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LATROBE--Kennametal Inc. announced yesterday that it has presented its sixth annual Environmental
Health and Safety (EHS) Excellence Awards to six Kennametal projects worldwide.
BARNEGAT--The Walters Group has installed a temporary 60-meter wind power test tower at Stafford Park as part of a one-year study to examine the site's potential for wind turbine energy.
ALBANY--With invasive species proliferating throughout New York's waterways, forests and farmlands, Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today the formation of a new office within DEC to focus on one of the state's fastest growing environmental threats.
NEW BRUNSWICK--PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., was recently honored for green building by the New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute.
NEW YORK--Planet Earth and global manufacturing issues increasingly figure into consumers' spending
decisions, with a vast majority of holiday shoppers expressing a willingness to pay more for eco-friendly gifts and taking note of the country where items were made, says the 2007 Annual National Shopping Behavior Survey by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP.
BASKING RIDGE--Verizon Wireless reminds consumers to donate their no-longer-used wireless phones to the company's HopeLine(R) phone recycling program to support victims of domestic violence.
NEW YORK--Alcoa today announced it has reached an agreement with the State of New York and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) on a new, renewable energy contract to supply the Company’s Massena, NY operations that paves the way for an upgrade of the operations there.
NEW YORK--Four new companies have joined the leadership coalition of The Climate Group.
ALBANY--New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner has announced more than $1.7 million in Hudson River Estuary grants for 41 projects in the watershed and two appointments to lead the Hudson-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission activities as the state begins the build up to the 2009 commemoration.
VALLEY STREAM, NY--Energtek Inc. announced today the successful launch of the project for conversion of three-wheel vehicles to natural gas-powered systems in the Republic of the Philippines.
TRENTON--Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today that New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, current owner of a coal-fired power plant located in Pennsylvania, alleging that Reliant has violated the federal Clean Air Act by modifying and operating the plant without required pollution control equipment and construction permits.
WASHINGTON--The Environmental Protection Agency has denied states' requests for waivers allowing them to impose stricter limits on vehicle emissions, according to Pennyslvania Governor Edward G. Rendell.
BRIDGEWATER--Somerset County local and elected officials, in collaboration with the private sector, have designed and are implementing a program that will again become the statewide model for sustainable practice in the design and construction of public buildings.
ALBANY--Since 2001, more than 10,800 New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes have been built in New York, saving nearly 14 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 603 billion BTUs of fossil fuel to date.
PITTSBURGH--Highmark's "The Future of Pittsburgh" ball, which is made from environmentally friendly materials, will light the sky in downtown Pittsburgh as part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's First Night celebration.
EAST HANOVER--Comverge, Inc., a clean capacity provider through demand response and energy efficiency, announced today that it is positioned to take full advantage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 passed by Congress today.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP-- National Energy Services Company, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEGS), today announced it has signed a two year agreement with the Printing Industries Alliance
serving New York State, Northern New Jersey and Western Pennsylvania to develop individualized green and/or sustainability initiatives as well as telecommunications products and services.
NEW YORK--Just under half -- 49% -- of all American adults say they will make a green New Year's resolution this year, according to the results of a poll released today by Tiller, LLC, a consultant on the design and implementation of advocacy marketing programs.
NEW YORK--Good Energies, a global investor in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry, has announced that John Breckenridge has joined the firm as a Managing Director. He will be based in New York.
OAKLAND, NJ-- The Dewey Electronics Corporation announced today the award of a $989,576 subcontract from Fibertek, Inc. of Herndon, VA, as part of the U.S. Government's 2kW Military Tactical Generator (MTG) Product Improvements -- Engine prime contract DAAB07-01-D-G602.
ERIE, PA-- The Department of Environmental Protection has ordered First Alliance Church in Millcreek
Township, Erie County, to plug a recently drilled gas well on its property that is believed to be the source of migrating gas that has kept five area families out of their homes since Nov. 20.
NEW YORK--The Albanese Organization was honored for being a leader in sustainable development last week in New York City.
WEST POINT, PA--Merck, the global pharmaceutical research company, has agreed to resolve violations of
federal and state water pollution control regulations arising from spills including a June 2006 spill at its pharmaceutical plant outside of Philadelphia.
STATE COLLEGE, PA--Good Steward Software has announced the release of EnergyCAP Enterprise 5.0.
PITTSBURGH-- The Green Building Alliance today announced a total of $448,000 in Product Innovation Grants for seven projects that seek to develop and introduce new and enhanced green building products.
MEADVILLE--In an effort to protect Pennsylvania motorists from unsafe trash trucks, the Department of Environmental Protection has assessed $131,000 in fines against Vogel Disposal Service Inc., Tri-County Industries Inc., and Valley Waste Service Inc. — each subsidiaries of Vogel Holding Inc. — for numerous and persistent violations.
NEW YORK--The special report 'Freeing the Grid: 2007’ identifies ‘net metering’ policies that bring power generation closer to home.
EAST BRUNSWICK--CB Richard Ellis announced the appointment of Paul D. Cohen as first vice president with the responsibility of organizing the firm's Brownfield Practice Group.
NEWARK--Mayor Cory A. Booker will flip the switch to light the City of Newark's 30-foot Norwegian Spruce Christmas tree, illuminated with 39,600 solar-powered lights, on the steps of City Hall, as the highlight of Newark's 22nd annual Christmas Tree Lighting, on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 4 p.m.
NEW YORK CITY--The Charmin Holiday Restrooms are back in Times Square for the holiday shopping season and this year each of the 20 public bathrooms feature water- conserving toilets and faucets from Kohler Co., marking a significant decrease in water usage for the six-week period during which
the restrooms are open.
SAN FRANCISCO--Recurrent Energy, a solar services company, today announced the close of a $200 million staged solar project fund with Morgan Stanley.
NEW YORK CITY--The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which represents some 1,100 American cities, discussed at its June 2007 meeting the irony of purchasing bottled water for city employees and for city functions while at the same time touting the quality of municipal water.
DAYVILLE, CT -- United Natural Foods, Inc. along with Solar Works, Inc., the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund and several Connecticut politicians, are scheduled to dedicate the installation of the largest solar electric system in New England on December 13, 2007.
NEW YORK--The New York Post has signed on as a media sponsor for the city's first ever Go Green Expo on April 26th and April 27th at the Hilton New York Hotel.
ROME--After a decade of testing, Sears Ecological Applications Company (SEACO), has developed
a patented formulation called Ice B'Gone(R) which is natural and safe for the environment.
ALBANY--An aggressive school "go green" program that features the creative use of earthworms, an energy innovation that boosted a North Country yogurt plant and some old-fashioned elbow grease applied to invasive plants in the Adirondacks were just some of the projects cited in the 2007 Environmental Excellence Awards.
ALBANY, NY--Governor Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, and Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano have announced the submission of papers to deny the relicensing of the Indian Point nuclear power plant.
CAMDEN, NJ--A municipal landfill that has been out of operation and neglected for more than 35 years is being cleaned up by the Department of Environmental Protection, setting the stage for construction of a multimillion-dollar Salvation Army community center that marks a significant step forward in the city’s renewal.
WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is expected today to debate amendments to a bill proposed by Sens. Lieberman (I-CT) and Warner (R-VA) that would create a
"cap and trade" system designed to cut total U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions.
WEST CHESTER, PA-- Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty today said five Chester County school districts that are replacing conventional diesel with biofuels to power its school buses.
PITTSBURGH-- On Dec. 12 and 13, Highmark and Fifth Avenue Place will rally the community around sustainable, eco-friendly and green practices by hosting Environmental Leadership Days in Fifth Avenue Place's Center Court in downtown Pittsburgh from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
TRENTON--Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) today unveiled new carbon abatement programs designed to curb customers' energy consumption, and result in lower customer bills and a meaningful reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP--Honeywell has been awarded a $4-million contract with Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY, to implement a renewable energy technology and infrastructure upgrade program to help the medical center cut greenhouse gas emissions and insulate its operating budget from fluctuations in energy costs.
FARMINGTON, CT -- Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., will supply and install 580 of its environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and space-optimizing Gen2(R) Comfort elevator systems at Tres Molinos, a luxury resort in the Murcia region of southeast Spain.
EAST BRUNSWICK--As a child growing up in India, Bharti Ujjani only ever considered three careers – a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer.
PISCATAWAY--Trane today announced its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA's) Climate Leaders program pledging to reduce company-wide greenhouse gas emissions.
ALBANY--Capital Region taxpayers will save more than $3,600 in energy costs this holiday season thanks to a partnership between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) to replace holiday lights on the New York State Capital holiday tree in the Empire State Plaza with energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights.
NEW YORK--Democratic, wealthy, educated and active are four adjectives that describe today's hybrid vehicle owner,according to a recent analysis from Scarborough Research, a consumer and media research firm.
PISCATAWAY--Brownworth Engineering, a subsidiary of The Whitman Companies Inc., has announced that James H. Major of Iselin has joined the Piscataway based engineering firm as vice president.
PHILADELPHIA--Customers of FirstEnergy's Ohio utility companies can now support the development of renewable energy sources for as little as $1 a month on their electric bills through the company's new Green Resource Program.
ALBANY--The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold two meetings in early December to provide information and receive comments about developments proposed for properties around and including the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in the Catskill Mountain region.
