Archive for March, 2008
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Caps for New York Brownfield tax credits (coming soon)
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TRANSCRIPT (Tape Time:4:22):
CAMPRIELLO:
Brownfields must be cleaned before anything can be built on them. For example, work is going on at a site in Manhattan on West 61st Street, near Eleventh Avenue.
AMBIANCE UP, FADE UNDER NARRATION AND OUT AT “2003″.
CAMPRIELLO:
Brownfields that don’t get cleaned are left abandoned. A highly contaminated site in […]
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
The Sacandaga Project: Creating a lake and keeping the peace
Land usage is determined by the possible benefits of the land, be it an endangered species living there, an historical site, good soil composite, or scenic views.1 The land use plan for the Adirondack Park in the years since 1972 follows the scheme set forth by Edward O. (E.O.) Wilson in The Diversity of […]
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Paying the Piper His Due: Following the Pied Piper from Hamelin to Today
The people of present-day Hamelin are quite proud of their claim to fame, the Pied Piper, who, according to legend rid the village of rats and then, after having his payment denied, led away the city’s children.¹ They hold a festival every year, which includes a reenactment of the rat-banishing, children-losing event. […]
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Compressed natural gas: Making a comback?
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TRANSCRIPT:
CAMPRIELLO:
Ford offered a modified natural gas pickup truck in the 1980s. Chrysler, General Motors and Honda were quick to follow, rolling out their own models over the next decade. Natural gas, which burns cleanly and emits less greenhouse gases than regular gasoline and diesel, looked like the fuel of choice. The Energy […]
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Legacy of Hannah Montana ticket prices
Councilman Leroy Comrie spoke in City Hall today as a father, describing the “stomach-turning feeling of failing” to procure tickets for his children’s favorite Disney concerts and live shows.
Tomorrow, Comrie said, he will introduce legislation to the City Council that might make the stomach-turning a thing of the past.
The bill, nicknamed the “Hannah Montana Bill” […]