Twitter EnviroNews – February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Twitter EnviroNews links.
Alert: Gas Driller Wants Delaware Water – DRBC Public Hearing TODAY! (info & how to send written comments). Texas mayor reflects on Marcellus visit (A Good Read!). Alert: Speak Out for Cooling Towers on Oyster Creek! Public Meetings Info & Send Comments to NJDEP.
Debate opens on NJ state mandate for Oyster Creek cooling towers http://ow.ly/1aPri
Alert: Gas Driller Wants Delaware Water – DRBC Public Hearing TODAY! http://ow.ly/1aPj8 (info & how to send written comments)
RT @mauricehinchey: House Resources Committee passed my bill to determine if Hudson River Valley can become part of NPS http://ow.ly/1aP5a
Trout Unlimited Opposes Monongahela NF Gas Drilling: Marcellus Shale drilling would destroy Eastern brook trout habitat http://ow.ly/1aOZc
Amy Goodman: Cracking Down on Fracking http://ow.ly/1aOTQ
RT @stopgasdrilling: Off to the DRBC meeting soon will try tweeting from there. Pls sign and retweet this petition: http://ow.ly/1aOI4
Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sports Show to celebrate the great outdoors indoors http://ow.ly/1aOja
WNED: NY Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction Raises Health Concerns http://ow.ly/1aObU
Utah Senators seek to block more Utah national monuments http://ow.ly/1aO9a
NY Bill would give towns authority over wetlands and ease burden, costs for state http://ow.ly/1aO0A
RT @Wilderness: Name a gas that isn’t as clean as you think. That would be natural gas muddying water, air and land: http://ow.ly/1aNPe
RT @healinggarden: Latest TLN Blog post: “New ASLA Healthcare & Therapeutic Design Newsletter, chock-full of good stuff!” http://ow.ly/1aNCx
RT @watershedpost: Texas mayor reflects on Marcellus visit http://ow.ly/1aNAB (A Good Read!)
Editirial: Buy a Coke, save a park? It could happen in Idaho http://ow.ly/1aNsB
Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail: A winter hike up Hunter Mountain after a fresh layer of snow. @AndyArthur Photo Essay (Terrific!)
RT @greenwatchdogNY: Great editorial on parks closures from the Buffalo News — save a pittance, lose a LOT: http://ow.ly/1aNgd
RT @UCSUSA: Restoring the Office Of Technology Assessment ensures Congress sound tech advice when making policy decisions http://ow.ly/1aMqn
RT @ToddBBatesAPP: New blog post: NJ DEP “Red Tape Review” gears up; state loses OPRA case http://ow.ly/1aMiW #njenviro
Pa Driller admits to dumping 200,000 gallons of waste next to Allegheny National Forest http://ow.ly/1aMeO
RT @pressconnects: Spills of drilling chemicals worry experts; Transport, disposal said to be greatest risks. http://ow.ly/1aM2i
NY Cong Candidate Reed opposes EPA authority to use Clean Water Act or Safe Drinking Water Act to regulate gas drilling http://ow.ly/1aLWP
A new perspective on how to keep our state parks open http://ow.ly/1aLOG
RT @PTNY: Check out this great TU cartoon by DeRosier regarding NY park closings http://ow.ly/1aLKv
Towns in NJ Highlands could be hurt by state budget cuts http://ow.ly/1aLzi #njenviro
RT @nat_parks_news: National park visits boom – Deseret News http://ow.ly/1aLxb
Amidst gorillas, NJ photographer finds the perfect picture – portrait of silverback displayed in Smithsonian http://ow.ly/1aLuG
NY Landowners rejecting plan for gas pipeline – 9 miles of remote private property to be “taken.” http://ow.ly/1aLqD
RT @Wilderness: Less oil and gas drilling on public lands? It’s about the economics, not the regulations. http://ow.ly/1aLdn
LTE: Recent letter regarding the NJ Highlands Act is just a fairy tale http://ow.ly/1aKPP #njenviro
RT @CWFNJ: Read about our new Terrapin Project in this weeks The Sandpaper: “Discouraging Terrapin Roadkills… http://ow.ly/1aKzx #njenviro
RT @screek: Photographing Snow Geese And Criminals http://ow.ly/1aKtp More Photos: http://ow.ly/1aKuy #birding
RT @raganella7: Save our living museums from budget cuts! @BklynBotanic @NYBG http://ow.ly/1aKlR
Alert: Support Rooftop Solar Energy! http://ow.ly/1aJRv Unlike Desert-Killing Industrial Solar, No negative impact on wildlife & wild spaces
NY: Catskills Belleayre Ski Center lays off 59 http://ow.ly/1aJP3
More NY parks may be on chopping block http://ow.ly/1aJLo
RT @adktrailhead: News: Essex County Supervisors: Leave Fire Towers Alone http://ow.ly/1aJFF
RT @JimGilbertPhoto: Snow Goose approaching… http://flic.kr/p/4wEeuh #birding
Earth Times: Consumer “New Frugality” May Be an Enduring Feature of Post-Recession Economy http://ow.ly/1aJyU
Court Orders NJ DEP To Release Documents on Industry Lobbying on Science Board http://ow.ly/1aJv4 #njenviro
RT @CNYhiking: Fuzzy Math when it comes to New York State Parks…. http://ow.ly/1aJta
NJ Highlands: Sussex County preserves Hudson Farm Greenway in Byram Township as open space http://ow.ly/1aJow #njenviro
NY Appliance Swap Out program extended – Availability of funds will aid more consumers http://ow.ly/1aJlt
RT @NYNJTrailConf: NJ Cross-Country Ski Pick: High Point State Park | Trail Conference: http://bit.ly/bUbJzh Snow, Get ready…
Alert: Save Our Honeybees… Save Our Food! Urge EPA to suspend nicotinyl insecticide use. http://ow.ly/1aJhz Please RT!
N.J. DEP must release names of 108 candidates for Science Advisory Board http://ow.ly/1aJcK #njenviro
EPA fines military for underground petroleum storage tank violations at West Point http://ow.ly/1aJb9
RT @Lake_Champlain: State of Washington proposes to abolish Dept. of Fish & Wildlife and State Parks Commission http://ow.ly/1aJ5O
NY DEC Announces Wildlife Rehabilitator Examination – Friday, April 16 at NY State DEC Regional offices http://ow.ly/1aIVQ
N.J. environmentalists urge Gov. Chris Christie’s support for Highlands preservation http://ow.ly/1aISo #njenviro
RT @NJHighlands: 222 Acres Preserved in Byram for Recreation and Conservation: http://ow.ly/1aILU #njenviro
NY DEC Accepting Applications for Environmental Excellence Awards – http://ow.ly/1aIKj
Delaware River dredging project is set to begin http://ow.ly/1aIHz #njenviro
RT @AndyArthur: RT @CabotCoop Dairy farmer realizes his dying wish and saves his land. http://ow.ly/1aIFy
N.J. Superfund cleanup subcontractor is sentenced to nearly three years for kickbacks http://ow.ly/1aID2 #njenviro
NY DEC announced 3 public meetings to discuss Lake Ontario fisheries… Niagara, Monroe and Oswego counties during March http://ow.ly/1aIBP
RT @njhiking: Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Bergen County – hike info, photos, video: http://ow.ly/1aIyQ #hiking #nj
RT @thehikingcenter: County exec: Sponsors could save NY state parks http://ow.ly/1aIxd
NY: Public Comment Period Extended For Draft Jessup River Wild Forest UMP http://ow.ly/1aIn4
RT @CNYhiking: Bear Mountain State Park is #2 in our Top 25 New York State Park Hiking Destinations. http://ow.ly/1aIlH #hiking
Dish mayor, industry pub trade words over gas drilling air pollution http://ow.ly/1aIfJ
EPA’s Jackson: Senate Face Off with Climate Change Skeptics – The drama comes to a boil in Congress this week http://ow.ly/1aIdE
Alert: Speak Out for Cooling Towers on Oyster Creek! Public Meetings Info & Send Comments to NJDEP http://ow.ly/1aIaZ #njenviro
Oyster Creek nuclear plant faces scrutiny at N.J. hearing about cooling towers http://ow.ly/1aIa1 #njenviro
RT @LoveCanal2020: Enviro Group Returns Oil and Gas Industry’s Fire Over Access to Public Lands – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/1aI5M
New Zealand Stirs Controversy With Mining Plan – Government proposes opening National Parks to mining! http://ow.ly/1aI4h
RT @ToddBBatesAPP: New blog post: New wind map for New Jersey, support for tapping wind http://ow.ly/1aHUK
Greene County man named Catskill Center for Conservation and Development Executive Director http://ow.ly/1aHTj
@eliochiavola @jimlegge @mgaryhanson @NaturalBornHike Thanks for the RTs and Mentions! 7:10 AM Feb 24th via HootSuite