GRID MARCH 25 2010

Business News

Mar 18
New National Report Shows Plastic Bag Recycling Reaches Record High Posted By Betsy Kraat

ARLINGTON, VA-- The recycling of plastic bags and film reached a record high across the United States in 2008, continuing a growing national recycling trend.

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Mar 18
The Verde Group Sponsors 'Come Home Baltimore' Home Buying Expo and Street Festival Posted By Betsy Kraat

BALTIMORE, MD--The Verde Group, The Oliver Community Association and Bridge Private Lending sponsor "Come Home Baltimore" Home Buying Expo and Street Festival.

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Mar 18
Avon Launches Hello Green Tomorrow in More Than 65 Countries: A Global Women's Environmental Movement to Nurture Nature Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEW YORK, NY--Avon Products Inc. announced the launch of a global environmental mobilization in more than 65 countries and a $1 million contribution to The Nature Conservancy to launch the new Hello Green Tomorrow initiative, a unique globally coordinated grassroots effort.

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Mar 17
Manhattan School Wins “Green Cup” Energy Conservation Challenge Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEW YORK, NY–-PS 166, a public elementary school on New York’s Upper West Side, is New York City’s regional winner of the 4th annual Green Cup Challenge (GCC) - a national inter-school energy conservation competition designed to reduce schools’ electricity use.

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Mar 17
Township of Pine GetGo(R) Becomes LEED Silver-Certified Posted By Betsy Kraat

PITTSBURGH, PA-- Multi-format retailer Giant Eagle®, Inc. has announced the receipt of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Silver certification for its GetGo convenience store and fuel station located at 140 Towne Center Drive in Wexford.

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Mar 17
CIANJ Environmental Business Council Committee appoints Whitman's Michael Sylvester to Advisory Board Posted By Betsy Kraat

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ--Whitman has announced that the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey’s (CIANJ) Environmental Business Council Committee has appointed Michael Sylvester, vice president of business development and marketing at Whitman, to its 2010 - 2012 Advisory Board as the Chair of the Brownfields and Site Remediation Committee.

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Mar 16
GSH Group, Inc. Obtains Energy Star for Meritage’s Metroplex – 8401 in Maryland Posted By Betsy Kraat

PINE BROOK, NJ--GSH Group, Inc., an international facilities and energy management provider throughout the United States and Europe, announced that a property enrolled in its Energy Plus program has achieved an Energy Star award.

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Mar 16
Boeing Readies GOL Airplane with Chrome-Free Paint for Reduced Environmental Impact Posted By Betsy Kraat

SEATTLE--Boeing recently prepared a new GOL Airlines 737-800 for Boeing's first-ever application of a chrome-free primer to a single-aisle airplane bound for revenue service.

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Mar 16
Superior Walls Earns NAHB Research Center Green Approved Product Certification Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEW HOLLAND, PA--Superior Walls insulated precast concrete wall systems have earned the Green Approved Product designation by the NAHB Research Center.

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Mar 15
United Natural Foods To Adopt Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Its Sarasota, FL Distribution Center Posted By Betsy Kraat

PROVIDENCE, RI--Complementing its culture of social responsibility and its commitment to utilizing clean energy, United Natural Foods, Inc. has announced plans to adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology to power the lift truck fleet at its Sarasota, FL distribution center.

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Mar 15
Altergy's Fuel Cells Supply Power and Light at the Academy Awards Posted By Betsy Kraat

FOLSOM, CA -- Altergy Systems' Freedom Power Systems turned the red carpet "green" at Sunday's 82nd annual Oscars® by supplying the first clean hydrogen fuel cell power systems used to power numerous applications at the Academy Awards® ceremonies.

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Mar 15
City of Newark, EPA Announce Federal CARE Grant Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEWARK, NJ--Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck, and Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) Executive Director Joseph Della Fave, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and other dignitaries announced the award of a federal $100,000 Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grant to the Ironbound Community Corporation to identify and address environmental health risks in the East Ward, during a press conference which was held at the River Bank Park Field House in Newark. River Bank Park is located between Raymond Boulevard and Market Street, and between Van Buren and Somme Streets.

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Mar 12
City of Newark, EPA Announce Federal Grant to Address Pollution Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEWARK NJ--Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development Stefan Pryor, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck, and Ironbound Community Corporation Executive Director Joseph Della Fave announced the award of a federal $100,000 grant to the Ironbound Community Corporation to identify and address pollution problems in the East Ward, during a press conference which was held at the River Bank Park Field House.

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Mar 12
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Offers Two New Continuing Education Courses in Sustainable Design Posted By Betsy Kraat

ATLANTA--The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) announces the addition of two new fully-accredited Continuing Education Courses to its Continuing Education Program.

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Mar 12
Ingersoll Rand Leader Shares Innovative Technologies at Great Energy Efficiency Day 2010 Posted By Betsy Kraat

WASHINGTON--Steven B. Hochhauser, senior vice president of Ingersoll Rand and president of its Residential Solutions business, will be speaking at the Great Energy Efficiency Day 2010 conference, hosted by the Alliance to Save Energy, as part of panel discussion Building for the Future: EE Technologies for Today and Tomorrow. The panel will explore how new technologies are improving energy consumption.

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Mar 11
Go Green Expo Returns to New York With Over 200 Exhibitors Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEW YORK, NY--Go Green Expo, the nation's largest eco-friendly trade and consumer lifestyle showcase, returns to New York on March 19-21, 2010, as part of a nationwide tour that also includes Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Atlanta. Building on last year's success, Go Green Expo 2010 -- which provides a comprehensive look at the growing green revolution -- is expected to attract thousands to this year's event.

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Mar 11
USGBC-Long Island Gala to Recognize North Shore-LIJ's Michael Dowling Posted By Betsy Kraat

MELVILLE, NY--The Long Island chapter of the US Green Building Council will host its third-annual Building Green Gala on April 28, 2010, at the Long Island Marriott and Conference Center in Uniondale.

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Mar 11
Coalition for Responsible Transportation Commends the Port of New York and New Jersey for Dirty Truck Phaseout Posted By Betsy Kraat

NEWARK, NJ-- Members of The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) joined the leadership of the Port of New York and New Jersey at a press conference to announce CRT's strong support for the Port's adoption of an aggressive emission reduction program requiring the retirement of high-polluting trucks serving Port facilities.

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Mar 10
Piedmont Town Center Wins LEED Gold Certification Posted By Betsy Kraat

CHARLOTTE, NC--The two office towers at Piedmont Town Center in SouthPark earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Mar 10
GTI’s New CHP & Renewable Energy Laboratory Increases Solar Thermal R&D Opportunities Posted By Betsy Kraat

DES PLAINES, IL--Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently announced the opening of its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) & Renewable Energy Laboratory to provide greater capabilities for developing a wide variety of highly efficient, environmentally friendly renewable energy technologies such as solar thermal products.

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