Andrew does some investigative reporting on the people behind the site.
October 1, 2002
Burn Barrel Debate: The Rural Silent Majority: A look at bills not passed, the media and the burn barrel debate, and rural public opinion.
Burn Barrels: The 2004 Perspective: Andrew takes another look at Assembly's latest failed bid to ban burn barrels.
Considering the Burn Barrel Bill: Andrew Arthur's thoughts on the NYS regulating open burning.
Debating a Supporter: The Burn Barrel Bill: Andrew debates an email he recieved, disagreeing with his postion on open burning.
Dioxin, Incinerators, and Burn Barrels: Activists and corporations work together to push myths on dangers of trash burning.
Give Up The Burn Barrel: Maybe it's bad for the environment, but the alternative is far worst.
Spitzer and Wood Furnaces: When environmental prosecution comes home to your backyard.
The Woodstove Saving the World from Terrorists: Thoughts on the very warm woodstove, keeping me warm from the cold world outside.
Those Big Bad Burn Barrels: An essay about trash burning, and how it is not the big evil that some peoplemake it out to be.
Will The Real Cancer Action NY Stand Up? Cancer Action NY, should not be confused for the Cancer Action Group, located in Rochester. Cancer Action NY appears to be simply a frontend group for the St. Lawerence River Green Party, that is, all three members. The whois information on the canceractionny.org domain:
Hassig, Don canceraction@hotmail.com Cancer Action NY 531 CR 28 Ogdensburg, NY 13669 United States (315) 393-1975 Fax --
Don Hassig is an active green party member, with at least a couple pet 'green' groups of his own (that were totally his creation), such as St. Lawerence Pollution Group. He is seeking the Green Party Nomination, is a subsidence farmer and enviromental activist
. I guess his email and postage addresses appear above. He lives in Thompskins County, near Ithatica. He is also a college professor. The good news is he is probably going to have little to no influence on politics. And now the registrant info from burnbarrel.org:
Neurath, Chris cneurath@tds.net 701 Maple Ridge Rd Richville, NY 13681 US 315-347-2427
Chris Neurath is an environmentalist, a friend of Don Hassig, and it's clear they have worked together on the burn barrel issue before. He has gaven several speeches on energy use, oil and terrorism, and of course on open burning. Finally, I am working on a page with all this info and more—check back in a few weeks.
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