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Excelsior! New York State May Prove Its Worth This Monday
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Excelsior! New York State May Prove Its Worth This Monday

Whilst California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company prepares to shutter the Golden State’s sole remaining nuclear plant, a New York Public Service Commission vote this Monday could authorize a program that would keep the Empire State’s nuclear facilities firing into the next decade. Undeterred by the chagrin of many environmentalists, policy makers and noted climate...

Freeloaders in the Southern Tier
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Freeloaders in the Southern Tier

This past Monday I had the opportunity to attend a Discussion on Homelessness and Hunger in the Southern Tier, with panelists Christine Olson, a Cornell Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Kathy Schlather, Executive Director of the Human Services Coalition for Tomkins County, Nathan Shinagawa, Vice Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, and Matt, the stand in...