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The Hudson River Posts
- Florida Court Rules Polluters Can Be Sued By Fishermen
- Waste Control Specialists Drop the Ball in Texas
- Power Lines Under the Hudson River Topic of Hearings
- GE Continues To Whine About Dredging the Hudson (But At Least a Bit More Quietly)
- Beacon Institute’s Remote Acrobat Sensor Is Online
- Untreated Sewage Entering the Mohawk River
- Real-Time Monitoring of the Hudson Moves Forward
- General Electric’s Challenge to Superfund Law Fails (Again)
- Debate Begins on Indian Point Nuke Plant
- General Electric, PCBs and The Outlaw Josey Wales: Part Deux
- Current Moonphase on The Hudson River
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Florida Court Rules Polluters Can Be Sued By Fishermen
Well, well, well… It looks like the hand puppets might be a tad busy soon and we’re lovin’ it. I wonder if the New York fishing industry has already tried a class-action suit against General Electric for ruining their livelihoods. … Continue reading
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Power Lines Under the Hudson River Topic of Hearings
I wonder what the electricity will do to organisms – fish, turtles, plants, beaver, muskrats, etc – in and around the water? The environmental impact statement should address issues like this, however… We all know what money and lobbyists can … Continue reading
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GE Continues To Whine About Dredging the Hudson (But At Least a Bit More Quietly)
As press releases / newsbriefs go, this one is weak in the extreme. The current hand puppets seem to be tiring, worn out no doubt by the constant barrage of reality striking them hard in the face. Are replacements in … Continue reading
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Beacon Institute’s Remote Acrobat Sensor Is Online
From the Times Union – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX MOREAU – In its last life, the 29-foot skiff worked the Gulf of Mexico, its owner catching crab and shrimp. Now, it plies the Hudson River, slowly towing a $100,000 … Continue reading
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Real-Time Monitoring of the Hudson Moves Forward
From DredgingToday.com BEACON, NY (6/25) – Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries announced that it has deployed its first of many real-time monitoring stations that will monitor the northern reaches of the Hudson River. Launched in cooperation with General Electric … Continue reading
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General Electric’s Challenge to Superfund Law Fails (Again)
Whoa! I wonder how this latest slap with a wet hand felt? What’s more repugnant, that General Electric wants out of any commitment to clean up all of its toxic messes or that it tries to hide the fact it … Continue reading
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Debate Begins on Indian Point Nuke Plant
By ADAM BOSCH of the Times Herald-Record BUCHANAN – Nuclear plant operators, government officials and the public will begin a debate this week about whether the Indian Point nuclear plant should install a closed-loop cooling system or risk being decommissioned. … Continue reading
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General Electric, PCBs and The Outlaw Josey Wales: Part Deux
Hey! Did you hear John G. Haggard, GE’s Hudson River Project Manager, was recently quoted as saying that there was no comparison between what is going on in the Gulf of Mexico and what he termed “the environmental rebirth of … Continue reading
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Chemical Treatment Used on Invasive Milfoil in Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne is part of the Hudson River watershed. Mill Creek flows out of Lake Luzerne into the Hudson River, hence our interest – Hudson By Dayelin Roman of The Post-Star LAKE LUZERNE – Eurasian watermilfoil is an invasive species … Continue reading
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Water Quality Should Be Top Priority
By ALINE REYNOLDS for the Downtown Express Over 100 concerned New Yorkers from all over the city convened at Murry Bergtraum High School last Thursday evening to discuss ways in which City Planning can improve the New York-area harbor and … Continue reading
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