Archive for Hudson River Valley
Hudson Swimmer Raises $250K for Local Charities
I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this before. The 15th Annual Hudson River Swim for Life takes place on Sunday, Sept. 10, in Irvington, NY. The event was started by a solo swimmer, Dennis Chillemi of Irvington, who decided to swim across the Hudson to raise money for local charities.
According to an article [...]
New York State to Go Electric, Cars That Is
Sustainablog today posted a great piece on how earlier this week NYS Gov. Pataki and State Senate Majority leader Joseph Bruno announced a$10 million fund to convert 600 state vehicles to plug-in hybrids. Also announced was a state-of-the-art alternative fuel research laboratory at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP).
Not only [...]
Will Dysfunction Tank Environmental Funding in New York?
I’ve been watching with unease as New York state lawmakers play games with the state’s Environmental Protection Fund. The EPF is like health insurance for New York’s environment — it funds recycling programs, sewage upgrades, open space protection, farmland protection and a host of other initiatives.
The crazy part is that legislators and the governor doubled [...]
