You are currently browsing the CNY ecoBlog weblog archives for February, 2005.
I’ve always been fascinated by crow intelligence and at the same time amazed how few people recognize this intelligence especially since, according to some cognitive research, theirs exceeds that of dogs. This video lecture from a writer Joshua Klein, who has been involved with an amateur study of corvid behavior, highlights this.
Of course [...]
More Web Sightings hereBisphenol A or BPA is an important industrial chemical used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. The plastics industry maintains that BPA is completely safe. But academic and government researchers say the chemical needs to undergo a new risk assessment.
...Read MorePercholorethylene, commonly known as perc, is used by about 80 percent of U.S. dry cleaners to remove stains and clean clothes.
When first introduced to dry cleaners in the 1930s, little was known about its health effects, and it was considered something of a miracle chemical because it could be aggressive on stains, but was not [...]
...Read MoreThe principle of maximum diversity operates both at the physical and at the mental level. It says that the laws of nature and the initial conditions are such as to make the universe as interesting as possible. As a result, life is possible but not too easy. Always when things are dull, something [...]
The Central New York Business Journal
SYRACUSE — Out-of-town, real-estate investors are looking to Syracuse for lucrative income properties and are finding bargains. For 10 years, Syracuse has been the fifth most undervalued property market in the country, according to Chip Hodgkins, a real-estate agent at RE/MAX Masters in Fayetteville.
The bursting of the stock-market bubble five [...]
Windmills need town planning board approval
On Feb. 8, the Fenner Town Board approved a zone change for developer David Senehi’s private windmill project on Cody Road. Before construction can start, however, Senehi needs a special-use permit from the town planning board, which will meet again next month.
The town and its planning board get guidance from [...]
A Syracuse company accused of illegal asbestos cleanup at a city apartment complex has to go back and finish the job properly and conduct a new cleanup at a DeWitt complex it manages, state officials say.
Longley-Jones Management Corp., of 1010 James St., agreed to remove 6,000 linear feet of asbestos inside four buildings at Vincent [...]
New York City – Manhattan news
Thanks mostly to truck and bus traffic, New York State leads the nation in premature deaths because of diesel pollution, according to a report issued Tuesday by an environmental group.
The study by the Washington-based Clean Air Task Force estimates 2,332 New Yorkers per year die prematurely from breathing tiny particles, [...]
CNN/Money: Top housing markets
Houses in Syracuse on average sold for 16 percent less than their fair value.
These were the conclusions of study by Richard DeKaser, chief economist for National City Corp., who ranked 99 major real estate markets based on how much they are under or overpriced relative to what he deems “normal [...]
DEC alters posture on Emerson
ITHACA—The Department of Environmental Conservation has reclassified the as a ‘significant threat to the environment.’
The DEC changed the site from a Class 4—a site that has been properly closed but requires continued maintenance and/or monitoring—to a Class 2.
The announcement was buried in the notification for a public meeting on the [...]
CNN.com – Pollution, fetal changes linked in study – Feb 16, 2005
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Posted: 10:45 AM EST (1545 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP)—A study of New York City newborns suggests that prenatal exposure to air pollution may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers have said.
The study by Columbia [...]
The first of a multi-part independent analysis conducted by the Upstate Institute at Colgate University reports some interesting findings on the economic impact of the Nation on the Central New York economy. The complete report can be found here. Since the opening of the Turning Stone Resort, The Oneida Nation has become [...]
An attempt to bring together all the on-line information on soil survey activities, institutions, datasets, research, and teaching materials world-wide.
A source for information related to the geology and geologic information providers of New York State.
CNY ecoBlog is proudly powered by
WordPress
Entries (RSS)
and Comments (RSS).