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 5
2013
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.
Jun 4
2013
Michael Heimbinder created a system that allows him to measure air quality in neighborhoods. “You’re not going to be able to tell the difference between clean air and moderately unhealthy air,” he said. “You can’t see it.”
Jun 3
2013
New York Senator George Maziarz says he still wants to abolish the Public Bridge Authority and cosponsored the bill that would start that process. “It’s is time for the U.S. side to get its fair share,” he said. An interview with CBC Radio’s As it Happens.
May 31
2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo responds to an Investigative Post story that detailed how he has misrepresented spending on the U.S. and Canadian side of the Peace Bridge in an effort to gain control over the redevelopment of the bridge plaza in Buffalo.
May 31
2013
Houston is already in violation of federal ozone standards. Now the city is struggling to meet federal standards for fine dust particles, known as PM 2.5. The highest reading is at a monitor near the Port of Houston, where there’s a lot of truck traffic. A report by Texas Tribune.
May 28
2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tussle with Canadian officials makes the front page of the Grey Lady. Read the story – and comments – as Cuomo’s actions aren’t playing well to the audience beyond WNY.
May 17
2013
A public relations firm cast in a bad light by its no-bid contract with the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority that paid up to $325 an hour is walking away from the work. Eric Mower + Associates sent the BMHA a letter today (Friday) saying it won’t compete for the new contract the authority put out to bid earlier this week. “In this climate we can’t help our client right now,” said Greg Loh, the firm’s managing partner. When asked what he meant by “this climate,” Loh responded: “I think that speaks for itself.” The housing authority, landlord to some 10,000 low-income[...]
May 16
2013
A review of thousands of academic papers found an almost unanimous conclusion: humans are to blame for climate change. A report by The Guardian.