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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2013 Contact: Brianne Nadeau, Brianne@Rabinowitz-Dorf.com  202-265-3000, c 202-494-5736 Fracking Ban Stands in New York Town; Victory for Local Communities In case pitting community rights against the oil and gas industry, industry loses yet again ALBANY, … Continue reading →

Our second public information meeting will be held on May 1st, at the Varna Community Center. We have chosen our installers: Solar Liberty, out of Buffalo, will do the photovoltaic installations and Renovus Energy from Ithaca will to the solar … Continue reading →

 Learn the Details of the Solarize Tompkins SE Program On Tuesday evening the Solarize project will announce its installers and give details of pricing and enrollment. Our excitement is RISING WITH THE SUN! Dryden Fire Hall, 7:00 pm, Tuesday April … Continue reading →

Solar Power 101 Thursday, April 11, 6:30 – 8:30pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Educational Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca What are photovoltaics? What is solar thermal? How do they work and what incentives and rebate programs are available … Continue reading →

Impacts of Gas Drilling On Human and Animal Health What: An educational forum When: April 16, 2013, 7-9 PM Where: Unitarian Church, 306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, NY Sponsored by TCCOG (Tompkins County Council of Governments) Co-sponsored by the First … Continue reading →

On Saturday morning 20 people enjoyed a house tour on Irish Settlement Rd where Stuart and Zoe have had their wet cold basement transformed. The house, more than 100 years old, has balloon framing and a dug basement with field … Continue reading →

From the Ithaca Journal DRYDEN — When Cathy and Dan Wakeman moved into their mid-1800s home on Lewis Street in the Village of Dryden, they immediately saw the potential for installing solar panels on the roof of their barn. “It’s … Continue reading →

Dryden group shines light on alternative energy DRYDEN — In an effort to curb dependence on fossil fuels, a Dryden group has decided to take it one house at a time. That’s the idea behind a new monthly “kitchen-table conversation” … Continue reading →

First ‘Solar Tour Dryden’ Event Warm, Well-Lit in Midwinter Five upcoming tours showcase renewable energy in Dryden, NY homes On February 19, a slick, snowy night, a dozen folks came to Turkey Hill Rd in Dryden to learn about solar … Continue reading →

February 25th, 7:00 pm, Unitarian Church in Ithaca (corner Aurora and Buffalo) The League of Women voters is hosting a forum on the question of “what kind of renewable energy can we look to to sustain our local area as … Continue reading →