08.18.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Drill, baby … spill? Despite the 2010 offshore oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, despite the U.S. suddenly becoming the top oil producer in the world and despite decades of opposition,...
07.23.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: DiNapoli draws a crowd on East End The only Long Islander running statewide on a major party ticket this year, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a Democrat, was on the East End last week. It was an unusual...
05.04.2014 Columns Karl Grossman column: Abuse of power Now that the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has been decimated and a private utility from New Jersey, Public Service Electric and Gas (PSEG) has been imposed on Long...
03.17.2014 Columns Karl Grossman column: A nuclear coverup This week marked the third anniversary of the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Long Island anti-nuclear activists are still taking a deep breath and expressing thanks a...
03.10.2014 Columns Karl Grossman: Paving paradise I’ve been giving presentations on my experiences of 50 years as a journalist on Long Island. Recently I spoke before a business-linked group — the Environmental/Green Industries Committee of...