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Oct 26

2012

The 800 pound gorilla: ultrafine particles

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Al Carlacci, the regional air pollutant control engineer for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said he doesn’t need a meter or an air quality monitor to tell him that there’s some dirty air in the West Side near the Peace Bridge, where studies have shown high levels of asthma. “The more cars you have the more ultrafine particles you have,” he said during a presentation Wednesday night at the Niagara Street Library hosted by the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York. “The problem is what’s enough? “Any health person would tell you, and I am the same way, if[...]

Posted 12 years ago

Oct 26

2012

Mr. Buffalo River

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A retrospective on Stanley P. Spisiak, who played a huge role in improving national environmental standards. He was a beacon of hope for restoring the Buffalo and Niagara rivers and Lake Erie. His niece, Jill Spisiak-Jedlicka, is the executive director of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, which is in charge of remediation of the Buffalo River.

Posted 12 years ago

Oct 24

2012

“A distinct lack of science”

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Two University at Buffalo professors, including one who heads the city’s Environmental Management Commission, take issue with a state report that downplays the air quality concerns of residents living near the Peace Bridge. A report from Artvoice. Check out more on this topic

Posted 12 years ago

Oct 24

2012

Not the same as the old boss

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These are about to be interesting times at the Buffalo News. I say this because for the first time in decades—maybe forever—the paper has gone outside to hire an editor. Margaret Sullivan, who started at the News as an intern, held the editor’s job for 13 years before leaving in August for the New York Times, where she works as the public editor. Her predecessor, Murray B. Light, held the top job for 20 years, plus a lengthy stretch when he split a shared editorship. The legendary Alfred Kirchhofer ran the newsroom for 39 years. Put another way, factoring out[...]

Posted 12 years ago

Oct 24

2012

Panel makes case for watchdog journalism

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By Jeremy Izzio More watchdog, less lapdog. That’s the prescription David Cay Johnston, president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, offered for American journalism Tuesday to an audience of about 140 people at Burchfield Penny Art Center. Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize winner and best selling author, headed a panel to consider “The State of Investigative Reporting”  hosted by Investigative Post. “Government derives its power from the consent of the people,” Johnston said. “Government is a fiction we create to make our society work. But if the only people paying attention to the government are those who make money off it, it[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 23

2012

Anti-frackers continue pressure on Cuomo

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A new ad airing today in the Binghamton and Elmira markets has people from Pennsylvania talking about the damages they have witnessed from hydrofracking and it urges Governor Cuomo not to approve the natural gas drilling procedure. Those markets are the focus because Cuomo has mentioned a pilot program for hydrofracking in five southern tier counties. The ad from New Yorkers Against Fracking leads with a frame of Gov. Cuomo and a voiceover saying that the governor is considering opening New York State to fracking — a decision the governor has certainly been very slow to make and one New Yorkers[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Oct 22

2012

Building a book on voters

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ProPublica reports on how companies are building digital profiles of voters and selling them to campaigns. What are they tracking, in addition to party affiliation? “When you last voted and what contributions you’ve made … your estimated income, what you do for a living, and what you’ve bought at the local mall,” according to ProPublica. Check out more on this topic

Posted 13 years ago
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