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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.

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

As Risks of a Catastrophic Mine Flood Under Cayuga Lake Mount, Cuomo’s DEC Guards Cargill’s Secrets

LANSING, July 19, 2021 — As Cargill Inc. mines salt under sections of Cayuga Lake where thinning bedrock heightens the … More

Greenidge Plans New Bitcoin Operation in Recently Shuttered South Carolina Printing Plant That Laid Off 401 Workers

DRESDEN, July 3, 2021 — Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has announced plans to launch its second bitcoin mining operation later … More

Critics Say SLPWA ‘Sold Its Soul’ When It Accepted $15,000 Gift From Seneca Meadows, New York’s Largest Landfill

HIMROD, June 22, 2021 —A 30-year old non-profit environmental group that bills itself as the protector of Seneca Lake’s water … More

State Assembly Allowed IBEW to Veto Cryptocurrency Moratorium Bill to Preserve Union Jobs at Greenidge

ALBANY, June 18, 2021 — The union that represents about 40 contract electrical workers at Greenidge Generation’s power plant in … More

Invasive Pests to Worry About Before HABs Strike in Late Summer (Clean Your Boat’s Hull Before Launching)

ITHACA, June 8, 2021 — The peak season for harmful algal blooms, or HABs, is at least two months away, … More

Kinder Morgan to Pay $1.23 Billion for Pipelines, 4 Gas Storage Sites in Southern Tier; Crestwood Exits Schuyler County

WATKINS GLEN, June 5, 2021 — Crestwood Midstream Partners, the midwestern gas pipeline and storage company that tried for years … More

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