LANSING, Sept. 24, 2021— New York State Electric & Gas Corp. has agreed to cancel its planned public auction of … More
Author: Peter Mantius
I am a journalist who lives in Watkins Glen, NY. I write about the environment and politics on my website, Waterfrontonline.blog. For more detail on my background, see the "Peter's Bio" section on that site.
Toxic Blooms in Skaneateles Lake Raise Urgency of Syracuse’s Bid to Use Pesticide to Protect Its Drinking Water
SKANEATELES, Sept. 20, 2021 — Stakes are rising in the simmering debate over whether to allow the city of Syracuse … More
Greenidge Expects Its Merger to Close Tomorrow; The Bitcoin Miner’s Shares (GREE) Will Begin Trading Wednesday
DRESDEN, Sept. 13, 2021 — Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. and Support.com Inc. announced today that their proposed merger is set … More
Greenidge’s Plans to Take Bitcoin Mining Operations Public Gets Major Boost As support.com Shareholders Vote to Merge — But Regulatory Blowback Looms
DRESDEN, Sept. 10, 2021 — Greenidge Generation’s plan to become a Bitcoin mining giant got a major boost today when … More
Seggos Tweets: Greenidge ‘Has Not Shown Compliance’ … Is Company’s Big Bitcoin Buildout in Dresden in Trouble?
ALBANY, Sept. 9, 2021 — The rapid expansion of Greenidge Generation’s Bitcoin mining operation at its Dresden power plant violates … More
NYSEG Plans to Auction Rare Cayuga Shoreline Property in Spite of Petition Seeking Its Preservation for Public Use
LANSING, Sept. 2, 2021 — Despite an intense local outcry, NYSEG plans to auction off one of the last major … More
Greenidge Wows Wall Street With Story of ‘Carbon Neutral’ Bitcoin Mining; But Is It Only ‘Window Dressing?’
UPDATE, Aug. 27 (4 pm) Support.com shares gyrated wildly today. They peaked at $59.69 this afternoon, triple its close at … More
Gov. Hochul Can Make Clean Break From Cuomo Administration Policies That Harm Finger Lakes’ Environment
ALBANY, Aug. 23, 2021 — There’s new hope for responsible environmental regulation in the Finger Lakes when Kathy Hochul replaces … More
‘Frontenac Point Anomaly’: Cayuga Lake’s Salt Mining Hazard Located … In the Twilight Zone
LANSING, Aug. 3, 2021 — Although the potentially dangerous Frontenac Point Anomaly has no precise location, size or shape within … More
Cayuga Lake Leads State in Toxic Algae Blooms; DEC’s Latest Plan to Help Gets Panned for Going Easy on Big Farms
ITHACA, July 26, 2021 — Cayuga Lake is the No. 1 hot spot in New York for harmful algal blooms … More
