'Clean Air Champions' Honored at New Yankee Stadium
Newswire Services
June 25, 2009
New York State Department of Transportation to Recognize Local Organizations for Clean Air Efforts
BRONX, N.Y. -- Clean Air NY, an initiative sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation in support of downstate New York air quality efforts, will honor local businesses today at the New York Business and Energy Expo at the new Yankee Stadium. The six New York City Clean Air Champions were chosen for their commitment to improving air quality by reducing car trips by their employees. Automobile exhaust is a major contributor to ozone and particle pollution.
The awards ceremony follows last week's "Commit to Cleaner Air Week," which was launched to encourage action against poor air quality in New York. According to the American Lung Association, 65 percent of New York State residents live in counties where air pollution levels endanger lives.
Organizations receiving recognition as Clean Air Champions include:
New York Methodist Hospital, for convincing over 100 employees who
drove to work to switch to mass transit by providing free metro cards.
Jewish Home Lifecare (Manhattan branch), for its biannual Leave Your
Car at Home Day and participation in NuRide, an incentive-based
rideshare network.
SH&E, for increasing its employee transit subsidy to $50/month.
CommuterLink, for its Bike-to-Work and Telework Programs.
Westchester Square Physical Therapy and Local 300 (Flushing branch),
for their pre-tax transit benefit program and as well as their
alternative transportation fairs, held to assist employees in finding
ways to work that are more environmentally friendly and economical
than driving.
United Nations Federal Credit Union, who have used their relocation to
Queens as an opportunity to promote mass transit through employee
benefits.
The New York Business and Energy Expo is sponsored by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and features Governor David A. Paterson as the Keynote Speaker.
Clean Air Champions in other downstate regions include: IBM, Northern Westchester Hospital, Verizon, Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, Nokia, Inc., BioMed Reality Trust, Inc., Jewish Home Lifecare (all Lower Hudson Valley) and Wales-Darby, Inc., Nassau County, Adelphi University, BAE Systems, Clever Devices, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. and Winthrop-University Hospital (all Long Island).
Clean Air NY is an initiative sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation in support of regional air quality efforts. Clean Air NY's network of individuals and businesses believes that every person has the power to help make New York's air healthier and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Clean Air NY educates the public on simple everyday changes that reduce driving and provides real-time updates on Air Quality Action Days via text messaging, e-mail and media notifications. To learn more, visit CleanAirNY.org.
BRONX, N.Y. -- Clean Air NY, an initiative sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation in support of downstate New York air quality efforts, will honor local businesses today at the New York Business and Energy Expo at the new Yankee Stadium. The six New York City Clean Air Champions were chosen for their commitment to improving air quality by reducing car trips by their employees. Automobile exhaust is a major contributor to ozone and particle pollution.
The awards ceremony follows last week's "Commit to Cleaner Air Week," which was launched to encourage action against poor air quality in New York. According to the American Lung Association, 65 percent of New York State residents live in counties where air pollution levels endanger lives.
Organizations receiving recognition as Clean Air Champions include:
New York Methodist Hospital, for convincing over 100 employees who
drove to work to switch to mass transit by providing free metro cards.
Jewish Home Lifecare (Manhattan branch), for its biannual Leave Your
Car at Home Day and participation in NuRide, an incentive-based
rideshare network.
SH&E, for increasing its employee transit subsidy to $50/month.
CommuterLink, for its Bike-to-Work and Telework Programs.
Westchester Square Physical Therapy and Local 300 (Flushing branch),
for their pre-tax transit benefit program and as well as their
alternative transportation fairs, held to assist employees in finding
ways to work that are more environmentally friendly and economical
than driving.
United Nations Federal Credit Union, who have used their relocation to
Queens as an opportunity to promote mass transit through employee
benefits.
The New York Business and Energy Expo is sponsored by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and features Governor David A. Paterson as the Keynote Speaker.
Clean Air Champions in other downstate regions include: IBM, Northern Westchester Hospital, Verizon, Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, Nokia, Inc., BioMed Reality Trust, Inc., Jewish Home Lifecare (all Lower Hudson Valley) and Wales-Darby, Inc., Nassau County, Adelphi University, BAE Systems, Clever Devices, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. and Winthrop-University Hospital (all Long Island).
Clean Air NY is an initiative sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation in support of regional air quality efforts. Clean Air NY's network of individuals and businesses believes that every person has the power to help make New York's air healthier and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Clean Air NY educates the public on simple everyday changes that reduce driving and provides real-time updates on Air Quality Action Days via text messaging, e-mail and media notifications. To learn more, visit CleanAirNY.org.
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