CNY ecoBlog

Cortland County has secured $2 million for development of trails along the Tioughnioga. The county has plans to leverage this into a larger waterfront revitalization effort. More at New 10 Now. Waterfront revitalization plans

(I just like saying, “Tioughnioga”)

The real question is what does the 2006 (and beyond) hurricane season have in store…
The record Atlantic hurricane season last year can be attributed to global warming, several top experts, including a leading U.S. government storm researcher, said on Monday.

“The hurricanes we are seeing are indeed a direct result of climate change and it’s no [...]

The Plattsburgh Town Council unanimously established a one-year moratorium on windmills and wind-energy-producing facilities on land in the Town of Plattsburgh.
Source: Press-Republican. 04/19/2006

Also the Press-Republican has additional web resources discussing concerns of North Country Wind Development: Winds of Change Web-extra.

The warm weather finally seems to be settling in to central New York. But with warm weather comes the onslaught of “bugs” – I don’t know why this always catches me off gaurd. Well here’s some economic research that may bolster our appreciation of insects:
Insects are obviously an important part of the U.S. [...]

Commenting on this news post, Endicott’s Pollution Legacy and “The Glen”, Jesse over at the York Staters adds some additional background to the story.
A few years ago (6 I believe) when IBM was pulling out of the region, they were attempting to squeeze as much value out of the land as they [...]

We have the suburb, then there was talk about the exurb. Now we have the “Megasuburb”.
It’s a development plan that will take more than 50 years from start to finish. A string of “walkable” communities, expected eventually to house half a million people, is starting to rise on the nation’s largest piece of privately [...]

I was left with the distinct impression that Tom Golisano was opposed to wind farm development especially any that might infringe on his Canandaigua Lake homestead. Apparently his position is somewhat more nuanced. He supports small-scale windfarm development projects under local control of the communities that would receive the benefits directly. And [...]

A Jan. 18 chemical spill at the Huron campus was reported promptly to state officials, but village officials and residents knew nothing about it until an anonymous tip from within the company months later.

The information gap, which came to light Friday, outraged many residents and advocates already living in a plume of pollution that seeped [...]

Containing “traces of mercury, cadmium, fire retardant and up to five pounds of lead”, computers are one of the “biggest sources of hazardous waste in the country”. The New York Times reports on the various ways different companies are approaching this waste disposal problem:
With the rate of obsolescence accelerating – most organizations now consider [...]

Should we be reassured or concerned that corporations are taking the initiative on the global warming issue?

Many governmental leaders have advocated against restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, calling international treaties like the Kyoto Protocol a drain on the economy. But some American corporations are quietly taking action.

Tuesday, Eastman Kodak Co. released its global greenhouse gas [...]