Energy advice from the guys that know energy

It seems everybody has recommendation for growing green, from buying compact fluorescent light bulbs to making your own bread to starting our ow compost pile in the back yard (if you can handle the smell, of course). But when it comes to energy, here’s your opportunity to leave it to the experts.
The U.S. Department of [...]

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It’s easy to be green in Babylon

The town of Babylon said it will foot the bill for its residents who make their homes more energy efficient.
Called Long Island Green Homes, the program seeks to retrofit the town’s 65,000 homes, making the houses 20 percent to 40 percent more energy efficient and removing tons of carbon from the air.
The town will pay [...]

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The Dennison gets upgraded

Suffolk County is planning to spend more than $1 million to continue its safety and energy efficiency upgrades of the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge.
The monies will be used for the third phase of improvements on the 12-story building that houses many county offices, replacing a hot water boiler and weatherproofing the south and west [...]

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How Tom Suozzi is like Tarzan

Don’t call Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi government consolidator of the year, but you can’t take away his commitment to going green. From a county-wide ban on trans fats to a plan to make Levittown the country’s first green suburb, Suozzi has certainly played the tree hugger part well.
And now he’s going to be recognized [...]

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It’s a race to the wind farm

Long Island’s first try to build an offshore wind park failed. The cost was just too high for Long Island Power Authority chief executive Kevin Law. Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone was also against it.
Now, Winergy Power wants to build an offshore wind park three times the size of the previously proposed one.
But while Long [...]

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Walking the walk

Since Gov. Paterson got past the sex scandals and budget debacles that marred his first few weeks in office, he’s been on a roll.
It could have something to do with his triumphant return to Long Island last month, when he stood on the boardwalk of the Sunken Meadow State Park overlooking the Long Island Sound [...]

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A green state of mind

When Gov. David Paterson was on Long Island two weeks ago, LIPA President Kevin Law called him “the green governor.”
Last week, Paterson wrapped up the Earth Day and Earth Week celebrations by signing an executive order creating a “Green Procurement and Agency Sustainability Program” to promote policies within the state government that reduce the consumption [...]

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Energy efficiency becomes mandatory

From now on, if you build a new home in Riverhead, Babylon or Brookhaven, you must use energy efficient materials such as compact fluorescent bulbs, extra-paned windows and extra insulation.
And by, “you must,” we mean, it’s the law.
From the Associated Press story:
Similar laws take effect in Oyster Bay and Hempstead in August and Huntington next [...]

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Suffolk is saving the trees

William Lindsay, presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, is bragging about how much paper the Legislature saved through its paper reduction policies. In a letter to the editor, Lindsay states the Legislature stopped printing resolutions and back up documents for each Legislator and Commissioner. Instead, the documents are available online.
Through the program, the Legislature [...]

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Small is … cute

For all of you who think you’re so smart, do we have a car for you.
The Smart Car, which originated in Europe in 1998, has sold more than 800,000 units in 36 countries. Now, the newest tiny auto, powered by 71 horses — Shetland ponies? — looking like a pumped-up golf cart, the Smart [...]

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How does green energy look now?

It has been four months since LI Biz Blog had breakfast with former Long Island Power Authority chairman Richard Kessel, though something he told us needs repeating today.
“In the end the wind project is going to look pretty good when oil hits $100.”
It has, and according to most reports, that means $4 for a gallon [...]

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LIBN’s Green Strategies breakfast … join now

Long Island Business News officially dipped its foot into the green movement this morning, hosting its first Green Strategies Breakfast.
The idea was this: Put a sizeable cross-section of Long Island’s business community in one room to network, peruse booths from local companies that specialize in eco-friendly products and services, talk about what going green means [...]

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Keep those appliances out of the trash

An abandoned toaster oven may soon be a thing of the past in New York City.
Gotham’s city council approved a bill that would impose a $100 fine on any city resident who throws out an electronic device rather than recycle it. The bill also stipulates companies must take back old appliances and electronics and recycle [...]

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LIBN’s turn to go green

You’d figure with all of the writing we do at Long Island Business News on the “green” trend, we’d do something special.
Well, we have.
LIBN is holding its Green Strategies Breakfast Thursday, Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Carlyle on the Green to discuss the people, products and plans for Long Island to [...]

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Not what 1-800-Flowers.com wants to hear

Roses are red … but they’re not green.
According to an article in The Street, the traditional Valentine’s Day gift may not be the most environmentally friendly way to tell you’re dearly beloved how you feel. Most roses are covered in chemicals that keep them from wilting too early, and the fuel burned by transporting them [...]

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Stern’s turn to go green

On the same day the Hampton Jitney announced its bus fleet now runs on eco-friendly biodiesel, Legis. Steve Stern, D-Huntington, made a green declaration of his own.
The politician said he has joined other legislators by going paperless and he said he will now accept all legislation electronically. Stern said he previously received all legislation in [...]

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Hamptons builder constructs eco-alliance

LI Biz Blog says: Green is the color of the year. From elected officials touting their environment-friendly programs to the average Long Islander’s decision to do something as simple as buying reusable shopping bags, the green call is getting louder.
Here’s proof. Hampton’s Luxury Homes, a micro-cap company based out of Bridgehampton that specializes in building [...]

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Clear Skies ready for its closeup

Massapequa Park-based Clear Skies Group, which installs systems that convert solar power into electricity, just wrapped a documentary for the Discovery Channel’s new series, unhappily named “Greenovate.” CSG installed a residential solar system for a homeowner, or rather, a “greenovator,” in Claremont, California in under four hours, upgrading, according to a press release, [...]

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Verizon’s green fleet

While not everyone has the extra money to trade in their V-8s for hybrid-, biodiesel-, natural gas- or ethanol-powered automobiles, New York-based Verizon Communications apparently does, and it’s taking the green plunge. The telecommunications company, which is making a major impression on Long Island with its roll-out of FiOS television and Internet service, said today [...]

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Go on a low-carbon diet

We apologize for passing on the above tawdry pun, but that’s how Renewable Energy Long Island is pitching its latest iniative.
The advocate for conservation and the production of alternative energy is asking Long Islanders, for their New Year’s resolution, to pledge to lower their carbon dioxide output next year by 5,000 pounds. To do that, [...]

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Holiday lights, the green way

There haven’t been too many replies to our Talking Point: Green holidays post, which leads me to believe businesses and homeowners aren’t entirely sure how to spread holiday cheer with sparkling lights an do it in an eco-friendly way.
So here’s how. The Long Island Power Authority today said people should purchase energy-efficient light-emitting diodes lighting [...]

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Talking point: Green holidays

Are you sick of it yet, or are you damn glad that a widespread hunger to preserve our planet and its inhabitants is pervading our daily lives at last? Because, whether you like it or not, it seems the “green” movement is here to stay.
So, what does that mean? Particularly during the holiday season, when [...]

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First suburb will be first green one

News from the eco-friendly green front is just sprouting up everywhere these days.
Today, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi announced plans to dub Levittown, America’s first suburb, the first “green” suburb. He will announce, at a press conference to be held tomorrow,  a public-private partnership that will take measures to reduce Levittown’s carbon footprint by a [...]

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