Go Green East Harlem Presents Build It Green Conference
Friday, October 19th, 2007 
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and NYSERDA are presenting a green building conference on October 25 at the New York Academy of Medicine in East Harlem. The conference will include presentations by the NYC Dept of Buildings, from architects and educators, with special breakout sessions on how to get financing for green projects and greening existing buildings, among others. With the enormous potential that New York has to be a great green proving ground, this is another step toward making that potential an actuality.
You can download the invite here. The registration deadline is today, so call and sign up now!
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Next stop, Honolulu?
Monday, September 10th, 2007
With New York City residents already paying the highest electricity rates in the country outside of Hawaii, the New York State Public Service Commission has given preliminary support to a proposal that would allow Con Edison to raise their electricity delivery charges by “what critics believe would be the biggest amount in the company’s history.” According to the New York Times:
The proposed increase in transmission prices — $618 million in the year starting in April 2008 — is far less than the $1.2 billion increase that Consolidated Edison had been seeking…..[Queens Assemblyman Michael N.] Gianaris said that based on Con Ed officials’ testimony to the Assembly committee in May, even the reduced rate increase proposed by the staff would be the largest in history, in both dollar and percentage terms….
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Taxi strike offers opportunity
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
As a strike threatens to take a chunk of the 13,000 NYC taxis out of service, an opportunity arises for those who might otherwise hail a cab to try something different. Might you try riding a bike today? Or maybe walking?
Posted in New York City, Sustainability | Permalink
Citysol was cool. We have proof.
Friday, August 24th, 2007Watch the brand new Citysol 2007 video.
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DOT pledges $350m to NYC for congestion pricing
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007…Conditional on the city actually being legally allowed to do so. This is less than the $500m that they were hoping for, but certainly a lot better than the worst case scenario of getting no federal cash at all. Now the battle moves again to Albany where a committee will study the situation.
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Chris Collins, executive director, rings Nasdaq opening bell
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Nasdaq, which usually reserves their opening bell ringing ceremony for one of the thousands of listed companies, invited Solar One to come and ring the bell. The Staff was very pleased to see themselves on a seven-story screen overlooking Times Square.
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East River Turbines Taken Off-line
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007The tides in the East River have proved a bit too rough and tumble for the turbines placed there by Verdant Power to produce electricity for Roosevelt Island as part of a pilot project. The NYTimes has the details:
Weeks after they were formally dedicated by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, six underwater turbines that turn the river’s currents into electricity have been shut down for repairs and a basic redesign. The East River’s powerful tides have been wreaking havoc with the giant turbine blades since the first two were installed in December.
“But the good thing is that there’s more power in the East River than we thought,” said Mollie E. Gardner, a geologist for Verdant Power, which owns the equipment.
This is the reality of new energy projects, which often seem more attractive on paper than they do in practice. Verdant’s principals, along with the state officials who have supported the project with large grants, say the setback is only temporary, even expected — a way to work out the kinks before moving onto the next, expanded phase.
The turbines are expected back online sometime in November, and there are other companies now looking into projects further north near the Hell Gate area. Find more Tidal power news here.
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