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Yvonne Taylor of Gas Free Seneca About Finger Lakes LPG Gas Storage Project [AUDIO]
Yvonne Taylor, co-founder of Gas Free Seneca, comments on the recent letter from Finger Lakes LPG (FLLPG) to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. In the letter, FLLPG asks the DEC to delay its decision on the permitting of the storage facility until the company can conduct well tests at the site. (photo…
Read MoreDan Brown, Executive Director of Racker, talks about the organization’s 70th birthday [AUDIO]
Racker, a center that provides services to people with disabilities and their families, is celebrating their 70th anniversary. Executive Director, Dan Brown, talks about the organization, the services that it provides, and how they will celebrate this special milestone. Esther Racoosin of WRFI News produced this interview, which aired on April 9th, 2018. (photo from…
Read MoreAmnesty International at Cornell Hosts Mass Incarceration Week of Action [AUDIO]
Chris Elliott, Cornell student and co-organizer of the Mass Incarceration Week of Action talks about the human rights crisis of mass incarceration in the United States. He discusses the causes of mass incarceration, and how the justice system in the US has to be reformed. Elliott also describes the events happening during the week of…
Read MoreThe Co-Directors of the 2018 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival [AUDIO]
Patricia Zimmermann and Tom Shevory, Ithaca College Professors and co-Directors of the 2018 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival discuss the events taking place during the festival. The event features films, lectures, music and readings. Esther Racoosin conducted this interview during the April 3rd, 2018 edition of WRFI News.
Read MoreThe Artist and Writer Residency at the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts [audio]
Lesley Williamson, Executive Director of the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts talks about the artist and writer residency program. The application deadline for the residency is this coming January 1, 2018. Williamson discusses how Constance Saltonstall decided to start the foundation, and how the residency came into being. Esther Racoosin conducted this interview, which…
Read MoreHilary Lambert, Executive Director of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network-November 14th, 2017 [audio]
Hilary Lambert, Executive Director and Steward of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, provides an update on the health of the lake. She gives an overview of the recent fall meeting of the network, discusses the algal blooms that occurred on the lake in the late summer, and talks about outbreaks of the invasive plant, hydrilla. …
Read MoreHenrik Dullea Discusses State Constitutional Convention Vote [Audio]
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/henrik-dullea-discusses-state-constitutional-convention-proposition/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1] Henrik Dullea, a former aide to Mario Cuomo and former VP of University Relations at Cornell, talks about the upcoming proposition for the formation of a New York State Constitutional Convention. Dullea talks about the three step voting process, the arguments for and against, and offers other analyses of this…
Read MoreCathy Lee Crane discusses the new film, “The Manhattan Front”[audio]
Cathy Lee Crane, Ithaca College Associate Professor of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies at Ithaca College, talks about the new, feature length film called “The Manhattan Front”. It will premiere at Cinemapolis movie theatre in Ithaca on Tuesday, October 17, at 7 pm; it is free to the public. This interview initially aired on the…
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