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The search for energy resources continues hot and heavy. Because – like it or not – those who live in the developed world enjoy consuming hefty amounts of energy, from whatever source is handy. And billions in the developing world would...
Last month I was helping someone move. There was a decision to be made on a burned-out compact fluorescent light bulb. I felt beset by all there was to accomplish and (o, the shame!) it ended up in the trash.
I can trot out a small list of...
One of the defining debates of our time is the painful intersection between energy, the economy, and the environment.
The good news is that it turns out our planet still has plenty of readily available energy, from the tar sands of Alberta, to the...
Governor Andrew Cuomo today confirmed that New York will miss the November 29th deadline to finish its health review on hydro-fracking. Speaking on 1300-AM, WGDJ Radio in Albany, Cuomo said a new health panel would not be realistically able to...
A big fight is brewing over plans by the Canadian firm TDI to build a $2 billion power line that would feed low-cost, low-carbon hydro electricity from Quebec to consumers in New York City.
The project has drawn little opposition over the last two...
Energy
May 17, 2013 — With supplies high and prices at historic lows, there's debate whether U.S. companies should be allowed to export the gas overseas for a higher price. Many energy companies have applied for government approval to ship liquefied natural gas worldwide. So far, only one company has gotten a license to do that in the past 30 years..
May 14, 2013 — The International Energy Agency says U.S. shale output and petroleum from Canada's tar sands are transforming global energy markets.
May 9, 2013 — No caffeinated chew for you! The Wrigley Company pulled its Alert Energy caffeinated gum off the market after the product roused concern from the Food and Drug Administration.
May 8, 2013 — Skilling was sentenced in 2006 for his role in the collapse of the energy trading giant and handed a 24-year prison sentence. Under the deal announced Thursday, he may see as much as a decade cut from that sentence.
Apr 30, 2013 — Jury selection begins next week in the trial of three nuclear protestors who broke into the Y-12 Nuclear Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., last summer. The Department of Energy facility houses the nation's stockpile of highly-enriched uranium. The break-in was significant in some unexpected ways.
Special Features
Audio Slideshow:Life beneath the Tug Hill wind turbines
David Sommerstein talks with neighbors of the Maple Ridge windfarm on the Tug Hill Plateau to find out what it's like living with the new energy technology in your own back yard.
Audio SeriesWind Power in the North Country
NCPR reporter David Sommestein looks at the rise of wind power development in the region and its opponents.
Audio SeriesThe Biofuel Economy
NCPR reporter Gregory Warner looks at the development of renewable alternative energy fuels from agriculture and other biological sources.
Audio
SlideshowA Journey to Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
In the US Senate debate over the country's energy plan, New York's senators oppose plans to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Brian Mann spent a month in the Alaskan wilderness to research this half-hour documentary report.
Photo Audio EssayPresident Bush: Earth Day in the Adirondacks
President George Bush was met with hospitality & protests while celebrating Earth Day in the Adirondacks. Brian Mann reports from Wilmington.
Photo Audio EssayRelicensing the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project was the largest public works project in the world. The power project's 50-year operation license expires in 2003. A three-part series by David Sommerstein.
Photo Audio EssayThe New Potsdam Co-op Bakery
The Potsdam Food Coop's new wood-fired brick oven is producing crunchy, chewy sourdough and wholewheat breads. Todd Moe talks with the Coop's baker, Chris Affrey.
At Monday's budget hearing, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens was grilled by legislators as a crowd of fracking opponents cheered and hissed. Photo: Matt Ryan for Innovation Trail
DEC may miss fracking rules deadline
Albany, NY, Feb 05, 2013 — New York's Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens suggested Monday that the state may miss a Feb. 27 deadline to complete its proposed fracking regulations. And that could stall a decision on gas drilling for months.
At a budget hearing Martens told legislators that there's no timetable for his agency's environmental review of fracking, known as the Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS). He says the DEC is still waiting for the Department of Health to finalize its public health review. Go to full article
At a budget hearing Martens told legislators that there's no timetable for his agency's environmental review of fracking, known as the Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS). He says the DEC is still waiting for the Department of Health to finalize its public health review. Go to full article
Two new programs New York hopes will help dairy farmers
Albany, NY, Feb 05, 2013 — Governor Cuomo announced two new programs to help dairy farmers grow alongside the booming Greek yogurt business in New York. Go to full article
What "sustainability" means for the North Country
Tupper Lake, NY, Jan 28, 2013 — The North Country Sustainability Plan was unveiled last week. The plan tackles energy, land use, transportation and water and waste management across seven counties. Go to full article
Biomass deal a step in taking the corn out of ethanol
Rochester, NY, Jan 21, 2013 — Sweetwater Energy, based in Rochester, has made their second $100-million biomass deal in as many months.
It's a step in replacing corn in ethanol production, and... Go to full article
It's a step in replacing corn in ethanol production, and... Go to full article
NY State Assembly takes last-minute look at fracking
Albany, NY, Jan 14, 2013 — New York's Department of Environmental Conservation stopped accepting public comments on the state's revised regulations for hydraulic fracturing on Friday. The end of the... Go to full article
Lennon, Ono lead opponents on last day of fracking comments
Albany, NY, Jan 14, 2013 — Activists opposed to hydraulic fracturing in New York, including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, attempted to present the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation... Go to full article
Wind company pulls out of Hammond
Hammond, NY, Jan 14, 2013 — One of the world's largest wind power company is walking away from a project to build wind towers in the St. Lawrence County town of Hammond. Iberdrola of Spain says it's... Go to full article
Cuomo proposes his "most ambitious agenda"
Albany, NY, Jan 10, 2013 — Gov. Cuomo laid out a challenging year for New York in his State of the State speech Wednesday.
The bullet points are many and varied, from raising the minimum... Go to full article
The bullet points are many and varied, from raising the minimum... Go to full article
Cuomo calls for utility, regulation reform
Albany, NY, Jan 08, 2013 — When Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his annual State of the State message tomorrow, it will include proposals for greater oversight of state's electric utilities.
An... Go to full article
An... Go to full article
Fiscal cliff deal brings good news for wind industry
Jan 03, 2013 — As part of its "fiscal cliff" deal, the U.S. Congress agreed earlier this week in Washington, D.C., to extend production tax credits for wind energy producers until the end... Go to full article
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