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BlueRock expands in Buffalo, prepares to launch in Pa.
SYRACUSE — BlueRock Energy, Inc. is expanding its business in the Buffalo market and is on track to push into Pennsylvania in 2013. The company added a new energy supply consultant, Tim Neal, in Buffalo in October after splitting the market into two territories because of growth. The firm now has two employees in Buffalo […]
N.Y. lands on list of top 10 green job-creating states
New York is among the top 10 states in the country for clean-energy job creation in the third quarter of this year, according to an
Environment New York report details potential costs of fracking
Hydrofracking could cost New York State millions in areas like health care, property values, roads and infrastructure, and contamination, according to a report from Environment
Byrne Dairy aiming for new plant in Cortlandville
CORTLANDVILLE — Byrne Dairy has made the first move toward building a yogurt plant with a tourism and education center at the Finger Lakes East
Hydrofracking gains ground in poll of likely voters
Support for hydraulic fracturing in New York inched up in the last two months, according to the latest polling from the Siena (College) Research Institute
ESF establishes new sustainability office
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has a new office aimed at reporting and analysis, student
St. Joseph’s preparing to construct heat and power plant
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will begin building a $15 million combined heat and power plant next year. The power plant, planned for
Ithaca Carshare celebrates new location
ITHACA — Ithaca Carshare celebrated its move to a new downtown location in Dewitt Mall this month with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ithaca Carshare, with a
Mirabito: The Sam Walton of Energy
NORWICH — Sam Walton built his retail empire by focusing on rural areas where there was less competition. Decades later, the competition awoke to the fact that Walmart was the industry leader. Four generations of Mirabitos have used a similar strategy to build a thriving business in the energy field in upstate New York. James
NYSERDA funding flows to companies around the state
Eight New York companies working on energy storage technologies will share in $2 million in new funding from the New York State Energy Research and
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