Twitter EnviroNews – February 16, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Twitter EnviroNews links.
Alert: The Delaware Water Gap and Appalachian Trail Threatened by Powerline – Speak Out! http://ow.ly/1805h
Sierra Club Creating New Hydrofracking Activist Team – You’re Invited! http://ow.ly/17Vvp
NY: Plea made for Delaware flood control http://ow.ly/17Ujm
NJ: Dredging in Passaic should begin in December http://ow.ly/17Uhq #njenviro
NY: Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties to be featured on TV show, “The Best of America by Horseback” http://ow.ly/17Uf2
New Jersey restaurants cooking up pollution along with pizza, hamburgers http://ow.ly/17UbK #njenviro
NY: Ithaca Hosting Designing with Native Plants Symposium http://ow.ly/17Uan
NY: Abandoned Trails in the Adirondacks http://ow.ly/17TWI
NJ: Advancing long bike/hike path through Secaucus (East Coast Greenway) http://ow.ly/17TTK
NY – Dutchess County – Wilcox Park a good place for hiking, cross country skiing http://ow.ly/17TKW
Shale gas: government regulation may dampen major players’ interest http://ow.ly/17TIv
RT @healinggarden: In New York? This looks like a great lecture: “The Social & Economic Benefits of City Beautification” http://ow.ly/17TCy
NY: Public wants balance of recreation, preservation at Saratoga Salt Plains http://ow.ly/17TvK
@campingblogger @dponavelgaze @ecomotown @jimlegge @NJ_Green @NYNJTrailConf Thanks for the RTs!
Oil and gas drilling’s threat to our drinking water is local, national debate http://ow.ly/17Ttc
NY State parks closings cause uproar http://ow.ly/17Tqg
Camping in the cold: Overnighting can be comfortable when campers learn to compensate for winter conditions http://ow.ly/17T5s
NY: A Winter Blast – Snowshoeing at the Utica Zoo http://ow.ly/17T1m
Maine: Celebration of state parks begins Feb. 20 http://ow.ly/17SKU
NY: George Land Conservancy Seeks Support http://ow.ly/17SId
NY: Dozens of abandoned, leaking petroleum sites across the state to be cleaned up http://ow.ly/17SEX
NY: Will ‘our Statue of Liberty’ vanish? Adirondack Park Agency weighs removal of two wilderness landmarks http://ow.ly/17SDc
Brothers helped establish first ski slope in New York state http://ow.ly/17Swu
NY: In the news: park closings, fire towers, frankenpine http://ow.ly/17SuH
Feds, GE will seek changes in next Hudson dredging phase http://ow.ly/17SrJ
NJ: Hillsborough farmer Richard Norz is 2010 Outstanding Young Farmer http://ow.ly/17Slm
NY Gov Paterson: “N.Y. should put its focus on the land it already owns” http://ow.ly/17ShY
NJ: EPA uses Facebook to reach residents dealing with DuPont contamination in Pompton Lakes http://ow.ly/17S1w #njenviro
NY: Brain worm parasite threatens area moose http://ow.ly/17RYk
ATV law has N.J. stuck in a rut http://ow.ly/17RRV
NY: Finch Paper Reacquires Indian Lake Property from The Nature Conservancy http://ow.ly/17RPu
New Jersey land conservation finds religion http://ow.ly/17RN6 #njenviro
Faith-Based Birding 201: Fraudulent Photos and Federal Funding http://ow.ly/17RvH
RT @cleanocean: Become a NJ Watershed Steward! Training workshop open to all March 8 9am-4pm at Rutgers EcoComplex http://water.rutgers.edu
Darwin still relevant, scientist says: Niles Eldredge SUNY New Paltz lecture http://ow.ly/17Rka
NYC water bill hearing on tap: Homeowners have chance to vent at DEP about rate hikes http://ow.ly/17RdV
NY DEC: Fire towers on St. Regis and Hurricane should be torn down http://ow.ly/17R6H
RT @LoveCanal2020: PA blogger finds the truth: no such thing as100% impermeable rock. Another gas industry fact debunked http://ow.ly/17QIJ
NY: Skiing, hiking trails reopen at Minnewaska http://ow.ly/17QAf
RT @conservmaven: Citizen science: using birder lists to detect species decline http://ow.ly/17Spf
NY: Donated easement protects 1,400-acre Adirondack forest in Essex Co. http://ow.ly/17Qu4
NY: Soil, water district tree, shrub sale under way in Ulster http://ow.ly/17QqV
NY: Two local waterways added to state’s ‘impaired’ list http://ow.ly/17QnP
NY: Ice climber fatally injured in fall at Kaaterskill Falls http://ow.ly/17Ql3
Bird Documentation in the Digital Age: A Bird in the Book http://ow.ly/17PW6
For southern New Jerseys’s birds, the winter has turned deadly http://ow.ly/17POI #njenviro
New leader looks to fire up Sierra Club http://ow.ly/17PLY
NY: Indian Point owners challenge cooling tower ruling http://ow.ly/17PK0
RT @mgaryhanson: RT @selc_org: Video Top 10 Endangered Places in the SE. ‘A powerful reminder of what we stand to lose’ http://ow.ly/17PE2
What Ever Became of EPA Newark Air Toxics Study? http://ow.ly/17PwM #njenviro
@campingblogger Weekend Outdoor Reads for February 12th http://ow.ly/17PnB
NJ: Gov. Christie Environmental Rollbacks Echo Whitman’s Failed Policy http://ow.ly/17Pcn #njenviro
American Robin Migration Update (plenty of info about robins, from Journey North) http://ow.ly/17P62
Global Warming Defeated by Utah’s Legislature – Politicians succeed where scientists fail http://ow.ly/17P2a
NY: Weak Drilling Regulation: A Big Frackin’ Problem http://ow.ly/17OVK
@WatershedPost NY: Gas is hot in Chenango County http://ow.ly/17OSx
NY: Deer-proof gardening in The Catskills http://ow.ly/17OPf
RT @NEMWIUpperMiss: EPA’s February issue of Watershed News is now on-line at http://ow.ly/17OOB
RT @NJHighlands: Power Line Debate at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Highlights National Issues: http://ow.ly/17Ox2 #njenviro
RT @NJHighlands: NJ landowners challenging Highlands to US Supreme Ct http://ow.ly/17Ohz – NJ Supreme Court declined to hear suit #njenviro
NY: Aaron Bennett Joins Catskill Mountainkeeper staff as Regional Director for Greene, Ulster, and Delaware counties. http://ow.ly/17OcI
@watershedpost Adirondack and Catskill signs will stay yellow-and-brown http://ow.ly/17O3K
Eco-funerals are increasing in popularity in New Jersey http://ow.ly/17NSI #njenviro
New York to host biomass power plant http://ow.ly/17NRL
RT @NJHighlands: Environmental groups turn to National Park Service to block $750M power line project – http://ow.ly/17NP4 #njenviro
NY: Preserving Water Quality in the Southern Tier http://ow.ly/17NMO
NY: Ice climber falls nearly 50 feet to death in Catskills http://ow.ly/17NHm
RT @NJHighlands: Environmental group that endorsed Christie is upset with budget cuts: http://ow.ly/17NET #njenviro
NY: Gas Drilling Prompts More Water Quality Monitoring (Susquehanna River Basin Commission) http://ow.ly/17NBD
RT @NJHighlands: Daily Record: PSE&G gets OK to upgrade power line across Morris – http://ow.ly/17Nze “It’s not over yet” #njenviro
RT @nat_parks_news: No leads in suspected poaching of lynx – Denver Post http://ow.ly/17Nww
NY: Stopping Marcellus Shale Drilling (new group forms in Steuben County) http://ow.ly/17NvI
RT @NJHighlands: Sierra Club’s Jeff Tittel gives Christie’s environmental funding cuts an icy reception – http://ow.ly/17NrN #njenviro
RT @nat_parks_news: Federal biologists’ study stalls on missing lynx – Denver Post http://ow.ly/17NoR
NY: Coming soon to a state park near you — barriers and large signs that say “Closed!” http://ow.ly/17NmY
RT @NJHighlands: NJ environmental groups accuse Gov. Christie of ‘raiding’ funds for clean air, water – http://ow.ly/17NjP #njenviro
NY politicians defend environmental protection fund http://ow.ly/17Ngf
RT @NJHighlands: BPU OKs power line that will cut through Sussex County -http://ow.ly/17NdW – #njenviro
Rock salt threaten New Jersey waterways after onslaught of snow and ice http://ow.ly/17N0V #njenviro
RT @NaturallySussex: Food literacy-America’s educational challenge-teaching our kids about food +cooking. Watch this http://ow.ly/17MZx
NY: USDA offers financial help for ‘high tunnels’ on farms http://ow.ly/17MYn
RT @intro2fishing: New Jerseyans Overwhelmingly Support Fishing & Hunting http://ow.ly/17MUA
NY: Sen. Gillibrand supports massive solar energy bill http://ow.ly/17MTW
@NMbiz @NYNJTrailConf @nyculla @NYCWW @thehikingcenter @tourpro @VisitFingerLake Thanks for the RTs and Mentions!
@AndyArthur @bryce_ink @campingblogger @ChasingTao @Consequence09 @healinggarden @LoveCanal2020 @mgaryhanson Thanks for the RTs & Mentions!