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A Shared Determination to Rebuild and Restore the Jersey Shore
Posted by New York Times: Peter Applebome on November 3rd, 2012
New York Times: John Schaad, 53 a longtime Jersey Shore resident, was staring out to the sea and looking shellshocked on the Boardwalk just across from what is known as the Sinatra House, where the sounds of big-band music waft into the air all summer long as an endless parade of people sashay by. “You know,” he said on Thursday, “used to be no one wanted to say they were from Jersey. Now everyone knows the Jersey Shore. There’s no place like it, there’s nothing like being on the Boardwalk in the summer.” “We’ll...
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The Fracking Divide: Who Will Prevail in N.Y.?
Posted by New York Times: Peter Applebome on October 31st, 2011
New York Times: A Quinnipiac University poll released last week found residents of New York State almost evenly split on drilling, with 44 in favor because of economic benefits and 43 percent opposed because of environmental concerns. That represents a modest trend toward skepticism. In August, the poll found 47 percent to 42 percent in favor.
But polls, some more scientific than others, in many of the areas most likely to see gas drilling tend to show overwhelming opposition of two-thirds or more, particularly...