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Is a solar energy project a farm? That’s the question, as Lenox faces a legal challenge from a major developer

July 5, 2022 by l

  “A major developer is threatening to escalate a legal confrontation with Lenox, as it lays groundwork for a bid to install solar panels on land mostly in a residential area. So far, it’s been hot words at municipal meetings and filings in local court. Several Lenox officials want an end to “bombastic” statements by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fraud, Solar Tagged: 383 Housatonic Street, Allco Renewable Energy LTD, corruption, Ecos Energy, Lenox, Massachusetts, PLH Vineyard Sky LLC, Rodney Galton, Sustainable Strategies 2020, Syncarpha Capital, Thomas Melone, Willow Creek Road

Eversource faces conflict of interest questions in wind-energy contracts

July 3, 2022 by l

  “The state’s two major electric utilities wield considerable power by choosing the wind farm projects that can be built off the coast of Massachusetts. Maybe not for much longer. When state-sanctioned clean energy contracts go out to bid, Eversource and National Grid (along with Unitil) get to pick the winners. It’s a power that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: conflict of interest, corruption, Eversource, National Grid, wind

Albany’s getting a new ethics watchdog to replace JCOPE — but the JJOKE’s on us!

July 2, 2022 by l

  “New Yorkers can bid a not-so-fond farewell to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. The state ethics watchdog, which was deeply hobbled by its members’ ties to the lawmakers who appointed them, held its last meeting Tuesday. Good riddance. JCOPE’s 11-year tenure was marked by in-fighting and could never be taken seriously (it was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fraud, Solar Tagged: Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, corruption, JCOPE, Joint Commission on Public Ethics, Kathy Hochul

How to: Questions to ask about the energy project

March 9, 2020 by l

Questions to ask the energy developer, town, planning and zoning board when reviewing an energy application. UPDATED JULY 17, 2022. Solar, wind and battery energy projects are complex. Ask questions! Download and print the list of questions as a PDF. Then use the spread sheet to track the answers. PROJECT What is the project’s legal … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to Tagged: Application, corruption, fraud, how to, questions, scam, solar

‘Buffalo Billion’ lobbyist-turned-witness to be sentenced in April

December 28, 2018 by l

  “A sentencing date has been set for the crooked lobbyist-turned-government-cooperator who was the star witness at the trial for a convicted aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Todd Howe — an Albany lobbyist who was at the center of a pair of bid-rigging and pay-to-play corruption schemes — will be sentenced on April 5. He … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Alain Kaloyeros, bribery, Buffalo Billions, corruption, court, crime, Cuomo, felony, fraud, Todd Howe, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion was beyond corrupt

July 13, 2018 by l

  “The usual suspects had predictable reactions this week after a federal trial jury convicted three upstate real-estate developers and the State University’s onetime nanotech czar, Alain Kaloyeros, on charges of bid-rigging tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upstate economic-development projects. Cuomo’s harshest critics jumped on the verdict in the Buffalo Billion case as further evidence … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Alain Kaloyeros, Buffalo Billions, corruption, Cuomo, Elon Musk, fraud, New York Post, Panasonic, pay to play, rigging bids, scam, Solar City, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Tesla, Todd Howe

Student study concludes landfill is fouling stream

January 6, 2009 by l

  “A smelly, orangish stream flows into the Normans Kill near the former Duanesburg landfill. “It’s really hard to miss,” remarked Corey Arndell, a senior from Duanesburg High School, pointing to a photo of the substance leaking from the creek bed’s rock. Arndell is among a group of 20 area high school students from the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Clean Water Congress, contamination, corruption, DEC, Department of Environmental Conservation, Duanesburg High School, Dump Road, Feuz Lane, John McKeeby, Kilby Brothers, landfill, leachate, Normans Kill, pollution, Rene Merrihew, Schoharie River Center, Watervliet Reservoir

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Duanesburg Zoning Board @ Duanesburg Town Hall
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  Town of Duanesburg Zoning Board meets every third Thursday of the month Please contact the town clerk for more information.   Audio Recording  
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Duanesburg Planning Board Meeting @ Duanesburg Town Hall
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