Nan Hayworth Watch Vanderhoef WatchA review of NYS pension investments as of March 2010 turned up about $1 billion invested in hydrofracking companies, as Gannett investigator Jon Campbell reports here. $72 million to Chesapeake Energy Corp. $145 million in Schlumberger Ltd. $15 million went to Chesapeake/Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. $30 million to Southwestern Energy Company Hundreds of...
The Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus will meet Feb 16 at 7 pm at the Nyack Public Library. Members of the RPDC have indicated three priority issues that need discussion, including hydrofracking in New York, the proposed sale of the Summit Park senior citizens complex, and public school funding.
The nearby Marcellus Shale region is being destroyed by a questionable drilling method known as hydrofracking. We need to protect Rockland County's water supply from the toxins left over from this method of drilling. And we need to act now!
If you're a registered voter, you likely get regular mailings from your State Senator and Assembly member. Often times, these mailings, which are paid for with our tax dollars, are nothing more than political advertising or state-sponsored political campaigning.
New York Parks officials announced that they plan to close 55 parks and historic sites and reduce services at other parks to help shrink the state’s budget deficit. Unfortunately several much needed sites and services in Rockland County and Orangetown will be shuttered as a result.
Tilcon New York will pay $250,000 penalties and fund another $100,000 in environmental education projects to settle violations of NYS environmental laws. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reached an agreement with the operator of quarries, asphalt plants, recycling plants in the Hudson Valley to settle multiple violations.
Today there was a heavy downpour. Once again, the Pascack Brook is loaded with silt. This stuff kills whatever is living in the stream...
Without much fanfare, Congressman John Hall has been busy on a host of progressive issues and stepping up to the plate for health care, green technologies, and alternative energy. Here's a rundown of the Congressman's agenda:
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