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Community Environmental Center Receives $3 Million DOE Grant for Innovative Weatherization ProjectWednesday, September 1st, 2010
Jay Ackley of CEC: A Minnesotan in Gotham
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Lack of Will on Cap & Trade Undermines Recovery and Hurts Climate, But Is There a Future for HomeStar?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Donna Parris: Woman of Many Lives
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Community Environmental Center and other agencies receive $12.9 million from DHCR for affordable housing weatherization
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Community Environmental Center leads a state-of-the-art solar thermal project for the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council
Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Community Environmental Center is installing solar thermal systems in New York City
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Community Environmental Center Welcomes JetBlue Airways to the Cool Roofs Movement
Monday, June 21st, 2010
21-year-old Spring Creek Towers resident is learning to weatherize homes
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Spring Creek Towers: A City Within The City
Monday, June 7th, 2010
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Community Environmental Center receives donation from the TD Charitable Foundation
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Community Environmental Center, NY State’s largest supplier of weatherization services under the State’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), will use a $5,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, to provide energy audits for homeowners in Jamaica, Queens
Richard M. Cherry, President of Community Environmental Center, on “The Importance of Weatherization”
Friday, March 26th, 2010“Ultimately weatherization can lessen the damage that human beings have brought to this exquisite and unique planet.”
Richard M. Cherry
Richard M. Cherry joins Congressman Rangel to Celebrate STRIVE
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010“There is a quiet revolution going on,” said Richard M. Cherry about the new green economy. “If we do it right, we will be giving a chance to the people whom the old economy left behind…”
CEC Wins 2009 Weatherization Award for Multifamily Building
Thursday, February 25th, 2010In March 2009, Community Environmental Center (CEC) installed solar hot water systems in two multifamily buildings in Brooklyn, NY. Now CEC is honored for that work by State and Local Energy Report.
Brooklyn’s 1st LEED-NC Gold Goes to Condo/Arts Center in Williamsburg
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Brooklyn developer Propeller Group and the energy efficiency company Community Environmental Center are pleased to announce that the eco-friendly “Greenbelt” condominium and arts center in Williamsburg is Brooklyn’s first building to receive this high LEED®-NC Gold certification. The Center for Performance Research on the ground floor also makes “Greenbelt” Brooklyn’s first mixed-use structure to receive this prestigious rating.
The Energizers – Queens Courier
Monday, January 25th, 2010The Queens Courier‘s February edition has a wonderful article about CEC’s work to help low-income residents save money on energy bills and reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by expanding to help other groups. Download the PDF spread here. The LIC Courier Magazine is in stores around Long Island City now. ________________________________________________ PHOTOS AND ARTICLE [...]
Press Release: Community Environmental Center Wins Weatherization Award
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010CONTACT: Alexis Greene, 718-784-1444, ext. 156 646-382-7047, agreene@cecenter.org Long Island City, NY (January 20, 2010) – Community Environmental Center (CEC), the New York-based non-profit dedicated to green building and energy efficiency, has received the State & Local Energy Report’s 2009 Weatherization Award. The award recognizes CEC’s installation of solar thermal systems in two multifamily buildings [...]
Hear Richard M. Cherry’s Interview on eTown Radio Broadcast
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Listen: Long Island City, NY (December 28, 2009) – An eTown broadcast featuring Richard M. Cherry, president of Community Environmental Center (CEC) can be heard on a podcast from December 23-29. Click on the headline and then click on the green arrow to play the 10-minute interview. Taped on December 7, 2009 before a live audience in New York [...]
NEW YORK HOUSE – Green Pride
Monday, December 14th, 2009by Arthur Zaczkiewicz; photograph by Deborah Degraffenreid CEC’s 1347 Bristow project was featured in an article lauding the changes that the greenly renovated building has inspired in its tenants. Some excerpts: “Living here has changed my life,” Rivera says matter-of-factly as she gives a tour of the building, noting the Fiberglas-framed windows, Energy Star appliances, [...]
Richard M. Cherry, President of Community Environmental Center, Receives E-Chievement Award at ETown Radio Taping
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Contact: Alexis Greene, agreene@cecenter.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE Long Island City, NY (December 9, 2009) — Richard M. Cherry, president of Community Environmental Center (CEC), the New York City-based nonprofit dedicated to energy efficiency and green building solutions, received eTown’s E-Chievement Award on Monday, December 7, at a radio taping at the New Yorker Hotel [...]
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