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At a Dec. 5 village hall meeting, village officials announced they are purchasing more than $686,000 in zero emission credits in 2017 as mandated by the New York State Energy Research and Development … more

By Peter Belfiore | 12/21/16

Producing more energy than we use

Q. I’m interested in redoing my home to be a zero-energy user. I’ve been investigating the latest materials, like foam insulation and recycled flooring, bamboo (natural) and even low no-emission paint. What can you tell me about . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 11/17/16

An election season we can all be ashamed of

We can be thankful that the 2016 election nightmare is officially over. There are almost no happy observations we can make, but I’m compelled to talk about the bad, which has outweighed the good. more

11/10/16

Susan Grieco/HeraldGov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he would veto the proposed liquefied natural gas import facility Port Ambrose at a press conference at the Long Beach Ice Arena on Nov. 12.

Cuomo kills Port Ambrose project

The atmosphere was electric at the Long Beach Ice Arena on Thursday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he would veto a plan to build a liquefied natural gas import facility roughly 16 nautical … more

By Matthew Ern | 11/12/15

The village received a grant to improve Electric Utility Department equipment grid to make it more resilient and modern. It will also make it less vulnerable to security threats.

RVC upgrades electrical grid

The Rockville Centre Electric Utility Department is planning some improvements — with some help from the federal government. The department recently earned a grant from the U.S. Department of … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/21/15

When a New Yorker writer flies off the handle

The April 6 issue of The New Yorker disappointed me. Therein lay what can only be described as a rambling rant decrying the National Audubon Society, of all organizations. more

4/23/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

The people have spoken — now let's get to work

There was a grand old party on Election Day, as voters sent President Obama and his party a message: They’re fed up with the political rhetoric and want action. more

11/13/14

This image from Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows where the company wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean. The company would need to lay 21.7 miles of subsea pipeline to connect its terminal to the existing Transco Lateral, which extends from New Jersey to Long Beach.

Port Ambrose impact report expected

A company’s plans to build “Port Ambrose,” a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 19 miles southeast of Jones Beach, have stalled for months in a federal review process, but that is likely to change next month. A U.S. Coast Guard official estimated that the government will release a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose in December. more

By Brian Racow | 11/5/14

PSEG Long Island will launch a new program for more efficient power and energy over the next ten years, starting after public hearings where feedback from residents will be collected

PSEG unveils new utility program

Utility 2.0, an updated power program that the Public Service Electric and Gas company (PSEG) said would cost about $200 million, will begin its implementation stage in early 2015. After … more

Vanessas Parker vparker@liherald.com | 8/27/14

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