Sep 28
2012
Artvoice reports that Tim Kennedy has spent some $1.6 million to win and retain his $79,500-a-year Senate seat. Half the money has gone to a San Francisco consulting firm that has a history with Steve Pigeon.
Sep 28
2012
WGRZ, following up on Investigative Post story, reports the Lancaster supervisor is now current on all properties he owns directly.
Sep 28
2012
Sep 28
2012
The economic decline of mainstream news outlets has lead to major cost cutting at newspapers and television stations, limiting their capacity to produce investigative reporting that is vital to our democracy. Yet advances in technology and research provide reporters more tools than ever to produce and distribute their work. Against this backdrop, Investigative Post, a non-profit investigative reporting center serving Buffalo and Western New York, is hosting a speakers panel Oct. 23 at the Burchfield Penny Art Center to discuss the challenges and opportunities for investigative journalism in the 21st Century. The panel, “The State of Investigative Reporting,” features David[...]
Sep 26
2012
If there were a mobile container that could hold one full day of water rolling from the Niagara Falls it could serve the fracking operations in the United States for the past 20 months. That’s about 66 billion of gallons of water mixed with chemicals and sand to drill deep into the ground to extract natural gas, with Texas leading the way. EcoWatch put the data together and made the connection to Niagara Falls to represent just how much water 66 billion gallons is. The water either gets reused (only some companies do this), stays in the ground or is[...]
Sep 25
2012
The New York State hydrofracking regulations review and environmental impact study that the Department of Environmental Conservation started in 2008 has once again hit a bump. Health Commissioner Nirav Shah wants more investigation added to the review, specifically a health impact analysis. But he refuses to take the suggestion from environmentalists to have independent university experts conduct the work. Shah said it is the government’s job to decide if the state’s moratorium should be lifted and if natural gas drilling is safe for the environment. Gov. Cuomo has been holding back on his decision until the DEC completes its review.[...]
Sep 25
2012
There are 53 industrial plants in a 2-mile radius in Tonawanda and it has the highest concentration of air polluters in New York State. The Clean Air Coalition hosted a “Toxic Tour” Saturday morning and if you haven’t been on one, it’s worth the 90 minutes to get a feeling of what is happening in your backyard. The next tour is Oct. 13. The odor of petroleum from NOCO, the sweet-smell of benzene from Tonawanda Coke (oxymoron, I know), and the ominous puffs of smoke from the Huntley Power Plant overpower this town. Single-family homes are nestled right in the[...]
Sep 25
2012