Articles for Investigative Post staff

Jun 12

2013

Buffalo is a newspaper town

Research shows close to half of adults in the Buffalo area read a newspaper daily, ranking our region among the top eight in the nation.

Posted 12 years ago

Jun 12

2013

More natural gas conflicts of interest

The Buffalo-based Public Accountability Initiative has issued a new report, this one detailing ties between environmental groups and the natural gas industry participating in the Center for Sustainable Shale Development.

Posted 12 years ago

Jun 10

2013

Global carbon dioxide emissions rose in 2012

Energy use was responsible for 31.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions, a 1.4 percent increase for this past year. Not only is this a record, but it also brings the planet closer to temperatures many scientists believe will have catastrophic impacts on life as we know it. A Washington Post report.

Posted 12 years ago

Jun 7

2013

“A lesson in diplomacy”

Senior Canadian official responds to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attacks over Peace Bridge. “The letter manages to be both polite and dismissive,” reports the New York Times.

Posted 12 years ago

Jun 6

2013

Big Brother is on the line

If you’re a Verizon customer, the U.S. government knows who you are talking to thanks to a secret court order obtained by the Obama administration. “The communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing,” reports The Guardian.

Posted 12 years ago

Jun 5

2013

Bird’s eye view of Niagara Falls

The Albany Times Union publishes a series of photos that provide a view from above of our beautiful region, including the Niagara Falls and the wind farm in Lackawana.

Posted 12 years ago

Jun 4

2013

The future of investigative journalism

“How do we pay for big, expensive, high-risk investigative reporting?” asks Nieman Reports. There’s no single solution, but the journal notes that non-profit investigative reporting centers are part of the equation.

Posted 12 years ago
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