Category: Upstate

GM gets to dump its polluted sites

By CostBenefit on Aug 28, 2009 | In Contaminated Properties, Legal, Fines, Upstate, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Brownfield Redevelopment, Midwest, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story | Send feedback »

According to Tim Higgins writing in the Detroit Free Press When General Motors Co. emerged from bankruptcy, it was freed of obligations for polluted properties at discarded plant sites that will require millions of dollars to clean up.GM’s unusual, gover… more »

Recycled Solar Heat Significantly Reduces High Energy Bills

By CostBenefit on Aug 8, 2009 | In Energy, Upstate, Texas | Send feedback »

SolarAttic, Inc. announced that recycling the solar heat energy found within roofs and attics, either commercial or residential is significantly reducing energy bills. Ed Palmer, SolarAttic's president said: "Treasure Island Water Park in Sunray, Texa… more »

Asian beetle has potentially devastating taste for ash trees

By CostBenefit on Jul 18, 2009 | In U.S., Upstate, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Contamination Cost, Costs and Benefits, Invasive Species | Send feedback »

...Although it doesn’t pose a threat to humans, the Emerald Ash Borer — a ... beetle native to Asia — has the potential to wipe out the ash tree population, on a grander scale than what Dutch elm disease did to urban landscapes in the 1960s and 1970s.… more »

First New York Energy SmartSM Building in the State: Saranac Lake apartment building achieves energy savings of 27 percent

By CostBenefit on Apr 28, 2009 | In Energy, Green Buildings, Government Report, Upstate, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

On April 10, 2009 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Community Energy Services (CES) of Canton, NY, announced the completion of the first New York Energy $martSM Multifamily Building in the state. Through NYSERDA’s… more »

The Barton Group Awarded Highest Honors from U.S. Green Building Council - Platinum certified building is ... one of only seven statewide

By CostBenefit on Apr 28, 2009 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Green Buildings, Government Report, Upstate, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Transportation, Waste & Recycling, Green Roofs, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

The Barton Group joined with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in announcing today that Barton has been designated LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum by the U.… more »
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