Posted by Richard Schrader in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
The New York State Senate leadership tested its balky majority by taking up several environmental and clean energy bills this week. Look up the word “frail” in the dictionary and that will define their current state – a tight 32-30...
Posted by Richard Schrader in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment
On January 25, environmental activists from across New York State gathered in Albany to rally and speak with legislators about the threat of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Despite the monsoon-ish rainstorm, a large and lively rally was...
Posted by Richard Schrader in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
Last week, Gov. David Paterson unveiled a bruising budget deficit reduction plan that included grabbing $90 million generated by auctions under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) - the nation's first-ever plan to reduce global warming pollution - and shoving...
