April 2008
Con Edison Joins Climate Registry for Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 23, 2008 – Consolidated Edison, Inc. has become a founding reporter of the Climate Registry, a partnership of 39 states, the District of Columbia, three Native American tribes, seven Canadian provinces, and six Mexican states aimed at developing and managing a voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting system. read more..
Flower Power Rocks: Con Edison Seeds First New York City Wildflower Week
April 16, 2008 – It takes a wildflower to make a bird, a forest, and an ecosystem.
To celebrate the diversity of native flora thriving in the five boroughs, Con Edison is sponsoring the first New York City Wildflower Week May 3-10. read more..
Con Edison Proposes New Energy Efficiency Programs for a Cleaner, Greener New York
April 15, 2008 – Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. has filed a plan with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) asking that a package of new energy efficiency programs be approved for implementation this summer. read more..
Con Edison Promotes Energy Efficiency Initiatives
April 11, 2008 -- Helping our customers use energy more efficiently and making our energy-delivery system cleaner and more efficient are two key ways Con Edison, Inc. is fighting climate change and protecting the environment, says Randolph S. Price, Con Edison’s vice president of Environment, Health & Safety. read more..
April is “PayItGreen” Month: Con Edison Urges Customers to Pay Bills Online
Con Edison is urging customers to consider “greening” their finances in time for April’s “PayItGreen” month. With over 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, the company is promoting its paperless billing option, e*bill. Close to 60,000 Con Edison customers have enrolled within the past year. read more..
March 2008
Fifteen Tons of Material Escape Waste Stream
 On January 6, Con Edison joined the Lower East Side Ecology Center in hosting the fifth annual "After the Holidays Electronic Waste Recycling Drive." The event drew more than 500 New York City residents to Union Square Park with their old computers, televisions and other unwanted electronics. The electronics were transported to a recycling company and broken down into component parts and recycled. Reusable components, such as memory chips, were refurbished for resale. In total, the drive prevented more than over 37,000 pounds of materials from entering the waste stream.
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