An upcoming program of the Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will focus on the local opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. Follow the Money: Costs and Opportunities from Climate Change will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, at the Central Library’s Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue. The […]
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Greens try direct approach for campaigns
Green Party candidates have been bypassing traditional media and using other channels, such as social media and webcasts, to try to directly reach voters.
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Analysis finds racial disparity in pot arrests
Blacks in Monroe County are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be arrested for possessing pot, says an analysis released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The organization looked at marijuana arrests in counties across New York from 2001 to 2010. It found that, statewide, blacks are 4.5 times as likely as […]
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Sounding the alarm on water
The Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was once one of the world’s largest saltwater lakes. But in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the Soviet Union ramped up agricultural programs in the sea’s basin, which included diverting the freshwater streams that fed the sea and using the water for farming. By 2010, the Aral Sea was […]
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The Squirrel that gathers causes
On almost any day or evening, the Flying Squirrel Community Space is home to a potpourri of progressive artists, musicians, and social justice activists. The Squirrel is a meeting space. But it’s also an organization with its own members, who often describe it as a collective: a community that’s part of other communities.
