Oct 2
2013
Every move you make
A top NSA official admits to a secret pilot program that uses cell phone technology to track the movement of American citizens. A report from the Guardian.
Posted 11 years ago
Oct 2
2013
A top NSA official admits to a secret pilot program that uses cell phone technology to track the movement of American citizens. A report from the Guardian.
Oct 2
2013
State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s office filed a lawsuit Tuesday to prevent the Amigone Funeral Home from reopening its crematory in the Sheridan Park area of the Town of Tonawanda. For years, nearby residents have complained about the offensive odors, noise and pollution emitted from the crematory. With the help of the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, residents took their complaints to the Department of Environmental Conservation and the attorney general’s office. In July 2012, the attorney general’s office successfully convinced the crematory to shut down its operations. However, a year later, Amigone announced plans to reopen the[...]
Oct 2
2013
Oct 1
2013
Western New York may have the top greenhouse gas producers in the state, but the three coal plants don’t rank as high when compared with others across the country, according to a report from Environment America Research and Policy Center. The report ranks the top 100 worst greenhouse gas polluters, none of which is in New York. The report also provides some context to why President Obama is targeting coal-fired power plants as a way to curb greenhouse gas emissions. “In 2011, the U.S. power sector contributed 41 percent of all U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading pollutant driving[...]
Oct 1
2013
Politico senior reporter and health care expert David Nather creates an 111-page document that will help anyone understand Obamacare, one of the “least understood social programs of our time.” Perfect timing as Republicans continue to attack the health care law, resulting in a government shutdown.
Sep 30
2013
“Gov. Cuomo has moved to grab greater control of the anti-corruption commission he vowed would be independent when he created it in July,” the New York Daily News reports.
Sep 29
2013
Sep 29
2013
Four years ago, Mickey Kearns lost the Democratic primary for mayor in a landslide. He garnered 14,866 votes. Earlier this month, Byron Brown won the Democratic primary for mayor in a landslide. He received 14,433 votes. In other words, more people voted for Kearns four years ago than for Brown this year. That’s what happens when four out of five voters stay at home on primary day. This year’s turnout was a paltry 20 percent, well below any other mayoral primary in recent history, where up to 60 percent of registered Democrats cast ballots. Much has been made of the[...]