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Resource extraction at NY solar complexes: the soil “shell game” under the guise of green energy
I have been speaking with a woman in Western New York, inside of Excelsior Solar, who has confirmed ongoing resource extraction within ORES solar…
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We're suing (again): lawsuit filed against the NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation over social media censorship
One thing that has been constant since I started learning about the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is a lack of transparency. That extends to NYS…
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Managing partner at Young/Sommer becomes Zoning Board of Appeals chair in New Scotland, New York
Young/Sommer represents over 40 large-scale renewable projects in the ORES/Article VIII pipeline. Its managing partner will now be able to vote on…
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Your wish is our command: New York's PSC grants Boralex's request to transfer 13,100 acres of solar leases without further review
To no one's surprise, the Public Service Commission (PSC) granted Boralex's request to transfer over 13,100 acres of Upstate New York farmland locked…
Jul 28
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My day with the Amish: new construction, solar woes, and how we can help each other
I caught up with the Amish community that built my farm for me this week. I got to see their latest construction builds, film them in action for old…
Jul 21
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Living in a solar industrial wasteland: one woman's account from Byron, New York
When the world comes to a town that's inhabited by only 2,000 people, the local, rural way of life is obliterated in ways you may not have considered. I…
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Circumventing New York's green energy grift: I went to Washington D.C. this week
After almost a year of covering wind and solar destruction in Upstate NY, I found myself eating lunch in the White House with ranchers from around the…
Jul 6
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Kathy's got some explaining to do: USDA, EPA, and John Rich send federal letter to NY over solar "farms"
NY's decision to downgrade what it constitutes as prime farmland in siting solar complexes, as well as no end-of-life plan for millions of solar panels…
Jun 29
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Our only option is to sue: 4 lawsuits filed in Montgomery County, NY against ORES solar
In an effort to get our home rule back, which was devoured by the creation of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting, 4 more lawsuits were filed against…
Jun 22
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We want our home rule back: I filed a new lawsuit with the Town of Glen against New York State
On Friday, June 12th, 2026, I, in my capacity as the president of the American Land Rescue Fund with the Town of Glen, New York, filed a lawsuit against…
Jun 15
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And then they came for our water: NY politicians push for panels over lakes, reservoirs
New York State Senate/Assembly bill S4571B/A6577B aims to create a grant program, funded with taxpayer dollars, to incentivize placing floating arrays…
Jun 8
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Where are the tree huggers? Millions of trees felled for commercial solar in Upstate NY
I started to pull the numbers for tree felling that will occur at only 3 of the 36 total ORES solar and wind complexes in New York State. The totals…
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