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NEW YORK--New York City Council passed legislation Wednesday that makes New York the first major municipality in the nation to tackle the rising tide of discarded electronics in the waste stream.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Green Building Council has doubled the amount of money it will dedicate toward research at a time when interest in green building is escalating and its network of LEED for Homes Providers has multiplied.
NEW YORK-- A new report from SBI, The U.S. Solar Energy Market, indicates that several factors favorable to the solar power industry will propel the market to triple digit growth, reaching nearly $12 billion by 2012.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- With the addition of more than 1,400 buildings last year, the number of facilities that has earned the EPA's Energy Star certification has topped 4,200.
NEW YORK CITY--Starbucks, IBM, Nike, Levi Straus & Co, C-TPAT, PRCEE will join senior level speakers from Rainforest Alliance, Philips and Nestlé and many more at the Ethical Sourcing Forum 2008, March 13th and 14th in New York City.
ALBANY--The second national conference for educators and instructors providing training in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries and trades will take place March 18 -20, 2008 at Hudson Valley Community College outside of Albany, New York.
HOBOKEN-- Bijou Properties' Garden Street Lofts is registered to be Hoboken’s first Silver LEED-certified “green” residential building, and prospective buyers are responding well--30% percent of the homes have been sold.
NEW YORK--In "The Toxic Ten," Condé Nast Portfolio goes beyond the daily green announcements from companies and looks at some of the biggest U.S. corporations with the worst environmental records.
NEW YORK--The Ethisphere Institute is proud to announce that NASDAQ (NDAQ) has joined the Ethisphere Council, a group of leaders and practitioners who are raising the visibility of ethics and compliance and improving upon current methodologies.
ALBANY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced two major initiatives that will help strengthen the evolving renewable energy arena in New York State.
WEST BERLIN, NJ-- Global Resource Corp., a developer of a patent-pending microwave technology and machinery for extracting oil and gas, has been awarded the environmental achievement of the year award by Tire Technology International, the world's leading international publication for tire design, tire materials and tire manufacturing technology.
PARSIPPANY-- A company specializing in renewable energy systems for corporate customers launched "Zero Solution" Thursday to eliminate energy costs and carbon emissions from office buildings.
PITTSBURGH-- Green$ense 2008, the annual day-long conference hosted by the Green Building Alliance on the financial benefits and best business practices related to green building, will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Wednesday, March 5.
BURLINGTON--Natural products leader Seventh Generation joins numerous green suppliers in helping green take center stage in the 80th anniversary celebration of The Academy Awards.
ALBANY--The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) annual sale of tree and shrub seedlings is underway and will continue through May.
BROOKLYN, NY--GreenHomeNYC, a community-oriented, volunteer-run organization dedicated to the promotion of environmentally sustainable green buildings, will sponsor a room at the GreenHouse Effect at greenbelt this weekend and next weekend.
ISELIN--The subject of March's lunch meeting of The Industrial/Commercial Real Estate Women will be "Trends In Office Buildings You Can't Afford To Ignore."
NEW YORK-- CECO Environmental Corp.a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Fisher-Klosterman, Inc. in a transaction involving cash and stock.
OAKLAND, CA-- Portland, OR is the greenest city in the U.S., according to Popular Science magazine.
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ--Merck & Co., Inc. today announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the Company's global operations by 12 percent by the end of 2012, using 2004 as its base year.
TRENTON-- ABC Environmental Inc. based in Elmwood Park, Bergen County, has been fined $290,000 for 58 violations of state requirements for certification of firms and individuals that monitor and service underground storage tanks.
GREENFIELD, MA--The latest in cutting-edge sustainable (residential and commercial) building materials and products, renewable energy technologies, and green design and construction services, will highlight the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) 33rd annual Building Energy Conference and Trade Show, March 11-13 at Boston's Seaport World Trade Center.
WAYNE, NJ-- Amid the growing concern about contaminants in children's toys and products, Toys "R" Us tightened its product safety requirements Friday for items the company sells.
NEW YORK--StartingBloc, a non-profit dedicated to educating and connecting socially conscious emerging leaders, is bringing together 120 innovators, from as far as Venezuela, Ethiopia, China and France to learn sustainable business practices at StartingBloc's 2008 New York Institute for Social Innovation.
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA-- The United States Green Building Council (USGBC)has grown with the demands of the market, and has built a new, LEED-certified headquarters.
ORLANDO, FL--The new National Green Building Standard will maintain the flexibility of green building practices while providing a common national benchmark for builders, remodelers and developers - another big step for the green building movement, said panelists at a news conference at the International Builder's Show.
BROOKLYN, NY – The Dumbo Improvement District formally launched a neighborhood sustainability program: Smart Environmental Efforts in DUMBO (SEED).
NEW YORK--Bank of America Corp. will form an environmental banking group to explore financing opportunities for renewable energy and resource conservation.
NEW YORK-- Green Spaces, an office for green business entrepreneurs, has opened in downtown Manhattan.
HARRISBURG--Governor Edward G. Rendell today said the federal government has reduced financial support for an important water quality improvement program by nearly half-a-billion dollars over the past three years, with additional cuts proposed in President Bush's fiscal year 2009 budget.
NEW YORK-- International commercial real estate services firm Studley has launched the Sustainable Real Estate Practice to assist clients with making environmentally responsible real estate decisions and with achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification by the US Green Building Council for their office space or building.
NEW BRUNSWICK--PNCBank, 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 (ULI-NNJ).
NEW YORK--This Valentine's Day, the Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations will woo many climate investing thought-leaders--such as venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Goldman Sachs Chief Investment Strategist Abby Joseph Cohen--to prioritize their love for Mother Earth (and money.)
NEW YORK--The Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, has launched a new pilot program on more than 90 college and university campuses.
NEW YORK--Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping are bad and getting worse, finds a new study of U.S. ports.
PITTSBURGH-- A national coalition of over 80 organizations today announced plans for "Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A National Green Jobs Conference" to be held in Pittsburgh on March 13 and 14, 2008 -- the first ever national forum to bring together such a diverse coalition of stakeholders to discuss the economic and employment benefits of a clean energy future. The conference is being coordinated by the Blue-Green Alliance, a partnership of the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club.
NEW YORK--The New York City Council has passed legislation to tackle the sewage overflowproblem in the City’s overburdened sewer system. The legislation advances the implementation of green design elements, which mimic nature's own filtering systems, into the City’s existing streets, parks, and other public spaces and into existing and new development projects.
NEW YORK--On January 31 in New York's Gotham Hall, two dozen international designers displayed their latest creations at the Earth Pledge eco-fashion show FutureFashion.
NEW YORK--Wooster Asset Management announced today it has offset its carbon emissions for 2008 with Carbonfund.org, a carbon offset organizations.
LONG ISLAND CITY--Lisa Garcia has been named Chief Advocate for Environmental Justice, a new position created by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to spearhead and pursue community-based initiatives in minority or low-income areas across the state.
BROOKLYN, NY--Over 130 local business leaders and supporters gathered at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn on January 31 to create the Sustainable Business Network of NYC. The objective of this network is to connect, support and promote NYC owned and operated businesses.
NEW YORK--The U.S. Green Building Council's New York chapter is sponsoring a tote bag design contest, and a photo contest.
NORTH WALPOLE, NH--Len-Tex Corporation announced today that its entire line of Surface iQ(TM) non-vinyl wallcoverings has been certified to meet the criteria of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS section 01350) in independent laboratory testing.
NEW YORK--In response to industry trends and customer requests, EA Logistics has launched Delivered GrEAn(TM) , a free carbon offset program for corporations that utilize the company’s domestic and international freight services.
ALBANY, NY--Mirant Bowline Inc. has agreed to a $300,000 settlement to resolve alleged air and water violations at its West Haverstraw (Rockland County) power plant.
NEW YORK-- Three of the world's biggest banks have drafted the framework for assessing carbon risks in the financing of coal-fired power plant projects.
NEW YORK--Pilot Pen Corporation of America has launched BeGreen-the world's first full line of earth-friendly writing instruments.
NEW YORK -- A car service company with a hybrid-only fleet recently launched service in New York City.
EDISON, NJ--In an effort to combat wasteful energy consumption and continue its role in supporting environmental sustainability, Micro Innovations has launched a new line of energy-saving products, highlighted by smart surge protectors, and is rolling out an earth-friendly packaging initiative.
NEW YORK-- A new report from Packaged Facts, "Household Cleaning Products in the U.S.," forecasts the
market to continue growing at a slow-and-steady 2% rate, reaching $8.1 billion by 2012, with special emphasis on environmentally friendly cleaning products.
ALBANY--Nine communities across New York State, including one in Suffolk County, will receive $7.5 million from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to complete landfill closure and gas recovery projects.
NEW YORK--Alcoa has announced that its Kawneer business, the manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction, has launched its 2008 sustainability campaign, reinforcing Kawneer's commitment to the green movement and highlighting its range of sustainable products.
