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Erie Times-News Pledges Commitment to Diversity But Missed Something Obvious

August 22, 2020 by Paul Crowe

The Erie Times News, our “local” newspaper, which is part of the Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK, is committing itself to better “reflect the community’s diversity.” They published two articles, here and here, explaining in greater detail what they mean and they even include charts and graphs. Many of us in Erie County have long […]

What Exactly is an Erie County Community College Supposed to Be?

October 24, 2019 by Paul Crowe 2 Comments

Ready, Fire, Aim. Do you remember the GEIDC? The Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation was given an unsecured loan for $3 million dollars by Erie County because county council and the county executive were convinced, we needed a big rail terminal. It turns out we needed no such thing and the money was lost when […]

Obama’s DOE Gives Last Minute Presidential Permit to Lake Erie Connector

January 13, 2017 by Paul Crowe

Included in the last minute flurry of activity by agencies of the Obama administration, the DOE has issued a presidential permit authorizing the ITC Lake Erie Connector. As noted previously: … the EPA is forcing power plants off line so fast without making any provisions for replacement power that our grid is quickly becoming weak […]

Could Small Scale Manufacturing be a Big Win for Erie County?

June 22, 2016 by Paul Crowe

Even a 5 axis CNC milling machine can fit on a desktop

Buying Made in America products whenever you shop is great, but how about Made in Erie County? With the dwindling number of manufacturing jobs in our area, is that even possible anymore? Can we rebuild Erie County employment and offer opportunities for high school and college graduates from local schools, or even attract some from […]

What Everybody Ought to Know About the Lake Erie Underwater Power Cable

June 9, 2016 by Paul Crowe

Mitchell coal plant in Courtney, Pa., one of the state's power plants closed due to EPA regulations

In light of a recent comment about the ITC Lake Erie Connector, it’s time to return to it and ask a few questions. ITC’s documentation covers the “what it is” and “how it will be done” in great detail, but there’s very little information about who is doing it and why it’s even necessary. Pressed […]

Review the Lake Erie Underwater Cable Then Tell Them What You Think

June 3, 2016 by Paul Crowe

ITC Lake Erie Connector, an underwater and underground cable from Canada to Erie County

The ITC Lake Erie Connector, introduced to county residents last year, is an underwater high voltage DC cable to be run from Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada to Erie County, PA. It will consist of two high voltage DC cables, +/- 320 kV (320,000 volts DC). It travels 72 miles underwater, 7 miles underground from landfall […]

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