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GREENWICH, CT-- A new study released recently finds that water, in all its forms, has the least environmental impact of any beverage choice.
EL PASO, TX-- Gerald W. Cichon, Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP), has announced a National Green Design Competition for a $10+ million LEED Green Affordable Housing Project supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
PEORIA, IL--The Caterpillar Administration Building, which serves as the company's world headquarters, has been awarded LEED-EB® O+M (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
BONITA SPRINGS, FL-- Algenol Biofuels Inc. has announced that the company has reached an agreement with the Lee County Board of Commissioners to support the opening of a new 43,000-sf facility in Lee County, bringing economic diversity and jobs to the area launching in the first quarter of 2010.
HARRISBURG, PA--Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger has announced plans to open a new Oil and Gas Management office in Scranton, Lackawanna County, to improve the agency's ability to oversee and respond to issues stemming from increased natural gas drilling throughout the region.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ--SJP Properties has announced that Somerset Corporate Center II has been awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star recognition, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection.
NEW YORK, NY--The Institute of Design & Construction (IDC), in affiliation with Forever Green Training & Sustainable Design, will offer a two-day seminar, "LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation: The Core Concepts of Sustainable Design," in March.
WASHINGTON--The National Green Building Standard Commentary, the companion publication to the ANSI-approved National Green Building Standard, is now available for purchase through BuilderBooks.com, the publishing arm for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
KINGSTON, NY—ScheinMedia announces the publication of comprehensive maps of green residential development projects in the New York metro region.
CHICAGO--Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company's Engineering Technology Center (ETC) in Chicago has received LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), further advancing the company's goal to leverage high-performance design across its existing facilities.
PISCATAWAY, NJ-- American Standard Brands, a leading manufacturer of bath and kitchen plumbing products in North America, has announced its commitment of $1 million over a two-year period to The Nature Conservancy to increase awareness of how consumers can conserve water every day and to provide support of the Conservancy's mission of protecting the Earth's most vital natural resource - our drinking water.
WASHINGTON-- Three national environmental groups praised President Obama for crafting the first presidential budget to provide funding to restore the Gulf Coast along Louisiana and Mississippi.
NORTHBROOK, IL--UL Environment, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and a global leader in environmental evaluation and certification, has announced that it is launching the Energy Efficiency Certification (EEC) program for compliance with energy efficiency standards and regulations.
HERNDON, VA--Volkswagen of America's 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI® Clean Diesel engine has been selected by Ward's Automotive Group as one of the "10 Best Engines" for 2010.
WASHINGTON--Though it no longer exists, the impact of the Free Enterprise Action Fund on the global warming debate was concretized last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to require that publicly-owned companies disclose the risks of global warming laws and regulation.
FREEHOLD, NJ-- Trinity Solar, the largest solar integrator in New Jersey with over 950 solar electric systems installed to date, is proud to offer New Jersey's homeowners new financing solutions to pay for their solar power. Never has solar been so affordable or so easy to obtain.
WASHINGTON--Nearly 100 organizations in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental arenas -- representing hundreds of companies and tens of thousands of workers and citizens -- are joining forces to turn February 1-5, 2010, into Clean Energy Week.
EL PASO, TX-- Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World, has urged members of the National Latino Congreso to press their representatives in Congress to create more green jobs in order to reduce hunger and poverty among U.S. Latinos.
BROOKLYN, NY--Kaufman Astoria Studios, the historic multi-stage studio complex in Astoria, Queens, has decided to green its growing empire by switching its heating fuel to METRO’s Greenheat™, a blend of heating oil and biodiesel made from domestic and renewable sources like recycled restaurant grease.
WASHINGTON--The Pew Charitable Trusts has announced that effective February 1, 2010, the Campaign for America's Wilderness (CAW) will become part of the Pew Environment Group, expanding Pew's work to protect public lands.
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