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        • Map of leased properties in the Finger Lakes
        • Panelists' PowerPoint Slides
        • Forum Video Clips
      • Senator Avella's Forum in NYC 7/18/12
      • REPORTS FROM ALBANY RALLY 8/27/12
      • REPORTS ON DC RALLY 7/28/12
  • SAVE SENECA LAKE
    • TOM WILBER'S SERIES June-July 2015
    • The DEC Issues Conference
  • TAKE ACTION!
    • REV: Reforming the Energy Vision
    • 2014 DRAFT NYS ENERGY PLAN
    • TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP & FAST TRACK
    • PROTECT HEMLOCK & CANADICE LAKES >
      • HEMLOCK-CANADICE UMP 2015
    • PETITIONS
  • INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NATURAL GAS & OIL
    • COMPRESSOR STATIONS
    • FRAC SAND MINING
    • FRACKING WASTE DISPOSAL >
      • AKZO-NOBEL SALT MINE
      • AUBURN, NY
      • EARTHQUAKES
      • HYLAND LANDFILL, ANGELICA, NY
    • GAS STORAGE >
      • LIQUID NATURAL GAS STORAGE AND EXPORT
      • LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS STORAGE
    • PIPELINES
    • SPREADING DRILLING WASTE ON NYS ROADS >
      • BRINE APPROVED FOR USE ON MONROE & NEIGHBORING COUNTY ROADS
    • TRANSPORTING FOSSIL FUELS BY RAIL & BARGE
    • TRANSPORTING FRACKING WASTE BY BARGE
    • WATER WITHDRAWAL >
      • PAINTED POST WATER SUIT >
        • PAINTED POST HEARING IN ROCHESTER 2/24/14
  • NEWS
    • NEW YORK STATE BANS FRACKING! >
      • 101 Reasons to Ban HVHF
    • MONROE COUNTY >
      • BRINE APPROVED FOR USE ON MONROE COUNTY ROADS
      • CITY OF ROCHESTER, NY
      • TOWN OF BRIGHTON, NY
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      • CA DROUGHT
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      • ALBERTA TAR SANDS AND THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE
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    • BANS & MORATORIA >
      • LOCAL BAN LAWS
    • MAPS
    • FRACKING ART & POETRY >
      • NO FRACK ALMANAC
    • RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS in Fracking Waste
    • BIOFUELS
    • ECONOMICS OF FRACKING
    • EXPORTING NATURAL GAS
    • FRACKING WITH PROPANE
    • Government Resources >
      • INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS
    • HOME RULE
    • INJECTION WELLS
    • INSURANCE
    • LAW SUITS
    • Leases & Compulsory Integration
    • Legal Resources
    • NY STATE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION >
      • DEC Commissioner Martens testifies 2/4/13
      • Health Commissioner Shah Testifies 1/30/13
      • NY Assembly Hearing 1/10/13
      • ABOUT THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
      • DEC PROPOSED FRACKING REGS - RESOURCES & ARTICLES
      • DEC SGEIS 2011 FLAWS and OMISSIONS >
        • TESTIMONIES 10/6/11
        • DEC Public Hearings November-December 2011
        • A SAMPLING OF LETTERS TO THE DEC & GOVERNOR
    • Photos & Videos
    • POWER PLANTS
    • Public Health & Fracking Chemicals Documentation
    • RADON
    • RENEWABLE ENERGY
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    • For Citizen Groups
    • UTICA SHALE
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  Welcome to R-Cause: Rochesterians Concerned About Unsafe Shale-gas Extraction

RENEWABLE ENERGY

EcoWatch is a good source for the latest news on renewables:  http://ecowatch.com/category/renewable-business/
12/30/16: Chron.com: States Face Off Over Future of Obama Global Warming Plan: www.chron.com/news/us/article/States-face-off-over-future-of-Obama-global-10824871.php

7/26/16: The New York Times: Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States

6/9/16: Democrat & Chronicle:  Company Launches Community Solar Option for Rochester

​2/15/16: Chron.com: New York Ranks 4th in the Nation for Solar Energy Jobs:  http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/New-York-ranks-4th-in-the-nation-for-solar-energy-6831004.php

2/5/16: PressConnects: Tom Wilber: Windy Days Mean Cheap Energy in New York:  http://www.pressconnects.com/story/money/blogs/econo-ny/2016/02/05/windy-days-mean-cheap-energy-new-york/79816120/

12/3/15: LoHud.com: Tom Wilber: Cuomo Sets Renewable Energy Mandate:  http://www.lohud.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/12/03/cuomo-renewable-energeny/76721084/

10/16/15: Common Dreams: Renewables Can Create Jobs and Heal the Planet: REPORT:  http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/10/16/renewables-can-create-jobs-and-heal-planet-report
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9/28/15: Democrat and Chronicle:  Finger Lakes Wineries Turn to Solar Power:  http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2015/09/27/solar-panels-finger-lakes-wineries/72930468/
9/25/15: Buffalo News: SolarCity Construction Hiring About to Explode:  http://www.buffalonews.com/business/solarcity-construction-hiring-about-to-explode-20150925#

8/9/15: Ithaca Journal: NY Could Beat US Carbon-Cutting Deadline by a Decade: http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/new-york/2015/08/08/ny-energy-plan/31334871/

5/26/15: Buffalo News: SolarCity Starting to Build Buffalo Workforce:  http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/riverbend/solarcity-starting-to-build-buffalo-workforce-20150526

3/7/15: The Washington Post: Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/utilities-sensing-threat-put-squeeze-on-booming-solar-roof-industry/2015/03/07/2d916f88-c1c9-11e4-ad5c-3b8ce89f1b89_story.html

2/26/15: Democrat & Chronicle: Giant Wind Farm Buying Leases in WNY:  http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/02/25/somerset-niagara-orleans-power-wind-farm-apex-charlottesville-new-york/24023609/

1/29/15: Democrat & Chronicle: From a Town Dump to a Solar Array in Williamson:  http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/2015/01/23/areas-largest-solar-array-goes-online-wayne-county/22231893/

1/18/15: Popular Resistance: Solar is Cheaper Than Grid Electricity in 42 of 50 Largest US Cities: https://www.popularresistance.org/solar-is-cheaper-than-grid-electricity-in-42-of-50-largest-us-cities/

STUDY:
January 2015: North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center: GOING SOLAR IN AMERICA: http://nccleantech.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Going-Solar-in-America-Ranking-Solars-Value-to-Customers_FINAL1.pdf

12/3/14: WXXI Innovation Trail: Is Photovoltaic Solar Becoming More Viable?: http://innovationtrail.org/post/photovoltaic-solar-becoming-more-viable

12/2/14: The New York Times: Are We Missing the Big Picture on Climate Change: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/are-we-missing-the-big-picture-on-climate-change.html

11/20/14: Environment New York: Star Power: The Growing Role of Solar Energy in New York: http://environmentnewyork.org/reports/nye/star-power-growing-role-solar-energy-new-york

10/17/14: Reuters: Wind Blows Away Fossil Power in the Nordics, the Baltics next: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/17/us-nordicpower-windfarm-idUSKCN0I60M520141017

9/6/15: Democrat and Chronicle: Rochester Schools Join Solar Power Initiative: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/09/06/rochester-school-district-solar-power/15222385/

7/23/14: The New York Times: Texas Is Wired For Wind Power, and More Farms Plug In: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/business/energy-environment/texas-is-wired-for-wind-power-and-more-farms-plug-in.html

8/1/14: Democrat and Chronicle: Monroe a Bit Gloomy on Solar Energy: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/08/01/monroe-bit-gloomy-solar-energy-data-show/13486951/

7/30/14: Ithaca Journal: Cornell Solar Farm to Produce Power in September:  http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2014/07/29/cornell-solar-farm/13325215/

7/23/14: The New York Times: Texas Is Wired for Wind Power, and More Farms Plug In: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/business/energy-environment/texas-is-wired-for-wind-power-and-more-farms-plug-in.html?_r=0

6/19/14: Democrat and Chronicle: Solar Energy Jobs in Buffalo Good For Us Too: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/columnist/lahman/2014/06/19/lahman-solar-energy-jobs-buffalo-good-us/10811459/

4/30/14: Energy Storage Association: Eos Energy Storage Showcases Novel Battery Technology at Grand Opening of NY's BEST test and Commercialization Center:  http://energystorage.org/news/esa-news/eos-energy-storage-showcases-novel-battery-technology-grand-opening-new-york’s-best

4/14/14: The New York Times: Dual Turning Point for Biofuels: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/business/energy-environment/dual-turning-point-for-biofuels.html?_r=0

2/5/14: Watertown Daily Times: Clarkson Student Discovers Wastewater Lagoon Potential As Fuel Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140205/NEWS05/702059861

1/15/14: The Guardian: BP Study Predicts Greenhouse Emissions Will Rise by Almost a Third in 20 Years: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/15/bp-predicts-greenhouse-emissions-rise-third

1/3/14: The New York Times: Solar Power Craze on Wall St. Propels Start-Up: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/business/energy-environment/solar-power-craze-on-wall-st-propels-start-up.html?hpw&rref=science&_r=0

12/30/13: USA Today: How Technology Can Halt Climate Change: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/30/climate-change-technologies/4041931/

12/30/13: USA Today: Plastic Made From Pollution Hits U.S. Market: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/30/plastic-from-carbon-emissions/4192945/

12/28/13: Democrat and Chronicle: Steve Orr: Solar Project in Service at Seneca County Site: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2013/12/28/solar-project-in-service-at-seneca-county-site/4233535/

12/23/13: Star Gazette: Solar Energy Projects Finally Getting Boost in NY: http://www.stargazette.com/viewart/20131223/BUSINESS/312230013/Solar-energy-projects-finally-getting-boost-NY


12/4/13: The Guardian: ALEC Calls for Penalties on "Freerider" Homeowners in Assault on Clean Energy: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/alec-freerider-homeowners-assault-clean-energy

12/19/12: EcoWatch: The Future of Wind Power: http://ecowatch.org/2012/future-of-wind-power/

12/18/12: EcoWatch: Teresa Messmore: Renewable Energy Could Fully Power Grid by 2030: http://ecowatch.org/2012/renewables-power-grid-by-2030/

12/10/12: University of Delaware: Renewable News: Wind, Solar Power Paired With Storage Could be Cost-Effective Way to Power Grid: http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/dec/renewable-energy-121012.html

4/18/10: Democrat & Chronicle: Offshore Turbines on the Horizon:  http://roc.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100418/NEWS01/4180366/Offshore-turbines-horizon