AltWeeklies Wire
Two UB Art Gallery Exhibits Track Our Impact on the Waters and Water's Impact on Usnew
Two art exhibits about environmental issues just opened at the UB art gallery on the North campus: one local, about the waters of Ellicott Creek a five-minute hike from the gallery; the other about global economic and environmental issues, but with substantial local implications.
Artvoice |
jack Foran |
03-27-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Ellicott Creek, SUNY Buffalo
Could Public-Private Partnerships Save New York State Parks?new
In response to Gov. David Paterson’s plan to save New York $6.5 million by cutting funding to state parks, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said this week that corporate sponsorships could be the answer. Levy, a Democrat, has said he would turn Republican if it would help his run for governor.
Artvoice |
Buck Quigley |
02-26-2010 |
Environment
The Oil Crossroads: Gold for Highways, Pennies for Public Transportationnew
Growth will only come to a city near you if the federal government is led by somebody who connects the climate-change dots with the oil dots and the public-transportation dots.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
05-16-2008 |
Environment
The Clock is Ticking on Great Lakes Cleanupnew
John Austin of the Brookings Institution says that if the government spends $26 billion cleaning up the Great Lakes, the economic benefit to America will be $80 to $100 billion. Will the next president step up?
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
03-14-2008 |
Environment
Plastic Poisonnew
Phthalates protect plastic by making it more malleable, but a growing number of scientific studies suggest that while protecting plastic, certain phthalates are poisoning people. One place where toxic phthalates are particularly problematic is in children's toys.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
In Buffalo, it's Apparently Not Easy Being Greennew
The city has struggled in vain to engrain environmental awareness and the positive economics of recycling on its residents.
Artvoice |
Peter Koch |
08-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
Carbon Culturenew
All those giant cars, dick boats, and air-conditioned trophy homes all add up to one motherfucker of a carbon footprint.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
08-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Timber!new
When President Bush declared western New York a federal disaster area following last October's freak snowstorm, he touched off an urban logging operation in Buffalo, paid for by federal dollars and benefiting only a few private contractors.
Artvoice |
Buck Quigley |
07-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Gas Guzzling is a Hard Sell, But the Senate Is Buyingnew
Excuse me if I'm not impressed with the new fuel economy standards (35 miles per gallon by the year 2020) just passed by the US Senate.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
06-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Buffalo is Stumpednew
The city lost many trees in last October's freak snowstorm -- now it's losing more.
Artvoice |
Buck Quigley |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
City of Treesnew
Buffalo's urban forest has suffered tremendous damage as a result of last October's surprise storm -- how we clean up and approach a repair and restoration of this forest will characterize our community for generations to come.
Artvoice |
Jay Burney |
01-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Arborgeddonnew
An apocalyptic "thundersnow" takes a toll on Buffalo's trees.
Artvoice |
Jay Burney and Bruce Jackson |
10-20-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Devil Is in the Detailsnew
For the past 40 years, the tiny Town of Ashford has had a rich -- or perhaps enriched is a better word -- nuclear history.
Artvoice |
Peter Koch |
09-07-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
