Bloomfield Township is one of only 47 communities in New Jersey to complete its application for Sustainable Jersey certification. The application, submitted by Greener Bloomfield coordinator John Palomaki on behalf of the Township, is currently being reviewed by Sustainable Jersey.
Despite the snow and the date change, an enthusiastic group participated in the Greener Bloomfield meeting on Feb. 3. Most of the discussion centered around the Sustainable Jersey program, a certification system for municipalities going green, which officially launches on February 26. We also discussed ideas for an Earth Day event. You can also read [...]
In the Business section of the Saturday, Nov. 8, New York Times, an article entitled “Green Plans in Blueprints of Retailers” describes how stores and fast-food restaurants are building green to win customers and lower operating costs.
“You get energy savings, and you can tell customers you are greener. That’s a win-win.”
- Neil Z. Stern, a [...]
Bloomfield’s “Paperless Council” project received a nice write-up in today’s Star Ledger, with supportive quotes from Deputy Clerk Bonnie Triola and Councilwoman Pat Spychala. It was used as an example of the town’s efforts to “go green”, along with the energy audit completed last year and their first action steps of replacing incandescent building lights [...]
