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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are President and Chief Executive Office of The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Doreen Harris, public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, and author and contributing writer for "Rolling Stone" Jeff Goodell.

If you’re like most people, the relentless daily grind of go-go-go, do-do-do, can run down your energy and deplete your resources. While most of us find our lives full of “Upstate” moments that rev up our stress engines, it doesn’t have to be this way.Sleep researcher Dr. Sara Mednick, shows how we can access the most replenishing and repairing aspects of sleep through activities and moments that happen during our day by diving into our “Downstate.” Dr. Mednick shows that bringing ourselves back to the Downstate is critical for our health, well-being, and cognitive longevity.Her new book is: "The Power of the Downstate."

Like thousands of restless men left unmoored in the wake of the 2008 economic crash, Michael Patrick Smith arrived in the fracking boomtown of Williston,…

Today, white men make up less than 30 percent of the US population, yet hold over 60% of elected positions, control a disproportionate share of the…

In Heat & Light, Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers, in this ambitious, achingly human story…

Over the past decade a new and controversial energy extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has rocketed to the forefront of U.S.…

From renowned social critic, energy expert, and bestselling author James Howard Kunstler,The Harrows of Spring is a moving and gripping novel that…

The Halfmoon Community Solar Project, expected to be completed by late summer, will feature more than 1,700 panels and will generate enough electricity to…

Several New England states have been ranked among the best in the country when it comes to energy efficiency.Massachusetts tops the annual list of the…

An annual scorecard ranks the Northeast states among the best in energy efficiency policies. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranks…