Jun 20
2013
New environmental rules in China could have a major impact on U.S. scrap recyclers, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In 2011, a little less than half of what the U.S. collected for recycling – 23 million tons – was exported, with two-thirds to China.
Jun 19
2013
U.S. Coast Guard says the substance is harmless, reports the Chicago Tribune. The silvery sheen spread for miles, causing some beaches to close as a precaution.
Jun 17
2013
Erie and Niagara counties have lost population since 1990 – and added 525 miles of new roads, largely to accommodate sprawl. The cost to taxpayers is some $26 million a year. An interesting take from Buffalo Rising.
Jun 17
2013
Jerry Zremski of The Buffalo News explains Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s thinking on why he thinks the state can unilaterally dissolve the authority.
Jun 14
2013
Glenn Greenwald, who broke last week’s stories on domestic spying in the United States, writes “what we have reported thus far is merely ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ of what the NSA is doing in spying on Americans and the world.”
Jun 12
2013
Research shows close to half of adults in the Buffalo area read a newspaper daily, ranking our region among the top eight in the nation.
Jun 12
2013
The Buffalo-based Public Accountability Initiative has issued a new report, this one detailing ties between environmental groups and the natural gas industry participating in the Center for Sustainable Shale Development.
Jun 10
2013
Energy use was responsible for 31.6 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions, a 1.4 percent increase for this past year. Not only is this a record, but it also brings the planet closer to temperatures many scientists believe will have catastrophic impacts on life as we know it. A Washington Post report.