Hudson Valley Eco News Feed

Disease, stress threaten bees.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Mon, 07/21/2008 - 00:00
Research of colony collapse disorder at this stage is taking a multipronged approach, looking into a number of causes: pathogens, pa-rasites, pesticides, stress and malnutrition.

Disease, stress threaten bees.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Mon, 07/21/2008 - 00:00
Dennis Remsburger makes his living from bees and honey. Advertisement But he's a little nervous about whether that will be viable in the future.

Leaf-blower laws irk landscapers.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Sat, 07/19/2008 - 00:00
As environmental groups successfully lobby to ban leaf blowers and urge organic gardening practices, landscapers are pushing back.

River View: Once again, the Hudson is at a turning point.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Sat, 07/19/2008 - 00:00
The Hudson may be at its cleanest and most desirable since federal clean-water laws were enacted nearly 40 years ago, state officials and environmentalists said, but its future health is still uncertain.

Let the sunshine in.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Sat, 07/19/2008 - 00:00
The goal is to figure out how much the sun's free power can offset my home's hot-water and other energy needs.

This woman isn't idle about car pollution.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Mon, 07/14/2008 - 00:00
Elisa Zazzera has a perfectly nice talk with the driver of a BMW, explaining to the young woman that idling her car by the Hastings-on-Hudson train station wastes gas and pollutes the air.

Stony Point seeks to halt Mirant's soil dumping.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Sun, 07/13/2008 - 00:00
The town is seeking a preliminary injunction to bar Mirant from allegedly dumping untested soil at its Lovett generating station in Tomkins Cove.

Do you want to drink Hudson River water?

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Sat, 07/12/2008 - 00:00
New proposal to supply Rockland County with drinking water from the Hudson River leaves many with a bad taste in their mouths and concerns about the quality of our drinking water and how the plant will affect the ecosystem of the river.

In the short haul, gas prices help.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Fri, 07/11/2008 - 00:00
Rising gas prices could prove a boon for two distressed parts of the upstate economy: manufacturing and agriculture.

Trying everything against geese.

Hudson Valley Eco News Feed - Fri, 07/11/2008 - 00:00
As growing numbers of Canada geese foul ponds and land throughout the region, officials and property owners have tried stopping them any way they can.
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