Monthly Archives: February 2012

Velma Fordham, Has Much Changed Since Her Untimely Departure?

Does anyone know what yesterday was? No, well let me tell you. Yesterday was the date of the 11 year anniversary of Velma Fordham’s death. Who was Velma Fordham? Sadly, she was the 58 year old woman who froze to … Continue reading

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TONIGHT: “Gasland” Screening and Q+A w/ FWW and Sierra Club

From our friends at WNY Drilling Defense, and Food and Water Watch comes a screening of the movie “Gas Land” whose director was arrested recently while setting up to film a U.S. House of Representatives meeting on hydraulic fracturing. This comes as … Continue reading

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Obama backs hydrofracking in State of the Union speech

By Philip Guelpa In his recent State of the Union message, US president Barack Obama expressed strong support for the use of hydrofracking for the extraction of natural gas from shale formations. The move was immediately seen as an attempt … Continue reading

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National Fuel’s earnings rise 3.7%, utility subsidiary sees drop in profits

By the utility company’s own admission even though the weather has been warmer (about 20% warmer, this is good news for us right) compared to past winters, they still aren’t happy. Why aren’t they happy?

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