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The City's Broken Promise: Superfunding the Gowanus (video)
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The rationale for Superfunding the Gowanus Canal as opposed to adopting Mayor Bloomberg's Alternative Superfund Approach.
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Breaking news! ‘Whole’ lot of nothing as food megastore abandons Gowanus site
brooklynpaper.com - 7/8/2009
Breaking news! ‘Whole’ lot of nothing as food megastore abandons Gowanus site
— brooklynpaper.com — Whole Foods has shelved its plans to open its first Brooklyn branch on Third Avenue near the Gowanus Canal, The Brooklyn Paper has learned. The grocery chain, known for its high-end food and prices to match, said on Wednesday that it does still hope ... (more) Breaking news! ‘Whole’ lot of nothing as ...

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City Proposes New Plan to Avoid Superfund Listing for Gowanus Canal
nytimes.com - 7/2/2009
City Proposes New Plan to Avoid Superfund Listing for Gowanus Canal
— nytimes.com — The canal is contaminated with pollutants that include pesticides and metals, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. (more) City Proposes New Plan to Avoid Superfund Listing for ...

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The battle for the Gowanus Canal: Fight over Superfunding grows
nydailynews.com - 7/7/2009
The battle for the Gowanus Canal: Fight over Superfunding grows
— nydailynews.com — It's the battle for the Gowanus Canal. The controversy surrounding the polluted waterway has inspired great passions on both sides in Carroll Gardens, complete with posters, buttons, flyers, marathon meetings and YouTube videos. (more) The battle for the Gowanus Canal: Fight over ...

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Must Watch: "The City's Broken Promise: Superfunding the Gowanus"
Pardon Me For Asking — Still not convinced that EPA Superfund listing is the only way that the Gowanus Canal will ever truly be cleaned? Then you have to watch this video. It was made by Peter Pierce who wanted to show " the rationale for Superfunding the Gowanus Canal as opposed to ...

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Must Watch: "The City's Broken Promise: Superfunding the Gowanus"
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Still not convinced that EPA Superfund listing is the only way that the Gowanus Canal will ever truly be cleaned? Then you have to watch this video. It was made by Peter Pierce who wanted to show " the rationale for Superfunding the Gowanus Canal as opposed to adopting Mayor ...
Gowanus, the Superfund and the Evil of Today's New York
lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — There is perhaps no better way of illustrating the utter wrongness of the way development issues are handled in today's New York than an examination of the Gowanus Superfund scandal that has been unfolding over the past two months. (Yes, it is a ...
As the Gowanus Turns....
foundinbrooklyn.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — Apparantly you have to pay people to convince local businesses that Superfund is bad! F.I.B heard through the Gowanus grapevine that a paid representative of the formerly anonymous Clean Gowanus Now! group was doing just that today and using all the ...
From Gowanus to Venice
nytimes.com 6/1/2009 — Times editorial notebook comes out in favor of Superfunding the Gowanus, saying "Brooklyn can handle the label." Indeed.
Last Day To Comment On Gowanus Canal Superfund Listing
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com 7/8/2009 — Seen On Smith Street Just a reminder, dear Reader. Today is the last day to submit your testimony to the EPA regarding the listing of the Gowanus Canal as as Superfund site. If you have not done so yet, I urge you to do so. Carroll Gardener JL did. Below is his testimony.  ...
'Why The Gowanus Should Be A Superfund Site' By Tom Angotti, PHD
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com 5/22/2009 — Dear Reader, please take a moment to read this excellent analysis of the Gowanus Canal by Dr. Tom Angotti, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College. It is a chilling account of the many problems that plague the area. Why the Gowanus should be a Superfund site  ...
Gowanus Canal: Superfund Site?
firstandcourt.blogspot.com 4/8/2009 — This still needs some digesting. First heard rumors on this last Thursday, but without any substantive detail. Below is the press release issued by EPA, in full (emphasis added): Press Release Region 2 - New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. ...
The Gowanus Canal has ALWAYS been Stigmatized...Superfund Gownus!
foundinbrooklyn.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — Fabulous FROGG founder, Linda Mariano, shown on the Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal, is campaigning for the Superfund.This wonderful article is reprinted from yesterday's Daily News. Please do not forget to comment on the EPA's website, ...
C.O.R.D. Has No Doubt Superfund Is Best For Gowanus Canal
pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — The waters of the Gowanus Canal My friends of The Coalition For Respectful Development (CORD) have just released a statement regarding the proposed listing of the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site. After attending every meeting held, both by the EPA and by the City, after researching ...
EPA Wants To List the Gowanus Canal As A Superfund Site
onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.typepad.com 4/8/2009 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to add the Gowanus Canal to the Agency’s Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). That could mean that the Gowanus Canal will one day be clean and beautiful and not the stinky, toxic mess that it ...
City Proposes New Plan for Gowanus Canal Cleanup — NYT > N.Y. / Region 7/2/2009
City officials have proposed an alternate plan for the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal, in hopes of avoiding a Superfund listing that might lead to litigation and other delays.
By the Gowanus, a Lens on the Ruins Amid a Rebirth — NYT > N.Y. / Region 7/7/2009
Who needs Renoir’s barges on the Seine? Jose Gaytan is enraptured by scows on the Gowanus.