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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 11, 2011 - 8:11 pm
Yesterday, we reported that the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) was considering granting a permit to ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Energy to withdraw water for hydraulic fracturing from a trout stream in Broome County. According to a press release from... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 11, 2011 - 12:58 pm
The roar of a mother black bear protecting her cub might strike terror into the heart of any hiker, but it's usually a bluff, says Stephen Herrero, a biologist at the University of Calgary and the author of an enlightening new study on aggression in black... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 11, 2011 - 12:36 pm
This week's Friday the 13th is going to be unlucky for gas companies if Brewery Ommegang has any say in the matter. The brewery, which announced last year that is opposed hydraulic fracturing development in New York, is throwing a "Concert to Fight... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 11, 2011 - 12:20 pm
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 11, 2011 - 8:50 am
Constructing the resurrected Blackthorne. Photo via the Blackthorne Resort website.
The Blackthorne Resort in East Durham, which was destroyed in a fire during a motorcycle rally last fall, has risen from the ashes. The resort is hosting a grand re-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 10, 2011 - 8:24 pm
The Cannonsville Adventure Triathlon, a bike/run/kayak event planned for the first weekend in June on the Cannonsville Reservoir, has been cancelled. From an announcement on the CAT race's official blog:
We are sorry to announce, but the organizing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 10, 2011 - 2:37 pm
We'll find out tomorrow whether the Delaware River Basin Commission will allow water from the Oquaga Creek, a trout stream that drains into the West Branch of the Delaware River, to be used in hydraulic fracturing projects in Delaware and Broome counties... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 10, 2011 - 12:48 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo burying Sullivan County casino dreams. Illustration by Gary Mayer.
After an ambitious plan to put a casino in town of Thompson in Sullivan County crashed and burned earlier this year (see image above), a new casino dream is rising in... Read more
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