Bound for success

In this edition of LI Bizcast, Long Island Business News looks at the thriving book publishing industry on Long Island, the state of a future liquefied natural gas terminal off of the coast of Long Beach and renewed interest by local and Connecticut power player to make compromises regarding the Islander East pipeline.

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Executive Compensation 2007

It's that time of year again.

In this edition of LI Bizcast, David Reich-Hale and Henry E. Powderly II look at the 2007 list of highest compensated officials from public companies.

You'll never guess who made the top of the list (We lie, you know it's Cablevision's James Dolan, but we bet you don't know who number five is).

We also take a look at a labor scuffle going on at Waldbaum's.

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At C Level: John Waffenschmidt, Covanta Energy

Prepare to be amazed.

In this edition of At C Level we sit down with John Waffenschmidt, at vice president of environmental science at Covanta Energy.

While your average power plant burns coal or gas or splits atoms to create electricity, Covanta burns something completely different, the garbage we throw away every day.

Waffenschmidt talks about the waste-to-energy business, and how this "renewable" process is doing its part to reduce carbon emissions and fight global warming.

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Change is here

The face of Long Island is changing. Young people are moving out while various ethnic groups are moving in to take their places.

Get the full report from David Reich-Hale and Michael H. Samuels on this episode of LI Bizcast.

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The big deal

Local telecommunications company Cablevision is in a deal to buy Newsday, the only daily newspaper on Long Island.

We take a look at the deal, what it means to readers, and even what it means to advertisers.

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Fishing in trouble, and rethinking Islander East

In this episode of LI Bizcast we look at the state of Long Island's fishing industry. Did you know that in the year 2020, there's a chance it will be all washed up?

And the Islander East pipeline is getting renewed interest from politicians on both sides of the Long Island Sound.

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Episode 60: Up, up and away

In this edition of LI Bizcast, Michael H. Samuels reports on the green movement on Long Island, how in some places it's budding, and in other places it's in full bloom.

Then, Ambrose Clancy files a report on how the rising cost of wheat is affecting local bakers.

Join host Henry E. Powderly II for the best in local business podcasting.

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