Climate Change Impacts

"Heat Is On" series: Trouble's warming up, Hot and hazy future can harbor diseases, viruses and discomforts, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), June 16, 2008

"Heat Is On" series: Forests, small animals face greatest threat, The impact on New York's nature and landscape, Times Union (Albany , N.Y.) April 21, 2008

Heat is on, Information accompanying graphics for first article in three-part series, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), April 21, 2008


Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Toyota/Pew Collaboration Teaches Businesses How to Be Sustainable, Research will focus on challenges faced by small businesses, The Huffington Post, July 24, 2008

Making a show of good faith, Climate Registry to collect emissions data from public, private sources before mandate, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), July 5, 2008

Schools unite for environment, UAlbany joins Union, Saint Rose in pact to eliminate emissions, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), May 10, 2008

Green update, Save money and an aging home's charm with energy efficient ideas, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), March 23, 2008
 

Environmentalism

Poor left out of environmental loop, Those with low incomes will be most affected by climate change, but often are least informed, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), April 7, 2008

Preaching ecological salvation, Faith spurring congregations into advocacy, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Jan. 14, 2008

 

Food

Growing trend to fight high prices, Residents turn their backyards into vegetable gardens as costs soar, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), July 5, 2008

A new measure of food safety, Index for calculating pesticide content gets mixed response, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Jan. 2, 2008

Gardens thrive amid season's chill, Community plots use various techniques to keep soil warm, plants growing, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Nov. 24, 2007

 

Conservation/Environmental Policy

New vision for old Hudson span, Project to turn abandoned rail bridge into walkway over river finds success, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Feb. 17, 2008

Burning issue on farms draws state's attention, Budget funds effort to encourage recycling of plastics that often end up in open fires, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Jan. 30, 2008


Human Biology

Chemical romance?, Pheromones drive animal attraction, but effects on human affection unknown, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), Feb. 11, 2008

 

Toxics

Toxic threat in your shower?, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), June 13, 2008

Infants in danger from toxic chemicals, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.), May 22, 2008

 

General Assignment

Officer Kills Pitbull After Two Attacks, The New York Times, Nov. 11, 2008

Long Lines at Many New York Polling Places, View the Riverdale vignette, The New York Times, Nov. 4, 2008