2008-11-20T17:52:01-07:00 http://nycowboy.org/picks/ http://www.albanyyd.com/ The organization for Young Democrats in Albany County. http://www.albanyweblog.com/ Dan Van Ripper's weekly feature on what is happening in Albany. http://www.democracyinalbany.com/ The blog on Albany-city politics and the alike. http://keyboardkrumbs.com/ Rob Madeo blogs on life in the Capital Region and his former blog was rated a favorite in Metroland. http://www.ncdfa.org/ The great DFA chapter in the North Country of NY. http://www.nysorva.org/ NYSORVA is the lobbying group supporting ATVs and alike. http://albanyquality.blogspot.com/ Navigating New York's Capital Region without a car since May 2007. http://warminglaw.typepad.com/ Follows the legal battle over climate change. http://www.marcgunther.com/ Looks at the relationship between corporations and protecting the environment. http://www.scuppie.com/ A guide for looking at privileged socially conscience liberal brats. http://www.ct40.com/ Listing of the country music hits of week. http://www.electaubertine.com/ Another great Democrat whose up for re-election this year. http://barberforsenate.com/main/ Find out more about his campaign ! http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26774722663 Join his facebook group today (!) http://www.nydems.org/ The website of the state democratic committee. http://www.economist.com/ The great humorous British publication on the economy and politics. http://www.guardian.co.uk/ Another great publication on politics and culture. http://plattsburgh.edu/ My alumnus, mainly because I didn't get expelled from that school. http://www.schoharievalleywatch.org/ The group opposed to renewable and clean energy development, opposing all wind farms and natural gas drilling in our state. http://www.blogforcleanair.blogspot.com/ A blog looking at Clean Air Policy in the United States. http://www.clearwater.org/ has a great festival and is doing much to keep the Hudson River clean. http://www.ecogeek.org/ talks about new toys for green living. http://www.nylcv.org/ecopoliticsdaily Offering an environmental angle on New York's political scene. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ The Environment News Service is the original daily international wire service of the environment. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ Newswire service covering the environment. http://www.eany.org/ is the key lobbying group supporting environmental policies in NYS. http://greeneconomics.blogspot.com/ Reviewing some of the economic questions facing our environment. http://www.enn.com/ A look at environmental issues and politics with daily news stories. http://www.grist.org Get the scoop on what's going on in our natural world. http://gristmill.grist.org/ Is the updated through the day blog on environmental issues. http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/propregulations.html This page lists the rules and regulations that have been proposed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. http://www.savethepinebush.org/ Protecting the Pine Bush, Albany politics, and solid waste. http://beefbites.wordpress.com/ A critical look at animal welfare and criticism of farming practices. http://northviewdiary.blogspot.com/ The dairy farm journal from the Mohawk Valley. http://roosterhillfarm.com/journal/ The news of a small farm in the southern tier. http://sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/ Stories from a small farm in Vermont's mountains raising pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, dogs and kids naturally on pasture. http://blogs.timesunion.com/farmlife/ My days begin at dawn. I venture to the barns, bid my good mornings, and tend to the llamas, miniature horses and donkeys, goats and chickens. Farming is a hobby for me, and I love it. It's a life of joy, heartache, and challenge, and I certainly prefer it to afternoon tea. Teri Conroy. http://sarpysam.com/ Sarpy Sam's blog on cattle ranching from a ranch somewhere out west in Montana. http://www.hobbyfarms.com/ Great resource on all aspects of small scale farming. http://attra.ncat.org/ has many info docs for small farms even though it's been de-funded this year. http://www.peteseeger.net/ The Pete Seeger Appreciation Page looks at the great folk singer. http://www.altamontenterprise.com/ The local weekly paper for the hilltowns of Albany County. http://www.thehilltowns.com/ A community site with events going on in the hilltowns. http://www.alstirpe.org The website of a great upstate Assemblyman up for re-election. http://kevincahillny.com/ Hudson Valley Assemblyman fighting for tax relief and better energy policies. http://www.cattletoday.org/ For keeping up on what's new with those big animals that go moo. http://cdta.org/index.php Maps, schedules, and ways to get around the Capital Region. http://albanymediabias.blogspot.com/ Covering media bias in the Albany, NY area, especially in the Times Union. Also looking at columnists and the news in general. Also just sort of mentioning things I find interesting. http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/ Rockland Journal's blog on New York politics. http://auburnpub.com/ The newspaper from Auburn in Central NY. http://www.blognetnews.com/New_York/ Round up of news blogs in the state. http://www.poststar.com/ The local newspaper for the Glens Falls area. http://metroland.net/ The Alternative Newsweekly of New York's Capital Region. http://www.nynewsline.biz/ Follow most of New York paper's headlines. http://www.buffalonews.com/101/index.html The paper for Western New York's biggest city and surrounding lands. http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage Ithaca News, Community, Entertainment, Yellow Pages and Classifieds. Serving Ithaca, NY http://www.nytimes.com/ Breaking News, World News & Multimedia from the nation's leading newspaper. http://www.pressrepublican.com/ North Country's Newspaper out of Plattsburgh. http://www.timesunion.com/ Albany's local newspaper always worth a read. http://vtnewsline.com/ Headlines from newspapers in Vermont. http://mohawkvalley.wordpress.com/ Mohawk Valley politics and life e-zine. http://english.aljazeera.net/English/ Coverage of international and national politics from a Muslim perceptive. http://clinton.senate.gov/ Our US Senator's website. http://kirstengillibrand.com/Main The website of the campaign of Kirsten Gillibrand. http://www.redstate.com/ A blog of National Conservative News and Community. http://soundpolitic.dailykos.com/ A progressive blog from an activist living in Berne. http://www.gillibrand.house.gov/ Her official house website. http://www.time.com/time Weekly magazine focusing on United States news and politics. http://www.spatialwebhost.com/SLIM/default.aspx Find state lands to camp, hike, ride, or other activities in. http://www.bethlehemforpeace.org/ Albany's most active peace organization. http://capdistrictpeace.blogspot.com/ This blog is written by Joe Lombardo, a peace activist from the Capital District of New York (Albany). It reflects his views on the peace and justice movement and politics and will report on peace and justice activity in the Capital District. http://nepajac.org/ An umbrella organization coordinating big peace gatherings and conferences for the Capital Region. http://www.19wpc.com/ Increasing population growth, energy intensity and globalization has led to a phenomenal rise in the use of energy. Demand for oil and gas continues to grow and will have to be met through traditional as well as unconventional sources. http://www.albanygasprices.com/ Find cheap gas prices in New York State. http://www.motherearthnews.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=1500 Renewable energy. Energy-efficient homes. Green vehicles. It’s all about energy. http://kunstler.com/ Looks at building sustainable communities and the problem of a lack of energy in the future. http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/ Looks at a more green society without so much technology. http://www.truckblog.com/ has news on new pickup trucks. http://prfamerica.org/ Those people in the Adirondack Park who hate the APA. http://www.wamc.org/ Few of us can survive without listening to Alan Chartock non-stop for hours. http://www.recyclingtoday.com/ All about recycling markets and what's being scrapped and what's not. http://blabernews.blogspot.com/ A conservative blog covering Ulster County politics. http://tediscostake.blogspot.com/ It's good to here from the opposition every once and while. http://www.alphecca.com/ Alphecca is an occasional blog of opinions by a politically independent, libertarian gun nut in Vermont. http://www.nysrpa.org/ The website of the New York Pistol and Riffle Association. http://blog.nysrpa.org/ The blog of the New York Pistol and Riffle Association. http://www.nyssnowassoc.org/ NYSSA are those people who have too much fun in the winter. http://www.wasteage.com/ Trade magazine for all those interested in what's new in trash and recycling. http://parkwaypreservation.com/ A group arguing for the maintenance and protection of this beautiful parkway in Niagara Falls. http://oswegonian.blogspot.com/ A blog on life in Oswego, NY. http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/news/bacon.html Working Families Party's daily news round up. http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol Elizabeth Benjamin's full-time blog on the Albany. http://www.empirewire.com/cartoons.html Marquill's great series of Upstate NY cartoons. http://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/ A blog looking at the history of the empire state. http://www.newyorkwired.com/frnewslinxstatenews.htm News headlines from across New York State. http://www.paultonkoforcongress2008.com/ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in New York's 21st congressional district seat. I encourage you, as an active participant and district resident, to engage yourself in the process and vote. http://www.philsteck.com/ Support for Phil's campaign for change is growing every day. Here are just some of the individuals and organizations that have joined Phil's effort to change the direction of our country and make sure our voices are heard in Washington. http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/ Politics on the Hudson, from The Journal News/LoHud.com, is your online source for up-to-the-minute political news, insight and dish in the Lower Hudson Valley and New York state. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/ The Daily Politics is a running conversation about New York's political scene. http://www.observer.com/thepoliticker/ The New York Observer's blog on state politics. http://blog.hcn.org/goat The High Country News Blog. http://www.hcn.org/ The left-leaning blog for the west. http://www.pickuptruck.com/ PickupTruck.com is the resource on new and old pickups. http://www.urbandictionary.com/ Helps define all those big words they use in the big city and beyond. http://www.uhls.org/rvll_library/ The best wi-fi site in the Capital Region.