Much like their waterfront neighbors to the North in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the residents of DUMBO and Vinegar Hill bear the burden of housing a power plant within the confines of their neighborhood. Con Edison, the City’s electrical utility provider, runs the Hudson Avenue Generating Station, which spans several blocks on Plymouth St. Clearly, electricity [...]
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Generating Power in DUMBO & Vinegar Hill
Posted in Background, News, Politics, tagged Brooklyn, chemicals, Con Edison, DUMBO, electricity, EPA, NYPIRG, particulates, Pollution, power, power plant, public interest, real estate, residential, safety, toxic, Vinegar Hill on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scope of Oil Spill
Posted in News, Politics, tagged Brooklyn, Ecology, Environment, Greenpoint, Health, Impact, New York State, Newtown Creek, Oil Spill, Politics, Pollution, Study on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the “Greenpoint Courier” newspaper, New York State will conduct a new study of the extent of the Greenpoint Oil Spill. The House of Representatives just passed an amendment, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner, to a previous study of the spill done by the EPA. The original study was sponsored by Rep. Weiner and Rep. Nydia Velasquez. [...]
