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ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will provide $499,645 to ATDynamics for development of next-generation aerodynamic technology to improve the fuel economy of large trucks. The goal is to cut diesel fuel consumption by 10% for long-haul trucks.
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ -- Last week, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Commissioner Nicholas Asselta presented NFL Films with an incentive check for $69,300 from the BPU's New Jersey SmartStart Buildings Program.
COLUMBUS, OH-- Grange Insurance Audubon Center, the newest Audubon nature center, celebrated its opening last week at Scioto Audubon Metro Park, a brownfield redevelopment site that is a major bird migration stopover point.
HOUSTON--Transwestern Investment Company and Transwestern announced that 919 Milam has received LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Green Building Rating System.
CANTON, MA-- Dunkin' Donuts has announced the launch of a "Six for Three" bagel promotion. The promotion coincides with a new program where in-store banners will be repurposed into Dunkin' Donuts tote bags.
TUSCALOOSA, AL-- Zipcar, the world's largest car sharing service, and The University of Alabama department of transportation services have announced the launch of Zipcar's car-sharing program on the UA campus.
NEW YORK, NY--A lighting system installed by NECA contractors and IBEW electricians in the New York Times' new 52-story headquarters is delivering energy savings of more than 70 percent per square foot, according to recently released performance figures.
LOS ANGELES-- Shangri-La Construction has announced that its first project, Hangar 25, located at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, was selected a winner of the Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) 2009 Environmental Achievement Awards.
HARRISBURG, PA-- Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced Pennsylvania is investing more than $5.3 million in 12 innovative clean energy projects, which will generate energy, save money, create jobs and improve the environment.
HOUSTON-- Mayor Bill White and the Houston Airport System (HAS) have announced that the City of Houston Department of Aviation has received $8.8 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to install new state-of-the-art equipment at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) that is expected to reduce emissions by up to 60 percent.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA-- The Frontier Project Foundation has announced its first Visionary Level supporter of the Inaugural Green Tie Gala, set for October 17, 2009.
WASHINGTON-- Two demolition and salvage companies and three of their respective owners and supervisors were indicted by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga, TN, the Justice Department announced.
NEW YORK, NY-- Turner Construction Company has substantially completed New York City's largest green roof for the United States Postal Service (USPS) atop the 2.2 million-sf Morgan Mail Processing Facility on West 28th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.
CHERRY HILL, NJ-- Innovative programs that address water source or water shed protection needs may be eligible for up to $5,000 through New Jersey American Water's 2009 Environmental Grant Program.
CHICAGO-- Oak Brook-based McDonald's renewed its strategic alliance partnership with Jones Lang LaSalle for transaction management and project management for 25 leased regional offices throughout the United States as well as facility management and project management on 831,000 sf of space within five buildings throughout Chicago's western suburbs. Further, Jones Lang LaSalle announces that McDonald's world headquarters became the 18th building nationally to earn LEED EB Platinum certification.
DAVIS, CA-- Acting State Conservationist Gayle Norman, of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has announced approval of more than $438,800 in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to eight California organizations.
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND-- Global offshore wind farm capacity will grow at a compound annual rate of 32 per cent in the coming decade, according to a new report by energy consulting firm ODS-Petrodata.
WASHINGTON-- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History recently accepted a solar panel that was once installed on the White House. The panel was donated by Unity College in Unity, Maine, during a ceremony July 21.
EAST BRUNSWICK--Whitman has been awarded contracts for mechanical systems engineering work at several housing authorities throughout New Jersey, including those in Elizabeth, Morristown, Phillipsburg and Highland Park.
PLYMOUTH, NH -- ABODE Builders and Plymouth State University (PSU) recently joined forces to rehabilitate the University's Eco House, an on-campus building devoted to sustainable living.
NEW YORK, NY-- Scientists overwhelmingly agree that the time for debate is long past. Global warming is taking place and is primarily caused by human activity.
DELTA, BC-- AirTest has announced that its LonWorks(R) communicating carbon monoxide and combustible sensor/transmitters have been incorporated into the enclosed parking garages that are part of the new Olympic Village Development for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
MILWAUKEE, WI-- The first independent conference on water conservation for craft brewers brings together water policymakers in the Great Lakes and experts in water saving systems from Bridgeport Brewing Co. (Jeff Edgerton), New Glarus Brewing Co. (Dan Carey), Odell Brewing Co. (Doug Odell), and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Fred Strachan).
NEWARK--Mayor Cory A. Booker, members of the Newark Municipal Council, and other City dignitaries will cut the ribbon to re-open the newly-renovated West End Park, on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 2 p.m. The park is located at 100-104 West End Avenue in Newark.
ANN ARBOR, MI-- Southeast Michigan-based J.S. Vig Construction, a full-service general contractor and construction management company, has announced the opening of the Project Green Institute in Ann Arbor, Mich. J.S. Vig CEO Joseph Vig made the announcement.
SAN FRANCISCO--The Volkswagen Group yesterday said that automotive innovations over the next 20 years will focus on reducing driving emissions and making cars accident free; VW Group announced that new technologies will transition vehicles into more customized "living spaces."
HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NJ-- PSEG Nuclear has submitted applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend the operating licenses of its Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations by 20 years.
NEW YORK, NY-- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has announced that One Wall Street, the company's global headquarters, has earned the ENERGY STAR.
ROCKVILLE, MD-- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a three-year contract by Pepco Holdings, Inc., to implement energy efficiency and conservation programs and services for its Pepco non-residential customers in the District of Columbia.
ATLANTA--The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently honored Georgia Power with its ENERGY STAR for Homes - Leadership in Housing Award. The award recognizes companies that take a leadership role and act as champions for ENERGY STAR.
TORRANCE, CA -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. has announced that the Lexus Florida Training Center in Miramar, FL has been awarded Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Commercial Interiors (CI) Certification, becoming the first LEED CI Certified service training facility for Lexus and the first in Florida. LEED CI certification is awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to commercial interiors projects across the country meeting stringent standards for eco-sensitive building.
NEW YORK--On August 13, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Batts (Southern District of New York) modified the preliminary injunction order granted on May 29 to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and other plaintiffs that enjoined the state of New York from implementing all provisions of the recently enacted bottle bill amendments.
WASHINGTON-- Jane Danowitz, director of the Pew Environment Group's U.S. public lands program, has issued the following statement on Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's support for a national forest roadless policy and the Obama administration's decision to join environmentalists in an appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals of a 2008 Wyoming federal district court ruling that struck down the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
SALEM, MA-- Groom Energy Solutions and Greentech Media have announced a workshop to assist suppliers responding to Wal-Mart's newly launched Supplier Sustainability Assessment Program.
The event will be held on Wed., Sept. 16 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Mystic Ballroom of the Embassy Suites Hotel at Boston Logan Airport in Boston, Mass.
Wal-Mart's Supplier Sustainability Assessment Program will measure the environmental cost associated with products that Wal-Mart sells and report on each product's rating. In its first phase, Wal-Mart has initially required some of its 60,000 suppliers to answer a series of questions intended to assess their relative environmental maturity by Oct. 1, 2009 with expanded mandatory supplier participation in the future. Using the results of the query, Wal-Mart will then calculate sustainability ratings for each supplier.
The workshop will assist companies with goal setting and benchmarks for Greenhouse Gas emission, solid waste and water reduction. The merits of programs like the Carbon Disclosure Project and green product certifications will also be covered. The event will be led by Paul Baier, vice president of consulting for Groom Energy and Tim Greiner, managing director of Pure Strategies. Baier and Greiner are also co-authors of a recently released report titled "Enterprise Carbon Accounting: An Analysis of Organizational-Level Greenhouse Gas Reporting and a Review of Emerging GHG Software Products," which can be found at http://www.gtmresearch.com/report/enterprise-carbon-accounting.
The report was created as a guide for organizations considering calculating or currently tracking and reporting GHG emissions.
The workshop with conclude with a free Q &A call-in session led by Wal-Mart senior director of sustainability and packaging, Sean Stephan, who is also on the agenda to present in the afternoon.
"Wal-Mart suppliers need to quickly prepare themselves to provide the best possible response to this program," said Paul Baier, vice president of consulting for Groom Energy. "Through our workshop we are pleased to provide these companies with a reference point for best practices and to give them confidence that their responses will position them well with Wal-Mart."
Admission is $495 for the workshop and $999 through Sept. 1 for attendees of the Greening the Supply Chain Conference on Sept. 17th.
SAN FRANCISCO--Sweet, the new eco-friendly lesbian travel company, is proud to offer eight spectacular community service opportunities for guests on board its upcoming carbon-neutral Western Caribbean cruise on Norwegian Spirit.
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced more than $1.5 million in funding to develop New York as a leader in high-efficiency, wood-fired heating.
NEW YORK-- Siemens has announced that it has teamed up with renowned custom motorcycle manufacturer Orange County Choppers to build the first custom electric motorcycle.
WASHINGTON-- With America's working families still struggling, the Alliance for Climate Protection today released a new television ad pointing to the positive impacts of comprehensive clean energy and climate policies for American families.
TUCSON, AZ-- To provide parents with safe, healthy and environmentally responsible choices in baby feeding products, Andrew Weil, M.D., a leader in integrative medicine, and Key Baby, LLC, have announced the launch of the Weil Baby(TM) line of bottles, nipples, sippy cups, pacifiers, gift sets and accessories.
BOSTON--According to the results of a Synovate study, American homeowners are more concerned with energy efficiency and cost saving measures when building a 'green' home than with any other factor.
FAIRFIELD, NJ--SGS Consumer Testing Services has announced the expansion of its global sustainability services to the U.S. market with a new sustainability program headquartered in the company's Fairfield, NJ office.
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has joined with the Electric Power Research Institute to conduct a new engineering study of the effects that plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) might have on the State's electrical grid.
NEW YORK, NY-- Tonight's "Dan Rather Reports" presents a special round table discussion, shot on-location on a barge in the Hudson River, just outside New York City. The barge is a self-sustaining farm where everything is grown without soil.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Acting Director of Engineering Mehdi Mohammadish, Deputy Police Chief Anthony Perillo, and other Newark dignitaries will cut the ribbon to open the City of Newark’s renovated motor vehicle repair facility, the Wilson Avenue Garage, on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at 3 p.m.
NEW YORK, NY-- YourVive, a member-only online marketplace that will offer green products at affordable prices and information to help conscious consumers make informed choices, has selected Brodeur Partners to provide communications and web development support.
HARRISBURG, PA-- Pennsylvania businesses pursuing renewable energy projects that qualify for federal tax credits are encouraged to apply for a direct refund from the federal government.
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced that the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), University at Albany, have entered into partnership agreements with NYSERDA to provide support for the growth and expansion of clean energy and environmental technology companies located at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park(r) (STEP(r)) and throughout New York State.
GREENSBORO, NC--Daimler Buses North America is excited to announce the initial order of up to 500 diesel-electric hybrid buses, with options for up to 200 buses, from King County Metro in Seattle, WA.
WASHINGTON--A nationwide education effort to promote the ways propane can help cut greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, lower energy costs, and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil was announced today by the propane industry.
LAS VEGAS-- Created with a vision to bring a new level of environmental consciousness to the world-famous Strip, CityCenter will be one of the world's largest sustainable developments, from design and construction to operations and guest amenities.
INDIANAPOLIS-- Allison Transmission Inc., a provider of commercial and military duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems, will be awarded a $62.8 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Grant to continue its efforts to design, develop and manufacture a cost-competitive commercial hybrid truck drive system.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ--Whitman, an environmental and engineering management firm, has joined the New York City Partnership of Brownfield Practitioners, a voluntary association of brownfield stakeholders that was initiated to provide services and benefits to New York City communities and residents while promoting sustainable brownfield management in New York City.
WASHINGTON--Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the maker of Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle brands, has announced stronger fiber sourcing standards that will increase conservation of forests globally and will make the company a leader for sustainably produced tissue products. Greenpeace, which worked with Kimberly-Clark on its revised standards, announced that it will end its "Kleercut" campaign, which focused on the company and its brands.
Kimberly-Clark has set a goal of obtaining 100 percent of the company's wood fiber for tissue products, including the Kleenex brand, from environmentally responsible sources. The revised standards will enhance the protection of Endangered Forests and increase the use of both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified fiber and recycled fiber. By the end of 2011, Kimberly-Clark will ensure that 40 percent of its North American tissue fiber - representing an estimated 600,000 tons - is either recycled or FSC certified, an increase of more than 70 percent over 2007 levels.
"Today, ancient forests like the Boreal Forest have won," said Richard Brooks, Greenpeace Canada Forest Campaign Coordinator. "This new relationship between Kimberly-Clark and Greenpeace will promote forest conservation, responsible forest management, and recycled fiber as far and wide as possible."
Also by the end of 2011, Kimberly-Clark will eliminate the purchase of any fiber from the Canadian Boreal Forest that is not FSC certified. This forest is North America's largest old growth forest, providing habitat for threatened wildlife such as woodland caribou and a sanctuary for more than one billion migratory birds. It is also the largest terrestrial storehouse of carbon on the planet, storing the equivalent of 27 years worth of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Furthermore, the revised standards reinforce Kimberly-Clark's long-standing ban on use of wood fiber from illegal sources; adds a preference for post-consumer recycled fiber; and supports expansion of recycling initiatives and the identification, mapping and protection of areas that have the potential to be designated as Endangered or High Conservation Value forests.
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ATLANTA--Consumers who have moved away from tree-consuming phonebooks and use Kudzu.com to find local professionals online can now easily choose to use green-friendly businesses. This is made possible by Kudzu.com's new Green Credentials feature on merchant listings.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP-- Honeywell has announced that its new low-global-warming-potential refrigerant for mobile air conditioning can be imported and used in Japan, a significant step toward global adoption of the new refrigerant.
BETHESDA, MD-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Lockheed Martin as one of the country's top green power purchasers. The corporation is a member of the EPA's Green Power Partnership.
NEPTUNE, NJ-- Stephan Lowy, CEO of Lowy’s Moving Service has achieved the LEED Green Associate (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional designation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)/Green Building Certification Institute.
PARSIPPANY, NJ--Underscoring its leadership position in environmental sustainability services, Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that Managing Director Jonathan Meisel recently earned LEED accreditation, making him one of the company’s latest sustainability experts.
ALBANY, NY--A unique configuration of commercially available waste-water treatment technologies, capable of meeting the enhanced-treatment standards required by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in the City's reservoir watershed, has been installed in the Catskills, at the Town of Windham Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP).
WASHINGTON--The non-profit Clean Air Watch today said the U.S. EPA is on track to get a passing grade for its proposal to deal with dangerous nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
LOS ANGELES--The first of the revolutionary portable home micro-refinery systems that turns organic waste into a high performance ethanol fuel for cars was installed Thursday night at a home in Pacific Palisades, near Los Angeles, California.
NEWARK, NJ-- Mayor Cory A. Booker has announced that the City of Newark partnered with Siemens Corporation and the Greater Newark Conservancy to provide Newark youth an educational three-day environmental program at the Conservancy's Outdoor Educational Center located at 32 Prince Street.
BOSTON, MA-- The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) yesterday unanimously approved Advanced Power's petition to site a 350 MW combined-cycle natural gas power facility in Brockton, MA.
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