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COLCHESTER, VT--Green Mountain Power Corp. today announced a groundbreaking new approach to accelerate the adoption of solar energy by Vermont homes and businesses.
ATLANTA, GA--UPS has taken another step toward energy conservation by ordering 500 more hybrid and compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery vehicles.
KINGSTON, NY--ScheinMedia is proud to publish its 2nd annual Green Building Resource Guide.
NEW ORLEANS--Owens Corning has announced it has become a sponsor of LBM Journal's Certified Green Dealer(TM) program and renewed its sponsorship with Masco Home Services' Environments For Living(R) Certified Green program.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y-- Environmental Justice, a new quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a new forum for the research, debate, and discussion of the equitable treatment and involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
MADISON, WI--The majority of measures associated with gaining LEED-Existing Building status include low or no costs, according to a survey of LEED-EB owners and managers.
NEW YORK--Japanese Atelier, Hida Sangyo has collaborated with industrial designer, Enzo Mari, to create a sustainable furniture line that utilizes Japan’s hidden natural resource, sugi.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY-–This Memorial Day Weekend, more than 500 families are expected to take part in “Kites for a Cure,” a family kite fly benefit on Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY.
BARNEGAT--Walters Homes has broken ground on Whispering Hills, an eco-friendly residential community situated on 85 acres on Rose Hill Road, between Barnegat Avenue and Route 9.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Neil Goldberg, CEO of furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan, noticed in 2006 that recyclable materials and Styrofoam were being thrown out at a loading area.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--The manicured lawns and gardens of the Castle on the Hudson estate will soon be joined by another ‘green’ attraction as the nearly 100-year-old hotel makes the change to renewable energy, with the help of Juice Energy.
NEW YORK--Lime Energy Company one of the nation's leading energy efficiency solutions providers, has announced that David Asplund, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 4th Annual Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. CleanTech Conference on May 13, 2008.
ALEXANDRIA, VA--The inaugural Greener by Design event, an interactive, two-day event focusing on the greening of mainstream products by combining first-rate speakers and panelists with a unique approach to innovation called Systematic Inventive Thinking.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-- Axion International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Analytical Surveys, Inc., a player in the alternative infrastructure and building products industry, has announced the signing of a lease/license agreement with American Container and Recycling, "ACR".
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded its first annual awards and grants recognizing and encouraging green building curricula.
BILLERICA, MA -- Millipore Corp. unveiled a goal on Wednesday to reduce its carbon footprint by 20 percent during the next five years.
OAKLAND, CA-- Although all of the largest U.S homebuilders have made some efforts to green their work, none has fully embraced sustainable building as a core business strategy, a recent report found.
PURCHASE, N.Y.-- Pepsi is introducing its lightest 500mL flavored non-carbonated beverage bottle yet.
NEW YORK-- Companies such as Nike, Google, Anheuser-Busch and Levi Strauss have taken strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and communicating those efforts in ways that are transparent to consumers, according to the second Climate Counts Company Scorecard released today.
SAN JOSE, CA-- eBay Inc. today announced the opening of an environmentally friendly building on its North Campus in San Jose.
BETHESDA, MD-- Washingtonian Magazine has named The Tower Companies Corporate Leader in Green Building for "being green-building pioneers and fierce proponents of sustainable design and construction; one of the nation's largest buyers of green power, buying wind energy for its 13 buildings; (building) the first LEED apartment complex in the U.S. and for 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, the world's largest Vedic office building."
NEW YORK--Imtiaz Ahmad, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley's Carbon Trading group will present on the infrastructure of carbon trading in an interactive workshop setting outlining the mechanisms
currently set in place and compare the pros and cons of alternative trading strategies and products.
TREVOSE, PA-- Pure Earth, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nycon, Inc. and changed its name to New Nycon, Inc.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An investment company headed by Nobel Prize winner Al Gore has reportedly closed a new $683m fund for investing in green start up businesses.
ROANOKE, VA -- Retailer Target has installed submetering systems by ADMMicro in more than 200 of its stores this year, a move aimed at maximizing energy efficiency throughout stores.
MONTOURSVILLE, PA-- LEEP, Inc. has announced that the company has formally retained NCE, Inc. Consulting Structural Engineers, headquartered in Irvine, CA.
NEW YORK-- A real estate investment arm of Deutsche Bank has accepted a challenge for building stakeholders to reduce resource use and waste while increasing support for renewable energy.
HARTFORD, CT-- The Academy of Engineering and Green Technology, opening at Hartford Public High School in August 2008, has received a $74,000 grant from United Technologies Corporation (UTC), allowing the Academy to meet start-up requirements set by the National Academy Foundation (NAF) Project Lead the Way program.
FRANKFURT--Audi sees great opportunities in electric cars and will offer automobiles with no exhaust emissions within ten years, its top executive told a German weekly.
GLASSBORO, NJ--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Rowan University as the 2007-2008 Individual Conference Champion for purchasing more green power than any other school in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
PALO ALTO, CA--As existing buildings become more efficient and new buildings are designed to have a much smaller impact, the green building industry is growing rapidly, from $12 billion in revenues last year to more than $42 billion by 2015, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan, and LEED is the certification of choice for that industry, although it faces some obstacles to continued success.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- Waste Management and engineering company The Linde Group are building a facility to convert landfill gas to fuel for Waste Management trucks.
Set to be completed in 2009, the liquefied natural gas facility will be built at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore, Calif., turning landfill gas into 13,000 gallons of biofuel a day.
Gases emitted from the decomposition of organic materials will be collected, purified and liquefied for use in Waste Management's California fleet of 300 trash and recycling collection trucks.
The conversion of gas to fuel is expected to prevent the emission of 30,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year.
The $15.5 million facility is being funded party with $1.4 million in grants from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the California Air Resources Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The North American arm of The Linde Group is designing the facility and will run the gas cleaning and liquefaction processes.
Waste Management has a number of landfill-gas-to-energy operations up and running, and the company recently broke ground on its second Canadian facility for turning landfill methane emissions into power.
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NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Made famous in the Discovery Channel show, "American Choppers," Orange County Choppers is now housed in a 92,000-sf building with offices, showrooms, workshop, machinery space and a production area to film the reality show.
SAN DIEGO-- Expo Industries, a leader in stucco manufacturing, announces the development of the industry's first "green" stucco product, GX2 Premium Exterior Stucco.
NEW YORK--Commerce Bank is encouraging New Yorkers to "go green" during the Commerce Bank Five Boro Bike Tour on May 4.
NEW MILFORD,CT-- Kimberly-Clark's New Milford Mill achieved its energy independence today as K-C employees commemorated the start-up of the Company's new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility.
LOS ANGELES-- American Apparel has purchased 30,000 pounds of cotton grown with fewer chemicals than conventional cotton.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Sustainability is taking on increasing importance for the clients of landscape architects, according to a recent survey.
BEDMINSTER, N.J.--In an effort to expand its green and sustainability practices, Advance Realty Group has accepted the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International's 7-Point Challenge that asks members of the real estate community to accept the plan as part of everyday business practices.
OAKLAND, CA--Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office saw the most applications since 2000, with a large increase in green trademarks, according to the Dechert law firm.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Toyota has announced a $5 million contribution in support of five National Parks and the National Park Foundation to enhance environmental leadership and educational programs at parks around the country. The company also will donate 23 vehicles to the National Parks.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The AIA and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) named the Top 10 Green Projects that exemplify new heights in the integration of architecture, natural systems and technology. The projects were judged on community contribution, occupant comfort and reduced environmental impact.
NEW YORK/ATLANTIC CITY-- Harrah's has become the first gaming corporation in the U.S. to receive an Environmental Quality Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region Two.
MIDDLETOWN, CT-- Pratt & Whitney today dedicated a new energy efficient, environmentally friendly co-generation facility capable of generating about two-thirds of the site electrical energy and the majority of the steam for winter heating, summer cooling and manufacturing process equipment.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Governments and businesses in and around Washington, D.C., have announced more than 400 buildings in the region plan to undergo energy retrofits.
NEWARK, N.J.--Mayor Cory A. Booker announced today that the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services is marking Earth Day by holding a display in City Hall to highlight activities that residents can do at home and at work to “go green” and make for a cleaner environment.
LIVINGSTON, N.J.--A2X Consulting will host an event focusing on green strategies for businesses
TRENTON, N.J.--Anastasia Harrison, AIA, LEED, IAQA will join Dr. Mitchell Joachim on Saturday June 7 for the launch of Green, Smart, and Sustainable Stakeholder Education and Training.
HOUSTON, TX--Transwestern's Houston headquarters is furthering its commitment to conserve energy and manage costs by implementing Earth Day activities across its national portfolio of managed properties.
DURHAM, NC -- LED lighting supplier Cree has launched LED University to promote and accelerate the adoption of LEDs by showcasing their use at universities.
CHICAGO--Jones Lang LaSalle plans to establish a Sustainability University to help provide green training in the real estate services sector, as well as increase its LEED and BREEAM-accredited professionals to 500 by the end of next year.
