Articles from The New Franklin Register
“The camel’s nose is a metaphor for a situation where the permitting of a small, seemingly innocuous act will open the door for larger, clearly undesirable actions.” (Wikipedia) In the fable, a camel seeks shelter from a raging storm in the tent of its owner. Initially he permits the camel to stick only its nose inside, but bit […]
By Stuart Anderson The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is planning sweeping changes to the ways New Yorkers will receive their electricity. Huge central generating plants will be phased out, and much of the electricity supplies of the future will be locally generated by smaller facilities scattered across the countryside; these local generators are
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Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #28 (6 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #28, Vol. X No. 1, Spring 2016
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Plans are well underway for this annual day of holiday celebration in Franklin – Saturday, December 12th. Grandma’s Pantry at the Methodist Church from 11:00 – 3:00 PM. Craft and Rummage Sale, Soup and Sandwich Lunch. Farmers’ Holiday Market at the Fire Hall from Noon – 4:00. If you would like to have a table
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What supporters of pipelines and compressor are missing… Recently at a local town meeting, I presented a Pennsylvania report: Summary on Compressor Stations and Health Impacts (links to PDF file for download) *. I mentioned some of its findings: compressors emit benzene and formaldehyde which are implicated, respectively, in childhood leukemia and asthma as well
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Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #27 (6.1 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #27, Vol. IX No. 3, Fall 2015
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We are all deeply embedded in a society that thrives by exploiting resources while polluting the environment. This is not something we can change overnight nor even in a few decades.
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Y = Yes, N = No, A = Abstain, a = absent * Local Law 1-2015, Governing the Sale, Application, and Disposal of Waste Associated With Oil and Natural Gas Exploration, Extraction and Storage Activities Note: Monthly motions to accept minutes and adjourn meeting are not included
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With all the coverage of national candidates, you might think that we will be voting for President of the United States this November. However 2015 is an off-year election with only local races for towns and counties. Last year’s atypical local elections were required by the resignation of two councilmen. This year most of the
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by Bill Gruber One of the problems with living in a rural area is getting accurate weather information. The nearest official weather stations are Binghamton and Monticello, which doesn’t do much for us on top of a hill in Delaware County. So we decided to investigate the possibility of our own weather station. The simplest
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The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (TGP) plans to build in Franklin the mid-stream compressor and office buildings for the supply path segment of the Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline. For this facility, they have taken an option to purchase a hundred seventeen acres from the Haneys. This land is mostly north of (uphill of) the
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By Patricia Tyrell With interest in sustainable and responsible food production on the increase, organic and locally¹ grown food is in growing demand. This can easily be seen at larger franchise supermarkets, where entire aisles, sections, and displays are now dedicated to such products, as well as in the continued demand for farmers’ markets and
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