Troy Homes Get A 'Green' Makeover

A restoration project in Troy to bring two historic homes into the 21st century could end up serving as a blueprint for energy-efficient "green" building projects all over the state.

Bush Offers Plan To Tackle Climate Change

With only nine months left in his term, President Bush made his position on climate change clear as he delivered a speech Wednesday challenging the U.S. to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and urging other countries to follow suit.

Bush Blocks States' Efforts to Cut Vehicle Emissions

As if to further cement its seven-year denial about the impact of climate change, the Bush administration has now denied California permission to develop its own stricter guidelines for vehicle emissions. 

DiNapoli Joins Top Investors To Fight Global Warming

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has joined nearly 50 institutional investors at the United Nations in pledging to invest a total of $10 billion over two years in technology to counter climate change.

Westchester County Unveils Plan To Curtail Greenhouse Emissions

Westchester County is setting a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent in the next seven years and 80 percent by 2050 says an article in the AM New York newspaper.

Communities Face Roadblocks On the Way Toward Climate Change

All across the U.S. cities are constructing plans to cut carbon emissions and fight global warming, however, the lack of infrastructure in place to support green growth coupled with legal and budgetary concerns are causing substantial obstacles for climate action efforts.