How to Green and Clean Buildings With Bioheat -- A New York Case Study

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 23/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following information on this public event is being released by the National Biodiesel Board:  

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WHAT:  Media are invited to participate in a webinar to learn how New York is cleaning and greening buildings with Bioheat®.  

WHO:  

• James F. Gennaro, New York City Council 24th District located in Queens.  Councilman Gennaro sponsored the New York City Bioheat legislation. He chairs the Council's Committee on Environmental Protection. He has spearheaded efforts to cut the city's global warming pollution emissions, promote green buildings and put more "clean air" vehicles on city streets.  Before being elected to the Council, Gennaro served as an adjunct professor of political science and environmental public policy at Queens College.
• Peter M. Iwanowicz, New York State Deputy Secretary for the Environment. His responsibilities include representing the Governor on a range of environmental and natural resource policy matters. Iwanowicz also served as the Assistant Secretary for the Environment and was the first Director of the New York State Office of Climate Change.   Before joining state government, Iwanowicz served as Vice President for the American Lung Association of New York State.
• Moderated by National Biodiesel Board Director of Sustainability Don Scott

WHEN:  September 30, 2010, 2 – 2:45 pm EDT

WHERE:  To register for the webinar, please visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/445903385

BACKGROUND: Biodiesel, an advanced biofuel for diesel engines and boilers, reduces America's dependency on foreign oil, improves air quality and protects the environment. Bioheat is a mixture of biodiesel and heating oil.

New York City is already the nation's largest municipal user of biodiesel. This free webinar will examine why New York has now approved an air quality bill that ensures cleaner burning Bioheat® is used for heating homes and buildings in this City that uses 1 billion gallons of heating oil annually.

For more on Bioheat, visit www.bioheatonline.com.

www.biodiesel.org

SOURCE National Biodiesel Board

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