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features.csmonitor.com - 7/24/2009

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Honeybees may not be the first thing that come to mind when you think of Brooklyn. Yet here’s Yeshwant Chitalkar, high on a rooftop in the Red Hook section of the New York borough, opening a bright blue hive to check on its queen. The vista is a mix of parks, light industrial areas, and housing ...

apartmenttherapy.com - 7/22/2009

Apartment Therapy New York | Scavenger: Mid Century Armchairs - $125 New York

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theenergycollective.com - 7/31/2009

Long Island–NYC Offshore Wind Collaborative releases RFI

— theenergycollective.com — If you are interested in the potential of offshore wind in New York, or even if you... consider yourself a NIMO (Not In My Ocean; pronounced “Nemo” of course), read on: The Long Island – New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative Releases Request for Information … A newly ... (more) Long Island–NYC Offshore Wind Collaborative releases RFI

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theenergycollective.com - 7/21/2009

FTC finds no evidence of illegal activity after investigation of Western New York gasoline prices

— theenergycollective.com — Apparently you just have to know who to ask. Yesterday, the FTC sent me a copy of... the FTC letter to Representative Brian Higgins describing the agency’s investigation of Western New York gasoline prices last fall. (For background see this earlier post and here .) Be aware that here begins a ... (more) FTC finds no evidence of illegal activity after ...

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