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Cycle the Erie Canal 2020 Registration is Open

Cycle the Erie Canal 2020 Registration is Open
This Bicycle Tour is just one example of how the NY Canal System is stating to thrive again Part of NY Parks & Trails...the annual Cycle the Erie Canal 8 day bicycle tour is off and running for 2020. Sign-up is open at the NY P&T website. NEW YORK PARKS & TRAILS WEBSITE Click the…
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This is the place to go for Erie Canal Information

This is the place to go for Erie Canal Information
By far the best place for Canal Information The ECNA has to mention a website that seems to be one of the best collections of Erie Canal material that we have found. It has it all from pictures to engineering plans. And they also prepared a nice piece for the 175th Anniversary that was built…
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100% Renewable source electricity law for New York.

100% Renewable source electricity law for New York.
Spotted today on www.law.com The referenced Article 75—the Climate Change article of ECL that was added by the same enactment—includes Section 75-0107, “Statewide greenhouse gas limits.” It calls for these emissions in 2030 to be 60% of 1990 levels, and in 2050, 15% of 1990 levels. The law’s preamble has an aspirational goal of a…
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Are Erie Canal Embankments actually Higher Risk Earthen Dams?

Are Erie Canal Embankments actually Higher Risk Earthen Dams?
Some would say the short answer is YES! The Phreatic Line is one of the favorite topics here at the ECNA, just ask Mike Caswell If you look at the Perinton Safety Video, created by the Canal Corporation, they mention the issues with seepage and breaches. Most of this has to do with one part…
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