12.22.2023 Columns Suffolk Closeup: East End leads in wind power “We celebrated ‘First Power’ today when the first wind turbine, 35 miles off the Montauk coast, was turned on and began transmitting electricity to the Cove Hollow substation,” declared...
07.17.2022 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Justices blind to climate disaster “First on gun safety, then on abortion, and now on the environment — this MAGA, repressive, extremist Supreme Court is intent on setting America back decades, if not centuries,”...
08.03.2019 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Energy is blowin’ in the wind “We are witnessing a tipping point in energy history and today’s commitment to large-scale investment in offshore wind power proves that New York walks the walk of powering our...
05.01.2019 Government Environmentalists to Town Board: The future for alternative energy is now Green Options Committee Chairman Tim Purtell brought representatives from East Hampton to Tuesday’s Town Board work session to discuss the financial benefits of putting the town on a firm...
10.28.2017 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A boat ride into the future “On a clear day, you can see the future,” is the heading of a full-page Citibank ad that’s been running in major magazines featuring a color photo of the...