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Is the promise of wind energy off L.I.’s shores fading?

As a result of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, signed into law in 2019, New York committed to ambitious targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 . . . more

By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | 11/9/23

Long Island’s energy future: vision vs. mirage

For decades, gas pipelines and other delivery infrastructure have been a reliable cash cow for utility companies, which recover the costs of building their distribution systems from our utility bills . . . more

By Anshul Gupta and Gordian Raacke | 1/12/23

The list of climate villains is long — and growing longer

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, began last Sunday and will run through Nov. 12. Participants will include more than 190 government representatives and business leaders . . . more

By Alan Singer | 11/4/21

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky is advocating for the public approval of the $3 billion Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act.

Kaminsky pushes for Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act

The Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act is a $3 billion package that encompasses restoring the shorelines, mitigating climate change and the risk of flooding, along with preserving open space and land for recreation, improving water quality and building resilient infrastructure, while aiming to benefit underserved areas. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/21/21

Here’s to offshore wind for L.I.

Governor Cuomo recently announced his 2021 agenda — aptly titled “Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew” — and included in it is an ambitious $26 billion green-energy plan . . . more

1/28/21

Nassau should take the Climate Smart Pledge

The greatest long-term threat to Nassau County may not be property taxes. It’s likely the climate crisis. That’s why we were surprised that the county hasn’t signed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Climate Smart Communities Pledge. more

11/8/19

Lawrence Woodmere Academy students Grant Finkelstein, left, Ben Zelenetz, Kadence Gonzalez and Makayla Curtis measured their turbine’s output in the wind tunnel.

These students are just not blowing into the wind

Their wind turbines may be too small to power your home, but middle school students from Lawrence Middle School and Lawrence Woodmere Academy showed their scientific know-how as the Five Towns schools placed in five out of six categories at the KidWind Challenge at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Oct. 18. more

By Tyler Marko | 10/26/17

Exploring science and the Jewish state this summer

Woodmere resident and 2016 salutatorian of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School (HAFTR) Justin Lish broadened his scientific horizons during his four weeks in Rehovot, Israel, where he attended the Weizmann Institute of Science’s annual Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute from July 3 to 28. more

By Diana Colapietro | 8/24/16

'Argo' finds hope in a hopeless age

“The crises in Iran and Afghanistan have dramatized a very important lesson: Our excessive dependence on foreign oil is a clear and present danger to our nation’s security." more

3/7/13

Where, oh where, is Long Island's wind farm?

I ran for 45 minutes over the seashell-coated paths and up and down the steep hills of Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Saturday, and I didn’t meet a soul, which was surprising and strange, even a little eerie. more

2/7/13

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