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SUMMIT, NJ-- Schering-Plough Corporation welcomed local and state officials, and a class of fifth graders, to celebrate the completion of a 1.7-megawatt solar energy system. With panels located atop seven buildings at the company's Summit site, the system is one of the largest photovoltaic rooftop installations in New Jersey and North America.
PARAMUS, NJ-- The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 is reducing its carbon footprint by decreasing its greenhouse emissions with the installation of state-of-the-art solar panels on its two Paramus commercial buildings.
WASHINGTON--The Council for Energy Friendly Affordable Housing (CEFAH), an affiliate of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, will convene a Green Housing Symposium on May 11 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California.
NEWARK, NJ--City and State dignitaries and officials joined together with representatives of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), the New Jersey Laborers’ Union Local 55, and state-wide non-profit Garden State Alliance for a New Economy (GANE) to graduate 22 Newark residents from the City of Newark’s green labor and construction job training pilot program at a ceremony held at Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
WASHINGTON--A workshop organized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) with the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Toward Product Standards for Sustainability brought together a broad range of experts and advocates to share insights and develop recommendations on product standards for sustainability.
SEATTLE-- The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan and the City of Seattle are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ—-Sign up now! With nearly 200 people registered, the Third Annual Greenbaum Real Estate Conference on May 7th at the Woodbridge Hilton will answer these critical questions and issues:
CHICAGO-- Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, has quantified its firmwide carbon footprint and the carbon emissions reductions achieved for its clients.
LOS ANGELES-- The Los Angeles Community College District will become the first community college system ever to host the UC/CSU/CCC Annual Sustainability Conference.
ROCKVILLE, MD-- 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, co-developed by The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises has been officially certified LEED(R) Platinum Core and Shell 2.0 -- by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), making it the first and largest multi-tenant commercial office property to achieve this designation in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia area.
NEW YORK--SHARE, a non-profit clean energy organization, and the NAACP-Brooklyn Branch were joined by Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns (D-54) in hosting children from the Tilden Hall Residence, a Brooklyn refuge for displaced families. Held at the Madd Fun Family Entertainment Center in Brooklyn, the day included interactive lessons and games which allowed for a fun and informative way to educate and engage participants on the importance of environmental protection.
AKRON, OH-- For the eleventh time, FirstEnergy Corp., on behalf of its seven utility operating companies, has been named a Tree Line USA utility by the National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters.
ATLANTA-- In observance of Earth Day 2009, the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) joins President Barack Obama's national agenda to promote clean energy innovation and announces its "Green The City" Initiative.
DALLAS, TX--Southwest Airlines has performed nearly 1,500 Pratt & Whitney EcoPower engine washes since July 2006, saving more than 9 million gallons of fuel worth $12.5 million, and reducing its CO2 emissions by nearly 90,000 metric tons.
NEW YORK, NY-- Hill PHOENIX, a Dover operating company in its Engineered Systems segment, has received an Ozone Layer Protection Award in the corporate/government category from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its leadership in environmental innovation. The company was honored at the EPA's awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 21, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
HOUSTON, TX--Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today the expansion of its internal green office program, HinesGO®, to a new audience – 4,300 office tenants occupying more than 120 million Hines-managed square feet in over 100 cities in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Panama, Brazil, China and Russia.
ROCHESTER/BINGHAMTON, NY--Energetix and NYSEG Solutions have launched an online green energy store.
CANTON, NY--Air conditioners, particularly older models, create a large demand on electricity and contribute to pollution during the hottest days of summer – a costly prospect for residents and the environment.
NEW YORK, NY--Reed Exhibitions, organizer of the GreenBuildingsNY conference, June 16-17, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, has announced several enhancements to the event.
BOSTON/WASHINGTON--Responding to steadily escalating Katrina-like property and insurance damages linked to global climate change, the Heinz Center and Ceres will release at 11 a.m. EDT on April 23, 2009 a “Resilient Coasts Blueprint” defining policy changes and common sense actions that could cut future losses by as much as half along U.S. coastlines.
NEWARK, NJ--The City of Newark is still seeking volunteers to join in an effort to plant nearly 150 trees across the City on four separate days in the months of April and May 2009.
TRENTON, NJ-- Two members of the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) will be featured as "green-building pioneers" on a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television feature on green builders.
NEWARK, NJ--The City of Newark, Council Member-at-Large Donald Payne, Jr., Board of Public Utilities Commissioner Joseph Fiordaliso, and other Newark dignitaries will gather with a diverse group of local religious leaders to host the “Green Resources for Faith-Based Organizations” community meeting, a local component of the “National Conversation on Climate Action,” one of several events observing Earth Week, tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21, in the City Hall Rotunda, located at 920 Broad Street, at 6 p.m.
WASHINGTON--In the first 100 days of his administration, President Obama has put energy and environment policy at the heart of America's future. In the next 100 days, he will need to work with various political interests and make decisions to realize his vision.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ--Join New Jersey & Company at the Third Annual Greenbaum Real Estate Conference on May 7th at the Woodbridge Hilton.
YARMOUTH PORT, MA-- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment selected IFAW's (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) headquarters building as one of the 2009 top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design.
BETHESDA, MD-- The latest edition of ElectricTV.net takes a close look at how building owners are applying the latest technologies to create smarter, greener buildings.
NEWARK, NJ-- With today's approval of its plan to invest $694 million in accelerated electric and gas infrastructure projects, Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) began to hire the first of 900 new utility and contractor positions to be created during the next two years.
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ-- Jerome Leslie Eben, AIA, PP and past president of the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) will give a presentation entitled "The Value of Working with an Architect: Why Build Green?" on Wednesday, May 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
WASHINGTON-- The U.S. must increase incentives for a wide variety of biofuels infrastructure investments if the nation is to meet federal renewable fuels goals, according to a new report released today by a task force of leading energy infrastructure experts.
NEW YORK--The Center for Light+Space, a sales office and showroom for Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., has earned LEED(R) Gold rating for this midtown-Manhattan tenant-improvement project at 5 Penn Plaza.
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded up to $1.5 million in incentives to an Oneonta firm developing an innovative energy-efficient product.
DETROIT--Despite just six months ago paying the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history, only 1 in 10 Americans would be willing today to pay more for an environmentally friendly vehicle, notes Alexander Edwards, president of automotive research for Strategic Vision, Inc.
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ--In honor of Earth Day, Marcal Paper Products, LLC, the nation's oldest major manufacturer of household recycled tissue paper products, unveiled a real urban jungle in New York's Times Square yesterday.
NEWARK, NJ--The City of Newark is seeking volunteers to join in an effort to plant nearly 150 trees across the City on four separate days in the months of April and May 2009.
WASHINGTON-- Executives from some of America's top companies and key policymakers are gathering in Washington, DC on April 21, 2009 to discuss the nation's energy challenges and how best to confront them.
HARRISBURG, PA-- Governor Edward G. Rendell has approved new incentives that will take the state to the next level of green building while creating more jobs and a cleaner environment.
BENTONVILLE, AR-- According to a recent study, only 41 percent of Americans cited protecting the environment as a top priority, down from 56 percent last year. Walmart is making every effort to ensure that consumers do not have to choose between protecting the environment and protecting their own bottom lines.
In its second consecutive year, Walmart's Earth Month (April 2009) is bigger than before and Walmart makes it easy and affordable for its 200 million shoppers in the U.S. to make choices that can have a positive impact on the health of our planet. In celebration of Earth Month, here are a few ways in which Walmart is helping shoppers make eco-friendly choices at budget-friendly prices.
In addition to more than 500 Earth-friendly products available at Walmart stores and online at www.walmart.com/green, during April 2009, ten products that are less than $10 are being featured, including the following items exclusive to Walmart:
- Earth Tees ($4 to $6 each): Available exclusively at Walmart and Walmart.com, these 100 percent organic cotton t-shirts are available in sizes for the entire family.
- 10-Pack Recycled Hangers ($1.25): These clothes hangers are made from 100 percent resin from various sources, including apparel hangers from Walmart stores.
- Walmart Reusable Bag ($1.00): These bags are made from 85 percent recycled content and hold more than twice the amount of an average plastic bag. In addition, Walmart can recycle each bag at the end of its life cycle.
For a complete list of products, visit Walmart online.
Helping shoppers save money on Earth-friendly products is just one of the many ways Walmart is committed to the environment. As part of its ongoing efforts, Walmart has set numerous environmental goals, including the following:
-- To cut plastic bag waste by one-third by 2013, which is estimated to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic waste globally.
-- To work with suppliers to reduce packaging in its supply chain by five percent by 2013, which could prevent millions of pounds of trash from reaching landfills and could stop 667,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere - the equivalent of taking 213,000 trucks off the road each year.
-- To double the efficiency of its private hybrid and alternatively-fueled trucking fleet by 2015, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions and fuel use.
In addition, several Walmart initiatives around the world are having a positive impact on the planet:
-- In Mexico, Walmart is adding wastewater treatment plants to all new stores and retrofitting existing stores.
-- Walmart stores in the United Kingdom now divert 65 percent of store waste from the landfill.
-- Walmart China has financed the installation of solar panels for 322 households in the Panjiabang Village in Jiaxing Zhejiang Province.
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OCEAN COUNTY, NJ--The Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced today the recipients of awards from the fourteenth annual Barnegat Bay Environmental Grant Fund.
BOSTON-- Green is the new black in the world of real estate. Members of the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS(R) (GBAR) are busy incorporating this trend into their education and business goals.
WASHINGTON-- The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit convened a workshop on April 2 focused on reducing emissions from road projects.
SARANAC LAKE, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Community Energy Services (CES) of Canton, NY, have completed the first New York Energy $martSM Multifamily Building in the state.
HOLLYWOOD, CA-- As metro L.A.'s first all green, all solar Smarthome(TM) community, The Gatsby Hollywood is recognized as both a ComfortWise(R) and a Certified California Green Community.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-- NAIOP-NJ, the commercial real estate development association, is gearing up for its 2009 Community Action Day.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL-- Domino(R) Sugar is offering a new CarbonFree(R)-certified line of sugar products.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL-- Sears, the leading retailer of ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances, is honoring Earth Day (April 22) by offering its customers an additional 10% off Kenmore Elite ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances - on top of existing promotional prices each Monday throughout the month of April.
NEW YORK, NY--The April session of the monthly Green Building Forum on April 15th will set the stage for the May tour of the green buildings in the Bronx.
CHICAGO--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) - Chicago Chapter will host their Fourth Emerald Gala at the Swissotel Chicago on May 16, 2009.
JACKSONVILLE, MD--Two senior professionals of Whitman were instrumental in helping a group of residents of northern Baltimore County, MD, recoup $150 million in compensatory damages from a gasoline leak that occurred at a nearby Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in 2006.
WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Postal Service has added to its list of more than 70 environmental awards by accepting a Climate Action Champion Award. The U.S. Postal Service is one of only two organizations recognized for leadership in advancing climate policy.
NEW YORK, NY/NORWOOD, MA--Gianni O. Chieruzzi P.E., a Senior Project Manager at GZA GeoEnvironmental’s New York City office, has recently earned Professional Accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System (LEED).
NEW YORK, NY--The U.S. Department of Energy and various commercial real estate enterprises have announced a new partnership, and will host a roundtable discussion at 7 World Trade Center.
ALBANY, NY--After many years of advocacy at the Capitol, the state's beverage deposit program will now be expanded to include water bottles.
JERSEY CITY, NJ--The Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI-NNJ) in conjunction with the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) has announced that Kenneth T. Jackson, the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and Social Sciences at Columbia University in New York, will be the keynote speaker at its second annual New Jersey Urban Revitalization Conference on April 21 in Jersey City.
ALBANY, NY--Saving money on the purchase of energy-efficient products just got easier for New Yorkers, thanks to a new partnership between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and BJ’s Wholesale Club.
RIVERSIDE, NJ--On March 31, 2009, Sea Gull Lighting, a manufacturer of decorative and functional lighting, was awarded a 2009 ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) during ceremonies held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
SOMERSET, NJ--Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated is taking part in the upcoming PSE&G GreenFest 2009, scheduled for April 3 to 5 at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Deputy Mayor of Economic Development and Housing Stefan Pryor, Director of Community Development Toni L. Griffin, Riverfront Planner Damon Rich, and Trust for Public Land Newark Program Director Scott Dvorak, have announced a partnership to design and build Newark’s first riverfront park along the Passaic River.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ--Whitman, the environmental engineering, consulting and management firm, is part of the team that has been awarded an environmental consulting contract to aid in the redevelopment of a former landfill area for the Borough of Somerville.
BRONX, NY— As part of a long term New York City and New York State partnership, Bronx Community (BCC) College President Carolyn G. Williams and students from BCC’s Ornamental Horticulture Program (OH), joined with officials from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Bartlett Tree Expert Company on Wednesday, April 1st to initiate the second phase of a borough-wide tree planting program.
EDISON, NJ--Implementation of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan (EMP) and its goals will have a major effect on the commercial real estate industry, both existing buildings and new construction.
NEW YORK -- Newsweek will host a panel discussion on "The Future of the Automobile" at the 2009 New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:30 pm.
SOMERSET, NJ-- The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast where experts will highlight the many ways companies can save money, while benefitting the environment, by investing in green initiatives.
WASHINGTON-- Responding to shareholder concerns, McDonald's Corporation has agreed to formally survey and promote best practices in pesticide use reduction within its American potato supply chain.
NEW YORK, NY-- Go Green Expo, the largest environmentally-focused business and consumer show in New York's history, will return to New York City for the second year in a row April 17-19, 2009 at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan.
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has earned a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and delivering energy efficiency services to residents and businesses throughout New York.
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