by Phill Sexton | Oct 18, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Snow Removal, Sustainability Lab, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers
Article By ANNE COSGROVE, (Photo: Adobe Stock Christian Delbert) Virtually every industry has been changed by the pandemic. From minor inconveniences due to a change in protocol to major disruptions in livelihoods, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed industries and...
by News Affiliate | Feb 25, 2021 | Lake George, Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, SWiM
By LUCAS WILLARD As part of an effort to reduce the use of road salt in the Adirondacks, the FUND For Lake George has released a film to demonstrate how communities in the Lake George Basin have been able to use new technology to save money and protect the...
by News Affiliate | Feb 25, 2021 | Lake George, Leadership, Salt, Salt Abuse, SWiM, WIT Advisers
by: Jay Petrequin LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The FUND for Lake George has spent five years pushing different ways to reduce the use of road salt around Lake George, for both environmental and cost reasons. That work has caused towns like Lake George and Hague to...
by News Affiliate | Feb 12, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Snow Removal, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, Uncategorized, WIT Advisers
Winters can be harsh and roads treacherous in the Adirondacks. The state is trying to determine how much salt to apply without overdoing it. Photo by Nancie Battaglia State seeks salt reduction. Can it change fast enough? By Ry Rivard Ahead of the 1980 Winter...
by Phill Sexton | Feb 2, 2021 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers
When winter snow imposes its will on the roads, it’s typically mitigated by various amounts of sand, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and road salt, but these de-icing agents also are a major contributor to corrosion problems for fleets. However, states are...
by Phill Sexton | Apr 15, 2017 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM
The past several years have seen increased finger-pointing at the private snow and ice management industry for the environmental woes resulting from the over-application and misuse of deicer. While snow removal contractors play a role, my research over the past few...
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