Recycling Metal for Fun and Profit!

Recycling Metal for Fun and Profit!

by Dean Gallea, TEAC Co-Chair Here’s a Reuse/Recycle idea you ought to consider, with value for both the environment and yourself: Sell your unneeded metals to a recycler for cash! I recently walked away from the local recycler with an extra $56 in my wallet in...
Air Source Heat Pumps

Air Source Heat Pumps

Air Source Heat Pumps make this Sleepy Hollow home more comfortable and energy efficient! The Arons family set out to renovate their home’s insulation and air-conditioning systems. Thanks to New York State’s EmPower program, the family was able to pursue these...

NYSACC Conference on the Environment Deemed a Success

By Dean Gallea The NY State Association of Conservation Commissions (NYSACC) held its 50th Annual Conference on the Environment from Thursday to Saturday, October 21-23, 2021. NYSACC was created by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 1971 to...

Spotlight on Greenwashing

GREENWASHING: WHAT ABOUT HYDROGEN? By Dean Gallea, TEAC Co-chair ___________________________________ You may have seen them: Articles in popular media extolling transportation’s “Hydrogen Future”, a nod towards the “greenness” everyone associates with a fuel that,...
Tarrytown Re-Joins Westchester Power For Green Energy

Tarrytown Re-Joins Westchester Power For Green Energy

Good news! Sustainable Westchester, manager of the Westchester Power community energy program, has successfully completed the bidding for the renewal contract for Tarrytown. The bid was awarded to Constellation New Energy for the electricity supply to run from January...
Westchester Power Program in Tarrytown a Success!

Westchester Power Program in Tarrytown a Success!

5/29/2020 – Message from the Village Congratulations Tarrytown!! Your participation in the Westchester Power program since 2016: Saved Tarrytown $170,000 Served 79 million kWh Avoided 23,529 tons of carbon dioxide Since program launch, Tarrytown residents saved...