When does a trend become the new status quo? 2009 will have to be considered a major turning point for the green building industry. Fresh off the news that the iconic Sears Tower (soon to be renamed Willis Tower) is set to undergo a $350 million dollar green retrofit; just reported is the Empire [...]

 
The saying “Necessity is the mother of invention” has never been more relevant.  The world is facing environmental degradation on one side and economic collapse on the other.  Fortunately, one can counter with the adage of “crisis is another word for opportunity” still holds true.  The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is an annual contest for harvesting [...]

Community colleges and universities across the state of New York have a new initiative to achieve greater energy-efficiency practices while reducing both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) established the New York Energy $mart Focus on Colleges and Universities to identify technical assistance and financial incentives [...]

A leader in low-carbon cellulosic ethanol production has announced that their demonstration facility in Rome, NY is now producing non-food cellulosic biomass ethanol.  Completed in Rome, the plant is one of the largest nationally that converts non-food biomass into ethanol.
Biomass feedstocks include wood chips, grasses, residual corn stalks and sugar cane bagasse.
Funding for building the [...]

Getting handcuffed and booked has never been more environmentally friendly.  Since the New York Police Department decided to save fuel and reduce pollution by utilizing hybrid 2009 Nissan Altima sedans, the city has patrol vehicles that get twice the miles per gallon than previous fleet (35 mpg compared to 16-18 mpg).  
The NYPD has currently [...]

In July 2008, Al Gore challenged the U.S. to generate 100% of the electricity we need using clean, renewable, sustainable sources within 10 years. “When you connect the dots,” he said, “it turns out that the real solutions to the climate crisis are the very same measures needed to renew our economy and escape the [...]