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The
Green Energy Council News |
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Issue 2 |
August 16th,
2007 |
Price: Full Paper Included in
Membership |
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Green Energy
Council
"The Real
Watchdog"
For Green
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Green Energy Council National To International |
Green Energy Council News sponsored By
Platinum Corporate Members
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We
are diligently working to establish State Chapters and every day new interest
comes in for additional requests for State Chapters. We
are presently working on New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Nebraska,
California, Nevada, Texas and Virginia. Amazing!! Numerous
invitations have gone out to populate our Board of Directors with diversity
that will best represent our organization and membership. Press
releases about the GEC are popping up all over the country. Our
Board of Directors has found office space in Washington D.C. which will fill
the needs of the GEC. As
the National Executive Board of Directors make their way to the Nation’s
Capital, finalizing our
Washington, D.C. office space “1500 feet from the White House”. At the same time, efforts are being taken to secure our first
international office in London. Our representatives are also working on setting up international office space in China, Philippines, Spain, Germany and Portugal.
Ralph Avallone President/CEO Green Energy Council National |
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Green Energy CouncilBuilder Initiative |
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The Green Energy Council Builder’s Initiative reflects the need for both the Federal and State Legislatures to act responsibly toward the development community. Green Energy Council Builder and Developer members have taken a pledge to incorporate green building practices and sustainable design to all new development and redevelopment projects as long as it does not become a mandate and create additional regulatory fees thus making new homes and revitalization projects only more unaffordable to workforce families. GEC members realize that 40% of the world’s resource and energy use is linked to the construction and maintenance of buildings. By reducing our energy consumption at home and at work, by building green buildings that are more energy efficient, we can begin to make a difference. If a new home were built to sustainable building practices then the additional costs incurred can be supplemented by deregulation in other areas. This bipartisan initiative needs to be controlled. New regulatory bodies cannot be established to create new green codes separate from the existing building codes. This accomplishes nothing but more over regulation. Builders and developers need to be provided with toolboxes to go “green”. Government grants should be established to provide new “green” developers incentives to build with sustainable building practices. The GEC is committed to be a voice of reason to legislators. The GEC promotes green building practices but they must be affordable to every workforce family, every company and make sense for the development community to incorporate them into every new home built in America and every redevelopment project.
Photo Credit: House.gov |
Past 30 Days
Phenomenal Opportunities for The Green Energy Council.
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The GEC monthly radio show will air beginning September 3, 2007 at 8:00P.M. on 92.1 F.M.
Our International spokesperson search is underway and many entertainers and politicians have responded to the call.
Our student educational outreach initiative is on the website under the initiatives page. Press releases about the GEC are popping up all over the country. Our National and International scholarship fund is nearly completed. To become a member of the Green Energy Council please contact the GEC offices at (856) 697-8636. You may also email requests: info@greenenergycouncil.com. An associate will provide you with all membership application materials. Visit us at: |
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Board Members Inducted in the past 30 days |
House
Passes Solar Tax Credits & RPS |
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Councilman Gary Martinelli – R Buena Borough, NJ (Honorary Board Member) was inducted into the Board of Directors of the New Jersey State Chapter at the monthly meeting on August 9, 2007. Councilman Gary Martinelli is a promoter of Green Building and Alterative Energy. He is proud to wear the Green Energy Council pin. After the
induction President Ralph Avallone will perform the pinning ceremony. |
On Friday, August 3, the U.S.
House of Representatives, in an unusual move, extended the final week of its
session into Saturday in order to finish debate on vital legislation before
recessing for the summer. The outstanding business
included two crucial bills affecting renewable energy development in the U.S.
HR969
is designed to create a national renewable portfolio standard (RPS) for
electricity production, while HR2776 will extend through 2012 the tax credit
for the production of electricity from renewable resources.
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