HARRISBURG, PA--The Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging environmentally-conscious businesses and organizations to apply for the 2012 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award.
RADNOR, PA--Brandywine Realty Trust announced that it has earned nine new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star labels and seven re-certifications for 16 different projects during the fourth quarter:
WASHINGTON, DC--As we usher in a New Year, the first phase of a revolution in home lighting products – one that promises a bright future at less cost – will begin as well, says the Alliance to Save Energy.
WALTHAM, MA--American DG Energy Inc., a leading On‑Site Utility, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and athletic facilities, has reached an agreement to supply clean energy to Governor Paterson Towers, a 225 unit, 30 story, residential high-rise, located in Paterson, New Jersey.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--SunWater Solar, Inc. and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) announced new solar thermal systems at two affordable housing buildings in the heart of San Francisco's Tenderloin District.
ALBANY, NY--The experts agree - New York State's clean energy economy is one of the strongest in the nation. Over the past year, numerous awards have recognized the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and its partners for helping to reduce the state's reliance on fossil fuels and the emission of greenhouse gases.
DUBLIN--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Green Investors Guide" directory to their offering.
WASHINGTON, DC--As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts.
BENTON HARBOR, MI--A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation reveals consumers want to make a habit out of saving time, money and energy with their home appliances.
WASHINGTON, DC--On January 9, 2012, the nonprofit Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE) will conduct a conference bringing together experts from various research areas to address the public health aspects of unconventional natural gas drilling (also known as "hydro fracking").
WALTHAM, MA--National Grid applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its release of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
WASHINGTON, DC--The holidays are a time for putting others before ourselves. And with the recent news that the world's population has surpassed 7 billion, there are a lot more "others" to consider this year.
EAST HARTFORD, CT--The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection has awarded Pratt & Whitney (P&W) a GreenCircle Award for significant contributions made in pollution reduction at the company's East Hartford, CT, facility.
EL PASO, TX--The University of Texas at El Paso has erected the largest commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in El Paso on its campus that will lower its demand for electricity and soften its carbon footprint.
OSLO, NORWAY/ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS/BURLINGTON, MA--DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares, creating a world-leading consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors.
LONGMONT, CO--First Nations Development Institute received a $500,000 grant from Walmart to support the availability of healthy and affordable fresh foods in Native American communities.
HACKENSACK--The law firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. is pleased to announce the addition of Susan C. Karp as a Partner in the firm’s Environmental Department. She will be based in Cole Schotz’s Hackensack office.
WASHINGTON, DC--Today, Health Care Without Harm praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for handing down new standards that would greatly reduce mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel, acid gases and other toxins from our atmosphere.
SAN JOSE, CA--SunPower Corp., a manufacturer of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the addition of a new solar energy monitoring application for Android™-powered smartphones to its SunPower Monitoring System portfolio.
WASHINGTON, DC--David P. Tenny, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) released the following statement today in response to congressional action on the Conference Report for H.R. 2055, the Omnibus Appropriations bill, which maintains EPA's longstanding treatment of forest roads as non-point sources under the Clean Water Act:
CHICAGO--Testa Produce shot for the moon when it set out to build the most eco-friendly refrigerated foods distribution center in the nation. Now, after months of applications, inspections and verifications, Testa's unwavering commitment to sustainability has earned the ultimate recognition –LEED™ Platinum certification, the highest level granted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
SAN FRANCISCO, CA/WASHINGTON DC--Shorenstein Properties LLC, a private real estate firm investing in commercial office properties nationwide, has signed on to the Obama Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge, an initiative to improve energy efficiency in commercial and public buildings and create jobs.
CLEVELAND, OH--Forest City Enterprises, Inc. has announced its participation in the Better Buildings Challenge, part of the Better Buildings Initiative, which was launched in February by President Barack Obama, and is being spearheaded by former President Bill Clinton and the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
WALTHAM, MA--Mac-Gray Corporation, the nation's premier provider of laundry facilities management services to multi-unit housing locations, announced that it received the Carbonfund.org Foundation's first annual For People and Planet award in the education category.
CINCINNATI, OH--Procter & Gamble announced that the new Employee Resource Center opening today at its Family Care Box Elder Plant has received LEED Silver certification.
HONOLULU, HI--The Gas Company (TGC), Hawaii's clean gas energy provider, is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) for Hawaii. The Gas Company is transforming non-food-grade oils and fats into clean, reliable gas and biofuels at its renewable natural gas pilot plant in West Oahu.
JASPER, IN--National Office Furniture announces certification of additional products achieving the Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) Indoor Advantage™ Gold mark for low-emitting furnishings.
TAMPA, FL--CertainTeed Gypsum is capping off the year with a record number of independently judged awards that showcase industry-first, innovative, sustainable products and the company's commitment to environmental stewardship. The Wall Street Journal, This Old House and Architectural Record are among the 12 esteemed organizations bestowing honors on CertainTeed Gypsum.
SATELLITE BEACH, FL--Lighting Science Group, one of the world's leading LED lighting manufacturers, announced the completion of an Atlanta Botanical Garden's seasonal light exhibit, 'Garden Lights, Holiday Nights,' which features green both as a primary festival color and as an operating energy principle.
DANVERS, MA--Encelium’s Polaris 3D, a first software application of its kind in the lighting control industry, will be available to new and existing customers on December 15, announced Terry Mocherniak, director global business development for the LMS business unit. Polaris 3D is the next generation of lighting control software for Encelium’s Energy Control System™ (ECS).
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) recognized eight engineering firms and community-service agencies for their outstanding energy-saving projects through the Authority's Multifamily Performance Program (MPP).
NEW YORK, NY--Recyclebank, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses, has announced the schools selected for the 2012 Green Schools program, which awards schools grant money for unique student projects that will green their classrooms and communities.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--EOS Climate, the market leader in delivering verified emission reductions from destruction of ozone depleting substances (ODS), has won the 2011 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), California's highest and most prestigious environmental honor.
PROVIDENCE, RI-- United Natural Foods, Inc. has announced it has received LEED® Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council ("USGBC") for its Lancaster, Texas distribution center. Demonstrating a long term dedication to sustainability and the environment, this is the Company's fourth LEED® certification.
SAN JOSE, CA--The Oak Grove School District and Chevron Energy Solutions celebrates the completion of a state-of-the art solar photovoltaic system to save the district more than $13 million in energy costs over the life of the project.
WASHINGTON, DC-- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation today announced that three Nashville-area business owners have been selected as the top participants in the National Green Builds Business Program and will receive a combined 24 hours of one-on-one green training from nationally renowned sustainability expert, Bill Roth.
BAYONNE, NJ--Royal Wine Corp. is proud to announce the completion of a solar power system on the roof of its corporate headquarters and warehouse facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey.
TEMPE, AZ--Turner Construction Company, Arizona celebrated the Topping Out of the new innovative Colonel Smith Middle School yesterday.
PORTLAND, OR--Establishing standards that deliver resource-efficient computing, improve productivity and minimize environmental impact is a critical challenge facing IT, sustainability and business decision makers across a number of industries.
CHICAGO, IL-- The Administration Building at Exelon City Solar, the nation's largest urban solar power plant, has been recognized with Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ--The last of four Habitat for Humanity houses built across the United States as part of the Build Smart, Breathe Easier national asthma education program will be dedicated in partnership with the Obele family in the Metro Atlanta area on Friday, December 9, 2011.
WASHINGTON, DC--Holly branches and pine boughs aren't the only green signs of the holiday season — mailers and shippers can also count on the Postal Service to help them go green, save green, and be green this time of year.
WASHINGTON, DC--LEED-certified existing buildings are outpacing their newly built counterparts, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). As of this month, square footage of LEED-certified existing buildings surpassed LEED-certified new construction by 15 million square feet on a cumulative basis.
DOHA, QATAR--Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is supporting the Middle East green building movement, offering the company's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) licensed training event in the region. Middle East building owners and designers look to construct some of the biggest, most luxurious buildings in the world and are going green with more than 900 LEED projects underway in the region.
CHARLESTON, SC--GreenWizard® – a cloud-based product management and information-sharing solution that simplifies building material selection, collaboration, and modeling to optimize green building and LEED® credits – today announced that it offers architects the ability to run assessments for design credits, in addition to traditional product-specific LEED credits.
DURHAM, NH--Climate Counts' 2011 review indicates upward momentum in corporate climate responsibility (CCR) by major consumer brands over the past year.
NEW YORK, NY--OwnEnergy, the leader in Community Wind announced that it has closed a transaction in Kay County, OK where NextEra Energy Resources will acquire, construct and operate the Blackwell Wind Farm.
NEW YORK, NY--Girl Scouts of the USA announced that it is launching Girl Scouts Forever Green, its signature 100th year anniversary action project focused on waste reduction, energy conservation and rain gardens.
NORTHBROOK, IL--UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), announced the launch of its Sustainability Quotient (SQ) Program, a comprehensive system of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability initiatives of corporations at an enterprise level.
PASCO, WA--The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation will continue its national Green Builds Business Program in Pasco, Washington on December 9 & 10, 2011 at the Columbia Business Access Center for Columbia Basin College.
HOUSTON, TX--Crescent Property Services, Inc., announced that 2 Houston Center in Houston's Central Business District achieved Gold status for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED EB).
BUFFALO GROVE, IL--In 2007 Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL set a goal to achieve U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Certification.
WESTMINSTER, CO--According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the construction industry produces more than 136 million tons of waste material per year. This includes items that have the opportunity to be used on other construction projects (such as fixtures, brick, glass, conduit and countless other items), but instead go to landfills.
NEW YORK, NY--"Green" was the predominant color as the 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards were presented to 21 companies and industry leaders at a gala dinner in New York.
WASHINGTON, DC-—Jones Lang LaSalle has announced its commitment to reduce energy at large buildings it manages totalling 98 million square feet as part of the Better Buildings Challenge.
ELIZABETH, NJ--Geoscape Solar is proud to announce that it has completed the installation of a 733Kw solar power system for Atlantic Central Logistics (ACL) in Elizabeth, NJ.
CHATTANOOGA, TN--Volkswagen's Chattanooga manufacturing plant has received a platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification program.
MILFORD, CT--Environmental Data Resources Inc., the leader in property specific environmental information and risk management solutions, is hosting a due diligence workshop, New Jersey Due Diligence at Dawn, on December 14, 2011, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
AKRON, OH-- FirstEnergy Corp. has announced that its FirstEnergy Solutions subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement to purchase the output from the Maryland Solar Farm, a green energy facility planned for Hagerstown, Md. When the development is completed by Maryland Solar LLC, the facility will be the largest solar facility in Maryland and among the largest on the East Coast.
PITTSBURGH, PA--Carnegie Mellon University announced that the Gates Center for Computer Science and the Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies have been awarded LEED® certification at the Gold level established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute.
NEW YORK, NY--A McGraw-Hill Research Foundation policy paper argues that sustainability education must be expanded and more fully integrated into students' curricula in order to best meet society's long-term sustainability goals.
WALTHAM, MA--Tecogen announced that their proprietary ultra-clean emission cogeneration products are the first engine-driven systems to be granted the new air emissions certification (NJDEP Administrative Code 7:27-8.2f) from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
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