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Report details potential costs of fracking
Hydrofracking could cost New York state millions in areas like health care, property values, roads and infrastructure, and contamination, according to a report from Environment
Upstate Shredding plans Albany port
OWEGO — The state’s largest scrap-yard business has plans to get even bigger. Upstate Shredding, LLC plans to open a scrap yard and deep-water port
Securities industry profits to rise, employment to decline
Profits in the securities industry should grow this year, although employment and the cash bonus pool in New York City will drop, according to a
Weaver Wind Energy nears the commercialization of wind turbine
ITHACA — An Ithaca company has plans to export a new type of wind turbine throughout the country and eventually around the world. Weaver Wind Energy began three years ago. The business grew from work its founder, Arthur Weaver, did with 10-year-old Renovus Energy, also founded by Weaver and based in Ithaca. Renovus works on
Solarize Madison pushes back enrollment deadline
The Solarize Madison group purchasing program for solar power has extended its enrollment deadline to Oct. 12. The program has signed up 23 homeowners and
State court invalidates Binghamton gas drilling ban
BINGHAMTON — A state Supreme Court judge in an Oct. 2 decision has thrown out the city of Binghamton’s law against natural gas drilling —
Warehouse renovation earns LEED platinum status
SYRACUSE — The redeveloped former Lincoln Supply warehouse earned a platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
New York dairy farmers get higher prices for milk in September
Dairy farmers in New York state received an average of $19.60 per hundredweight of milk sold during September, up $1 from August, but $3.40 lower
Federal grant to fund Upstate Medical University nurse-practitioner scholarships
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University’s College of Nursing will use a new two-year federal grant to fund scholarships
Grants available for biomass projects
The New York Biomass Energy Alliance is seeking applicants for technical assistance grants that will help bring biomass projects closer to commercialization. The grants could
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