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Mon, 04/01/2013 - 18:23
NYSERDA Energy Efficiency Trainings for Oilheat Technicians
The Best of Both Worlds...Oilheat Training with Building Science Basics! In April, The Wild Center will be hosting two NYSERDA energy efficiency trainings for oilheat technicians, with instructor John Levey, President of Oilheat Associates.
Tuesday April 9 - NORA Silver Certification - This program is based on the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) training publication "The Oilheat Technician's Manual," which provides effective guidance on basic design, safety and...
Fri, 02/15/2013 - 11:48
From ACEEE News
Over the next decade, a host of federal air regulations will impose restrictions on the emissions of multiple pollutants from stationary sources such as power plants and industrial facilities. These air regulations create a demand for low-cost and rapidly deployable emissions reduction measures and energy efficiency proves to be the least-cost resource when compared with new generation.
To help meet these demands, today ACEEE is releasing a new tool---an easy-to-use calculator that lets users...
Tue, 02/12/2013 - 14:07
April 3rd - 5th, 2013
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Since the Northeast Biomass Heating Expo & Conference was launched in 2009, over 1,450 individual attendees and 320 different businesses, agencies and organizations have attended one of America's fastest growing biomass energy conferences.
Join the region’s largest biomass heating conference and expo by attending the 2013 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo April 3-5, 2013 in Saratoga Springs, NY. The 5th...
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 10:33
Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee: Impacts and Responses
Please join us on Tuesday, January 29, 2012, at Noon EST for a webinar on the impacts of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, and lessons learned from the disasters. For more information or to register for the webinar, please visit http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Publications/Research-and-Development-Technical-Reports/Environmental-Reports/ClimAID-Webinar-Series.aspx.
Presenters:
* William Solecki, Department of Geography & CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities, Hunter College
* Simon...
Wed, 01/02/2013 - 12:09
Preserving History - Protecting Our Future
We're restoring our 110-year-old Folk Victorian home and have made it ultra energy efficient by using geothermal heating and cooling, motion sensor lights, an energy monitor, tight insulation and sealing, and energy star appliances.
Now we're nearly ready to add solar panels. The home will then produce more energy than we consume.
This project will make history by being the oldest home in America to achieve net-zero energy. We hope to inspire others to create a Mission Zero for every one of the...
Fri, 12/28/2012 - 14:49
from Northern Forest Center
The Community Forest Collaborative helped the Town of Canaan, Vermont, create a Community Forest that will generate many benefits for the town, its residents, and the students who come from neighboring towns to attend school.
Chris Masson grew up exploring the woods and hunting in the 424-acre forest that was owned by the Tillotson family for generations. As superintendent of schools in northern Essex County, Chris wanted to give every kid the chance to learn in the woods, so he led the...
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 13:06
from EESI Climate Change News
At an October 31 event hosted by the Climate Desk, former Representative Mike Castle (R-DE), a former Delaware Governor and nine-term Member of Congress, stated that the Republican Party is "falling away from scientific opinion" when it comes to climate change science. Castle suggested that Republicans need "to do a much better job of making sure that [they] are examining the science.” Castle indicated that Republicans who live far from coastal regions are less likely to...
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 13:05
from EESI Climate Change News
On November 7, in his first address to reporters after Democrats retained their majority in the Senate in the election, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) expressed hope that Congress could make progress on climate action. “Climate change is an extremely important issue for me and I hope we can address it reasonably,” Reid said. “It's something, as we've seen with these storms that are overwhelming our country and the world, we need to do something about it,” he...
Fri, 11/09/2012 - 13:18
from Northern Forest News Digest
Northern Forest
By: Julie Beane
Where timber-based income from forestlands is insufficient or a landowner simply wishes to diversify income streams, additional sources of forest revenue, such as carbon offsets, may be an option for landowners to keep forests as forests.This updated publication is intended as a practical “how-to” for Northeast landowners of all sizes who are exploring the revenue potential of the forest carbon marketplace.
Manomet Center for Conservation...
Fri, 11/09/2012 - 13:15
November 13th
The New York State Climate Smart Communities program will offer the next webinar in its 2012/2013 series of Climate Smart Community webinars, “Using and Promoting the unwasteNY Program," at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
The Public Service Commission created unwasteNY.com to help homeowners and businesses develop custom plans to eliminate energy waste, reducing both costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Smart Communities can promote use of...