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Public Hearing in Delhi Concerns DEP’s Land Acquisition Program

Public Hearing in Delhi Concerns DEP’s Land Acquisition Program

Walton Reporter (no website) June 30, 2010 By Glenn Graves DELHI – Delaware County Commissioner of Watershed Affairs Dean Frazier is notifying county residents that a public hearing for comments on New York City’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Complete Water Supply Permit will be held on Monday, July 12, at 6 p.m., at [...]

June 30th, 2010 | Posted in Action Alert, NYC Watershed, New York | Read More »

Video: NJN – Teflon Chemicals in NJ Drinking Water Raise Concerns

A study raises new concerns about the possible health effects of the main component used in nonstick chemicals like teflon. The research centered on a developmental disability.

June 30th, 2010 | Posted in Video | Read More »

Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor

Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor

On Governors Island, high school students form a relationship with the city’s marine environment.

June 29th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

DEP has little choice but to pull the plug on oyster research

DEP has little choice but to pull the plug on oyster research

Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerIn this July 2007 file photo, Bill Shadel of the American Littoral Society dumped mud, clam and oyster shells back into the Navesink River after examining the progress of an effort by the New York/New Jersey Baykeeper…

June 27th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-25

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-25

Support #DiscoverNature add a #twibbon to your avatar now! – http://twb.ly/d8HBQt # Powered by Twitter Tools

June 25th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

The campaign against palm oil: The other oil spill

The campaign against palm oil: The other oil spill

Palm oil is a popular, cheap commodity, which green activists are doing their best to turn into a commercial liability. Companies are finding them impossible to ignoreEARLY on April 21st 2008, Greenpeace activists dressed as orang-utans stormed Unileve…

June 24th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

Don’t drill, baby: Restore the moratorium on new deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico

Don’t drill, baby: Restore the moratorium on new deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico

AP file photoA file photo of an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The latest evidence that America is dangerously adrift when it comes to energy policy concerns the moratorium on new deep-water oil drilling that was struck…

June 24th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-24

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-24

This morning leaving for Maine, visiting sons/grandson. Back online Wednesday June 30. Take care everyone! # Thanks for the RTs! @mountainkeeper @parkstraveler # @NYCWW This dodder is on MCT property, Kane Tract, wife knew all about it, removal effort will begin shortly. Always something new! # Powered by Twitter Tools

June 24th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

Video: NJN – NJ Bat Populations Under Scrutiny

Wildlife experts are keeping a close eye on sharply declining bat populations around the state this summer to evaluate the number of animals killed by mysterious illness.

June 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Video | Read More »

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-23

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-23

RT @NatureMaven: See all the finalists for Maryland's Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest at Patuxent Research Refuge http://ow.ly/21tUU # RT @mattbangophoto: Must watch video clip. 8 presidents have promised America will move towards energy independence! http://bit.ly/bGG6DH # RT @2greenfish: Link between ocean temperatures at Earth's polar extremes and the climate at the equator proven http://tinyurl.com/26dxrv5 [...]

June 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-22

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-22

RT @Wildlife_of_NYC: Southeast Citizen Science Project: how oil spill affects ghost crabs (& birds that feed on them) http://bit.ly/9c0M3G # RT @nyculla: Well, Well. US Supreme Court Rules Farmers May Sue Over Harms Caused by GMOs http://bit.ly/c2vvUH # Green extreme http://ow.ly/21sqU The Zero Waste Home # #Catskills Sullivan County schedules meetings on #Marcellus #fracking http://ow.ly/21spj [...]

June 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

Video: NJN – DEP Finds Offshore Windpower to Have Little Impact on Marine Life

Despite the state’s DEP study, there is still some concern that generating wind power off the coast can still harm ocean life.

June 21st, 2010 | Posted in Video | Read More »

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-19

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-19

Gone to the Catskills, "unplugged" weekend – back online Monday – have a great weekend everyone! # Thanks for #FF @Dogmanblue You're on my "TopShelf" #FF list http://ow.ly/20h07 Check out this list & Follow! # RT @watershedpost: DEP issues road map for extending land acquisition through 2022 http://ow.ly/20gVB # RT @Dogmanblue: http://bit.ly/9OkIQA Army Corps of [...]

June 19th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-18

Twitter EnviroNews – 2010-06-18

I have to again take off, must babysit grandchildren, definitely back tomorrow, appreciate all my Twitter friends, have a great day! # Welcome and thanks for Following! @elizlaprade @gothunts @openthink2 @4Reals4ever # @Luxter You're welcome, glad you found some NJ peeps! in reply to Luxter # Thanks for the #wildlifeWednesday shout out @MyNatureApps ! Good [...]

June 18th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

BP and the oil spill: The oil well and the damage done

BP and the oil spill: The oil well and the damage done

BP counts the political and financial cost of Deepwater Horizon“WHO cares, it’s done, end of story, will probably be fine.” Thus, in an e-mail, a manager at BP wrote of the decision to use only a few “centralisers” when ce…

June 17th, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

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