In Coshocton, population almost 36,000, officials are getting ready to cast their vote for a local solar company so small it doesn’t even have its own web page.Called Solar Vision LLC, the Westerville-based company, which recently appointed Tom van Cleef as managing director and vice president, has offered to provide the city with a 355-kilowatt system, which would generate about 1,155 kilowatt hours per day, or enough to run a...more
The University of San Diego (USD) and AMSOLAR Corp. said, on Nov. 18, that they had signed an agreement to install a 1.23-megawatt distributed solar array across nine buildings on USD’s campus.The announcement was made outside the university’s new Student Life Pavilion, a four-story, 50,000-square-foot “green” building that is anticipated to receive LEED Gold certification (under the U.S. Green Building Council’s...more
On November 18, New York State announced passage of the municipal clean energy loan program, which allows communities to leverage Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan programs to further an agenda of energy efficiency and renewable energy.The bill was passed in special session at the urging of its promoter, Steve Israel (D-NY), who has been instrumental in seeing the measure come to fruition in spite of the state’s legislative foot-draggers.The move effectively reverses a long-standing law which prohibited cities and municipalities within the state from assessing loan payments via property taxes, and puts said municipalities on par to engage in competitive bidding for funds. It also allows property owners to opt for the increased yearly tax burden to pay for energy efficiency and renewable projects over a longer period.PACE, which has a double handful of support from such “green” agencies as the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club and the Solar Energy Industries Association, is an approved vehicle for renewable energy funding in such solar cities as San Diego, California and Boulder, Colorado, and in the...more
The Irvine School District in Orange County, California recently announced its intention to partner with Beltsville, Maryland-based SunEdison, a design/build solar firm, to install solar panels on 21 schools across the district.In what is being described as the biggest solar photovoltaic installation project in California schools,...more
On November 19, executives from Binney and Smith, also known as Crayola to millions of youngsters worldwide, broke ground on a 15-acre solar farm in Forks Township, Pennsylvania.Crayola, known the world around for its multicolored array of wax pencils, known as crayons, was founded in 1885 and now makes 120 different colors to amuse...more
For over 75 years, the Macy's Day parade has signalled the start of the New York Christmas season. The parade stems from a European tradition. In the 1920's many of the Macy's department store employees were first generation immigrants, to show their pride in their new American heritage they celebrated with a parade similar to the ones they loved in Europe. The employees marched from 145 Street to 34th Street dressed up as cowboys, clowns and knights. There were professional bands, floats and even live animals borrowed from Central Park Zoo. Throughout the 1930's the parade expanded, the depression struck crowds reached over one million and lined the streets of the parade route. The appearance of large balloons added to the popularity of the parade, Walt Disney characters floated along the procession, delighting the children waiting to see Santa. The parade stopped in the 1940's as World War II raged on. In 1945 the parade returned and started being televised across America. The entire country sat and watched as the parade marched on throughout the 1950's, after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 the parade was going to be cancelled however it was decided that they...more
In a year when the recession started to hit the travel industry, Malta has produced a sizzling set of figures from her cruise ship arrivals for 2008. Another record, and for the first time breaking through the 500,000 cruise ship passenger arivals...more
Looking for an educational, economical and fun adventure? Then it's time to experience all that Morris County has to offer, such as its incredible museums. At Morris County's museums, you can step back in time, experience the wonders of a historic...more
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