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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.

Finger Lakes Republicans Unanimously Opposed Publicly Popular Constitutional Guarantee of Clean Air and Water

ALBANY, Oct. 22, 2021 — State legislators who represent the Finger Lakes split along party lines this year in voting … More

Critics, Supporters of Greenidge’s Bitcoin Operation Duel at DEC Hearing on Company’s Bid to Renew Air Permits

ALBANY, Oct. 14, 2021 — A decision to grant renewed air permits to the Greenidge Generation power plant in Dresden … More

Season’s Worst Toxic Bloom Outbreak Hit on ‘Dead Calm’ Afternoon of Oct. 6; Seneca’s Northwest Quadrant Hit Hardest

GENEVA, Oct. 13, 2021 — An unprecedented number of toxic blooms spread across the Finger Lakes on the “dead calm” … More

Wall Street Dumps GREE Shares Ahead of Air Emissions Hearings on Greenidge’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Bitcoin Mining Buildout

DRESDEN, Oct. 4, 2021— So far, Wall Street isn’t buying Greenidge Generation’s pitch to investors that it’s a “green” Bitcoin … More

NYSEG Cancels Plan to Auction Bell Station Landing to the Highest Bidder, Gov. Hochul Announces

LANSING, Sept. 24, 2021— New York State Electric & Gas Corp. has agreed to cancel its planned public auction of … More

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

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