September 2010
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Syracuse Center of Excellence receives Greening...
Photo – left to right: Edward A. Bogucz and Mark Lichtenstein, Syracuse Center of Excellence and W. Calvin Bowne, Awards Committee Chair, GreeningUSA. Earlier this year, on May 26, it was announced at the GreeningUSA Annual Meeting that the Syracuse Center of Excellence had been given a GreeningUSA “Greening Our Community” Award in the category of “Research and Development” for convening...
June 2010
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How Green Is Your Building?
CNY Business Exchange asks Joel Delmonico, vice president / market manager for Clear Channel, about its green project The Amos Project: Click here to download the article. (PDF)
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NYSTAR/Cornell JumpStart Program Accepting...
The JumpStart program of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is designed to help small NYS businesses solve concrete problems related to materials through collaborations with university research centers. The program provides: • A one-semester project utilizing university expertise • An opportunity to build a relationship with university faculty and facilities • Up to...
Mary Walshok Founder of the CONNECT Program in San...
Joel Delmonico invited a small group of local leaders who understand the need to find a way to keep ideas that are sprouting up here (CNY) from going elsewhere to create economic development, attended a meeting and conference call with Mary Walshok of CONNECT on Thursday May 20th at The AMOS Project . Back in 1986, Mary Walshok co-founded the CONNECT organization “to accelerate the nascent...
The AMOS Project Hosts Russian Environmentalist...
On May 27, The AMOS Project hosted a delegation of Russian environmentalists, guests of the International Center of Syracuse. The group heard from Vice President/Market Manager Joel Delmonico from Clear Channel Communications about The AMOS Project and New York’s Central Upstate Region being home to a diverse collection of educational institutions, research centers, and businesses independently...
May 2010
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April 2010
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Not all who wander are lost
As I become increasingly known in some circles as the “sustainability guy” I’ve had a number of people forward to me interesting articles. Recently, someone sent to me several lovely pieces on pollinators, and another on seeking quantifiable means to measure a manufacturer’s overall sustainability “index”. These are really germane concerns, and from the lowly honeybee to the global chemical...
Syracuse CoE: Catch the Litter Bug
Two recent letters to the Syracuse Post-Standard inspired me to write about littering, especially since my colleagues and I are planning to do something about the trash around the Syracuse Center of Excellence’s perimeter fence on April 22, aka Earth Day.
The letters express dismay and disgust at the amount of litter around Syracuse. Of course, one culprit is spring—that is, as soon as...
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Dave Eichorn: Some Fundamental Rules About...
Some Fundamental Rules About Atmospheric Circulation
1) The first is that it has to be warmer at the equator than the poles. This is what drives our weather. The difference in temperature between the equator and the poles is what generates differences in air pressure which is what gets the air moving to begin with.
2) Secondly, in order to have weather and climate as you know it, there...
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SUNY Oswego: Cooking (without) Gasoline
(more pics at http://amosoneplanet.blogspot.com/)
I made a spring resolution this week, and as I live in close proximity to work have decided that I will try to ride to work whenever it’s feasible. This week, I’ve pedaled my way to campus every day except for one day when I had to attend an activity in Fulton at the start of the work day. This process has meant I’m now rifling through biking...
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Syracuse CoE: Some Good (Green) Ideas!
My colleague Carissa Matthews and I manned (and womanned) the Syracuse Center of Excellence Booth at the Syracuse Chamber Show last week. We were in the Green Business section, along with NY’s Creative Core, The Clean Tech Center, and many others.
We had the SyracuseCoE “Green Ideas Tree” up and encouraged anyone who stopped by to “leaf” a green idea for Syracuse, in...
March 2010
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Sustainability Fair to feature vendors, vehicle,...
The Sustainability Fair—Green Products and Ideas on April 21 at SUNY Oswego will offer students, homeowners and community members a look at a GM fuel cell vehicle, a display to showcase the college’s new eco-friendly student apartments, expert advice on green-living tax credits and incentives, and much more.
The one-day exposition will feature more than 20 vendors displaying, discussing and, in a...
Syracuse.com: Syracuse University plans to build...
By Meghan Rubado / The Post-Standard
March 23, 2010, 6:17PM
Syracuse, NY — A $4.3 million transportation center next to the Center of Excellence will offer covered bicycle parking, a bus shelter and special parking spaces with charging stations for electric cars, Syracuse University officials said.
The university plans to build the facility next year and open it in 2012, said Eric...
OnePlanet: They Blinded Me with Science!
I had the opportunity yesterday to talk with some very exciting environmentalists—a group of middle school students who were taking part in the 8th Annual Environmental Challenge at SUNY ESF. According to the organizers, something like 600 students from the Syracuse City School District participated and over 140 community members volunteered to help judge the exhibits. I was proud to serve among...
Interested in Material Research?
The Cornell Center for Materials Research is hosing a one-day workshop for regional business. See below for details.
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Got chocolate? Put it in the tank.
Got leftover v-day chocolates? You might be able to use them to fuel the world’s first sustainable formula 3 racecar. The car is fuelled by left over chocolate, carrots, potato starch and flax. Click here for the full Reuters story.
Hopefully this technology can be put to everyday use.
ESF News: Summit on March 11
Summit Provides Business Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Companies
ESF co-sponsors event with SUNY Upstate Medical University and Chamber of Commerce
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and SUNY Upstate Medical University will co-sponsor a summit March 11 that will offer an opportunity for Central New York’s public colleges to learn more about the...
Residents against wind turbines in Lake Ontario... →
Wind power vs. tourism and fishing. What’s your take?
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YOUNGER AMERICANS DISENGAGED ON GLOBAL WARMING,... →
secrets0ciety:
Although they have grown up during an era when global warming has emerged as a major issue, Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 are relatively apathetic about the threat, according to a new survey. And even when they do think about it, young Americans are just as divided as older Americans about whether global warming is real, according to results of the survey conducted by...
AMOS Alerts: Biggest Green Science Fair in NY...
I’ll be posting news and events that come up on our Google alerts to share important information with our local green community. Here’s what we have to today:
Students Can Bring ‘Great Green Ideas’ To Chamber Show
SUNY-ESF co-sponsors green science fair 2/18/2010
Information about ‘Great Green Ideas’
The 2010 Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Green Business Showcase...
#1smallchange tip of the day
1smallchange:
It’s staggering - American’s throw away almost 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year (only 1% are recycled)! Plastic bags don’t biodegrade and most end up in landfills where they can take up to 1,000+ years to break down to smaller particles. Make your One Small Change and use a reusable shopping bag.
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#1smallchange tip of the day
1smallchange:
It’s staggering - American’s throw away almost 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year (only 1% are recycled)! Plastic bags don’t biodegrade and most end up in landfills where they can take up to 1,000+ years to break down to smaller particles. Make your One Small Change and use a reusable shopping bag.
February 2010
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Eat, drink, and green up after yourselves.
A couple weeks ago, we had the pleasure of speaking with UCSD Vice Chancellor Mary Wolshok on the subject of engaging businesses and entrepreneurs in promoting technology development. Mary just finished a federally funded study on this topic for the Finger Lakes region and hadsome wonderful insights for us and our members.
First she told us about the exciting fast pace at which start-ups are...
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Cool company: Smock
When I was looking for sustainability thought leaders in Syracuse to follow on Twitter, I came across Smock, a sustainability-minded paper company. Here’s a bit from their homepage:
Smock is a new line of letterpress wedding invitations, letterpress announcements, and letterpress greeting cards — sustainably printed on bamboo paper in upstate New York. We are serious about being a truly...
Just getting started...
New York’s Central Upstate Region is home to a diverse collection of educational institutions, research centers, and businesses independently recognized for their successes in the development of green technology and methods of sustainability. The region funds over 1.2 billion dollars in research and development, much of it aimed at solutions to environmental degradation. The AMOS Project is an...