Governor Paterson on green jobs, energy, climate change

In his State of the Union speech, Governor Paterson announced an Excelsior Jobs Program focused on high tech and clean energy growth jobs.The program includes an expansion of the...

Glimmers of ‘Hopenhagen’

Gail Karlsson reports: One of the most encouraging signs I saw in Copenhagen during the UN Climate Change Conference was on the shirt worn by the desk clerk at my hotel in...

Greener, Greater Buildings

A new package of legislation will promote Greener, Greater Buildings in New York City. Once implemented, the legislation will reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions by 4....

Governor Paterson announced $3 million funding for 18 clean energy businesses in New York State

The funding is provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to help New York businesses increase their access to markets, customers, investors and...

New York's Sustainability Plans Discussed at Mayor's Climate Summit in Copenhagen

Mayor Bloomberg attended the Mayor's Climate Summit in Copenhagen, which was held in parallel to the second week of the UN Climate Summit. Addressing the group,...

New York Sustainability Highlighted at Forum in Copenhagen

The Climate Sustainability Forum was convened by Uchita de Zoysa from the Centre for Environment & Development in Sri Lanka, and brought together civil society representatives...

New York energy projects to get over $88 million from the Stimulus Plan

Governor Paterson announced that four New York advanced-energy projects will receive more than $88 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 'Stimulus Plan) to...

Hydrofracking hearing

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation held a public hearing at Stuyvesant High School on its new Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for the hydraulic...

Municipal Sustainable Energy Loan Program Legislation

Governor Paterson asked the legislature to consider establishing a municipal sustainable energy loan program to assist property owners in installing renewable energy and energy efficiency...

New York State weatherization and energy efficiency program

Governor Paterson signed the Green Jobs/Green Homes New York bill, which established a program to create green jobs and stimulate investment in weatherization and energy...