Jul 19
2013
Astute analysis by Buffalo News columnist Donn Esmonde on Mayor Byron Brown: “He has conditioned people not to expect much. So he can take credit for anything good that happens – even when, like the waterfront or downtown revival, it doesn’t have much to do with him – while avoiding blame for problems.”
Jul 16
2013
Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian, citing the latest report by The Washington Post on the federal government’s efforts to establish a security state, explains the danger this poses to civil liberties in the United States and beyond.
Jul 11
2013
Daily Beast previews new documentary, “Terms and Conditions May Apply,” that details the threat to privacy from corporations, as well as government. “The film argues that the threat is worse, and more troubling, than mere NSA spying on U.S. citizens.”
Jul 10
2013
A Lake Ontario Waterkeeper member estimated that more than 200 million gallons of sewer overflowed into Lake Ontatio after a drenching of rain in Toronto flooded streets and overwhelmed the sewer systems there. City water officials contested the estimate.
Jul 7
2013
Glenn Greenwald’s latest column concludes: “The US government – in complete secrecy – is constructing a ubiquitous spying apparatus aimed not only at its own citizens, but all of the world’s citizens.”
Jul 3
2013
Reports ProPublica: “Environmentalists see an agency (EPA) that is systematically disengaging from any research that could be perceived as questioning the safety of fracking or oil drilling.”
Jun 30
2013
Buffalo News columnist hits the nail on the head: “The governor didn’t so much ensure progress as threaten it.”
Jun 26
2013
Jessica Bagley of the Tonawanda News has done a top-notch story on the business dealings of JD Crane, owner of Tonawanda Coke. “The result is shockingly consistent — a string of broken laws and broken promises that add up to millions spent cleaning up mess after mess Crane left behind.”