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Aug 16

2013

Buffalo is not Denver. Darn.

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I spent three-and-a-half days in Denver recently while on vacation in Colorado, which is a beautiful state. I couldn’t have come away more impressed with the city. First, what’s there: An inviting, tree-lined downtown pedestrian mall that has block after block of stores, restaurants and people. A second thriving section of downtown, known as LoDo, anchored by a striking baseball stadium and a train station under restoration. (Imagine that.) An ample stock of historic buildings, many of them nifty brick structures. A light rail system that actually goes someplace. More than 200 parks, plus several municipal parks operated outside the[...]

Posted 12 years ago

Aug 14

2013

This is a combined sewer overflow, Buffalo

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H2 Oh No! from the Center for Urban Pedagogy on Vimeo. I’ve blogged on GreenPost about a dozen times on combined sewer overflows here in Buffalo, but what has been more challenging is coming up with a way to visually show you the problem. Thanks to the Center for Urban Pedagogy, I can now feel at ease because they’ve done it for me with this short video showing how a combined sewer system works. The Buffalo Sewer Authority has 52 permitted combined sewer overflow points into various local waterways. According to the Alliance for the Great Lakes, the city’s combined[...]

Posted 12 years ago

Aug 9

2013

Water Authority continues to dodge questions

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Channel 2 reporter Scott Brown keeps the pressure on the Erie County Water Authority for answers on why it hired county Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy’s sister-in-law for a $37,500 job after she failed the civil service test for a higher-paying job. Authority members quickly left meeting room Thursday before Brown could ask a single question.

Posted 12 years ago

Aug 1

2013

Covanta expansion starts without DEC approval

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The Niagara Gazette reports community residents are questioning the Department of Environmental Conservation’s oversight of Covanta Niagara’s expansion plans. The plant has already begun construction of the project without the required air permit. Covanta spokeswoman says it took the risk with DEC’s “knowledge and concurrence.”

Posted 12 years ago
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