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Will Caledonia Help Seed Green Energy?
With a name like “biofuel,” what’s not to love about ethanol? From the Midwest corn states to the marble halls of D.C. and Albany, ethanol is touted as a promising renewable energy source that makes everyone happy except middle-Eastern oil tycoons (and who wants to make them happier?). In the last year, the state of New York has committed millions of dollars to catalyze the ethanol industry in western New York. The Town of Caledonia may have a chance to get on the ground floor of this growth. But some residents and national experts say that ethanol begs more questions than it answers…
Avon Man Makes Renewable Energy a Reality
Avon resident Bill LaBine has been making renewable energy a way of life since 1992. His home, where he lives with his wife, Susie, and two daughters, demonstrates that powering your home with renewable energy sources can produce significant returns…
Are You A Mosquito Magnet?
Scientists haven’t pinpointed what makes some people more attractive to mosquitoes than others, but it has something to do with the 300-odd chemicals produced by the skin…
Birding the Genesee Valley Greenway
If you think bird watching is only the domain of gray-haired ladies wearing Bermuda shorts and canvas slip-ons, then you’ve probably never emerged victorious after chasing a rare, colorful bird into the woods trying to identify it. It is an adrenalin rush to spot, follow, and successfully identify a new bird, particularly one that puts on a good chase…
Spectacular Swift Display Above York Central School
Over the next few weeks, hundreds if not thousands of chimney swifts will congregate in the skies above York Central School in Greigsville…
The Nature Conservancy Chapter Celebrates 50 Years
More than 160 people convened at the Woodcliff Hotel in Fairport on Saturday to help the Central & Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy celebrate its 50th anniversary…
(These articles were published in The Genesee Sun, Livingston County, NY)
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