As climate deniers score, Earth Day’s down – but not out
By GREGORY ZELLER // Earth Day is not what it used to be, in amazing and terrible ways. Though an overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens recognizes climate change’s scientifically undeniable…
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No. 1028: A big bearhug for debut novels, offshore wind farms, CIBS philanthropy, puppies … and squirrels?
Say it ain’t snow: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hang tough through Winter 2026’s coldest stretch yet – and brace for a potential Long Island blizzard? That’s…
No. 1027: On private jets, gubernatorial glories, nuclear debates and nothing else (like, literally nothing)
Abracadabra: Amazing! With the wave of a wand (and plenty of hard work), you’ve mystically ported to the precipice of another well-earned weekend. Well done, proud prestidigitator – but…
No. 1026: A logical approach to innovation (with tau protein, hot pastrami and pampered pets on parade)
Second thoughts: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we roll into the second half of the year’s second workweek. To celebrate, here’s the second Innovate Long Island Wednesday Newsletter…
Offshore wind shines as courts pummel Trump orders
By GREGORY ZELLER // With Long Island watching anxiously from the front row, 2026 is off to a rock ’em, sock ’em start in America’s energy sector – with the…
Deregulation: Cutting red tape is not so black-and-white
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island is on the front lines of the battle between the federal government and New York State over Trump 2.0’s aggressive pursuit of government…
Sufficiently gassed, Trump nixes Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s safe to go back in the water. Marking a widely cheered – and sadly predictable – reversal, the Trump Administration has lifted a stop-work order…
Winds of war: Albany to battle Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // President Donald Trump’s war on alternative energy has reached Long Island’s shores – and Albany is preparing a counterattack. Suggesting in a social media post that…
Beacon Wind is alive, but is it well? That’s less clear
By GREGORY ZELLER // Reports of the death of the offshore Beacon Wind project have been somewhat exaggerated. While the 2.5-giggawatt offshore-wind duplex has withdrawn its interconnection application with New…
Time to add nuclear back to Long Island’s energy mix
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Nuclear power is back – and despite its bad history with nuclear power, Long Island needs to consider it as a progressive energy source. In…
WePower: What happened in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island energy enterprise left this month’s CES 2025 with a new sense of power. Energy-harvesting 2019 startup WePower Technologies, which is looking to upgrade…
Safety first, last, always as NOWTC preps offshore crews
By GREGORY ZELLER // As Long Island’s wind-energy industry flourishes, the safety of the men and women working on offshore rigs is paramount – and the National Offshore Wind Training…
High winds: Work begins on U.S.’s largest offshore farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // Construction has begun on the largest offshore-wind project in the nation, opening soon off Long Island. A ceremonial groundbreaking – or sea-breaking, in this case –…
A summer of energetic schooling with SBU (and friends)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Power players from across regional industry and academia have joined forces this summer to give disadvantaged students – and Long Island socioeconomics – an energetic boost….
No. 880: Journalists rule, the paranormal presides and real estate gets a little dicey (dictators need not apply)
That’ll work: Welcome to the first Friday in May, dear readers, delivering a few clouds, a little sun and plenty of seasonal warmth (more weather forecasting below). Most importantly,…