Going Green: Hollywood and Energy Efficiency

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in EarthKind® in the News Posted in January 24, 2012 | No Comments

Going Green in New York

By Claire McCurdy
First published in the Journal of Foreign Relations
January 23, 2013

Reprinted with Permission

After months of monitoring the disasters in Japan, it is a refreshing change to cover a story about a positive energy vision. Filmmaker, Antonio Saillant, and his friends and mentors, Ron Kamen and Ted Kotcheff, are committed to making the movie business sustainable and are working towards a greener world through clean, green and sustainable energy in the energy hungry movie industry.
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Investing in Solar Energy: NY State Gov. Cuomo Calls for Quadrupling Solar Capacity by 2013

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in EarthKind® in the News, Solar Energy Solutions Posted in January 12, 2012 | No Comments

“In its first year, the NY-Sun Initiative will be capable of doubling the customer-sited photovoltaic capacity that was installed in 2011. By 2013, we estimate that NY-Sun will quadruple the 2011 capacity.” ~New York State Gov.Cuomo

According to Clean Energy Authority:
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Going Green & Staying Green: A Sustainable Movie Industry

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in EarthKind® in the News Posted in January 10, 2012 | No Comments

How can it be that the movie industry be sustainable: an interview with Antonio Saillant, US producer and director, by Alma Daddario on Sustainability International Forum.

Excerpt from “Meeting a Green Director”

“Q – Are you implementing any kind of project (as conferences, meetings with associations and governance) to spread and condivide [sic] this idea?

A – I will be setting up future meetings with studio executives in film and television to discuss ways the industry can be more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly and if money is an issue, I will work with State, City and utilities to develop rebate incentives in order to help in the green efforts.
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Why Buy Green Energy: For Our Children’s Children’s Children

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in Buy Wind & Hydro Renewable Energy Posted in January 9, 2012 | No Comments

This submission to the Why I Buy Green Energy Contest co-sponsored by EarthKind® and NYSEG Solutions makes a strong statement that the most powerful reason to “Go Green” is for our children, and “all who come after us.”
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Teaching Our Children About Green Energy

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in Buy Wind & Hydro Renewable Energy Posted in January 6, 2012 | No Comments

Being concerned about the future of our planet Earth, teachers feel an obligation to teach their students a sense of responsibility in regards to green energy. This submission comes from such a teacher:

Why I Buy Green Energy

Renewable Energy: It Really Can Be Easy Being Green

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in Buy Wind & Hydro Renewable Energy Posted in January 4, 2012 | No Comments

There are many great reasons for buying green, and this submission to the Green Energy Contest from Salem, NY has a wonderful list.

NYSEIA 2011 Conference Presentation

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in EarthKind® in the News Posted in December 29, 2011 | No Comments

NYSEIA president Ron Kamen (and chairman of EarthKind®) giving the keynote presentation at the 2011 New York Solar Energy Industries Association conference, September 21, 2011.

Download the Presentation PDF Here: NYSEIA-2011-Conference.pdf

Buying Green Energy to Be Environmentally Responsible

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in Buy Wind & Hydro Renewable Energy Posted in December 14, 2011 | No Comments

Many families are trying to reduce their global footprint and find ways to be environmentally responsible. This includes looking for alternatives to the fossil fuel energy sources available to them. EarthKind®, a renewable energy solutions company, partnered with Energetix/NYSEG Solutions, an energy services company (ESCO) to offer a program that allows residents, businesses, and non-profit institutions to purchase green power that is delivered to them – which often saves money too.

Support Green Energy

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in Buy Wind & Hydro Renewable Energy Posted in December 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

“It is just a way of life for us!” is the perfect answer to the question “Why I buy Green.” Buying renewable energy doesn’t just save the planet; it can save you money as well. Doing good and feeling good about it; priceless. Being rewarded with a cleaner alternative and cost effectiveness is something Green Energy customers want to share with their neighbors.
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Solar Energy Projects that Make a Difference. (Part 2)

Posted by Kat Caverly Posted in EarthKind® in the News Posted in November 29, 2011 | No Comments

Reprinted from Alternative Energy eMagazine – Case Studies from EarthKind® Solar

continued from Part 1

written by Gehard Klier, EarthKind® Energy

Bard College Shines

At the liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, students learn and live in 25 geothermal buildings on campus that don’t burn fossil fuels on site. Instead of driving to class, they walk, take shuttles or even can borrow electric bikes. When their old light bulbs blow out, they trade them in for compact fluorescent light bulbs supplied by the college, which has given out more than 1,000 of the more efficient bulbs.

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