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Mike Bloomberg.com: CoolRoofs: Painting NYC White to Cut Greenhouse Emissions & Save on Energy Costs
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010Oct 13, 2010 | NYC.gov Read the rest at MikeBloomberg.com. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Chief Service Officer Diahann Billings-Burford and Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri today applied a reflective, white coating to the one millionth square foot of rooftop as a part of the NYC CoolRoofs program. Over the past year, more than 1,500 volunteers organized by NYC [...]
Greenpoint Star: Cool roofs are a hot idea in Greenpoint
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010by Holly Tsang 09.28.10 – 06:34 pm Read the full article at Greenpoint Star.com. On Friday, volunteers from Mayor Bloomberg’s NYC Service office armed with paint rollers prepared to get their hands and feet dirty as they coated the roof of Brooklyn Studios at 211 Meserole Avenue with white paint. Part of the city’s CoolRoofs [...]
NYU WSN: In an effort to be green, student volunteers paint rooftops white
Monday, September 27th, 2010Read the full article at Washington Square News. by Emily Yang Published September 27, 2010 It looks like white is the new green. NYC CoolRoofs, an environmental initiative launched by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore in 2009, is recruiting volunteers to coat reflective white paint on New York City roofs to [...]
NY1: Brooklyn Volunteers Aid City’s Roof-Painting Initiative
Saturday, September 25th, 2010Read the article at NY1.com where they have a great accompanying video. By: NY1 News 09/24/2010 07:31 PM Volunteers in Brooklyn cooled off the city Friday by picking up a paint brush. It’s part of a city initiative to paint the roofs of buildings white to reflect sunlight, saving energy costs. Volunteers painted the roof of [...]
NYC Parks: Cool Roofs Top NYC Parks Facilities
Thursday, September 16th, 2010Read the full article at nycgovparks.org. By Anthony Park Parks is cooling down this fall with the NYC ⁰CoolRoofs program – an exciting collaboration including NYC Service, the NYC Department of Buildings and the Community Environmental Center to promote and facilitate the cooling of New York City’s rooftops. Applying a reflective surface to a roof [...]
ABNY.org: NYC °CoolRoofs Painting the Town White
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Read the full article on abny.org NYC °CoolRoofs Painting the Town White ABNY, September 7, 2010 The NYC °CoolRoofs program is an exciting collaboration between the NYC Department of Buildings, NYC Service and the Community Environment Center to encourage building owners to cool their rooftops and save on energy costs by applying a reflective white [...]
Community Environmental Center Receives $3 Million DOE Grant for Innovative Weatherization Project
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Community Environmental Center, the Queens nonprofit dedicated to energy efficiency and green building solutions, has received $3 million from the Department of Energy to set up cutting-edge energy efficiency technologies, delivery systems and financing strategies for low-income families in New York City.
Lack of Will on Cap & Trade Undermines Recovery and Hurts Climate, But Is There a Future for HomeStar?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Show your support for new clean energy jobs by contacting your representatives. This national organization makes it easy, just type in your zip code: 1sky.org You can also reach out to your reps directly. If you live in New York State, show your support for the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Accountability Act of 2010 [...]
Community Environmental Center and other agencies receive $12.9 million from DHCR for affordable housing weatherization
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Community Environmental Center, Sunset Park Redevelopment Corporation and the Opportunity Development Association have received $12.9 million from the New York State Division of Housing and Urban Renewal to bring energy efficient retrofits to the 2700 affordable housing units of Brooklyn’s Lindsay Park
Community Environmental Center leads a state-of-the-art solar thermal project for the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Community Environmental Center is implementing a state-of-the-art solar thermal system at Brooklyn’s Plaza de los Ancianos, affordable housing for senior citizens owned by the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
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