Today in your Trail Mix:
Yesterday's fracking hearings saw more than 800 attendees, today's in Binghamton are expected to draw similar, if not larger, crowds.
University researchers say climate change could make certain New York apples extinct, and extend the lake effect snow season.
Upstate young entrepreneurs are being honored by the White House.
Fracking hearings
The sentiment at yesterday's hearing on hydrofracking in Dansville was overwhelming anti-fracking; one speaker charged that regulators are "sacrificing our environment and our local economies on an altar of greed" (Zack Seward, Innovation Trail).
Binghamton is closing part of Washington Street for the fracking hearing the DEC is holding there today (Steve Reilly, Press & Sun-Bulletin).
Capital Tonight has video of natural gas industry spokesman John Holko railing against regulations (Maureen McManus, State of Politics).
Weather and climate
A cadre of Cornell, Columbia, and CUNY researchers have released a report that argues that climate changes will boost lake-effect snow and could endanger New York's apple crops (Tom Precious, Buffalo News).
An equipment failure at the Albany airport forced a couple of diversions last month during snow (Eric Anderson, Times Union).
New York is issuing another $8 million in flood assistance, for small business owners, and furnace repairs (Jon Campbell, Gannett).
Business
A Rochester communications entrepreneur is being honored at the White House today (Zack Seward, Innovation Trail), as is the principal of Syracuse's Brand Yourself (Kevin Tampone, Central New York Business Journal), which we've profiled before.
The western New York regional economic council has released a list of projects its supporting as part of its economic plan (David Robinson, Buffalo News).
The Air Force will take responsibility for demolishing the flooded BAE Systems building in Westover (My-Ly Nguyen, Press & Sun-Bulletin).
Senator Gillibrand is pitching a package of legislation that would boost job growth upstate (Joyce Gramza, WRVO).
Buffalo small business owners met with high school students as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (Samantha Maziarz Christmann, Buffalo News).
Details about how much your health insurer wishes it could charge you are now public - despite the objections of the insurers (Rick Seltzer, Greater Binghamton Business Journal).
Oswego's port authority director says that new regulations that would require shippers to treat ballast water would force the port to "cease all international shipping operations" (Joyce Gramza, WRVO).
The Finger Lakes wine industry is getting a run for its money - from beer (Daniel Fromson, BBC).
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