Environment
An update on the Dryden and Middlefield home rule tracking cases – June 5th, 2014
Samuel Whitehead speaks with Helen Slottje, a recent winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize and a co-founder of the Community Environmental Defense Council, about the oral arguments before the New York Court of Appeals in the Dryden and Middlefield home rule tracking cases. This conversation originally aired on the June 5th edition of WRFI Community…
Read MoreIthaca Community Gardens grow hope in the face of uncertainty
Nestled between the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant, NY State Route 13, and a petroleum sales facility are the Ithaca Community Gardens—the only community gardens in the Ithaca city limits. They’re not in the most idyllic location, but in the over 20 years they’ve leased that land from the city, the gardens have come to appreciate their home. Well, last year, the gardens’…
Read MoreSmall maple syrup producers and NY’s untapped potential
Josh Dolan, a local maple syrup producer, believes that New York can become king of U.S. maple syrup production, and he’s not alone. This report originally aired on the April 14th, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreTom Shevory and Patricia Zimmerman – FLEFF – March 26th, 2014
Samuel Whitehead talks with Tom Shevory and Patricia Zimmerman of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival about the event’s history and what’s in store for its 17th iteration. This interview originally aired on the March 26th, 2014 broadcast of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreJanuary 13th, 2014 – Sandra Steingraber and Krys Cail – An Interview with WRFI’s Theresa Alt
WRFI’s Theresa Alt talks with Sandra Steingraber and Krys Cail en route to the anti-fracking, pro-renewables rally in Albany last week. The rally was held on the occasion of Governor Cuomo’s 2014 State of the State address.
Read MoreWRFI News – January 9th, 2014 – Chrys Gardener, Community Horticulture Educator, CCE Tompkins
WRFI’s Samuel Whitehead speaks with Chrys Gardener, Community Horticulture Educator for the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County about the Free Seed Cabinets and Seed Swap 2014.
Read MoreCommenting on DEC’s Proposed LNG Regulations with Sandra Steingraber, Keith Shue, and John Armstrong
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/New_York_LNG_regulations Home Commenting on DEC’s Proposed LNG Regulations Comment Deadline: November 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm Background: DEC is proposing the addition of a “Part 570” to 6 NYCRR (New York Codes, Rules, & Regulations). This will set up a permitting program for the siting, construction, and operation of LNG Facilities, as well as the…
Read MoreLIVE FRACKING DEBATE! Happening Right Now
LIVE FRACKING DEBATE! Listen to Earthjustice attorney Deborah Goldberg duke it out with the attorney for Norse Energy, the company that is challenging the town of Dryden’s right to ban fracking within its borders. It’s happening at 1:30PM ET. Listen here>> http://ow.ly/p9jPC #Fracking is a huge issue facing New York and the rest of the country, so…
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