UPDATE: Radioactive Water Leak at Indian Point
By LANNING TALIAFERRO – Patch The governor and the company have released statements. Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY View full report
Nine New York Activists call Necessity Defense on behalf of the Environment
News in Depth – Kaboo Community Radio Here in the Northwest we know about the Delta Five—the five Washington activists who in September blocked a mile-long oil train calling attention to the danger extraction industries have on the environment. They invoked the Necessity Defense claiming that their actions were justified and necessary due to the…
View: Pipeline’s proximity to Indian Point raises concerns
By Paul Blanch, lohud Re “Engel urges feds to assess cyber security for Algonquin,” Dec. 27 article: The recent revelation of a 2013 cyber attack to the Bowman Dam in Rye Brook was a disturbing confirmation of the vulnerability of our infrastructure. This exposure to an attack received national media attention and a call from Sen. Charles Schumer…
Porter Ranch is Only Tip of the Iceberg Exposing Catastrophic Impacts of Natural Gas
Jennifer Krill, Earthworks Natural gas is not cleaner than coal. But thanks to boatloads of advertising and campaign contributions, oil and gas lobbyists has convinced many politicians, including President Obama, that replacing coal with natural gas is a viable way to stave off catastrophic climate change. View full report
Congressman Engel: We Must Come to Grips With Cyber Threats Now
WESTCHESTER, NY – engel.house.gov Congressman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports of Iranian hackers infiltrating a dam in Rye, NY:… View full report
Iranian Hackers Infiltrated New York Dam in 2013
By Danny Yadron, The Wall Street Journal Cyberspies had access to control system of small structure near Rye in 2013, sparking concerns that reached to the White House View full report
RFK, Jr. Joins Fight Against Algonquin Pipeline Expansion Project
Akiko Matsuda, Journal News FERC approved the project in March. View Full Report
NY Pipeline Near Nuclear Reactor Could Spell Disaster
Aaron Cantu, Al Jazeera Whistleblowers and experts allege safety violations, inadequate oversight surrounding new project near Indian Point View Full Report
Former Inspectors Allege Safety Issues with Spectra Pipeline
Steve Ahlquist, RI Future.org View full report
Pipeline Foes to Join Climate Rally in Peekskill
Akiko Matsuda and Matt Coyne, Journal News The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the pipeline project in March. View Full Report
Pray With Your Feet
by Chris Hedges for truthdig MONTROSE, N.Y.—It was 6:30 in the morning and George Packard, dressed in a dark suit, a purple clerical bib and a clerical collar, was at church. Or, rather, at what has become church for the retired Episcopal bishop, activist and highly decorated Vietnam War veteran. Packard stood with 20 other protesters…
9 Arrested Protesting AIM Pipeline in Westchester County, NY
Amy Goodman for Democracy Now Following the defeat of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, environmentalists continue to oppose other oil and gas pipelines across the country. Here in New York, nine people were arrested when protesters blocked the entrance to a wareyard in Montrose in protest of a Spectra Energy pipeline. The protesters say the AIM pipeline…
Algonquin pipeline opponents arrested after blocking construction
by Akiko Matsuda for The Journal News MONTROSE – Nine people were arrested Monday morning after blocking the entrance to Spectra Energy’s parking lot for the Algonquin pipeline construction. State police spokeswoman Trooper Melissa McMorris said police were dispatched at about 6:30 a.m. to 207 Albany Post Road, Route 9A, where dozens of people were protesting the ongoing pipeline construction. (View…
Arrests as Protesters Block Pipeline Staging Area in Montrose
by Lanning Taliaferro for The Patch Nine people were arrested, according to Resist AIM, which opposes the fracked-gas project through Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties. (View full report)
State Legislators Ask County to Slow Down on Pipeline
Matt Coyne, Journal News The assembly members want Astorino to go through the state’s park land alienation process View Full Report
Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion (SAPE) 