The Adirondack Youth Climate Summit has a new website! 
For information about the 2010 Summit, please visit www.adkyouthsummit.org.  

 ANCA Seeks an Energy Program Coordinator to help with recent Grant as the Adirondack Region Energy $mart Communities Coordinator
 
Contact for more details:
 
Kate Fish
Adirondack North Country Association
kfish@adirondack.org
518-891-6200
 
 

The Adirondacks Gets a New Energy Smart Communities Coordinator for NYSERDA Programs
For immediate release on August 10, 2010

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner, Pete Grannis, is encouraging local governments to join in the fight against global warming by adopting a new Climate Smart Communities Pledge. Help get your community involved.
 

POWER NY - THE NEW NY AGENDA
 
Andrew Cuomo has a new energy policy for New York State. You can read about it here.
 
5 TROUBLING ENERGY FACTS
 

Jerry Jenkins is an ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and author of Acid Rain in the Adriondacks: An Environmental History, also from Cornell, and The Adirondack Atlas, A Geographic Portrait of the Adirondack Park.
 
His new book, Climate Change in the Adirondacks: The Path to Sustainability, describes the problem of climate change and maps a possible solution.
 
Read a review here.

New Code Now Available
 
This document shows you the revised new energy code for New York State. It was presented at The Wild Center's 2010 ADKCAP update event.
 

June 30, 2010 -- An Item offered by Jim Connolly, a member of the ADKCAP Renewable Energy Task Force:
See article on legislation related to PACE Bonding. If the article is accurate, County IDA's and/or Development Authority of the North Country may have bonding authority for PACE Program. Westchester County also worked with NYSERDA to access Federal funding.
Article from 4/26/10 edition of Capitol "New York Looks to Keep PACE with New Bond Program"
 

Check out the I LOVE NEW YORK "Green" web pages!
 
They note: "We’re shining the spotlight on green travel and tourism to let you know about the incredible green assets and product offerings New York State has for the ecologically minded traveler and others who simply want to enjoy New York’s natural beauty.
 

Building Performance Institute Training at The Wild Center
 
June 1-8, 2010           Building Analyst
August 9-13, 2010     Envelope Professional
 
"Going Green" isn't just so much media hype, it's the way of the future. Act now to position your business for the opportunities the green economy is creating. Learn to renovate existing homes and build new ones that perform as a complete system and are energy efficient.
 
For more information or to register:
Art Garno, Site Coordinator
SUNY Canton - Center for Energy Efficiency & Building Science
www.canton.edu/bpi
(315) 386 7197
garnoa@canton.edu