Fight Over Shale Gas Drilling Not Over
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 26 days ago — Although Chesapeake Energy said it would not drill for gas in the New York watershed, many groups quickly pointed out that the company's pledge does not eliminate the possibility that another company will.

New York Drilling Study a Step Forward
universeeverything.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — The review also takes another dramatic step by proposing that in certain situations companies that drill in New York be required to report the concentrations of the chemicals they use to state regulators, thereby creating a suite of information that environmental scientists say is essential

Tackling Climate Change Could Earn Africa $1.5bn
nytimes.com 9/16/2009 — LONDON (Reuters) - Using Africa's vast agricultural resources to help tackle climate change could earn the continent $1.5 billion (909.4 million pounds) a year, a World Bank head said on Tuesday. The region should also tap its underexploited ...

NYC sees "alarming" risks in natgas drilling
reuters.com 30 days ago — Reuters: New York City's top environmental official on Friday called the risk that drilling for natural gas in the upstate region that supplies most of the city's drinking water "especially alarming." New York state recently proposed rules ...

Gas Company Won't Drill in New York Watershed
ewg.org 20 days ago — JAD MOUAWAD and CLIFFORD KRAUSS at New York Times October 28th, 2009 Bowing to intense public pressure, the Chesapeake Energy Corporation says it will not drill for natural gas within the upstate New York watershed, an ...

Gas Drilling Vs. Drinking Water: New York City Consultant’s Report Sets Stage for Fight With Albany
universeeverything.blogspot.com 10/9/2009 — A preliminary report from a consultant hired by New York City warns that "nearly every activity" associated with natural gas drilling could potentially harm the city’s drinking water supply and that while the risk can be reduced with strict regulations, "the likelihood of water quality impairment …

New York Climate Action Group
nycag.org 9/1/2009 — New York Climate Action Group (nycag.org) is an alliance of urban grassroots environmental activists. While climate change is a global problem, we feel its effect locally and believe that communities can make powerful positive changes for the ...

Taking Stock of New York for 'Climate Week'
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 9/21/2009 — As business executives and world leaders descend on New York City for Climate Week N.Y.C. and the Clinton Global Initiative, it's worth asking: just how green is New York?

New York City Girds Itself for Heat and Rising Seas
e360.yale.edu 9/10/2009 — By the end of the century, New York's climate could resemble that of present-day Raleigh, North Carolina and its harbor could easily rise by two feet or more. Faced with this very real prospect, the city is among the first urban centers to begin ...

The Yes Men's Latest: Fake New York Post Takes On The Environment
huffingtonpost.com 9/23/2009 — Just about ten months after the successful distribution of a lovingly crafted, satirical facsimile of the New York Times , the activist-pranksters known as The Yes Men have distributed a fake edition of the New York Post throughout New York ...