ECA EnergyWorks Program – Save Energy, Save Money!
Energy Works empowers home and business owners to save energy and money through energy efficiency improvements. EnergyWorks brings together all available rebates, tax credits and very low-interest loans. Energy Works has been carefully designed to increase comfort, eliminate health and safety problems, and deliver real energy savings to customers. EnergyWorks is a program of the .. read more
Bringing Nature to the City
Parks and green space have many benefits for cities including reducing stormwater runoff, reducing the heat island effect, and improving air quality. Parks also play an important part in maintaining peoples’ health, safety, and property values, especially as cities become more densely populated. Pennsylvania has some of the best park systems in the nation. PA .. read more
Brazil on the Move in the 21st Century Conference
We are pleased to invite you to the Pan-American Association of Philadelphia’s “Brazil on the Move in the 21st Century” Conference, which will take place on Thursday April 14th, 2011 at the Union League of Philadelphia. Brazil and the United States have a history of strong bilateral relations founded on democratic values and shared commitment .. read more
2011 Wharton Latin America Conference
We are pleased to invite you to the 2011 Wharton Latin America Conference, which will take place on Friday and Saturday March 25th and 26th, 2011 at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. This year’s theme, Latin America: The New Land of Opportunity, will provide a world-class forum showcasing the region’s economic potential, as .. read more
Oil, Ga$ Prices Fueling Thoughts of Alternatives
Escalating oil prices have traditionally caused Americans considerable sturm and more than a little drang. But the bright side of taking a smack to your wallet is that you turn around – and look for alternatives. “The latest surge in oil prices may help the renewable energy industry reach a turning point after years of .. read more
Upcoming Events – March
EG is sponsoring several exciting events in the coming months. To learn more about these events, follow the links below. March 9th – Investing in a Sustainable Future March 14th – Energy Audits: Your Building’s Return on Investments March 14th – 16th – Cleantech Forum March 15th – Green – The New Black March 19th .. read more
Watering Hole
Did you catch former Gov. Ed Rendell’s letter to the editor of the New York Times last week? He and John Hanger, Pennsylvania’s former secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, railed against the Times’ front page Sunday story from Feb. 26 on lax regulations for natural gas wells, reporting in detail how “tainted water” .. read more
OARC Awards Green iPod Nano
Anna Smith of East Mount Airy scored herself a green iPod Nano for participating in an energy and sustainability survey by the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corp. (OARC), an EG client. Check it out here on PlanPhilly. OARC is “dedicated to making Northwest Philadelphia the best community to raise your family, operate a business, educate your .. read more
Where’s Natalia?
Rubbing shoulders with the well-connected, as usual, of course. Natalia Olson-Urtecho, founder, CEO and president of EG, is back in Washington, D.C. this week, attending the Advanced Research Projects Agency’s second annual Energy Innovation Summit, known as ARPA-E. A part of the U.S. Department of Energy, the ARPA-E conference is being co-hosted by the Clean .. read more
This Week’s Must Read: NYT’s Page 1 on Fracking
Front page of Sunday’s New York Times: “Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers” Understatement of the month? Maybe. In the lead paragraph, reporter Ian Urbina calls natural gas “this century’s gold rush.” Overstatement of the year? Maybe not. But let’s not pick nits. The package on fracking is phenomenally detailed and revelatory, .. read more
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