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PORT NEWARK, NJ-- During a noon news conference today at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that the U.S. government has applied to designate U.S. coastal waters as "Emission Control Areas" under international law.
TULSA, OK-- More than 4,000 renewable energy professionals from 75 different countries gathered in Las Vegas for the sixth annual Renewable Energy World North America conference and expo March 10-12.
With more than 225 companies exhibiting, both the exhibit and attendance numbers reflected significant increases over a year ago. Next year's numbers are again expected to increase. A total of over 5,000 attendees and 300 exhibitors are expected at the Renewable Energy World North America conference and expo in Austin, Texas, February 23-25, 2010.
Renewable Energy World North America is owned and managed by PennWell Corporation and is the largest all-renewable conference and exhibition in the world. Conference sessions covered issues related to wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectricity, geothermal and hydrogen technologies, projects and finance.
The Keynote Session on March 10 featured Roberto Denis, Senior Vice President of Energy Supply for NV Energy. Following his remarks he was joined on stage by the executive directors of each of the leading renewable industry trade associations for a lively roundtable discussion on the economic stimulus, federal and state policy initiatives and technological breakthroughs.
Roundtable participants included Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association; Douglas Durante, Executive Director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition; Karl Gawell, Executive Director if the Geothermal Energy Association; Linda Church-Ciocci, Executive Director of the National Hydropower Association; Julia Hamm, Executive Director of the Solar Electric Power Association; and Rhone Resch, President & CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. Edwin F. Feo, Partner in the law firm Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP also took part.
Archived video coverage of the event is available by visiting Renewable Energy World.com, the event's flagship media sponsor.
The 2010 event is scheduled for February 23-25 in Austin, Texas.
PennWell Corporation
www.pennwell.com
MINNEAPOLIS-- Four labor unions and two environmental organizations today announced their support for comprehensive cap-and-trade climate change legislation in 2009.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY--The Long Island City Business Development Corporation has made their Guide to Going Green available online.
BROOKLYN, NY-- Monday through Saturday, a New York & Atlantic train crew goes over to the Varick Avenue transfer station in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where they couple up with 10-to-12 89-ft. flat cars loaded with up to 48 22-ft. long containers. Each has been stuffed with 18 tons of refuse, collected from homes and businesses in North Brooklyn.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ--Geologists and environmental professionals as well as engineers, regulators and corporate site managers are invited to attend a one-day, continuing education class focused on remediating groundwater in fractured sedimentary bedrock at Rutgers University on April 2.
WASHINGTON--The National Building Museum will recognize several Visionaries in Sustainability for their leadership, commitment, and achievements in green building and design, workforce development, and business practices during its annual gala on June 4, 2009.
PARSIPPANY, NJ-- Bell Environmental Services (BES) is one of a few companies using a pest control tool of the future: Instant Freeze, a completely non-toxic and non-chemical procedure helping to eradicate the bed bug epidemic infiltrating the tri-state area.
NEW YORK, NY--On March 10, the federal government ushered in newly proposed rules for reporting greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). New York state followed suit the next day and announced a new initiative to include greenhouse gas emissions in the state's environmental review of large-scale projects.
NEW YORK, NY-- Calling the upcoming series of federal decisions on carbon dioxide reduction regulations the "demarcation line between history and future," automakers urged the administration to establish a single program for fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and said that an Obama National Standard is the most effective way to do this.
BRONX, NY--Omar Freilla, the founder of Green Worker Cooperatives and ReBuilders Source has been asked to go to the White House this week for a an event with President Obama that would focus on "investing in our clean energy future."
ATLANTA-- As green building shifts from an emerging trend to a viable mainstream option, architects and building contractors are rapidly adapting green building practices to remain competitive. This includes the use of green building products to achieve energy efficiency, water conservation and indoor environmental quality goals.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ-- Architects, engineers and developers, as well as others involved in the design, construction and administration of school projects, are invited to attend a full-day workshop focusing on incorporating Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles into school projects and reviewing the technical requirements of the LEED for Schools rating system.
BARNEGAT, NJ--A new multi-story eco-friendly affordable housing community is currently under construction by the Walters Group, a local residential and commercial real estate developer.
BETHESDA, MD-- For the third straight year, Marriott International has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with its Sustained Excellence Award.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ--Paul Wheeler, national service engineer for Trane, will present a case study at the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Globalcon 2009 conference about the energy management strategy that Ingersoll Rand employed in its Residential Systems facility in Tyler, TX.
HOPKINTON, MA-- EMC Corporation, a leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced it is a sponsor of the World Resources Institute's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Product and Supply Chain Initiative, a joint effort with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development.
PHILADELPHIA--This summer season, IKEA has released the IKEA SOLIG light series, entirely powered by the sun. A solar panel in each light captures the sun's rays during the day and lights up at night. Every light in this eight series collection is decorative, sturdy and maintenance-free.
NEWARK, NJ-- Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Clean Communities Council President Patrick Ryan announced today that the City of Newark will be the site for the council’s Sixth Annual Clean Communities Seminar and Banquet, to be held on May 19-21, 2009.
NEW YORK, NY-- The Tribeca Community Association and Canal West Coalition, have announced that they will host "The Hudson Rise Picnic," a community awareness-building event today at 7 p.m. at 375 Hudson Street. The initiative supports halting the development of a two-acre sanitation facility at NYC's Spring & Canal Streets.
"The Hudson Rise alternative plan addresses both the needs of an expanding residential community and the city's desire to relocate sanitation facilities to the north," said Stas Zakrzewski of ZH Architects. "Our design calls for layers of many new types of public spaces in the neighborhood, making it a destination within Manhattan."
"Hudson Rise Picnic" is a grass roots event supported by the local community, many iconic New Yorkers and residents and businesses owners who are passionate about the lower Manhattan environment and waterfront.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker, Council Member-At-Large Donald M. Payne, Jr., and other Newark dignitaries swore in members of the City’s new Environmental Commission during a Municipal Council Chamber ceremony today, launching Newark’s first such body, with a mission to support Newark’s efforts to protect and promote its natural resources and become the “greenest” city in the Garden State.
TRENTON, NJ-- Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. has been named exclusive leasing agent for Vista Center, a major new sustainable development. Capital Real Estate Group will construct the 25-story, 700,000-sf tower adjacent to the Trenton Transit Center.
AUSTIN, TX-- The global "green" enterprise IT study released by Strategic Oxygen and Cohn & Wolfe today reveals that Dell is the number one green technology brand, recognized for its extensive recycling program, the top ranked attribute sought by IT buyers.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker, North Ward Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr., and local community members cut the ribbon to re-open historic Elwood Park, a triangle-shaped green space in Newark’s North Ward that once sheltered George Washington’s troops as they retreated from the British Army in 1776.
MIDLAND, MI-- The Dow Chemical Company has announced that it has succeeded in converting its first facility that manufactures STYROFOAM(TM) Brand Insulation in Dalton, GA, to its new zero ozone-depleting, no-VOC (volatile organic compound) foaming agent technology.
The building industry has been watching closely to see when manufacturers will convert and how quickly they will be able to get new product into the supply chain. With Dow's Dalton facility expected to begin shipments by the end of March, and other plants to follow in sequence throughout the year, Dow is well-positioned to complete conversion of its plants in advance of the Montreal Protocol deadline.
"Whenever you change the formulation for a...brand like ours, absolutely no compromise on performance can be tolerated," said Torsten Kraef, vice president and general manager, Dow Building Solutions. "With our tests completed and our ICC-ES report now in hand, we are following through on the commitment we made a little over a year ago to our customers - that the best and broadest portfolio of extruded polystyrene foam solutions in the industry will continue to be available after the Montreal Protocol deadline."
The Montreal Protocol requires the phase-out of the hydrochloro-fluorocarbon (HCFC) 142b, an ozone-depleting compound by January 1, 2010. Dow developed its next-generation foaming agent technology well in advance of the Montreal Protocol and U.S. EPA guidelines, and is on track to convert its facilities in accordance with the Montreal Protocol. Dow's new proprietary technology delivers the same insulation value, moisture resistance and compressive strength that builders have trusted for more than 60 years, and offers an even "greener" choice to builders designing energy efficient homes and buildings with rigid foam insulation.
The proprietary foaming agent technology was developed by a team led by Dow's Simon P. Lee, who was recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for his contribution to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The no-VOC and zero ozone-depleting foaming agent technology isn't the only way that the STYROFOAM Brand Insulation produced at the Dalton facility contributes to a more sustainable environment.
Dow Chemical Company
www.dow.com
NEW YORK--Day Pitney LLP has announced that Michael A. Stosser, an energy attorney with 30 years of experience in the areas of renewable and alternative energy, is joining the firm's practice in New York.
SADDLE BROOK, NJ--CB Richard Ellis has announced that the 177,008-sf warehouse property located at 850 Clark Drive in Mount Olive, New Jersey, has recently achieved LEED certification from the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) for its 3,155-sf office unit.
SAN FRANCISCO--BCCI Construction Company has announced that The Energy Foundation, a partnership of major donors to new energy technologies, has been recognized with the first LEED Commercial Interiors - Platinum Certified project in San Francisco.
BCCI worked closely with TannerHecht Architecture to fulfill the Foundation's vision for the use of energy efficient technologies in its office at the historic Bently Reserve Building on Battery Street in downtown San Francisco. The Platinum rating for LEED -- the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council -- is the highest possible designation on the commercial interiors scale.
The Foundation relocated in 2008 from San Francisco's Presidio to the Bently Reserve because the site is both close to mass transit and has sustainability features, which helps the Foundation emphasize its goal of lowering CO2 emissions locally and globally. Sustainability features include an advanced core and shell energy management system for the lighting and air conditioning, while mass transit allows all staff members to use public transit or a bicycle -- not one person drives to the office.
BCCI's work at the 17,600 sf office included the full range of issues addressed by LEED in commercial interiors: water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, materials and resources, and innovation in design.
For example, the project's sloped ceiling clouds bounce light toward the center, which maximizes daylight and visually unifies the open spaces; the non-boardroom table was locally fabricated from recycled Douglas fir and decommissioned photovoltaic panels, a subtle reminder of the Foundation's mission; and the exposed steel beams, brick facades and concrete slab highlight original elements of the historic building (built in 1924 and former home of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) thereby reducing the use of new materials.
BCCI Construction Co.
www.bcciconst.com
ATLANTA-- The Emory Conference Center Hotel is in the final phase of a major renovation and expansion that was started in March 2008. The multi-million dollar expansion is expected to be completed in May of this year and includes a new five-story structure to be certified LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) by the U.S. Green Building Council.
NEW YORK, NY--Vantage Properties, LLC, has begun a major initiative, in partnership with U.S. Energy Group, to reduce the carbon footprint of its 139-building portfolio in New York City.
MALTA, NY--C9 Corporation has announced plans to occupy 8,500 sf of headquarters and manufacturing space at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP), located in Malta. C9, the first semiconductor company to locate a facility in the Park, expects to bring five initial employees to the Park and open its doors this summer.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ-- Honeywell has announced that it has developed a new lead-free packaging technology that improves the thermal management of semiconductor chips.
ALBANY, NY-- The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have jointly announced funding for a dozen transportation sector proposals that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the use of petroleum fuel products.
BROOKLYN, NY--The Center for the Urban Environment (CUE) is offering a course on greening one's school.
The course will cover various angles of From installing a green roof to creative ways of incorporating sustainability themes into the classroom. Join local experts to discuss easy to implement projects, ways of getting environmental projects funded, opportunities for nonprofit partnerships, and what has (and hasn’t) worked in local schools.
Panelists Include:
Alive Structures
Center for the Urban Environment
Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
United Federation of Teachers, Green Committee
Center for the Urban Environment
www.thecue.org
NEW YORK, NY-- Green Energy Resources has announced the signing of two separate wood pellet export orders to Europe valued at approximately $14 million each.
ASBURY, NJ/ALLENTOWN, PA-- The Allentown Planning Commission has granted approval to Bennett Toyota for a new dealership facility on the site of a former Exide Battery plant located at the east end of Allentown‘s “Lehigh Street Auto Mile,” which will be LEED-certified.
MAHWAH, NJ-– Fuji EnviroMAX™, the first green, high performance battery on the market, will be available to consumers nationwide in April.
WASHINGTON-- Americans nationwide could face less traffic congestion and cut their transportation costs if Congress passes legislation introduced today by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), "The Complete Streets Act of 2009."
NEW YORK-- Kicking off the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater New York's (BOMA) Energy Action Day!, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said despite the gloom and doom heard daily in the media, he is confident that NYC will weather the current economic tough times better than any other city.
"New York is the place where people want to be; it's the capital of more industries than any other city. We've been written off many times. The post 9/11 zeitgeist was that no one would move downtown, but we have more companies today than in 2000 and twice as many people living downtown."
Part of New York's attraction is its goal to be America's greenest major city, he stated, calling on BOMA/NY's members, who manage 400 million square feet of commercial office space, to keep up "the good work you've performed over the past 15 years by continually lowering the energy costs of your buildings. The way you manage costs may be painful, but long-term, it is good for the economy and good for the City."
The Mayor, who has pushed the City to spend $100 million to save energy immediately through "small simple things like changing to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) and insulating windows," said "the secret" to enrolling the public is to "see savings right away."
Bloomberg says he is also pushing for legislation to give commercial tenants benefits regarding energy use and to make existing "going green regulations" more user-friendly.
"In the end it is the people in this room who get the people in the City to save energy, which makes us more competitive--you are going to be the stars." Green buildings attract and retain tenants and a "green agenda ultimately helps the taxpayers," the Mayor concluded.
BOMA/NY's 850 member corporations own and manage 400 million sf of New York City office space housing 3 million tenants. Energy Action Day!, now in its 15th year, educated members this year on wind energy economics, how to benchmark green program effectiveness, energy commissioning, LEED lessons learned and much more. The conference, held on Tuesday this week, was powered solely by renewable energy sources.
BOMA/NY
www.bomany.org
NEW BRUNSWICK--Brendan Murray, founder and president of Tekton Development Corp., has achieved the LEED accredited practitioner (AP) designation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)/Green Building Certification Institute.
FRIANT, CA-- The Specialty Sleep Association (SSA) announced today it is launching the first mattress/bedding industry "Green Initiative."
WASHINGTON-- A group of nine leading biomass companies has formed the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC), a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications.
NEW YORK-- GfK Roper Consulting, a division of GfK Custom Research North America, announced results from its 2008 GfK Roper Green Gauge(R) study, revealing that consumers are not only more aware of green issues, but are finding practical ways to be eco-friendly while also saving money in today's difficult economic times.
DUESSELDORF, GERMANY/ROCKY HILL, CT--U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart has selected Henkel to receive the "Wal-Mart Sustainability Award."
RICHMOND, IN-- Belden, a leader in the development of signal transmission products for industrial, enterprise, building management, broadcast, and security applications, has introduced a new adaptive enclosure heat containment (AEHC) system for data centers that will ensure the entire room is normalized with cold air to just the right amount, with no wasteful oversupply of cooling.
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA-- Air Products today announced the signing of a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design and construct a carbon dioxide purification system in support of an oxyfuel technology development project.
UNIONDALE, NY--With consumer demand rising for eco-friendly pest control, one of the largest pest control companies in the region, Knockout Pest Control Inc., is responding with cutting-edge green services.
ALBANY, NY/LEXINGTON, MA--The 2009 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit: Maximizing the Energy Efficiency Solution, scheduled for May 27-28 in Albany, NY will highlight how the Northeast is leading the effort to advance energy efficiency in support of a green economy that sustains and builds jobs, while contributing to a cleaner environment.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM-- Advent Solar, Inc., a leading innovator of next generation silicon-based solar technology, today announced it was named a finalist in TechInsight's EE Times fifth Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards in the "Most Innovative Renewable Energy Technology" category.
HARRISBURG, PA-- From multi-state agreements to pilot projects for municipalities, the commonwealth is taking action to slow, reduce and stop greenhouse gas emissions. That includes more than $79,000 in grants announced today in Swarthmore, Delaware County, to help four municipalities in the area work at the local level to combat the global problem of climate change.
The investment was part of nearly $300,000 for seven municipalities in total made through the Department of Environmental Protection's Local Government Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grant Program. The other municipalities receiving support for their efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions are located in Allegheny, Bucks, Butler, Centre and Crawford counties.
Swarthmore, Rose Valley and Rutledge boroughs, along with Nether Providence Township, jointly accepted a $79,115 grant to inventory greenhouse gas sources, develop a reduction goal, and draft a climate change action plan that can be implemented in the future. They will employ Temple University's Center for Sustainable Communities to gather data and develop action plans.
The four municipalities represented by the Swarthmore region have track records of leadership in all areas, Hanger added.
The Borough of Swarthmore is a Pennsylvania Clean Energy Community and the top-ranked Green Power Partner in the state according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nationally, Swarthmore Borough is ranked first among Green Power Communities in its use of green power as a percentage of total power used, and has pledged to increase that percentage from 14 percent to 20 percent by the year 2010.
Nether Providence Township created the first Environmental Advisory Committee in the state in 1978. In 2007, the township extended its leadership role by being the first Delaware County community to commit to greenhouse gas reductions under the "Cool Cities" program.
The smaller boroughs of Rutledge and Rose Valley have acted to soften their impact on the environment, as well.
The intended counties are:
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Mt. Lebanon Greenhouse Gas Pilot -- $20,000
Wilkins, Forest Hills & Penn Hill Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grant -- $47,786
BUCKS COUNTY
Bucks Co. Multi-Municipality Joint DEP Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grants Program -- $43,134
BUTLER COUNTY
Cranberry Township Greenhouse Gas Pilot Program -- $20,000
CENTRE COUNTY
Centre Region Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grant -- $66,832
CRAWFORD COUNTY
City of Meadville, Pennsylvania: Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grant -- $19,224
DELAWARE COUNTY
Swarthmore Region Greenhouse Gas Pilot Grant -- $79,115
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
www.depweb.state.pa.us
CRANBURY, NJ-- Matrix Development Group has announced that its award-winning Trenton property, 32 East Front Street, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star award.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ-- DMR Architects has announced that Chance Parker, a construction manager with the firm, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Professional Accreditation (LEED-AP) from the U.S. Green Building Council.
WASHINGTON-- Two weeks after President Obama challenged Congress to send him a bill that "places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy," House and Senate leaders responded with an ambitious timetable for new "cap-and-trade" legislation, including a final Senate vote by the end of summer.
NEW YORK, NY--New York's hotel scene is going "green" -- and Stonehill & Taylor is leading the charge.
WASHINGTON-- A Middlesex, NJ industrial pipes, valves and fittings supply company and its co-owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today. The sites are Federal Creosote, located in Manville, NJ, and Diamond Alkali, located in Newark, NJ.
DETROIT-- The National Summit, convened by the Detroit Economic Club, will provide a venue for discussion on four disciplines that are crucial to the country's future prosperity: Technology, Energy, Environment, and Manufacturing.
NORTH BRUNSWICK--Kipcon, Inc, a provider of engineering solutions, is hosting a free educational seminar scheduled for Thursday evening, March 19, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel in Fort Lee, NJ.
DALLAS-- Hunt Oil Company's Dallas headquarters building has earned the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification for Commercial Interiors.
WASHINGTON-- BP America's government affairs office has earned a platinum certification -- the highest rating possible -- under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) program.
NEW YORK, NY—Accomplished real estate publishing industry veteran Eric Peterson is joining ScheinMedia, Jonathan A. Schein, president and CEO of ScheinMedia, has announced.
PURCHASE, NY -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded PepsiCo a 2009 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. PepsiCo's accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2009.
NEW YORK, NY-- Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Teens Turning Green, the national coalition of teens educating peers and community members about safe, healthy, and eco-lifestyle choices, has announced the launch of Project Green Prom, a multi-faceted effort to encourage teens around the country to make thoughtful, earth-friendly decisions and purchases around prom season.
RANDOLPH, NJ –- The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has recognized Aspen Ice with the 2008 NJ Clean Energy Leadership Award – Project of the Year.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI-- Supercenter retail chain Meijer will soon expand its green initiatives to include the use of wind power at some of its facilities.
WASHINGTON-- Change to Win chair Anna Burger issued the following statement about the first meeting of the Middle Class Task Force today, chaired by Vice President Joe Biden, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
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