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Converting CO2 to Jet Fuel, Ithaca Area Economic Development Invests in Green Tech Startup

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA, NY — Ithaca Area Economic Development, or IAED, is investing in the startup company, Dimensional Energy. They aim to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into jet fuel through what’s known as “artificial photosynthesis.” Artificial photosynthesis aims to do what plants and bacteria have been doing for millennia: use sunlight to break down carbon dioxide, and…

GrassRoots Lifting COVID Precautions and Opening Up Festival to General Admission

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA, NY — The GrassRoots Festival is shifting to general admission this weekend after a storm last week damaged one of their stages. GrassRoots was originally planning the festival around a socially distanced PODS system, or Personal Outdoor Dance Space. That plan was formed before New York reached its goal of 70 percent vaccination, and…

Severe Flooding in Watkins Glen

By Jimmy Jordan

WATKINS GLEN, NY — Watkins Glen has been hit with severe flooding. The village was suffered a flash flood catalyzed by a severe thunderstorm and heavy downpour last night. Watkins Glen Police report that some parts of the Village were under several feet of water. Risks of flash flooding have been mounting in Central New…

Ithaca Tenant’s Union Celebrates Albany’s ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Law and Pushes Their Own Version

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA, NY — The Albany Common Council passed the “good cause” eviction law on Monday night, and a similar bill is gathering support in Ithaca. The Albany law gives tenants a number of  protections, namely a stricter set of conditions before a landlord can evict them. Prior to the bill passing, a landlord in Albany…

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