Greenest New Yorker Award 2011
Who
has what it takes to be I LOVE NEW YORK's
next Greenest New Yorker? The results are in and the public has spoken! Now it's time for our panel of expert judges to narrow down it down to 1 winner!
Congratulations to the Top 3 Finalists:
ED FONDILLER
ERIK BAARD
TARA DEPORTE
The winner will
be announced at the
GREEN GETAWAYS EXPO on 4/30!
next Greenest New Yorker? The results are in and the public has spoken! Now it's time for our panel of expert judges to narrow down it down to 1 winner!
Congratulations to the Top 3 Finalists:
ED FONDILLER
ERIK BAARD
TARA DEPORTE
The winner will
be announced at the
GREEN GETAWAYS EXPO on 4/30!
The Winner will receive 1 year of FREE travel around New
York State!
PLUS a $500 donation by EscapeMaker.com to the green organization* of their choice!
PLUS a $500 donation by EscapeMaker.com to the green organization* of their choice!
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Meet the Panel of Expert Judges: |
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Erik
Baard: I'm a native
New Yorker, the grandchild of immigrants, and I love New York. One of
my greatest joys is exploring my home's natural splendor and food heritages,
and finding ways to preserve and share those gifts as a volunteer. I
founded the LIC Community Boathouse, which provides free paddle tours
on the East River to thousands of people, arranges beach cleanups, and
advocates for marine ecology...
Greg
Black: In the 70's
I traded in my motocross bike for a hang glider. I have flights over 6
hours and have over 1600 hours total. In 1981 I opened my own flight school
teaching hang gliding and have taught over 10,000 people to fly hang gliders.
We use no power, no fuel, just the power of mother nature and her winds.
There is no greener way to enjoy hours of recreation. My students...
Tara
DePorte:
For ten years, I have developed and led hands-on environmental programs
in New York, engaging thousands. From water quality and air testing to environmental
leadership training, I help others connect their passions to green living.
I am also the Founder of the Human Impacts Institute and the NYC Climate
Coalition. I
am an adjunct professor at the New School, at Webster University...
Ed
Fondiller: Ed
has actively promoted energy conservation and green, organic lifestyle
for himself, his family and all of his patrons at his tennis resort. He
recently installed the largest photovoltaic array in New York State to
offset dependence on fossil fuel. He grows many of the vegetables served
at his resort. He continually upgrades his facility to save energy, and
uses sustainable materials...
Brian
Kaminer: In
being the Greenest New Yorker, I continue to make changes to every aspect
of my family's lifestyle including energy, food, money and community.
By participating in NYSERDA programs to conserve energy and install solar
electric and hot water systms, we have cut our electric and oil consumption
in half. We also buy additional utility electricity from renewable sources.
For the past 3 years, I have been attending...
Gary
Martin: Gary
Martin, of Martin's Lumber, knows that careful management of his Certified
Tree Farm is needed to ensure there will be trees to meet the needs of his
children and their children. He practices selective cutting, culling damaged
or diseased trees to allow healthy ones to flourish. His sawmill uses a
bandsaw that reduces the once standard kerf
yielding more lumber and less sawdust...
Andrew
Padian: For
35 years, I have worked to improve the NYS environment, making buildings
across the State more energy efficient and training people to learn sustainability
principles. I am currently the VP for Energy Initiatives at the Community
Preservation Corporation, where we've created NYS's first private Green
Financing Initiative
for multifamily buildings; I assist with our Weatherization Program...
Neal
Regels: My
family and I strive to live and travel green. While we enjoy sharing our
lifestyle, we try to be mindful of being overbearing. Recently,
we were able to build a home and incorporate many green features, such as
PV Solar, passive heating, Energy Star appliances, and high efficiency heating
and cooling. Other examples of our green lifestyle include: Healthy and
sustainable diet (we are all vegetarians)...
Karina
Tipton: I
would love to be selected as the Greenest New Yorker - I try hard to stay
green! Daily I evaluate my choices and decisions to try and find easy
ways to be greener. I write about these tiny choices on the blog I co-founded
four years ago. Most
of my blog posts come from my personal life - I live in an old farmhouse
with a long commute and understand the kinds of daily decisions most New
Yorkers are faced with...
Denise Warren: We
grow, sell and eat green to make the "green." We are owners of
a small family farm in the Catskills - Stone & Thistle Farm, a grass-fed
organic livestock farm; Kortright Creek Creamery, an organic grass fed goat
dairy and creamery; and Fable, an organic on-farm restaurant - we bleed
green! Our farm hosts educational tours and family events to showcase healthy
eating and living. My volunteer work includes being a board member...
