Product placement runs rampant in the TV and Movie Industry.  Companies pay millions of dollars to have their products showcased with the stars.  Whether it’s Samuel L. Jackson sipping on a “tasty beverage” of Sprite in Pulp Fiction or ET munching on Reese’s Pieces, product placement is everywhere.

Last week it was brought to my attention (due to a friend’s very keen observation) that Community Energy has, in fact, broken into the...

This past weekend Community Energy partnered with the Brooklyn Brewery to host a  Wind Power Weekend — a new event that gives visitors to the Brewery the opportunity to sign up for wind power!  This event was exciting for both the Brewery and Community Energy because it promoted the Brewery's long standing commitment to New York wind-generated Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) which offset 100% of their electricity usage, and it...

My high school’s Green Campus Initiative recently added an impressive piece of hardware. The Lawrenceville School’s sustainability program includes a LEED certified building, biodiesel production facilities and vehicles, and an organic vegetable garden that helps to feed the campus. In January, the school purchased something called an in-vessel digester, a food waste mixer that turns food waste into mulch. The alumni newsletter recently...

I did it, this weekend I finally did it. I started my own home made composting center!

For about a year now, I’ve been toying with the idea of urban composting. I’ve had conversations with friends about their indoor and outdoor composting experiences, debates over worm vs. no worm systems, done research in identifying the carbon-nitrogen balance, and even consulted a friend at the Brooklyn Composting Project.  After all this conversation...

A recent work project triggered an in-depth exploration of our current small business customer list.  To my great pleasure I discovered that we have loads of customers across a wide spectrum of businesses here in New York City.  I challenged myself to think about living off of only the products and services offered by our green-powered small businesses, and realized how simple it’d be!  Here’s what a week in my life as a...