tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67715406156466077432024-02-19T06:26:53.677-05:00Green InnovationsDeveloping renewable and clean technology companies in New YorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger705125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-35543290587797969462014-01-10T14:00:00.000-05:002014-02-28T08:15:20.124-05:00The Clean Tech Center Partners with ESF on Radiation Curing Training!
SUNY-ESF Leads National Initiative to Provide Workforce Training in Radiation
Curing
Employees at Central New York businesses that use or plan to use radiation curing in their manufacturing
processes are eligible for free online courses
A new online program offered through the State University of New York College of Environmental Science
and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) will Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-5632802105610813712013-09-09T13:22:00.000-04:002013-09-09T23:22:34.514-04:00DEC Budget Proposals, Albany, NY:
Green groups worry about dwindling DEC budget
by Karen DeWitt, in Albany, NY
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Sep 09, 2013 — The Environmental Committee chairs in the legislature have proposed a $5 billion dollar environmental bond act, to be voted on in November 2014.But, at an Assembly hearing on the state's environmental budget, advocates say they're more worried about dwindling staff at Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-45348338267486342222013-09-09T13:13:00.000-04:002013-09-10T01:01:10.598-04:00Siena poll- Hydrofracking still a dead heat in New York:
Hyrdofracking supporters march after a rally last October in Albany. A new Siena College poll shows New Yorkers evenly divided on whether the state should allow hydrofracking. (Lori Van Buren | Albany Times Union, via AP)
Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com By Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com Follow on Twitter on August 12, 2013 at 9:52 AM, updated August 12, 2013 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-34369651951069995092013-09-07T14:27:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:28:20.639-04:00Green Symposium in NY, September 19:
Garrison Institute Climate, Buildings, and Behavior Symposium
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Bright Power CEO Jeff Perlman will participate in a panel discussion on Creating an Energy Action Plan. Accompanying him will be Michael Catalano of the Jonathan Rose Companies.
Garrison Institute Climate, Buildings, and Behavior Symposium (September 19, 2013)
From Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-57492255628590638622013-09-06T13:15:00.000-04:002013-09-09T23:35:34.936-04:00NYSP2I continues pollution prevention efforts at the local level:
Community Grants Program accepting funding applications
Sept. 6, 2013 by Krista Bellardo Follow RITNEWS on Twitter
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is now accepting applications for its 2013-2014 Community Grants Program.
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) provides nonprofit organizations and local governments Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-33067777096740128282013-09-03T14:05:00.000-04:002013-09-10T01:12:23.047-04:00Saving Lake George: Can Sensors And Big Data Protect $1 Billion In Tourism?
IBM Research Scientist Harry Kolar (right), Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer of the RPI Darrin Fresh Water Institute (center) and Eric Siy from The FUND to Save Lake George scout locations for new sensors. Credit: Erin Reid Coker/Feature Photo Service for IBM
As I write this update, campers and wildlife enthusiasts 185 miles to my north are converging on New York State’s crystal-clear, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-91194053653112448312013-08-29T11:29:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:45:17.608-04:00Can towns ban hydrofracking? New York's highest court will decide:
Hydrofracking protesters
Central New York residents line up outside the main entrance to the New York State Fair last year to protest hydrofracking. The state's highest court said today it will decide whether towns can ban hydrofracking and other gas drilling. (Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.com)
Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com By Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com FollowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-43464624575165804542013-08-27T14:51:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:47:12.067-04:00Charge your electric car at the New York State Fair:
Teri Weaver | tweaver@syracuse.com By Teri Weaver | tweaver@syracuse.com
Follow on Twitter on August 27, 2013 at 12:19 PM, updated August 27, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Syracuse, N.Y. -- You can charge up your electric and plug-in hybrid cars at the New York State Fair for free, according to Fleet Management Company of Canandaigua.
The charging stations at the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-90500218695603897772013-08-26T15:42:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:55:00.554-04:00Marcellus Shale:
Marcellus Shale has become nation's most productive gas field thanks to hydrofracking
The Associated Press By The Associated Press Follow on Twitter on August 15, 2013 at 10:07 AM
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Hydrofracking in Pennsylvania and West Virginia has made the Marcellus Shale the nation's most productive gas field, according to a new report.
Bentek, a Colorado Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-77275063038548700262013-08-23T12:51:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:52:18.915-04:00Trash talk:
Read OCRRA Q&A transcript on burning Cortland County garbage
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Amy Miller, OCRRA engineer, and Business Manager Warren Simpson answer questions from syracuse.com readers today about a proposal to burn Cortland County trash in OCRRA's incinerator in Jamesville. (Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com)
Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com By GlennUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-82848272023301175522013-08-20T16:53:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:49:13.992-04:00U.S. Green Building Council, NY Upstate Chapter:
U.S. Green Building Council to host presentation Thursday on funding for green building and renewable energy projects
Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com By Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com on August 20, 2013 at 4:19 PM
Syracuse, NY -- The U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Chapter will host a presentation Thursday on state and federal programs Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-10787471020446103812013-08-19T14:37:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:38:32.144-04:00Green Materials and Services Expo, Ulster NY:
Thursday, October 17, 2013
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Set up - 4:00 pm
Senate Gymnasium
SUNY Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge Campus
Ulster, NY 12484
Hudson Valley
(Click Here for Directions)
Food will be provided
EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION FORM
The Hudson Valley Branch of the U.S. Green Building Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-61867704200529369102013-08-16T15:34:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:35:08.540-04:00Green Materials and Services Expo, Rochester NY:
Thursday, October 10, 2013
3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Set up - 2:30 pm
HSBC Plaza
100 Chestnut Street
Rochester, NY Food will be provided
(Click Here for Directions)
EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION FORM
The Genesee Region of the US Green Building Council NY Upstate Chapter is hosting a 'Green Materials and Services Expo' on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-12252502282412635942013-08-15T12:58:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:58:48.602-04:00Cortland County, OCRRA might swap trash for ash:
Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com By Glenn Coin | gcoin@syracuse.com
Follow on Twitter on August 14, 2013 at 2:38 PM, updated August 14, 2013 at 4:28 PM
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga and Cortland counties hope to cut a deal this year to burn Cortland garbage in Jamesville in exchange for dumping incinerator ash in Cortland County's landfill.
Officials from both Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-4537242542174123462013-08-14T14:32:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:32:44.261-04:0013th Annual SyracuseCoE Symposium:
Urban Reinvention and ResilienceOctober 21st-22nd, 2013Oncenter Complex, Syracuse, NY
Symposium Program
Conference Highlights
Featured Speakers
Partner Day
Integrated Heat Recovery Workshops
Student Poster Competition
Registration
Symposium Development Committee
Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact
The 13th annual SyracuseCoE Symposium: Urban Reinvention and Resilience will featureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-16079251640325784772013-08-09T14:32:00.000-04:002013-09-10T01:03:38.219-04:00Onondaga County Electric Truck Vouchers:
Onondaga County among NY locales eligible for electric truck vouchers
Teri Weaver | tweaver@syracuse.com By Teri Weaver | tweaver@syracuse.com Follow on Twitter on August 09, 2013 at 1:15 PM, updated August 09, 2013 at 1:21 PM
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Some commercial trucks fueled by electric batteries just got a little cheaper in certain parts of New York, thanksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-8796939918356227522013-08-06T12:40:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:41:19.232-04:00Final DRAFT of Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan Released:
June 20th, 2013 | Published in Challenge News
The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board released a Final DRAFT of the Vision CNY Regional Sustainability Plan on June 11th, 2013.
Vision CNY was initiated by the CNY RPDB with a $1 million grant from the New York State Cleaner Green Communities Program. Cleaner Greener Communities is an Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-71227635045024773952013-08-04T13:06:00.000-04:002013-09-10T01:05:58.885-04:00Energy Alliance to tour biomass power plant at Fort Drum:
Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com By Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com
on August 02, 2013 at 3:51 PM
Watertown, NY -- The New York Biomass Energy Alliance will tour the ReEnergy Black River biopower facility at the Fort Drum Army base in Watertown on Thursday.
New York Biomass Energy Alliance Executive Administrator Alice Brumbach said he expects the tour Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-62112469029409053252013-08-02T15:40:00.000-04:002013-09-09T23:40:34.315-04:00Pollution Prevention Institute awards Potsdam Specialty Paper for ‘green’ initiatives:
Paper mill recognized for significant reductions in waste and energy
Cindy Bowen
At an Aug. 1 ceremony, the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) recognized Potsdam Specialty Paper Inc. (PSPI) for innovative environmental efforts that have resulted in significant reductions in the plant’s waste and energy usage. From left to right, Dr. Anthony Collins, president of Clarkson Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-82589483434030741902013-08-01T15:31:00.000-04:002013-09-09T23:32:00.822-04:00Potsdam Paper recognized for enviromental efforts:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013
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POTSDAM - The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has recognized Potsdam Specialty Paper Inc. for innovative environmental efforts that have resulted in significant reductions in the plant’s waste and energy usage.
NYSP2I, which is managed and operated at Rochester Institute of Technology, presented the award to PSPI Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-2255965515378726842013-07-30T15:43:00.000-04:002013-09-10T01:07:56.739-04:00SUNY ESF Makes Energy Efficiency Improvements:
National Grid reimburses SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements
Dave Tobin | dtobin@syracuse.com By Dave Tobin | dtobin@syracuse.com Email the author on July 30, 2013 at 12:05 PM, updated July 30, 2013 at 12:51 PM
SYRACUSE, NY -- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry today announced it Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-76639126288394312972013-07-23T14:22:00.000-04:002013-09-10T01:10:03.776-04:00Onondaga Lake Cleanup:
U.S. Green Building Council's Upstate New York chapter to host presentation on Onondaga Lake cleanup on Thursday
Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com By Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com on July 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Syracuse, NY -- The New York Upstate Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will host a presentation on the Onondaga Lake cleanup operation atUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-30801301071155237572013-07-19T16:44:00.000-04:002013-09-09T23:44:35.737-04:00Forum on supply chain sustainability scheduled for RIT on July 30:
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Contact: Rich Kiley585-475-5697 or rakuns@rit.edu
Event features speakers from Staples, IBM, PepsiCo and others reducing environmental impacts
An upcoming forum at Rochester Institute of Technology will feature advice and best practices from major companies such as Staples, IBM, and other organizations with leading sustainability programs.
The New York State Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-57062529346508022992013-07-02T14:13:00.000-04:002013-09-10T00:13:45.105-04:00NY Times on Global Warming:
Even The New York Times Has Chilled On Global Warming. Someone Please Tell Obama
As the president demonstrated once again during his “climate action plan” address in Georgetown, he is not someone ever to allow facts to stand in the way of ideology and green lobby cronyism. The familiar take-away line is that even more regulation is essential to bludgeon energy producers and consumers Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771540615646607743.post-22409934425071733212013-07-01T11:53:00.000-04:002013-09-09T23:54:06.999-04:00Floating Power, NYC:
Floating Power Plant Proposed For New York City
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One of the more intriguing ideas I’ve encountered recently is a plan to build a “floating power plant” in New York City’s Hudson River.
More specifically, the idea is to build is a “portable” 79 megawatt natural gas-fired, combined Unknownnoreply@blogger.com