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Council Approves Bills to Regulate Snow Removal

Apr 07, 2011

Photo (cc) Christopher Schoenbohm In response to the storm of criticism on the Bloomberg administration's response to last year's Boxing Day blizzard, the City Council approved a package of legislation Wednesday

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:05 PM)

 

Taxi of Tomorrow Could Reduce Fleet Fuel Efficiency

Mar 30, 2011

Photo (cc) Karsan Despite a call to bring the city's cab industry into the future, yellow taxis aren't going as green as some would hope. Within a month, the city will select

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:05 PM)

 

Administration Considers Waste-to-Energy

Mar 23, 2011

Photo (cc) Kai Schreiber This waste-to-energy plant in Newark was built almost 20 years ago and continues to burn garbage, including some of New York City's refuse. The Bloomberg administration is once

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:04 PM)

 

Making 'Fair Share' Fairer

Oct 05, 2010

  This is the second article in a series of commentaries Gotham Gazette will run between now and Election Day on the charter proposals appearing on the November ballot. For decades, some

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:59 PM)

 

Tackling Fracking

Oct 01, 2010

Photo (cc) Helen Slottje A natural gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. The Paterson administration saw it coming -- the economic collapse, state budget deficits growing to unprecedented proportions. "In a budget crisis

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:28 PM)

 

Stated Meeting: Green Light!

Sep 30, 2010

Photo (cc) Gilderic Shining a light on electricity usage, the City Council approved a package of legislation Wednesday that aims to increase efficiency, including a bill requiring commercial properties to use

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:32 PM)

 

Another Natural Gas Controversy

Aug 17, 2010

Photo (cc) Voxphoto While New Yorkers hotly debate the safety of hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method for extracting natural gas from upstate rock formations, a second natural gas issue has quietly

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:08 AM)

 

As City's Temperature Rises, Air Quality Falls

Aug 04, 2010

Photo by Jorge Castro It has been a great summer for anybody who sells ices on the street, repairs air conditioners, or enjoys a run through a park sprinkler. For New

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:08 AM)