Category Archives: Environment
Plant A Tree and Schedule a Home Energy Check-Up
April 23, 2014Earth Day To-Do List With Earth Day earlier this week, New Jersey Green Teams have been in full swing hosting green fairs and events to encourage community members to live more sustainably. With over 120 sustainability actions in the Sustainable … Continue reading
Does Green Infrastructure Create Real Estate Value?
April 2, 2014As the real estate market stages a slow but steady comeback from the Great Recession, and as commercial property owners consider new investments and re-investments in buildings and land, the use of green infrastructure (rain gardens, bioswales, permeable pavement, additional … Continue reading
Found Money
February 4, 2014Energy Services Program Helps Nonprofits Cut Energy Use, Costs, Carbon Footprint What can a three-person team do to help a nonprofit save thousands of dollars each year? A lot, it turns out. Nonprofits that own their own facilities pay energy … Continue reading
From Beaver Dams to Bike Lanes
January 22, 2014Recognizing local sustainability champions Julie Beddingfield, co-chair, Sustainable Haddonfield, building a rain barrel. “As co-chair of Sustainable Haddonfield, I like to think of myself as the air-traffic controller of the programs,” said Julie Beddingfield. “I am not the landscape architect … Continue reading
Jersey Give-Back Guide: Celebrating the Student Conservation Association
December 20, 2013It’s the final day of the 15 Days of Generating Generosity, and we are going out with a bang! The Jersey Give-Back Guide is a website designed to help you learn about some of New Jersey’s most effective nonprofits as you are … Continue reading
