generate the
electricity that powers the car. The
only emission into the atmosphere is
water. Dependence on foreign oil --
zero. (July 29,09)
Top Stories - 13WHAM.com - Rochester
News, Weather, and Sports [more
on Energy
in area]
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$5 million grant to help Erie County
adopt 'no kill' policy for animals :
Home: The Buffalo News Erie
County would become the largest
county in the nation to adopt a
communitywide "no kill" policy
toward animals as part of a new $5
million grant announced today by the
local SPCA. (July 28, 09)
The Buffalo News [more on
Wildlife
in our area]
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Meeting on Great Lakes restoration
tonight | democratandchronicle.com |
Democrat and Chronicle The Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative, a
federally funded effort set to begin
later this year, will be the subject
of a public meeting in Rochester
this evening. Officials of the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency will explain the
initiative, on which the agency
proposes to spend $475 million in
new funds in the fiscal year that
begins Oct. 1. (July 29, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Great Lakes]
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Solar powered recycling system
showcased in Buffalo BUFFALO -
Mayor Byron Brown Monday
participated in a demonstration of
an integrated recycling unit, known
as the BigBelly® , which the
Department of Public Works is
testing as part of its ongoing
effort to utilize state-of-the-art
equipment to support the city’s
recycling efforts. (July 28, 09)
New York State News on the Net!
[more on Energy
in our area]
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Tension rises after PCBs increase --
Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany
NY:2947: Dredging opponents say
findings serious; EPA modifies
methods | FORT EDWARD --
Federal officials have modified how
they dredge the Upper Hudson River
after high levels of PCBs were found
in the air and water near Rogers
Island in Washington County, they
said Friday. (July25, 09)
Albany NY News - Times Union -
Serving Albany, Saratoga,
Schenectady, Troy (more on
Brownfields in our area]
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Syracuse trash service will no
longer pick up TVs, computers and
other electronics - syracuse.com
Syracuse trash pick-up crews will no
longer accept electronic equipment
left out at the curb, the city
announced this week. The change,
which includes televisions, laptop
computers and computer monitors, is
the result of a new disposal fee of
$30. The Onondaga County Resource
Recovery Agency recently notified
the city of the charge. The change
is effective immediately.
(July 27, 09)
Syracuse NY Local News, Breaking
News, Sports & Weather -
syracuse.com [more on
Recycling
in our area]
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07/27/2009: EPA to Hold Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative Meeting in
Rochester, NY EPA to Hold Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative Meeting
in Rochester, NY Release date:
07/27/2009 Contact Information: Mike
Basile (716) 551-4410,
basile.michael@epa.gov (New York,
N.Y.) On Wednesday, July 29, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
will host a meeting in Rochester, NY
to discuss the federal government’s
draft plan for restoring the Great
Lakes – the largest source of
surface fresh water in the world. In
hopes of maximizing the
effectiveness of its Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative (GLRI), EPA
aims to both inform the public about
the initiative and solicit public
feedback on its goals and proposed
actions. Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative Public Stakeholder
Meeting Wednesday, July 29, 2009,
5-7pm EDT Radisson Riverside
Fitzhugh Room 120 Main St E
Rochester, NY 14604 --U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
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GOV SITE - GOVERNOR PATERSON
ANNOUNCES $5.5 MILLION IN STIMULUS
FUNDING FOR ROCHESTER TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE Economic Recovery
Investments to Create an Estimated
132 Jobs Governor David A. Paterson
today announced the certification of
an additional $5.5 million for
transportation projects in the
Rochester area through the federal
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA). These investments will
provide for essential highway and
bridge repairs that will create an
estimated 132 jobs. Under ARRA,
$74.1 million in economic recovery
funding is expected for bridge and
road work in Monroe, Genesee,
Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne
and Wyoming counties. (July 24, 09)
Press Releases [more on
Green
Business in our area]
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New York State Department of
Agriculture and Markets
Restricts Movement of Certain Wood
Products To and From Cattaraugus and
Chautauqua Counties | New York State
is implementing a quarantine to
prevent the spread of the invasive
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a
tree-killing beetle. The New York
State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) and the
Department of Agriculture and
Markets (DAM) are establishing a
quarantine encompassing Cattaraugus
and Chautauqua counties that will
restrict the movement of ash trees,
ash products, and firewood from all
wood species in order to limit the
potential introduction of EAB to
other areas of the state. (July 24,
09)
New York State Department of
Agriculture & Markets [more on
Invasive Species in our area]
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ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ESCALATES
FIGHT TO OVERTURN ILLEGAL FLUKE
REGULATIONS THAT BURDEN NEW YORK’S
ANGLERS AND THREATEN STATE’S
RECREATIONAL FISHING INDUSTRY
Federal and State Regulations Based
on Obsolete Science; Illegal
Regulations Harm New York Summer
Flounder Anglers and Fishing
Industry While Benefiting Those of
Neighboring States NEW YORK, NY
(July 24, 2009) – Attorney General
Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a
second lawsuit against the federal
Department of Commerce (DOC) and the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC) for violating
federal law in adopting 2009 limits
on recreational catches of summer
flounder – commonly referred to as
“fluke.” The suit – which follows
on the heels of a similar, pending
suit brought last year – escalates
Cuomo’s fight against regulations
that harm New York’s anglers and
recreational fishing industry,
without benefiting the long-term
health of these popular sport fish. HOME
- OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW M. CUOMO
(July 24, 09) [more on
Wildlife
in our area]
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TheStar.com | Business | Scratch
those new Ontario reactor plans
Bruce Power cites drop in
electricity demand as reason to
refit old plants, not dream up new
ones | Bruce Power has
abandoned its grand vision of
building new reactors in Nanticoke
and at its existing site near
Kincardine, another sign that the
nuclear "renaissance" is not
emerging as planned. The nuclear
operator, which supplies more than
20 per cent of Ontario's
electricity, said yesterday that a
fall in power demand in the province
persuaded it to contact federal
regulators and withdraw its site
applications, as well as drop its
environmental assessments. (July 24,
09 )
TheStar.com Toronto Edition -
Breaking News, Sports,
Entertainment, Business,
Classifieds, Local and National News
- GTA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[more on Energy
in our area]
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Meetings on possible $475M in
federal funding for Great Lakes
projects draws huge crowds
MERRILLVILLE | Protection and
restoration of the Great Lakes could
get a major infusion of new funding
if Congress approves President
Barack Obama's 2010 federal budget.
And the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency wants input on
what kinds of "on-the-ground"
projects that money could fund even
before Congress OKs the budget.
(July 24, 09
nwi.com [more on
Great
Lakes ]
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Ginna powering area and beyond |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle Nuclear power does
not give off greenhouse gases. It
does not use fossil fuels in making
electricity. But it is loud and hot.
(July 26, 090
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Energy
in our area]
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Canandaigua Lake facing threats from
algae, construction |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle But a new report,
which Olvany co-wrote, tells of
concerns about the lake, including
increased algae blooms from elevated
phosphorus levels. Although the
wide-ranging report describes the
overall condition of the lake as
"good to excellent," it warns that
the trend toward high phosphorus
levels "represents a threat to lake
health" and calls for "proper
land-use controls" to limit runoff
containing phosphorus (July
26, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Canandaigua Lake]
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Highland Reservoir: “We Did Find a
Hole” - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News,
Weather, and Sports Rochester,
N.Y.) - After the Highland Reservoir
sprang a leak last summer, sending
water into the neighborhood below,
it was drained. (July 22, 09)
Home - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News,
Weather, and Sports [more on
Water
Quality in our area]
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NNY Research Project Developing
Strategies to Manage Brown Root Rot
| Northern New York has
the dubious distinction of being the
first region to identify the
presence of brown root rot in the
state, but it can also claim a
proactive approach to dealing with
the cold weather-active, soil-borne
disease caused by the fungus Phoma
sclerotioides that affects alfalfa
crops.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Great Lakes, great wind bring great
federal investment | Great Lakes
Echo Great Lakes wind power is
getting a turbo boost. The Great
Lakes region will receive nearly a
third of the $8.5 million federal
officials recently set aside for
wind energy development. (July 02,
09)
Great Lakes Echo - Environmental
news across the basin [more on
Great
Lakes]
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A Green Collar Report: green jobs
(first of a series) Imagine
yourself a writer, employed by a
website devoted to reporting about
renewable energy, energy efficiency,
conservation and the environment –
would you consider yourself a
green-collar worker? Should you
happen to be a computer programmer
working for a software company that
leads the world in implementing
energy saving measures, would you
qualify as a green collar worker? If
your job is to plant trees in a
park, are you a green collar worker?
If you do not have a job, and would
want a green one, what’s out there
for you? (July 20, 09 )
ECOSEED - The Global Green Portal
[more on
Green
Business in our area]
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Greenway plan hopes to bolster
tourism Rush, Mendon and
Honeoye Falls part of project
Honeoye Creek valley in southern
Monroe County is full of luscious
green spaces, trails and community
parks. Local leaders are hoping to
combine those detached assets into
one continuous tourist stop. A new
strategic plan from officials in
Rush, Mendon and Honeoye Falls calls
for unifying the area around the
creek into a flowing greenway that
can draw new visitors and create
easy marketing possibilities. (July
23, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on Parks
in our area]
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Ontario environmental group calls
for sewer upgrades – Daily
Commercial News The call by an
environmental group for Ontario to
create an infrastructure fund echoes
a similar conclusion in a recent
industry association report looking
at incorporating sustainability in
infrastructure investment. Ontario
should create a Great Lakes Green
Infrastructure Fund to help reduce
the billion litres of raw sewage
released into the Great Lakes
annually, states Ecojustice,
formerly known as the Sierra Legal
Defence Fund. (July 21, 09)
Daily
Commercial News – Reporting on the
Canadian Construction Industry since
1927 [more on
Water
Quality in our area ]
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Zebra mussels clog city's water
intake pipe : Home: The Buffalo News
Imagine a giant mound of dead zebra
mussels piled eight feet high. Now
picture this mountain of shells
stationed at the opening of a Lake
Erie intake pipe that supplies water
to homes and businesses throughout
the city. (July 21, 09)
Buffalo News -- Home [more on
Invasive Species/
Zebra
Mussels in our area]
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Zebra mussel shells clog Buffalo
city water intake - syracuse.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Officials in
Buffalo are trying to figure out how
to remove a large pile of zebra
mussel shells that's clogging the
intake pipe for the city's water
supply from Lake Erie. (July 21, 09)
Syracuse NY Local News, Breaking
News, Sports & Weather -
syracuse.com [more on Invasive
Species/
Zebra Mussels in our area]
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Bear threats to humans grow
CATSKILLS – Almost a day doesn’t go
by that a police agency in the
Catskills and many parts of the
Hudson Valley receives a report of a
bear wandering into a residential
area. They are often lured to them
by the smell of food, coming from
homes or garbage cans and the DEC’s
Gene Kelly said make no mistake
about it, they are dangerous. (July
20, 09)
New York State News on the Net!
[more on
Wildlife in our area]
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Highway departments have heavy-duty
sticker shock - Canandaigua, NY -
MPNnow “It’s an EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency)
stimulus program to remove older
vehicles and replace them with more
efficient, cleaner running trucks.
They’ll pay 25 percent of the cost
of the new vehicle. But on the truck
you are replacing, you need to
destroy the engine. They don’t want
it back on the road with an old
engine,” Carver said. (July 21, 09)
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Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow [more
on Air
Quality in our area]
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Making Penfield more friendly for
bikes - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Penfield, N.Y. — As fuel prices
continue to rise and fall with no
apparent rhyme or reason, more and
more people are finding alternate
modes of cost-effective
transportation such as hybrid
vehicles, mopeds and bicycles. In
Penfield, the number of bicyclists
taking to the sidewalks and roads
continue to grow. In an attempt to
make the town a more bike-friendly
community and as a response to needs
identified in the town’s Recreation
Master Plan, the Town Board began a
Bicycle Advisory Committee in 2007.
(July 21, 09)
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Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow [more
on
Transportation in our area]
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Monroe County reports first case of
West Nile virus in 5 years |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle Monroe County has
its first case of West Nile virus in
five years, but the resident likely
got it from a mosquito bite in a
southern state, health officials
said Tuesday. (July 22, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[[more on West Nile Virus in our
area]
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Volunteers needed for H1N1 vaccine
trials in Rochester Healthy
volunteers may help the rest of us
stay that way if the H1N1 virus
makes a comeback in the fall. In
August, Rochester Clinical Research
in Irondequoit will begin testing
vaccines against the so-called swine
flu, and the company needs about 300
volunteers of all ages. (July 22,
09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Environmental Health in our
area]
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Cleaning up Great Lakes gets new
attention - Environment- msnbc.com
With $475 million sought, EPA to
hold public hearings on priorities
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Federal
officials are preparing for a series
of public meetings to discuss
President Barack Obama's initiative
to restore the Great Lakes, an
ecosystem battered by invasive
species, toxic pollution and other
problems. (July 17, 09)
Breaking News, Weather, Business,
Health, Entertainment, Sports,
Politics, Travel, Science,
Technology, Local, US & World News-
msnbc.com [more on
Great
Lakes]
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Do contaminants play a role in
diabetes? Evidence is growing. —
Environmental Health News
Evidence is growing. A Great Lakes
study linking a pesticide in fish to
diabetes adds to the growing chorus
of studies suggesting that
environmental contaminants may play
a role in the widespread disease.
"The science has been growing very,
very rapidly, and to my mind, it’s
one of the most exciting
developments in the study of
diabetes," said David O. Carpenter,
director of the Institute for Health
and the Environment at the
University of Albany. (July
20, 09)
Environmental Health News: (July
20, 09) [more on
Environmental Health in our
area]
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DEC Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Review
Policy - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation Greenhouse gas
emissions will be included in New
York's environmental review of
large-scale projects under a new
policy that becomes effective in 30
days, State Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Commissioner Pete Grannis announced
today. The policy provides guidance
to help DEC staff consider
greenhouse gas emissions and energy
efficiency when conducting
environmental reviews of new
projects. Environmental reviews are
conducted under the State
Environmental Quality Review Act
(SEQRA), which requires that a "lead
agency" identify and assess actions
for their potential adverse
environmental impacts, and in
certain cases, develop an
environmental impact statement and
propose mitigation strategies.
Although the policy expressly
applies where DEC is the lead
agency, it will be helpful to any
project proponent or other lead
agency considering greenhouse gas
impacts. (July 16, 09)
Press Releases - NYS Dept. of
Environmental Conservation [more
on
Green Business in our area]
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Riding the wind to new jobs :
Business : The Buffalo News
Regions around the country are
trying to grab a piece of the wind
power industry. It is gaining appeal
as other sectors of the economy
struggle and renewable energy draws
more interest amid fluctuations in
oil prices and concerns about the
environment.
The Buffalo News [July 16, 09
[more on
Wind Power in our area]
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Quebec could make $9.5B a year
selling water to U.S.: report
Quebec could raise as much as $9.5
billion a year by reversing the flow
of three northern rivers to generate
power and export water to the United
States, according to a report made
public yesterday. The Montreal
Economic Institute said Quebec could
divert floodwaters from the three
rivers in the spring, pumping the
excess water higher, and then
letting it flow south through the
Ottawa River to the St. Lawrence.
(July 16, 09)
Montreal Gazette - Breaking News,
Quebec, Opinion, Multimedia & More
[more on
Water Quality in our area]
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Monroe County defends sewage tunnel
system | democratandchronicle.com |
Democrat and Chronicle After an
Irondequoit man who is running for
political office raised questions
about sewer-tunnel overflows into
Irondequoit Bay, the Monroe County
Health Department has reiterated
warnings that the public should
avoid local lakes and creeks after
heavy rains. (July 20, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Water Quality in our area]
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FLCC puts faith in Obama’s college
plan - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Obama’s “American Graduation
Initiative” is intended to bolster
the two-year community colleges that
serve as a launching point for
careers or a step toward higher
education. The idea is to train
people for jobs, such as those
expected in the clean energy
industry. (July 17, 09)
Home - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
[More on Green Business in our area]
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www.WHEC.com - Fox strikes twice in
Webster An unusual animal attack
in Webster. A fox attacked a Webster
family not once but twice Thursday
afternoon. (July 17, 09)
www.WHEC.com - Rochester, NY News,
Weather, Sports, Health,
Investigative, Entertainment
[more on
Wildlife in our area]
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DEC looks at 3 possibilities in
bear's death |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle The young bear
that caused a spectacle in a
northwest city neighborhood when he
climbed up a tree last month likely
died as a result of the tranquilizer
dart penetrating too deep, the
Department of Environmental
Conservation stated this week. (July
17, 09)
Democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Wildlife in our area]
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Ginna cleanup plan sought |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle Constellation
Energy has until the end of the
month to say how it intends to make
up more than $80 million in funding
shortfalls for the eventual
decommissioning of several of its
nuclear power plants, including the
Robert E. Ginna facility in Wayne
County. (July 15, 09)
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on Energy
in our area]
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The State of the Lakes: Still a
Bummer - Healthy Lakes - Healthy
Lives
A new report by the US and
Canadian Environmental Agencies
finds that the Great Lakes ecosystem
continues on a rapid decline due to
toxic pollution and invasive species
and poor sewage management. And
don’t forget, all this is happening
within the context of climate change
– ARGH!
“State of the Great Lakes 2009,”
released by the U.S. EPA and
Environment Canada, says the overall
health of the Great Lakes ecosystem
as “mixed” and that means the lakes
are still degrading but there is
some good news: The prevention of
toxic pollution has improved. While
that is great, the slow or failed
clean up of the existing
contaminated sites known as Areas of
Concern remain a big problem. (July
14, 09)
News
& Events - Healthy Lakes - Healthy
Lives [more on Great
Lakes]
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Freshwater angler survey available |
theithacajournal.com | The Ithaca
Journal The latest (2007)
New York State
Freshwater Angler Survey, conducted
by Cornell's Department of Natural
Resources in cooperation with DEC's
Bureau of Fisheries, is now
available. (July 14, 09)
http://www.theithacajournal.com/
[more on
Wildlife in our aera]
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Xerox lauds employees with Earth
Awards | Xerox Corp. honored
employees around the globe
Wednesday, handing out Earth Awards
for projects that collectively
totaled $7.3 million in cost
savings, more than 1.3 million
pounds in waste elimination and
500,000 kilowatt hours in energy
reduction. (July 15, 09)
Rochester Business Journal [more
on
Green Business in our area]
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Sewage overflows a rarity, say
Monroe County officials -
Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Irondequoit, N.Y. — The last time
untreated sewage overflowed into
Densmore Creek, which flows into
Irondequoit Bay, was in July 2006.
(July 16, 09)
http://www.mpnnow.com/ [more on
Water Quality in our area]
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Pollution outruns Adirondacks -- Page
1 -- Times Union - Albany NY:2695:
TUPPER LAKE -- Every day, Adirondack
forests soak up and store about 1,600
tons of carbon to help slow global warming.
But even tens of millions of trees can't
keep up with greenhouse gas emissions
from a much smaller number of cars,
homes and businesses. (July 15, 09)Albany
NY News - Times Union - Serving Albany,
Saratoga, Schenectady, Troy
[more on
Climate
Change in our area]
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EEE found in bird-Biting mosquitoes
in West Monroe OSWEGO - Dr. Dennis
Norfleet, Public Health director of
the Oswego County Health Department,
said Monday that the Eastern equine
encephalitis (EEE) virus was found in
a pool of mosquitoes collected on Toad
Harbor Road in West Monroe. The virus
has only been found in the type of mosquitoes
that bite birds, not in mosquitoes that
feed on humans. (July 14, 09)
New York State News on the Net!
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Health in our area]
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The Canadian Press: Toxic fish from
Great Lakes won't make the best meal,
report says TORONTO — If the huge
trout you caught from one of the Great
Lakes ends up on your dinner table you
might be at risk from alarmingly high
levels of toxins, says a new report
from advocacy group Environmental Defence.
And at least four years of government
data shows the condition of the fish
isn't improving, according to the report
released Friday. "It's something so
subtle. You're not going to eat a piece
of fish and suddenly get cancer," said
Mike Layton, Environmental Defence program
manager and one of the report's authors.
(July 11, 09)
Canadian news press - Canada news by
The Canadian Press
[more on the
Great Lakes]
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Amended Law Could Prevent Gas Zone Pricing
- 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather,
and Sports (Henrietta, N.Y.) – Nine
months after a state law banning zone
pricing for gas went into effect, drivers
can still find about a 20 cent per gallon
disparity in price depending on where
they buy it. (July 14, 09)
Home - 13WHAM.com - Rochester News,
Weather, and Sports
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area]
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Victor adopts wind turbine moratorium
- Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow Victor,
N.Y. — Potential wind farmers will have
to wait at least until January before
building turbines to harness the breeze.
On Monday night, the Victor Town Board
adopted a six-month moratorium on wind
turbine development while a committee
devises a code to regulate the turbines.
(July 14, 09)
- Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow [more on
Wind Power
in our area]
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Site to house two Rochester schools
qualifies for brownfield status | democratandchronicle.com
| Democrat and Chronicle A former
factory leased to house two city schools
this fall qualified for brownfield status
Tuesday, hours before the Rochester
Board of Education was to convene a
special session to address concerns
about environmental contamination at
the site. (July 15, 09)
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York [more
on Brownfields
in our area]
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Obama unveils plan to boost retraining
for jobless workers | democratandchronicle.com
| Democrat and Chronicle
Monroe Community College
President Anne Kress said she was pleased
with Obama's proposal for a challenge
fund to establish innovative new programs.
"Within Monroe Community College we
have a task force looking at green jobs
and how green jobs can benefit Rochester,"
she said. (July 15, 09)
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more
on
Green
Business in our area]
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07/13/2009: New York Receives $4 Million
in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve
Water Quality, Create Jobs; EPA: Funds
keep and create jobs to help prevent
water pollution and protect human health
and the environment Contact Information:
John Senn (212) 637-3667 or senn.john@epa.gov
(New York, N.Y.) In an effort to improve
water quality and create jobs, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has awarded $4,369,100 to the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009. A total of $39 million
will be awarded nationally to states
for Water Quality Management Planning
(WQMP) grants, which will keep and create
jobs to help prevent water pollution
and protect human health and the environment.
(July 13, 09)
U.S. EPA Newsroom - News Releases
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Green
Business in our area]
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Testing of well water depends on location
- USATODAY.com At least three counties
in
New York's Hudson Valley have laws
requiring extensive testing of well
water when property is sold. In Rockland
County, roughly two thirds of the samples
fail, said Thomas Micelli, county environmental
health director.
http://www.usatoday.com/
(July 13, 09)
[more on
Water Quality in our area]
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Great Lakes scientists seek ways to
kill invasives -- chicagotribune.com
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The tiny worms, midges
and water fleas growing in fish tanks
at a university lab represent the invasive
organisms that have spread throughout
the Great Lakes, often by hitchhiking
in the ballast tanks of giant cargo
ships. (July 12, 09)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ [more
on Great Lakes]
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DOE Awards $8.2 Million to Rochester
Center for 'Extreme Fusion' : University
of Rochester News The U.S. Department
of Energy has awarded $8.2 million to
the University of Rochester to support
its Fusion Science Center for Extreme
States of Matter for another five years.
The funding represents a 50 percent
increase over the previous $5.5 million
grant, which founded the center in 2004.
(July 13, 09)
University of Rochester: News
[more on
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area]
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GOV SITE - GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES
LAUNCH OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY CLEARINGHOUSE
WEBSITE Website Will Improve Accessibility
to State Programs for Schools, Hospitals,
and Local Governments Governor David
A. Paterson today announced the launch
of an energy efficiency clearinghouse
website (http://www.nyserda.org/clearinghouse),
which will provide information on State-funded
energy efficiency programs available
to schools, hospitals and local governments.
The Governor called for the creation
of a single point of access to information
on all State-run energy efficiency programs
for schools, hospitals and local governments
in his 2009 State of the State Address.
(July 7, 09)
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area]
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Law aims to boost fuel economy, car
sales - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
“It’s a very simple concept,” Maffei
said. “We want to take old cars with
poor fuel economy and trade them in
for a new vehicle with good gas mileage.
The consumer can get up to $4,500 towards
a new car.” (July 13, 09)
http://www.mpnnow.com/
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in our area]
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Canandaigua: Watershed groups hope to
merge - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Canandaigua, N.Y. — Two community groups
dedicated to preserving the Canandaigua
Lake watershed will vote Aug. 22 on
whether to merge their organizations.
With both groups having the same goals,
leaders of both groups say it makes
sense to pool resources. (July 13, 09)
http://www.mpnnow.com/
[more on
Canandaigua
Lake]
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Canandaigua Lake dispute just tip of
the iceberg - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Canandaigua, N.Y. — Should an engineer
visit a lakefront project site once
a week or once a day? Should a geotechnical
engineer — a specialist in structural
behavior of soil and rocks — approve
a lakeside project before it breaks
ground? These are just a few of the
questions local officials and watershed
experts are grappling with as they strive
to protect the lake without shutting
the door on development. (July 13, 09)
http://www.mpnnow.com/
[more on
Canandaigua
Lake]
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Swine Flu Vaccine Trials in Rochester
- 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather,
and Sports Swine Flu Vaccine Research
in Rochester - Volunteers Needed (Rochester,
N.Y._ - Clinical trials for a swine
flu vaccine will begin in just a few
weeks in Rochester. (July 7/13/09)Home
- 13WHAM.com - Rochester News, Weather,
and Sports
[more on
Environmental
Health in our area]
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Police shoot, kill black bear in Amherst
: City & Region : The Buffalo News
A black bear that had been seen wandering
through residential neighborhoods and
near popular businesses in Amherst was
shot and killed by a police officer
Saturday night. (July 13, 09)
The Buffalo News: Buffalo/Erie County
[more on
Wildlife in
our area]
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www.WHEC.com - Wind energy in Western
New York How would you like to cut
your utility bill in half or never pay
it again? Wind energy is catching on
in Western New York. (July 14, 09)
www.WHEC.com - Rochester, NY News, Weather,
Sports, Health, Investigative, Entertainment
[more on
Wind Power
in our area]
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www.WHEC.com - Police shoot, kill bear
in Buffalo suburb AMHERST, N.Y.
(AP) - Authorities say they had to shoot
and kill a black bear that had wandered
into a suburban Buffalo neighborhood
because it was a threat to public safety.
Police in the town of Amherst say officers
killed the bear in a wooded area around
8:30 p.m. Saturday. (July 14, 09)
www.WHEC.com - Rochester, NY News, Weather,
Sports, Health, Investigative, Entertainment
[more on
Wildlife in
our area]
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Time an ally | Delays in drilling
rules allow time to ensure care in process
| Landowners, economic development leaders
and even local governments are getting
itchy for New York to update its gas-drilling
regulations that would allow horizontal
hydraulic fracturing into natural gas
deposits. With lucrative lease payments,
royalties and taxes at stake, it's no
wonder that residents and officials
across the Southern Tier and ranging
north into Central New York are eager
for the state Department of Environmental
Conservation to get the new rules finished.
(July 10, 09)
stargazette.com | Star-Gazette | Elmira
news, community, entertainment, yellow
pages and classifieds. Serving Elmira,
New York [more
on Energy in
our area]
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Fewer Regulations for Bottled Water
Than Tap, GAO Says Bottled
water manufacturers are not required
to disclose as much information as municipal
water utilities because of gaps in federal
oversight authority, according to reports
released yesterday by government auditors.
(July 13, 09)
The New York Times - Breaking News,
World News & Multimedia
[more on
Water Quality
in our area]
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Study: Digging in sand can increase
health problems -- Newsday.com Digging
in beach sand might be hazardous to
your health. A study by the Environmental
Protection Agency and University at
North Carolina at Chapel Hill found
those who dig in the sand have an increased
chance of gastrointestinal problems,
such as diarrhea, due to fecal matter
in the sand. Children are especially
vulnerable because they tend to put
sand, and their hands, in their mouths.
(July 13, 09)
Long
Island and New York City news from Newsday.com
- A Long Island Newspaper -- Newsday.com
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PCBs, dioxins make Great Lakes fish
a risk to eat, conservation group says
- The Globe and Mail Anglers may
be getting more than a trophy fish when
they land a big one from the Great Lakes.
They could be catching fish that are
so loaded with mercury, PCBs and dioxins
that they aren't safe to eat or should
be consumed only in moderation, according
to a new study being released today
by Environmental Defence, a conservation
group. (July 13, 09)Latest
headlines from the Globe and Mail
[more on
Great Lakes]
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Rochester is Test Site for Swine Flu
Vaccine | ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI)
- Rochester is one of a dozen cities
across the nation with a site to perform
clinical trials in finding a potential
vaccine for the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.
(July 10, 09)
interactive.wxxi.org | Connecting you
to YOUR station.
[more on
Environmental
Health in our area]
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Report: Lake healthy, but trend troubling
- Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow Canandaigua,
N.Y. — Phosphorus levels have steadily
increased in Canandaigua Lake, a new
report shows, while Sucker Brook has
the highest overall pollution level
compared with other streams around the
lake. (July 11, 09)
- Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow [more
on
Canandaigua
Lake ]
-
Smart Car Rally More than 20 "smart
cars" (those tiny cars made popular
by inflated gas prices and environmental
concerns) were driving around Rochester
on Saturday for the Smart Car Rally.
(July 11, 09)
RochesterHomePage
[more on
Transportation
in our area]
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Clean energy act has business on alert
Carbon, one of the most abundant
elements in the universe, is likely
going to start carrying a price tag.
(July 12, 09
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York
[more on
Green
Business in our area]
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Garden pests thrive in wet wonderland
| democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle Now that the threat
of rain has finally gone away — for
a few days anyway — home
gardeners must deal with rapidly growing
plants and lawns, well-watered by the
recent deluges, as well as accumulating
weeds. (July 13, 09)
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York [more
on plants in
our area]
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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks
unveils recycling plan - Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow Rochester, N.Y. — Monroe
County Executive Maggie Brooks unveiled
the Recycling Education Campaign on
July 6, which aims to inform consumers
on the wide variety of paper products
that can be recycled. (July 11, 09)http://www.mpnnow.com/
[more on
Recycling
in our area]
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Dirt eco-dome to rise in Rochester |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle Call it an "eco-dome,"
"moon cocoon," or "modern mud hut,"
an earthen structure of minimally processed
local materials will soon be rising
in Rochester. (July 11, 09)
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York [more
on
Green Living in our area]
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DEC Announces Completion of the Freshwater
Angler Survey - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation Information Will Be
Used To Help Make Fisheries Management
Decisions The 2007 New York State Freshwater
Angler Survey, which provides valuable
insight on fishing trends and resource
management, is now available, state
Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced
today. The survey is conducted periodically
in order to learn more about the current
fishing experiences of anglers in New
York State, their interests in different
types of fishing opportunities, and
their opinions on fisheries management
issues. (July 9, 09)
New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
[more on
Wildlife in
our area]
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Our Great Lakes Water Resources: Conserving
and Protecting Our Water Today for Use
Tomorrow | Public Meetings
Scheduled by Great Lakes Basin Advisory
Council The Great Lakes Basin Advisory
Council (GLBAC), in response to the
directive issued to the Council in the
ratifying legislation of the Great Lakes
Regional Compact (the Compact) in 2008,
will soon release a draft report regarding
how New York‘s water resources can best
be managed. In light of the growing
need for renewable energy and threats
from climate change recommendations
will attempt to guarantee the lakes
will remain sustainable resources for
future generations of New Yorkers, along
with the fish, birds, animals, and plants
that make up a healthy ecosystem.
CEI:
Center for Environmental Information
[more on
Water Quality
in our area]
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UD, RIT study looks at ship fuel, human
health 10:42 a.m., July 8, 2009----Most
oceangoing ships use high-sulfur fuels,
which emit particles into the air that
can cause lung and heart disease and
harm the environment. International
policymakers concerned about the effect
of those fuels on human health are seeking
solutions. But which approach would
be the most effective? THIS STORY
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of Delaware and Rochester Institute
of Technology will help shape their
answer to this question. (July, 10,
09) http://www.udel.edu/
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Skepticism greets plan for turbines
Residents at the first open house for
a proposal to put wind turbines in Lake
Erie left with more questions than answers
Wednesday night. (July 09, 09)
Windsor Star - Breaking news Ontario,
business, sports, entertainment and
more [more
on Wind Power
in our area]
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Casella: No sewer district Landfill
operator backs off plan to pay for town
of Seneca line GENEVA — The proposed
leachate line from the Ontario County
Landfill to the city’s wastewater treatment
plant was not on Wednesday night’s City
Council agenda. (July 9, 09)
Finger
Lakes Times Online [more
on Water
Quality in our area]
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Council endorses local Antrak study
GENEVA — With support from
Geneva-based Finger Lakes Railway, the
City Council Wednesday endorsed a study
of providing Amtrak passenger service
in and out of the city. (July
9, 09)
Finger
Lakes Times Online - [more
on Transportation
in our area ]
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Gorham to protect 360 farm acres - Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow Gorham, N.Y. — Town
officials announced an agreement last
night to buy the development rights
to 360 acres overlooking Canandaigua
Lake in an effort to protect water quality
and keep Gorham rural. (July 9, 09)
- Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow
[more on
Urban Sprawl
in our area]
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Legislature to consider Hojack Rail
Trail upgrades - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
Webster, N.Y. — The Monroe County Legislature
will vote on a proposal for improvements
to Webster’s Hojack Rail Trail at its
July 14 meeting at the 410 County Office
Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester.
(July 9, 09)
- Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow
[more on
Parks and Trails
in our area]
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House Panel Considers Safety of Bottled
Water - NYTimes.com WASHINGTON —
In 2008, Americans drank 8.6 billion
gallons of bottled water, double the
amount of a decade ago, with more than
half saying they drink it because it
is safer and healthier than tap water.
(July 8, 09)
The New York Times - Breaking News,
World News & Multimedia
[more on
Water Quality
in our area]
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www.WHEC.com - Hearing on bottled water
If you prefer bottled water, changes
could be on the way. There was a big
hearing on Capitol Hill today regarding
the safety of bottle water. (July 9,
09)
www.WHEC.com - Rochester, NY News, Weather,
Sports, Health, Investigative, Entertainment
[more on
Water Quality in our area]
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Energy Industry Sways Congress With
Misleading Data - ProPublica The
two key arguments that the oil and gas
industry is using to fight federal regulation
of the natural gas drilling process
called hydraulic fracturing -- that
the costs would cripple their business
and that state regulations are already
strong -- are challenged by the same
data and reports the industry is using
to bolster its position. One
widely-referenced study [2] (PDF)
estimated that complying with regulations
would cost the oil and gas industry
more than $100,000 per gas well. But
the figures are based on 10-year-old
estimates and list expensive procedures
that aren't mentioned in the proposed
regulations. (July 8, 09)
ProPublica - Journalism in the Public
Interest [more
on Energy in
our area]
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Turbine location must consider birds
| thenews-messenger.com | The News-Messenger
The local Lake Erie marshes have long
been recognized internationally as some
of the best places to see a variety
of birds, from migratory warblers to
bald eagles. And more recently, developers
have recognized the area as one of the
best in the state for wind and view
it as a prime spot to build turbines.
(July 7, 09)
thenews-messenger.com | The News-Messenger
| Fremont news, community, entertainment,
yellow pages and classifieds. Serving
Fremont, OH
[more on
Wind Power
in our area]
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Farming your yard | democratandchronicle.com
| Democrat and Chronicle Ah, the
joys of a garden harvest: plump tomatoes,
shiny purple eggplants, luscious lettuce.
But tilling hard soil, weeding in the
hot sun? Not for everyone. So as green
becomes the new black, Rochester gardening
businesses are making regular house
calls so you can have your harvest and
eat it, too. (July 7, 09)
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle | Rochester news, community,
entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds.
Serving Rochester, New York [more on
Plants in our
area]
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Buffalo announces new recycling initiatives
BUFFALO — Mayor Byron Brown Monday
announced the formation of a Summer
Youth Green Team to promote the city’s
new recycling outreach project. The
Green Team, which is a collaboration
of efforts by the City of Buffalo’s
Division of Youth Services, Department
of Public Works, the Buffalo Employment
and Training Center and the Block Clubs
and Neighborhood Associations, will
train and supervise over 100 youth in
the City of Buffalo. {July 8,
09)
New York State News on the Net!
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in our area]
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Gillibrand unveils plans to help manufacturers
transition to clean energy production
WASHINGTON – New York has lost more
than 160,000 manufacturing jobs since
2001, or nearly one-quarter of its manufacturing
base. To help New York’s manufactures
get back on track immediately and to
strengthen them for the long term, U.S.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member
of the Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee, Tuesday unveiled her
plan to help small and mid-sized businesses
afford health care, open and expand
new markets, and transition to clean
energy production that will power New
York and the country for decades to
come. The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region
lost 26,769 manufacturing jobs from
2001 to 2008. However, in the past ten
years, 1,329 companies have benefited
as a result of the MEP program, including
retaining and creating new jobs. {July
8, 09)
New York State News on the Net!
[more on
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area]
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DEC REPORTS: Natural Gas Production
Dips Slightly in 2008 - NYS Dept. of
Environmental Conservation Landowners
Net Nearly $61M in Royalties, $15M for
Local Governments Natural gas production
from New York wells in 2008 continued
at a high rate but declined slightly
from recent record levels, State Environmental
Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis
announced today. (July 6, 09)
Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation [more on
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area]
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New Web Page Guides Users to "Watchable
Wildlife" - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation Initiative Promotes
Wildlife Viewing Opportunities and Eco-Tourism
Nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts
seeking tips on where to spot Peregrine
falcons, river otters, bald eagles,
Chinook salmon, Karner Blue butterflies
and other animals can click on a new
web page, dubbed "Watchable Wildlife,"
launched today by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC). New York State has long been
one of the nation's premier, year-round
destinations for wildlife viewing because
of its range of habitats, migration
corridors, public lands and public facilities.
A national survey estimated that there
are nearly four million people that
participate in wildlife watching in
New York annually, and while participants
are increasing their appreciation of
nature, they often also contribute to
local economies.
Watchable Wildlife, which can be
found on the DEC website, provides a
user-friendly way to look up the best
locales and settings to view wildlife
- and helps promote eco-tourism opportunities
in the state. (July 2, 09)
Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental
Conservation
[more on
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GOV SITE - GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES
FEDERAL APPROVAL OF $123 MILLION IN
ENERGY RELATED STIMULUS FUNDS FOR NEW
YORK STATE State Energy Program
will Create Clean Energy Jobs; Fund
Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
Programs Governor David A. Paterson
today announced that the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) has approved New York’s
plan for federal stimulus funding through
the State Energy Program (SEP) of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA). The $123 million SEP plan will
create jobs in the clean energy sector
by complementing current State programs.
The SEP funds will allow the New York
State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA) to provide additional
financial support for the installation
of energy efficiency measures and renewable
energy systems across the State, and
for the introduction of alternative
fuel vehicles into fleets. (July 6,
09)
Press Releases
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Recycle More Items, Please! - 13WHAM.com
(Rochester, N.Y.) – A new series of
ads is on TV now; they aim to inform
and educate people about recycling in
Monroe County. ((July 7, 09)
- 13WHAM.com
-
Brooks Unveils Monroe County's New Recycling
Education Program | County
Executive Maggie Brooks unveiled Monroe
County’s new Recycling Education Campaign,
which aims to inform consumers on the
wide variety of paper products that
can be recycled. The campaign includes
television advertisements and recycling
education outreach at local public events.
(July 6,09)
MyMonroe. Opening Up Government. | Monroe
County, NY
[more on Recycling
in our area]
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DEC targets Lackawanna sludge : Southern
Suburbs : The Buffalo News Forty
pockets of contamination on the site
of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp.
in Lackawanna are being targeted by
the state Department of Environmental
Conservation. (June 6, 09)
The Buffalo News
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in our area]
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Fishing for danger: Poor people driven
to catch and eat toxin-filled species
This fresh fish is foul - and yet it's
ending up on dinner tables across the
city. Cash-strapped New Yorkers are
ignoring health warnings not to fish
for their meals in polluted local waters,
where the catch of the day comes laced
with cancer-causing PCBs and mercury.
(July 6, 09)
New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather,
Entertainment and Gossip - NY Daily
News [more
on Wildlife in our area]
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No sign of threat: Don't expect gov't
to issue warning of dangerous fishing
Want to know how much fish is safe to
eat from polluted local waters? Good
luck. The Daily News, which reported
on Sunday that the plunging economy
has forced some New Yorkers to eat fish
from polluted local waters, found crucial
state health advisories missing from
most fishing spots and clinics where
officials claim they are available.
(July 6, 09)
New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather,
Entertainment and Gossip - NY Daily
News [more
on Wildlife in our area]
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Ride a bike? Don’t forget your helmet
- Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow East
Rochester, N.Y. — Child bike safety
is a big issue in its own right, but
posters created by Eastern Monroe Career
Center students have made it larger
than life. (July 4, 09)
- Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow [more on
Transportation
in our area]
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The bee all and end all? - Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow While the honeybee has
been regarded for centuries as the world’s
chief pollinator — three of every five
mouthfuls of food we eat are directly
attributed to the pollination of honeybees
— and the sale of honey alone is a multimillion-dollar
industry, a mysterious condition known
as colony collapse disorder (CCD) has
caused experts to take another look
at the value of the honeybee. Since
the onset of CCD in 2004, scientists
have been exploring the possibility
of relying on other types of bees for
pollination. (July 5, 09)
- Canandaigua,
NY - MPNnow [more on Wildlife in
our area]
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Swimming not common at two beaches this
year | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat
and Chronicle More than two weeks
into summer, the beach season in the
Rochester area so far as been a bust.
Not even blue skies with passing clouds
and warm weather on
Sunday could benefit the local beaches,
which were closed for swimming again
because of high water flow from the
Genesee River and elevated bacteria
levels. (July 6, 09)
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Maffei announces more than $2 million
for local water project - 7/3/09
Recovery Act funds will help improve
infrastructure across rural America.
SODUS POINT - Congressman Dan Maffei
announced that a project in Sodus Point
to upgrade and improve its drinking
water system has been selected as part
of more than $125 million in water and
environmental projects that are being
funded immediately through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Sodus
Point will receive $2,120,000 in loans
and $400,000 in grants, for a total
of $2,520,000 in funding from the United
State Department of Agriculture. (July
4, 09)
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In Recession, Aging Cars Pollute Region's
Air, Study Finds - washingtonpost.com
The recession is contributing to higher
levels of air pollution in the Washington
area as new car sales plummet and older,
dirtier vehicles remain on the road
longer, according to a recent study
by regional planners. (July 4, 09)
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Tomato blight surfaces in region | democratandchronicle.com
| Democrat and Chronicle If you
bought tomato seedlings at a big-box
retailer for planting in your home garden,
you should check them for signs of a
deadly disease that also affects potato
plants, agricultural experts recommend.
Late blight — the same fungus-based
disease that caused the Irish potato
famine of the 1840s — has been brought
into New York and other parts of the
Northeast by infected tomato plants
supplied by a grower in the South, Cornell
Cooperative Extension said this week.
(July 4, 09)
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Monroe Co. Health Department: H1N1 "Tapering
Off" It looks like the H1N1 virus
is tapering off in Monroe County. The
Monroe County Health Department says
it's too soon to say the threat of H1N1
is over but officials are seeing evidence
that infections are on the decline.
(July 2, 09)
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Fight Tomato Blight - 13WHAM.com
(Rochester, N.Y.) - During cold, damp
weather tomatoes are particularly vulnerable...
to blight. Blight is an infection of
bacteria or fungus that can destroy
a tomato crop. (July 2, 09)
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Webster wells show elevated levels of
arsenic - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow
This past fall, Monroe County officials
began testing wells in the town, and
some residents tested their own wells
privately, after a doctor told a Webster
resident their drinking water may be
tainted based on the results of a blood
test that showed higher-than-normal
levels of arsenic. (July 2, 09)
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The environmental toll of plastics —
Environmental Health News From cell
phones and computers to bicycle helmets
and hospital IV bags, plastic has molded
society in many ways that make life
both easier and safer. But the synthetic
material also has left harmful imprints
on the environment and perhaps human
health, according to a new compilation
of articles authored by more than 60
scientists from around the world. Evidence
is mounting that the chemical building
blocks that make plastics so versatile
are the same components that might harm
people and the environment. And its
production and disposal contribute to
an array of environmental problems,
too. Green solutions, however, are becoming
available, the scientists say. (July
2, 09)
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New York inches closer to offshore wind
farm | Green Business | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Government agencies
and power companies said on Wednesday
they are gauging interest from developers
and manufacturers about building a wind
farm about 13 miles off the New York
city coast that could end up being the
largest such project in the United States.
(July 1, 09)
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NEW ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION GUIDES
NOW AVAILABLE Guides Assist Farmers
who are Transitioning to Organic; Selling
to Processors New York State
Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker
today announced the availability of
organic production guides for growers
of certain vegetable crops. The
new guides provide information for farmers
on how to grow organic carrots, peas,
snap beans, and cucurbits, which includes
winter squash and cucumbers, for the
processing sector. “There is a growing
interest from food processors here in
New York State to procure local and
organically grown vegetables,” the Commissioner
said. “We also have farmers who
are seeking to transition to organic
production and are in need of specific
information on how to grow certain crops.
These production guides were developed
in response to both of those desires
and are the first in what we hope will
be a series of useful and practical
production guides for those seeking
to transition into organic.” (June 22,
09)
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COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES $900,000 FOR
NEW YORK SPECIALTY CROPS -
Grants for Fruit, Vegetable, Maple,
Honey & Horticulture Producers Applications
Due July 17 New York State
Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker
today announced the availability of
$900,000 in grants to enhance the competitiveness
of New York’s specialty crops. The Specialty
Crop Block Grant Program is funding
through the 2008 federal Farm Bill to
assist New York’s specialty crops, which
includes fruits, vegetables, maple and
honey and horticulture crops. “Specialty
crops are incredibly valuable to the
State’s economy, environment and quality
of life. The fruit and vegetable sector
is especially important to maintain
good health and other sectors help keep
New York green, the Commissioner said.
“We need to ensure that this industry
remains viable and competitive, and
these grants will provide an exceptional
funding resource to explore new programs,
technologies or other innovative approaches
to advance this important sector of
the State’s agricultural industry.”
(June 17, 09)
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Rochester school board schedules session
on toxin at school site | democratandchronicle.com
| Democrat and Chronicle The
Rochester Board of Education
has scheduled a special session to question
state health and environmental officials
about a factory-turned-schoolhouse whose
owner has asked that it be declared
a brownfield. (July 3, 09)
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Health officials urge countywide well
testing | democratandchronicle.com |
Democrat and Chronicle In the wake
of the discovery of arsenic in Webster
well water, the Monroe County Health
Department is recommending that all
5,000 private wells in the county be
tested for the toxic metal. More than
60 homeowners' wells in west Webster
were found to contain arsenic at levels
higher than drinking-water guidelines.
(July 3, 09)
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PUBLIC HEALTH: Fighting E. coli at Durand
Eastman - News Articles - Rochester
City Newspaper It's the microscopic
scourge of Durand Eastman: E. coli.
Last year, swimming was allowed at Durand
48 days and prohibited for 30 days.
The leading cause for closure was heavy
rainfall, but bacteria were second,
accounting for 38 percent of the shutdowns.
(June 1, 09)
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The Press Republican - Article: Devastating
plant fungus found in Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH — The fungal disease that
caused the Irish Potato Famine in the
1840s has been found in Plattsburgh,
with experts pressing for a quick reaction
from local residents. Late blight is
a devastating fungal disease that spreads
very quickly and affects plants of the
solanaceae family. (June27, 09)
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Green's where money is: $1 billion worth
of contracts expected in environmentally
friendly deals Eager to tap into
federal stimulus dollars, hundreds of
area business owners converged in lower
Manhattan Tuesday to learn how to
turn environmentally friendly projects
into cash.
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Fourth death linked to swine flu in
Suffolk County HAUPPAUGE – Suffolk
County Health Services Commissioner
Dr. Humayun Chaudhry Tuesday announced
the death of an adult confirmed to have
swine flu, making this the fourth death
associated with the H1N1 virus in the
county. A man from the Town of
Smithtown between the ages of 45 and
55 had been hospitalized since mid-June
for multiple acute and chronic underlying
medical problems. He died on June 30.
(July 1, 09)
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