General Information
New England Red Tide 2005
June 2005 - - The toxic algae commonly known as Red Tide has closed shellfish beds from Maine to Cape Cod. New England represents one third of the nation's clam harvest and the closures will mean millions of dollars in losses waterman and restaurant makets, including New York. Businesses are getting clams from Canada and Maryland. Red Tide algae is toxic to humans and is carried by shellfish, mainly oysters and clams. Fish, Lobster and crabs are not affected.
Arenas
Stadiums, coliseums, arenas and convention centers are huge energy users. The New York Metropolitan Area has an almost insatiable appetite for entertainment and has the population to support numerous arenas. The area currently has three arenas:
1) Madison Square Garden: Midtown Manhattan, built 1968, seating 20,000, teams--Knicks, Rangers, Liberty
2) Continental Arena: East Rutherford, N.J., built 1981, seating 19,000, teams--Nets and Devils through 2007 and
3) Nassau Coliseum: Uniondale, L.I., built 1972, seating 18,000, team Islanders (owner Charles Wang);
and has plans for three more:
1) NY Sports & Convention Center: West Side Manhattan, seating 45,000 (arena), 75,000 (football), $1.4 billion
2) Newark Arena and Broad & Market streets, seating 18,000, team Devils, $310 million
3) Brooklyn Arena: Flatfush & Atlantic avenues, seating 19,000, team Brooklyn Nets, $500 million
Light Pollution
The glow above New York City that you can see from tens of miles away represents wasted energy because any lighting emitted skyward should be pointing down. State legislation is addressing this problem by NYC objects because of cost and security concerns. Of course, less wasted light means less wasted electricity, which means reducing the need to build new power plants. Let's retrofit now and let's retrofit with compact flourescents and other more efficient light bulbs now.
