by Bruce | Mar 10, 2013 | Articles
AP | By MARY ESCH Posted: 03/09/2013 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A health study cited by leading environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as pivotal in helping persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold off on plans for limited gas drilling is likely years away from conclusions about...
by Bruce | Jan 7, 2013 | Articles
By NOREEN O’DONNELL via NY Post While taxes rise, some NY millionaires get paid to farm – or even just own – empty land. These New Yorkers are raking in the green. More than 1,500 city residents are getting federal farm subsidies, 374 on the Upper East Side alone. The...
by Bruce | Nov 16, 2012 | Articles
By Ken Ward Jr. The Charleson Gazette 11/16/2012 Major coal company agrees to stop mountaintop-removal mining Patriot Coal has agreed to phase out mountaintop removal and other forms of strip mining, in a move Patriot officials say is in the best interests of...
by Bruce | Oct 17, 2012 | Articles
By WILSON RING, Associated Press – MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Don’t let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year’s mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population...
by Bruce | Oct 1, 2012 | Articles
N.Y.’s urban archers deal with ‘setback’ By Steve Piatt Editor Posted on September 20, 2012 – New York Outdoor News Albany — Deer management – and deer hunting – in New York state has changed a great deal over the years as urban sprawl has created a patchwork...
by Bruce | Apr 26, 2012 | Articles
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — One of today’s soundest investments is never touted in financial-services ads. The reason: Wall Street wouldn’t make any money off it. Since 1974, Americans have had the ability to use IRA assets to buy investment...