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Long Island scrapping ocean wind park (AP via Yahoo! News) - In the end, it was the cost that blew away the wind farm. Long Island Power Authority Chairman Kevin Law confirmed Thursday that the utility is scrapping plans to create a $700 million wind energy park with 40 turbines in an 8-square-mile area in the Atlantic Ocean, not far from Jones Beach.

Long Island cop cleared in attack (AP via Yahoo! News) - A retired New York City police sergeant has been cleared of charges he participated in the beating of a tourist while working as a part-time officer in a small resort town off Long Island.

Long Island Vet Buys Oxygen Masks For Animals (WNBC) - A veterinarian on Long Island wants to equip all the fire departments and ambulance houses in Nassau County with specialized oxygen masks for animals.

Long Island scrapping ocean wind park (Lexington Herald-Leader) - In the end, it was the cost that blew away the wind farm. Long Island Power Authority Chairman Kevin Law confirmed Thursday that the utility is scrapping plans to create a $700 million wind energy park with 40 turbines in an 8-square-mile area in the Atlantic Ocean, not far from Jones Beach. "It's just too expensive," Law told The Associated Press. "It's not going to work. ...This is an ...

Long Island cop cleared in attack (The Charlotte Observer) - A retired New York City police sergeant has been cleared of charges he participated in the beating of a tourist while working as a part-time officer in a small resort town off Long Island. Suffolk County Court Judge Barbara Kahn ruled earlier this week that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with charges against William Emburey. "She found that there was no evidence whatsoever that ...

Rising Ratepayer Costs Sink Long Island Offshore Wind Project (ElectricNet) - The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) recently decided to terminate a controversial project to install 40 wind turbines off the coast of Jones Beach because of a recent report showing the costs of this $700M project to be significantly higher than traditional forms of energy generation

Chamber To Hear Sen. Hannon Reveal Long Island Myths (Garden City News) - Are there myths here on Long Island? NY State Senator Kemp Hannon thinks so and will reveal a sampling of "Long Island Myths" to Chamber members and guests at the Garden City Chamber's season kick-off luncheon on Wednesday, September 19, Garden City Hotel at Noon.

Long Island Power Authority scrapping ocean wind park (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - August 23, 2007 4:05 PM ET GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - In the end, it was the cost that blew away the wind farm. Long Island Power Authority Chairman Kevin Law says his...

FiOS Wins Another Long Island Franchise (MultiChannel News) - Verizon continues to expand its footprint on New York’s Long Island, winning a franchise for its FiOS TV service in the village of Nissequogue, N.Y.

Long Island scraps wind energy park (Crain's New York Business) - The Long Island Power Authority said it had become too costly to create the park, which would have included 40 turbines in an area near Jones Beach.