IDT Energy, an independent electricity and natural gas provider for over 500,000 residential and small business customers, donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross hurricane recovery efforts. An initial donation of $25,000 was delivered to Robert Maruster, Chair of the American Red Cross Greater New York Region’s Board of Directors, and IDT contributed another $25,000 …
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On June 29 Spectra Energy was notified that it had been approved to build a 20-mile expansion of Spectra’s Texas Eastern Transmission and Algonquin Gas Transmission interstate pipeline systems as part of the New Jersey-New York Expansion Project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the project, which will deliver an added 800 cubic feet …
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Expect to see an increase in consolidation and mergers among the renewable-energy companies in the coming year, says accounting and financial services giant Ernst & Young LLP. The drive to join forces will be a result of shrinking investments, lower prices and the uncertainty of government subsidies for alternative energy projects. This prediction is based …
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Greenfield Manufacturing Inc, producer of boat coatings which help reduce water friction, in partnership with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, (NYSERDA) has created a product which allows boats to travel faster while at the same time improving their fuel economy. The NYSERDA gave $340,000 to Greenfield over the past three years …
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On February 8th, 2012 Con Edison held a ceremony in which were recognized the Top Performing Contractors for 2011 in their energy efficiency program. These contractors helped New Yorkers save 2,350 megawatt hours of electricity, and more than 67,000 decatherms of natural gas. Con Edison’s residential program awarded 6,700 of their customers rebates last year …
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Columbia University just released the results from a citywide mapping project which was undertaken to get a visual indication of how much energy is being used on individual blocks, informing citizens about how much energy each building is actually using. With such a map it becomes easier to see which buildings are good choices for …
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Because New York State lacks the traditional sources of geothermal energy such as geysers, volcanoes and hot springs, New York extracts this type of renewable energy from the earth through different means. Since the earth absorbs about 50% of the energy that arrives here, the earth can be a great source for renewable energy. The …
The Green Map System is a global non-profit organization with a local project known as the Green Apple Map. In 1992 the original Green Apple Map was created by Modern World Design. Three years later, in 1995, the Global Green Map System was launched, and then in the year 2000 the entire project became a …
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New York US Senator Charles E. Schumer announced on Wednesday that the Synergy Biogas LLC bio-digester, located in Covington, in western New York, is back on track to get connected to the power grid before the year ends. Missed Deadline Thwarted There was a fear that Synergy was going to lose $2.8 million in federal …
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As the race between the Republican contenders for their party’s endorsement for the presidential candidacy nomination gets into full gear, debates are flying all around. For those voters concerned about what the various men vying for the nomination have to say about US energy policy, this coming Tuesday’s debate will be of special interest. The …