Schenectady eyed for plant

Battery operation would be located in GE’s Energy campus Eric Anderson of the Times Union reports – ” Tentative plans for General Electric Co.’s new battery plant are to refurbish an existing building at the GE Energy campus, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
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How to Stop New York’s Meltdown

Tax reform and a part-time legislature, among other ideas. John Faso the former Republican leader of the New York State Assembly and a 2006 candidate for governor of New York writes the following op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. “Recent events in the New York State Senate have
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Sen. Schumer Stands Behind BPU Project, Optimistic Project Will Receive Federal Funding

Kristen Johnson of the Jamestown Post-Journal reports – “In the high-stakes game of climate change, there are winners and there are losers. The winners are countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq – countries rich in crude oil, a natural resource that is in extre
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At former dump, energy is blowin’ in the wind

The Kingston Daily Freeman reports – “HUNTER — The town supervisor hopes a wind turbine tower will be installed at the municipality’s closed landfill on Hylan Road by the beginning of October — the first step in possibly creating a wind farm there. Dennis Lucas said
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NY state Assembly may allow crackdown on Empire Zone abuses

The Syracuse Post-Standard reports – “For years, state legislators criticized the Empire State Development Corp. for allowing abuses in the Empire Zone tax break program. But after the state’s economic development agency announced it was kicking 544 businesses out of
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US and Canadian chambers of commerce release border report

Dan Heath of the Press Republican writes – “The Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce helped develop a new report on U.S.-Canadian border progress and issues. “Finding the Balance: Shared Border of the Future” was released Tuesday by the U.S. Chamber of
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Ginna powering area and beyond

Matthew Daneman of the Democrat and cronicle writes – “Nuclear power does not give off greenhouse gases. It does not use fossil fuels in making electricity. But it is loud and hot. The roar of equipment in the stickily warm turbine room at Robert E. Ginna nuclear power gen
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Small businesses keenly follow health care debate

Tom Tobin writes in the Rochester Democrat and Cronicle -”However the wave of health reform breaks on the Washington beachfront, Rochester’s legion of small businesses fears a drenching. “I’ll tell you what keeps me up at night,” said Tom Ioele, president
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Consider school consolidations

Report says small districts can benefit and cooperation can help reduce costs The following was posted on the opinion section of the Buffalo New’s website. “Consolidating school districts has been thought of as a sure-fire way of saving money and increasing educational opp
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Businesses sick over costs in national, state health care proposals

Barbara Pinckney writes in the Business Review – “It appears that if national health care reform holds its current course, the result will be of little relief to businesses. Employee health insurance is one of the biggest costs businesses face, and one of their top concern
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