Assemblyman Seeks to Expand State Energy Board

Environmental Concerns Over Natural Gas Drilling In Catskills

Though a boon to the local economy, a natural gas drilling project in Sullivan County may have some environmentally harmful side effects, according to the Times Herald-Record.

Carbon Dioxide Vacuums: Wishful Thinking?

Klaus Lackner, a Columbia University physicist, has proposed a new solution to global warming: massive carbon dioxide vacuums. The Los Angeles Times reported last month that "placing enough carbon filters around the planet could reel the world's atmosphere back toward the 18th century, like a climatic time machine." The only major obstacle is cost.