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Report: Clean energy jobs on the rise
Clean energy jobs increased at a rate of 3.4 percent in New York in 2016, double the job growth rate of all industries across the state. The figure comes from […]
Fisher works on campus sustainability
By spending less time in the classroom at St. John Fisher College, Michael Boller may actually expand his teaching. Boller, an associate professor of biology at Fisher, has launched the […]
Avangrid faces fines for windstorm response
Avangrid likely will face millions of dollars in state fines as a result of its utilities failing to follow their own emergency plans during the crippling windstorm of March 2017. […]
Venture Creations wins clean-energy funding
Venture Creations, the high-tech incubator at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has won a four-year contract worth $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The […]
New LEED designation for MCC downtown campus
Monroe Community College’s new downtown campus has earned the LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council for sustainability. The building’s features include a “green” roof, double-paned windows, and […]
Power outages reported
More than 30,000 electrical customers across the state and 1,250 in the Rochester area are without power as a result of wind and rain storms, according to a statement by […]
Climate solutions considered at summit
A former Sierra Club president, an international environmental advocate from the Onondaga Nation and an author and ecologist are all featured speakers at the NY Climate Solutions Summit Saturday, Oct. 28. […]
City unveils solar field on a former landfill
The city of Rochester unveiled its new solar field Wednesday, Oct. 25, a project that capped a former landfill and promises to supply 2.6 megawatts of power. Mayor Lovely Warren, […]
Kodak Cell Assembly Center opens at Eastman Business Park
Empire State Development announced today the opening of the Kodak Cell Assembly Center at Eastman Business Park. “Opening the Kodak Cell Assembly Center will improve the success rate of energy […]
Refusal to OK natural gas infrastructure hurts economy
Some of the most pressing challenges facing New York may share a common solution. Regions across the state are in desperate need of quality, well-paying jobs. At the same time, […]
N.Y. has 850 solar projects underway
New York has 850 solar projects installed or in development, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The Finger Lakes Region has 53 projects under two community campaigns: Solarize the Flower City […]
MicroEra Power a finalist for clean energy competition
A local startup is one of eight finalists selected for the $2.5 million 76West Clean Energy Competition in the Southern Tier, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. The competition is in […]
