Month: June 2019

Jersey City Awarded $2 Million for New Electric Garbage Trucks to Improve Air Quality, Advancing the City’s Clean Technology Initiatives

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announces Jersey Cityhas been awarded more than $2 million by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to purchase five new electric garbage trucks.  The new clean energy trucks will be the first of its kind in Jersey City, and are the latest addition to the City’s energy efficient municipal fleet.... Continue Reading →

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY FINDS NEW AEROSOL AIR SEALING METHOD HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR BUILDING RENOVATION

Testing Of AeroBarrier Shows Breakthrough Technology Sealed Up to 80% of Envelope Leakage In Buildings Slated For Renovation. DAYTON, OH – June 10, 2019 – A U.S. Department of Defense study found that AeroBarrier, a new single-step air sealing process, could be a highly effective and cost-effective means of sealing buildings undergoing renovation. The study,... Continue Reading →

Twelve ocean conservancy and environmental groups call on the Canadian government to take immediate regulatory action on plastic waste and pollution

(British Columbia) – Twelve leading ocean conservancy and environmental groups have requested that Canada’s environment and health ministers take immediate regulatory action on plastic pollution and waste. As under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999, ocean and conservation groups call on the Government of Canada to add any plastic generated as a waste. Also discharged from the... Continue Reading →

7 Eco-Friendly Ways to Clean Your Home

We all like to have a clean home, but did you know that the cleaning products you use are damaging to the environment? Talk about screwing up your carbon footprint. Most people see chemical cleaning products as necessary to remove dirt and germs, but they don’t break down and end up contaminating our water systems,... Continue Reading →

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