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The first of 95 newly purchased hybrid buses have hit the streets in Westchester County. The new Bee-Line buses will replace nearly a third of the county’s entire bus fleet by the end of the year – a step designed to reduce the carbon footprint and promote its climate change strategy.
As part of an ongoing effort to get everyone thinking about improving the environment, Westchester County is launching a series of Sustainability Forums, designed to engage every community in the county.
Celebrate green, sustainable living on April 19 at Kensico Dam Plaza, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include live music, green raffles and giveaways, an Earth Day Farmers Market and an exhibit of alternative fuel vehicles. Free admission and parking.
County Executive Andy Spano is joining government leaders from around the country in Washington D.C. to personally lobby for more federal funding for local projects that will help combat climate change and create jobs.
To help fuel the county’s ongoing recycling efforts, a free vegetable oil pick-up service is being offered to restaurants, catering facilities and other food service establishments, County Executive Andy Spano today announced.
County Executive Spano joined hundreds of local governments across the nation in a united effort to present to President-Elect Obama and the newly elected Congress a blueprint to deal with global warming that will invest resources into protecting the environment and at the same time help the economy by creating jobs.
Montefiore Medical Center has responded to County Executive Andy Spano’s call for businesses to do their part to stop global warming.
On Oct. 13 a new county law went into effect requiring any retailer that provides plastic carry-out bags to its customers and occupies more than 10,000 square feet to have an in-store recycling program.
County Executive Spano will join government leaders from across the nation at a historic climate action meeting in Tarrytown Sept. 14-16, where they will work to develop a “Blueprint for Local Climate Action” for the next President.
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Sheldrake Environmental Center hosts this inaugural train-the-trainer course for individuals who wish to teach sound composting and recycling practices in Westchester County. For more information or to register for the course, contact Amy Bisignani at 914-834-1443 or scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org. In the ongoing effort to save on energy costs, Westchester County plans on replacing 30,000 incandescent light bulbs at Playland Park with energy-efficient ones that are also kinder to the environment.
In a continuing effort to make Westchester County Airport more environmentally friendly, the county has unveiled some of the 25 all-electric ground vehicles that are replacing motorized vehicles at the airport.
All seven of Westchester County’s wastewater treatment plants have achieved certification to a prestigious international environmental performance standard– earning the county additional recognition for its increasingly green practices.
New programs lighten county's trash load by 35,000 pounds. New recyclables include boat wrap, plastic bags and outdated medications.
The task force of more than a hundred professionals offers these detailed recommendations on how businesses, governments, schools and households can help to reduce global warming.
An important first step in the fight against climate change is to replace incandescent bulbs with compact florescent ones.
CE Spano has been appointed to the Board of Directors of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability U.S.A. He represent the northeast region of the United States.
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