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SYRACUSE--Over 30,000 adults across the US were recently surveyed in the new Earthsense Eco-Insights Survey that profiles attitudes about global and national issues, candidates, green products, eco-friendly companies and purchase intent.
NEW YORK CITY--The Progressive Bag Alliance (PBA), a nonprofit association started by the nation's plastic bag manufacturers to encourage the environmentally responsible use of plastic bags, testified
today in support of New York City Council Intro 640 to establish a plastic bag recycling program at certain New York City stores.
BASKING RIDGE--Verizon Communications has received the Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for
a project that is improving about 25 acres of grass and wetland habitats at the company's corporate campus, Verizon Center, at Basking Ridge in Somerset County.
PARSIPPANY--SJP Properties Chairman & Founder Steven J. Pozycki has announced the company will seek LEED certification for its two Class-A office towers on both sides of the Hudson River--its flagship 11 Times Square in New York City, which is currently under construction, and Waterfront Corporate Center III in Hoboken.
FARMINGTON, CT--Otis Elevator Company, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), was awarded a $26 million contract to provide elevators and escalators at The Bow, a 59- story office building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
NEW YORK--Global Green USA will honor leading innovators for their contributions at the 8th Annual Designing a Sustainable and Secure World Awards event at New York's Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park on Monday, December 3rd.
WEST BERLIN, NJ--Global Resource Corp., a developer of a patent-pending microwave technology and machinery for extracting oil and gases, announced today that it has signed a research agreement with Professor Dinesh Agrawal of Pennsylvania State University, a nationally recognized authority of microwave technology, to conduct research on the commercialization of its patent-pending microwave
technology to extract hydrocarbons from oil shale.
NEW YORK CITY--Gary C. Evans, founder and CEO of GreenHunter Energy, Inc., will make a keynote presentation entitled "Alternative Energy -- A Former Oil Man's Renewed Perspective" at the
Alternative Energy Investment Symposium in New York City at 8:30 a.m. today.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ-- Pat La Corte and Pradeep Kapoor of Green Economics/DMR Architects were recently appointed vice chairs of the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) Northern Branch. Their responsibilities include soliciting members and meeting location venue selections.
WASHINGTON,D.C.--The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council continues to solicit entries for its Beyond Green High Performance Building Awards.
HARTFORD-- Good And Green, a green marketing conference at the Chicago Cultural Center November 29-30, is designed to teach mainstream national marketers the techniques, benefits and bottom line
impact of connecting with today's ecologically-concerned consumers through green marketing efforts.
HOLTSVILLE--Windswept Environmental Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WEGI.OB- News) announced
today that it expects to file its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007 within the next 15 days.
NEW BRUNSWICK-- Technological, industrial and legal decision makers, as well as professionals involved in site investigation and remediation, are invited to attend a one-day, continuing education class focused on innovative technologies used in site remediation at Rutgers University on December 14.
NEW YORK CITY--Approximately 11,000 acres of New York City-owned land adjacent to State Forest Preserve land in the Catskills will be open to hiking, hunting, fishing and trapping without the need for a City permit under a cooperative agreement between the City and the State.
MEADVILLE--The Department of Environmental Protection has assessed Rohrer Trucking Inc. a $12,100 penalty for solid waste violations at its facility in LeBoeuf Township, Erie County.
TRENTON--Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson announced that more than $2.1 million in federal grant money has been earmarked for maintaining and improving recreational trails throughout New Jersey.
ALBANY--The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) filed an enforcement action Wednesday against Lewis County Dairy Corp., alleging 14 illegal spills of sludge and waste materials over the last three months, including pumping contaminated wastewater into the nearby Black River.
NEW BRUNSWICK--The New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NJ-NAIOP) will present a seminar on "Sustainable Design - The Industry's Response" on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 at the Woodbridge Hilton in Iselin, N.J.
NEWARK--The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and New Jersey's Clean Energy Program (TM) are offering rebates of $50 and $75 on select ENERGY STAR(R) qualified clothes washers now through December 31, 2007.
DARIEN, CT--Envision Solar International Corporation, a provider of solar integrated building systems and designs, today announced the acquisition of Generating Assets LLC (GA), a San Francisco-based solar development company, and the appointment of Karen Morgan as president.
PITTSBURGH--The Department of Environmental Protection today issued a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to Krayn Wind LLC, to address the discharge of stormwater from construction activities for its proposed Highland Wind Farm Project to be located in Adams Township, Cambria County, said DEP Southwest Regional Director Kenneth Bowman.
NEWARK--To encourage its customers to take concrete steps to conserve energy and fight climate change, PSE&G announced today that it will begin distributing 100,000 energy efficient
light bulbs throughout its service territory.
HARTFORD, CT--The Hartford Marathon announced today that ING, one of the world's leading financial services companies and one of the running community's most committed supporters, will succeed longtime title sponsor United Technologies Corp. for the 2008 race.
The race will be known as the ING Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon, following in the footsteps of other ING-sponsored races, including the ING New York City Marathon, the ING Miami Marathon, and the ING Amsterdam Marathon. UTC will continue to support the Hartford Marathon by becoming a presenting sponsor for the 2008 race, and by expanding its focus on making the race more sustainable.
As title sponsor, ING brings plans to encourage spectator participation by "painting the town orange" -- the company's trademark color -- and setting up special cheer zones along the race course. The company will draw upon its more than two thousand Hartford-area employees to help staff the race along the course. ING will also help the Hartford Marathon Foundation
unify and expand its existing youth running initiatives, coordinating them under an event during race weekend tied to the ING Run for Something Better. ING Run for Something Better is the charitable companion to the company's running sponsorships which provides funding to local community and school-based running and fitness programs.
Through its presenting sponsorship, UTC will continue working on innovative ways to make the Hartford Marathon "greener" and more sustainable. An example from the 2007 race was the 40-spout water fountain that quenched thirsts at the finish line while eliminating the need for an
estimated 10,000 plastic water bottles.
The ING Hartford Marathon
www.inghartfordmarathon.com
ALBANY--New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today that the Department, in cooperation with the City of New York, has been carrying out a major enforcement action to address urban outdoor air quality in a neighborhood that has suffered disproportionately from pollution.
MORRISTOWN--On Sunday Bayer employee-volunteers and Girl Scouts from troops in Washington Township and Parsippany rolled up their sleeves, grabbed their spades and planted 10
trees at Lake Rickabear, owned and operated by Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, as the company announced that it has awarded a new $19,000 Making Science Make Sense grant to the Girl Scouts and that it has joined the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Plant for the
Planet: The Billion Tree Campaign.
PHILADELPHIA-- Cubellis, a national architectural, interior design, and engineering firm with offices in Philadelphia and New Jersey, and The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
have announced the college's F-wing Expansion has been awarded LEED(TM) Certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
GREENWICH, CT--Grammy award-winner LeAnn Rime and concentrated laundry detergent 'All' "small & mighty" are searching for the greenest elementary school kids in America.
NEW YORK--The environment is increasingly on consumers' radar screens, according to the 22nd Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends, commissioned by Deloitte.
NEW YORK--Floorworks International, a Toronto-based company specializing in eco-friendly engineered hardwood flooring, will open its first U.S. showroom in Manhattan in mid-January.
NEW YORK--"Spec It Green: Exploring Green Opportunities For Rehabs and Renovations" will be the focus of an upcoming seminar held at the Great Hall at Cooper Union.
ATLANTIC CITY--Michael Sylvester, director of business operations for the Whitman Companies Inc., will present a recent development success story - the revitalization of downtown Butler - at the 92nd annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference, being held at the Atlantic City Convention Center November 13-16.
TRENTON--Four New Jersey municipalities and three public agencies have won special Clean Water New Jersey awards for their outstanding contributions to improving the state's water quality.
ISELIN, NJ--The New Jersey National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NJ-NAIOP) is sponsoring "Sustainable Design--The Industry's Response" on Tuesday, December 4th at the Woodbridge Hilton.
FARMINGTON, CT--Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., will supply and install 74 elevators with energy-efficient ReGen(TM) drives for Section B of Shanghai World Expo Village, a major infrastructure project for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China.
HARRISBURG--Pennsylvania will fund 28 innovative projects that will generate clean and renewable energy, reduce pollution, conserve natural resources, and educate the public on the benefits of renewable energy technologies.
The 28 projects announced today will benefit from a total state investment of $5.4 million through the state's Energy Harvest program. The grants will leverage almost $14 million in private investments and create or retain more than 100 jobs.
Governor Edward Rendell launched the Energy Harvest program in 2003 to promote awareness and build markets for cleaner or renewable energy technologies. Innovative projects that are eligible through the program include renewable energy deployment, including biomass; waste coal reclamation for energy; deployment of innovative efficiency technologies; and distributed
generation projects.
Including the projects announced today, Energy Harvest has invested almost $26 million and leveraged $66 million in private investments.
The projects receiving support today will generate 18.5 million kilowatt hours of clean electricity; replace 3.1 billion BTUs of natural gas and 225,000 gallons of petroleum-based fuels; reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 29 million pounds; and remove 204,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide and 56,000 pounds of nitrogen oxide.
A complete list of projects is available on the EPA website.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us
NEWINGTON, CT--PermaCity Solar, one of Southern California's leading solar energy companies, has chosen Schuco USA to supply mounting solutions and lead-free photovoltaic modules for several of PermaCity's major PV projects.
EAST GREENVILLE, PA--Blommer Chocolate, North America's largest processor of cocoa beans and ingredient chocolate products, announced today the expansion of the company's sustainable
farming initiatives with a new program in West Africa.
STAMFORD, CT--Direct Energy, one of the largest providers of retail energy and related services in North America, announced that it is now supplying electricity to residential and small business customers in the Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating service territories.
VALLEY FORGE, PA--PJM Interconnection will host a presentation and demonstration on Nov. 14, 2007 of an electric vehicle adapted to plug into and receive power dispatch commands from the
power grid.
MOORESTOWN, NJ & GREENWICH, CT--Lockheed Martin and Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC are teaming to pursue utility-scale solar generation projects in North America.
LONG ISLAND-- Six public meetings have been scheduled during the week of November 26 to allow public input on the "Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement" related to the development of
a Dredged Material Management Plan for the navigation facilities of Long Island Sound harbors.
MORRISTOWN--November 15th is the America Recycles Day, and Verizon Wireless encourages all wireless customers to recycle their obsolete wireless equipment.
HARRISBURG--The Department of Environmental Protection today charged Purco Coal Inc. with intentionally discharging untreated acid mine drainage to an "exceptional value" stream
in Fayette County, and concealing the discharge to prevent DEP from discovering it.
WASHINGTON, DC-- Fourteen states, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, are pursuing legal action to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to act on California's waiver request for better regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. California filed its suit Thursday.
Other states named in the lawsuit are Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Washington, Illinois, Vermont and Arizona. These states have filed requests with the court to allow them to intervene in California's lawsuit as plaintiffs.
On Dec. 21, 2005, California requested a waiver from EPA to implement its greenhouse gas regulation. Now, almost two years later, EPA has yet to act on the request. Pennsylvania and other states cannot enforce these regulations under the Clean Air Act until the EPA grants a waiver to California's greenhouse gas regulation.
California, arguing that the EPA has "unlawfully withheld and unreasonably delayed" action on its waiver request, filed two legal actions seeking to order the federal agency to act on the waiver petition by December 31st. One lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and the second was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Environmental Leader
www.environmentalleader.com
ANN ARBOR, MI--The governors of all eight Great Lakes states -- home to many of the battleground states in next year's presidential election -- are urging candidates seeking the White House to support the restoration of the Great Lakes.
NEW YORK-- In a major study combining field observations with a national survey on purchasing behavior and social values, increasingly conscious consumers want companies be transparent about their practices and accountable for their impact on people and the planet.
According to the inaugural BBMG Conscious Consumer Report, nearly nine in ten Americans say the words "conscious consumer" describe them well and are more likely to buy from companies that manufacture energy efficient products (90%), promote health and safety benefits (88%), support fair labor and trade practices (87%), and commit to environmentally-friendly practices (87%), if products are of equal quality and price.
Conducted by branding and marketing agency BBMG, in conjunction with research partners Global Strategy Group and Bagatto, the report combines ethnographic research in three U.S. markets with a national survey of 2,007 adults.
Findings include:
-- Consumers' most important issues are the ones that affect their health and wellness directly, such as safe drinking water (90%), clean air (86%) and finding cures for diseases like cancer, AIDS and Alzheimer's (84%). By comparison, only 63% describe global warming as the most or a very important issue.
-- Greater Than Green. Americans readily self-identify as "conscious consumers" (88% well, 37% very well), "socially responsible" (88% well, 39% very well) and "environmentally-friendly" (86% well, 34% very well). By contrast, fewer respondents self-identify as "green" (65% well, 18% very well), which is viewed as more exclusive.
-- While price (58% very important) and quality (66% very important) are paramount, convenience (34% very important) has been edged out by more socially relevant attributes: where a product is made (44% very important), how energy efficient it is (41% very important) and its health benefits (36% very important) are all integral to consumers' purchasing decisions.
-- Whole Foods Market (22%) tops the list of the survey's most socially responsible companies, followed by Newman's Own (19%), Wal-Mart (18%), Burt's Bees (17%) and General Electric, Johnson & Johnson and Ben & Jerry's (all 16%).
The BBMG Conscious Consumer Report combines national survey data with in-depth ethnographies of self-identified conscious consumers in three U.S. markets. From seeking natural, unmodified products to buying locally to rewarding companies that demonstrate socially responsible practices, the ethnography reveals five core values that drive the conscious consumer:
health and safety, honesty, convenience, relationships and altruism.
BBMG
www.bbmg.com
PHILADELPHIA--"dropps," the new, super- concentrated, green liquid laundry detergent that comes in dissolvable "toss-and-go" packs -- announced today that they have been invited to participate in an environmental fair hosted by NBC television show Scrubs, part of NBC Universal's "Green is Universal" initiative. The Green Fair will be held on the set of the show, the North Hollywood Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The Scrubs team has invited the cast, crew and neighborhood to explore the main theme of the environmental fair, how "little decisions = big results" in helping to reduce our personal impact on the environment. In addition to dropps, the fair will showcase environmentally friendly vendors of products such as solar, bamboo, electric/hybrid cars and bikes and
organizations such as Nature Conservancy and TreePeople.
dropps are biodegradable and NPE- and phosphate-free, and dropps is the only liquid laundry detergent packaged in 100% recyclable PETE packaging. dropps offers a convenient way to protect the environment -- the highly concentrated formula is made without the water that traditional
laundry detergents needlessly waste. As a result, less packaging and less fuel are required to transport dropps.
dropps
www.dropps.com
MILFORD, CT--Environmental Data Resources, Inc. today announced significant enhancements to its online environmental records search tool, EDR OnDemand, including interactive maps, links to
aerial photographs, and electronic folders to support the ongoing monitoring of the environmental status of a property or company.
