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Indian Point and Fracking for Methane in NY State
Dec. 19 | From http://nuclearromance.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/quake-raises-red-flags-for-indian-point-nukes/ Introduction As you may have heard, there is a big fracking controversy in NY State, and especially in the rural regions that stand in the cross hairs of...
WNY’s New Wind Farms – the Last of Their Kind for Some Time
Dec. 18 | IntroductionIf you've driven by the relics of Bethlehem Steel recently, you will see that 6 more Clipper 2.5 MW wind turbines are now installed. This 15 MW addition to the existing 25 MW array will soon be generating electricity. The incentives used...
Riverkeeper’s River Academy Opens Spring Registration
Dec. 16 | Riverkeeper is pleased to announce the open registration of its Spring 2012 Semester of its popular River Academy course in partnership with Erie Community College. River Academy is a comprehensive training course that provides an introduction to our...
EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Lake Ontario
Dec. 16 | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on December 8, 2011 that a 3,675 square mile area of Lake Ontario is now a “no discharge zone,” which means that boats are completely...
Benefit Corporation legislation becomes law in New York State
Dec. 15 | PPG congratulates community partner Buffalo First! on Benefit Corporation legislation being signed into law this week. Benefit Corporations are a new class of corporations required to create benefit for society as well as shareholders. Passage of Benefit...
PPG signs on to statement regarding need for funding for public transit
Dec. 15 | PPG joins community partner Citizens for Regional Transit in signing on to this statement regarding the need for funding for public transit: STATEMENT ON STATE FUNDING FOR TRANSIT December 14, 2011 We are stunned by the recently-announced service reductions...
Indian Point and Fracking for Methane in NY State
Dec. 15 | From http://nuclearromance.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/quake-raises-red-flags-for-indian-point-nukes/IntroductionAs you may have heard, there is a big fracking controversy in NY State, and especially in the rural regions that stand in the cross hairs of...
Buffalo Common Council Items of Interest 12/13/11
Dec. 15 | The Council adopted a resolution sponsored by Council Members David A. Rivera and Darius G. Pridgen calling on the Public Bridge Authority (”PBA”) to incorporate the principles of environmental justice into any future plans for the Peace Bridge...
General Assemblies
Dec. 14 | On Saturday a proposal was passed to reduce the amount of General Assemblies. From now on General Assemblies will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday @ 5pm and Saturday @ 12pm. On Tuesday and Thursday @ 12pm there will be open discussions facilitated...
Germany, Jobs and PV Electricity – Some Lessons for the USA
Dec. 13 | From http://www.solarworld.de/en/solar-power/projects-and-campaigns/for-farmers/The money quote: "Every single ray of sunshine provides a secure income, thanks to a SolarWorld solar power system and state incentives guaranteed under the German Renewable...
Germany, Jobs and PV Electricity – Some Lessons for the USA
Dec. 13 | From http://www.solarworld.de/en/solar-power/projects-and-campaigns/for-farmers/The money quote: "Every single ray of sunshine provides a secure income, thanks to a SolarWorld solar power system and state incentives guaranteed under the German Renewable...
Let’s Talk Native with John Kane 12/11/11
Dec. 12 | Almost three years ago the people of the Longhouse in Akwesasne decided to reclaim a piece of property in the center of the Mohawk community at the top of the State. A non-native speculator claimed to have a deed for the property which he purchased in...
2011 Durban Climate Talks – A Failure to Communicate
Dec. 10 | From http://www.nordex-online.com/fileadmin/MEDIA/Fotos/nordex_hybrid-tower_140meters.jpg, a 2.5 MW turbine on a 140 meter tall "hybrid" tower (80 meters concrete, 60 meters steel), located in a very industrial part of some city (possibly Hamburg,...
2011 Durban Climate Talks – A Failure to Communicate
Dec. 8 | From http://www.nordex-online.com/fileadmin/MEDIA/Fotos/nordex_hybrid-tower_140meters.jpg, a 2.5 MW turbine on a 140 meter tall "hybrid" tower (80 meters concrete, 60 meters steel), located in a very industrial part of some city (possibly Hamburg, Germany)....
Denmark’s Newest Offshore Wind Array
Dec. 7 | One of the monopile foundations for the Anholt wind farm made at the Bladt factory in Aalborg, Denmark. These often use 4" thick steel plates that have to get rolled into "cans", then welded, and then these are welded together after passing inspection/documenting...
Denmark’s Newest Offshore Wind Array
Dec. 7 | One of the monopile foundations for the Anholt wind farm made at the Bladt factory in Aalborg, Denmark. These often use 4" thick steel plates that have to get rolled into "cans", then welded, and then these are welded together after passing inspection/documenting...
Letter to the Editor on Local Business and Canalside!
Dec. 6 | Below is the letter to editor written by Jeanenne Petri of West Side Stories. Jeanenne and West Side Stories are members of Buffalo First! a powerful partner in the Canal Side Community Alliance. Thanks Jeanenne for your powerful works on the need for...
Do We Have To Provide Information To The Public?
Dec. 6 | When Lackawanna resident Faith Gordon requested that the Lackawanna City Council post full agendas of Council meetings on-line the response she received from Councilman Francis J. Kulczyk, as reported in theBuffalo News was: “Why do we have to put...
2012 Community Agenda
Dec. 5 | On December 8th we rolled out our 2012 Community Agenda. Our deepest thanks to our Partners and allies who spent countless hours crafting the Agenda. We are looking forward to an extraordinary 2012! Check out the Buffalo News coverage here.
National and Local Experts on Asset Based Community Development, December 14
Dec. 5 | Deborah Puntenney visits Buffalo from the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University for a forum on December 14, from nine to noon, at True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 East Ferry St. Also included are an address by Council...
Let’s Talk Native with John Kane 12/04/11
Dec. 5 | Dr. Pamela Palmater joins me once again. Pam is Mi’kmaq. She is a Professor at Ryerson University, a lawyer and author of “Beyond Blood: Redifining Indigenous Identity”. Pam joins me to discuss a disturbing circumstance surrounding...
Another UB Student Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint
Dec. 5 | A University at Buffalo student was recently severely beaten and robbed at gunpoint in my neighborhood. This is just one of an escalating series of crimes that have plagued this area all fall. Muggings, car break-ins, burglaries and armed robbers...
Offshore Wind – Now a Big Deal in Europe in 2011 and Beyond
Dec. 1 | The Sprogo wind farm in Denmark, deliberately placed next to a major bridge across "The Great Belt", where they can be seen, composed 7 x Vestas 3 MW x V90 turbines with gravity foundations. This stretch of water does freeze over in cold winters (http://www.helcom.dk/ice_breaking/icebreaking_main.htm)....
