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NEWARK--Governor Jon S. Corzine and Board of Public Utilities President Jeanne M. Fox today recognized Ferriera Construction as the recipient of the 2007 New Jersey Clean Energy Leadership Award for Market Innovator for creating the nation's first Net Zero Electric Energy commercial building.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA--AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to prepare a large-scale environmental impact statement (EIS) for the natural gas industry.
ATLANTA--The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal disaster loans are available to small businesses located in the state of New York as a result of drought that occurred May 1, 2007 and continuing.
KING OF PRUSSIA--O'Neill Properties Group has broken ground on Horizon Corporate Center, the largest green development site ever in the history of the suburban Philadelphia office market.
ST. MICHAEL--The cost of treating the acid mine drainage that has damaged more than 6,000 miles of Pennsylvania streams has kept many companies from getting into the cleanup business, but that may change with the state's support of innovative technology now being used in Cambria County.
PHILADELPHIA--The November issue of Current History focuses on the looming threat of global warming and the potential consquences.
PITTSBURGH--The Green Building Alliance has received a $750,000 grant from the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) for Year Two of its Green Building Product Initiative and its role with the Pennsylvania Green Growth Partnership.
Shiseido America Inc. and SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, have dedicated a 699-kilowatt solar-electric power system installed by SunPower on the roof of Shiseido's East Windsor, N.J. facility.
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP--Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty has announced that the commonwealth is one step closer to completing remediation work on a site in Columbia County where nearly 8 million tires were discarded in the 1980s.
ALBANY--Two proposals that will help New York State achieve improved air quality are currently available for public comment.
TRENTON--Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson today recognized the efforts of individuals, organizations, businesses and government entities that have taken steps to boost recycling in their communities during the past year.
NEW YORK--A team comprised of nearly a dozen experts from the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Division of Water, Bureau of Marine Resources, and Legal Counsel has been created to address the rapid loss of Jamaica Bay.
NEW YORK--The Atlantic Salmon Federation will honor Dan W. Lufkin for his commitment to conservation at its 25th Annual New York Dinner celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 7.
LOCK HAVEN--The Department of Environmental Protection will oversee the investigation of two properties where initial screening work has shown elevated levels of radium.
FRANKLIN TWP, PA--Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Michael DiBerardinis has presented $214,000 in grants toward the conservation easement acquisition of land in Adams County.
ALLENTOWN--Continuing its commitment to support the development of renewable energy projects, PPL
EnergyPlus, the energy marketing arm of PPL Corporation, said that it will buy half of the renewable energy credits produced by a new wind farm in West Virginia.
FARMINDALE--A summit held at Farmingdale State College last week detailed the resources available for green construction, and the importance of teaching energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in schools.
NEWARK--Integral Wireless Solutions (IWS) will soon bring WiFi coverage to three prominent locations in the Newark Downtown District (NDD). Residents and visitors alike will be provided with free internet access in front of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Military Park and its surrounding areas, and at the Public Service Enterprise Group Plaza.
HARRISBURG--The Department of Agriculture's plastic pesticide container recycling program has reached a
milestone, recycling 1 million pounds of plastic, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said.
PHILADELPHIA--Rohm and Haas announced today that it has developed a new water-based acrylic
adhesive, ROBOND Prohesion, used as a bonding alternative for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes for automobile interior applications like door panels, interior pillars, instrument panels and ductwork.
LOWER PROVIDENCE TWP, PA--The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating an incident that occurred October 18th at the Superior Tube Company in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County.
EAST BRUNSWICK--Whitman's Vice President of Remediation Services David Robinson presented one of the company's recent success stories - a highly contaminated industrial site in northern New Jersey - at the fifth international conference on in-ground soil and groundwater remediation treatments, held at the Niagara Falls conference center Sept. 24-27.
WAYNE, PA--A recent report by the Kenexa Research Institute indicates that U.S. workers value their companies' corporate responsibility efforts, both personally and professionally.
SYRACUSE-- A major commercial development in Syracuse, N.Y., will be the world's largest sustainable structure to be built with recycled industrial materials, incorporate energy efficient features, and reduce vehicle emissions.
WASHINGTON--The EPA is adding five new hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Two of the five sites are in New Jersey.
NEW YORK--Ten teams driving hybrid electric cars will join the Innovation Class of next summer's Great Race from New York to Paris, and attempt to complete the almost 22,000 mile (35,000 km) course by driving as efficiently as possible.
TRENTON - Working to encourage sound forest stewardship, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson today announced that $85,000 in federal funding is available to private forestland owners in the New Jersey Highlands.
ALBANY--Three children received $2.5 million in compensation for lead poisoning, a record award for upstate New York.
STONY BROOK--Stonybrook Purification, a spinout of Stony Brook University, today announced the close of the first tranche of a $4.1 million Series A investment led by Battery Ventures.
TRENTON--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed a removal action started in January at an abandoned automotive brake pad manufacturing facility located on the border of Lawrence Township and Trenton in Mercer County.
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT--UTC Power, a United Technologies Corporation company, said its PureCell Model 200 fuel cell system will provide clean on-site power at the new 283,000-sf Middletown, CT High School and Vocational Agricultural Center now under construction and due to open in September 2008.
PHILADELPHIA--Governor Edward G.Rendell announced plans yesterday for 24 new projects that will replace nearly 95 million gallons of conventional diesel fuel with homegrown biodiesel, expand Pennsylvania's infrastructure, and spur innovation in alternative fuel technologies.
ALBANY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has extended the deadline to December 31, 2007 for owners and managers of multifamily buildings to receive up to $100 for every air conditioner they replace with ENERGY STAR models.
PLAINFIELD, NJ--Frankly Green, a sales and consulting firm specializing in eco-friendly paints, finishes and installations, offers zero-VOC paints and other building materials.
STONY BROOK--Ground will be broken today for a $35 million energy center that will work to make alternative energy available to everyone and establish Long Island as a leader in the growing alternative energy sector.
PITTSBURGH--After successfully installing four stray gas mitigation systems on properties in Versailles Borough, Allegheny County, a contractor of the Department of Environmental Protection will begin work next week to vent gases--primarily methane--away from homes along Second Avenue in the municipality.
ALBANY--The Village of Dolgeville, Herkimer County and the City of Newburgh, Orange County, were awarded more than $286,000 in Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act grants for the investigation of environmental contamination at sites in their communities.
NEW YORK, NY-ScheinMedia announces the launch of MetroGreenBusiness.com, a daily news service devoted to green real estate and business issues for the Metro New York area.
ATLANTIC CITY--Environmental consultant Edward J. Knorr is warning Governor Jon Corzine of harmful consequences from the implosion of the Sands Casino Hotel, scheduled for Thursday, October 18.
TRENTON-- New Jersey has entered into a settlement agreement with the Ohio-based American Electric Power Service Corporation that resolves allegations the company modified and operated numerous coal-fired electric-generating facilities in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.
PHILADELPHIA--More than half of industrial and municipal facilities across Pennsylvania recently discharged more pollution into our waterways than their Clean Water Act permits allowed, according to a report.
NEW YORK--Waste Management, North America's largest provider of waste and environmental services, today announced an environmental initiative to increase the value of the company's services to its customers while benefiting the environment.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP--Honeywell has announced that several universities have selected closed- cell polyurethane foam insulation using Honeywell Enovate blowing agent to help design and build high energy-efficient homes for the 2007 Solar Decathlon.
HAMILTON, NJ--Energy Photovoltaics, Inc., a thin-film photovoltaic module manufacturer, announced today a series of organizational and senior staff changes that reflect the new direction of the company.
NEW BRUNSWICK--The New Jersey Sustainable State Institute and the Rutgers Innovation Studies Initiative will present the results of their recent collaborative study at NJSSI's energy and climate conference later this month.
ESSEX, CT--NuRide,the nation's first incentive-based ridesharing network, announced today that Planet Shoes (http://www.planetshoes.com), an online source for contemporary footwear, has become a 250,000 Mile reward sponsor by providing discounts to commuters who are doing their part to relieve traffic congestion, air pollution and global warming by sharing rides on the NuRide Network.
CHERRY HILL--New Jersey American Water recently accepted Franklin Township Environmental Commission's Environmental Stewardship Award.
An investigation into illegal dumping of hazardous waste at a site in the Town of Riverhead has resulted in a criminal conviction and $1.575 million in penalties, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. The investigation was launched by DEC and supported by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
PISCATAWAY--Trane, a global provider of indoor comfort systems and comprehensive facility solutions, is reaffirming its commitment to green communities through its platinum sponsorship of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.
NEW YORK CITY--The number of heat-related deaths will double by 2050 if no effort is made to check greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows.
TONAWANDA--Neighbors of a Buffalo landfill want the Army Corps of Engineers to clean up, but the Corps says cleanup isn't necessary.
NEW YORK--New York City is taking steps towards a more bike-friendly atmosphere, and has received an award for the effort.
