Category Archives: Environmental Concerns

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Erie Canal Embankment Video Tour – The Oxbow Dam in Fairport

I felt it would assist people in understanding the problems existing on the Earthen Embankment Dam between Perinton Park and Bushnell’s Basin if I took a few photographs of the area where I spotted PRUDENT ENGINEERING using surveying tools on January 5th. They were here about four hours, working slowly along the areas shown in the…
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The Oxbow Lake Embankment Dam in Perinton – 1918 vs 2018 Comparison

Fairport/Perinton Circa 1912 Here is a photo of the embankment at The Oxbow in Fairport.  It was taken circa 1912. There are several points worth noticing here. In the center of the photo, the electricity pylon can be seen clearly perched on the top of the embankment. On the opposite side of the canal, the…
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Trees… Is it Global Warming – or Global Warning?

While everyone likes trees, it appears we have a huge problem with them, as they have been proven to be a major contributor to melting the permafrost. If we lose our permafrost, that releases all the carbon stored underground, and there is so much it is many times greater than all the oil, coal and…
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