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Ithaca's Green New Deal aids local businesses in switch to energy efficient technology

Ithaca’s Green New Deal aids local businesses in switch to energy efficient technology

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024
The City of Ithaca announced Feb. 2 that the first “bloc” of buildings that have already been electrified or are in the process of being electrified have been identified. 
Ithaca Bikeshare, a local non-profit, plans to add more parking hubs and raise the costs of bike use.

Ithaca Bikeshare adds parking hubs and raises costs of use

By Vivian Rose, Staff Writer • March 22, 2023
Ithaca Bikeshare, a local non-profit, plans to add more parking hubs and raise the costs of bike use.
From left to right, David Harker, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, senior Kelly Warren and Scott Doyle, director for the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability, plan to increase Eco-Reps' involvement with the campus and broader Ithaca community in 2022.

Eco-Reps plan for major outreach after a year of struggles

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Staff Writer • August 31, 2022
In recent years, IC Eco-Reps was forced to scale back as reduced funding and staff cutbacks left the program without staff to advocate for the students.
Common Council Representative Laura Lewis was assigned as acting mayor by former mayor Svante Myrick. Lewis will be retaining her vote and seat on the Common Council as the Fifth Ward alderperson until the next election.

Acting mayor intends to continue community initiatives

By Lorien Tyne and Olivia Stanzl • February 23, 2022
Local government officials in the City of Ithaca are confident that the community initiatives started by former mayor Svante Myrick will continue.
Editorial: Ithaca is actively trying to lift its carbon footprint

Editorial: Ithaca is actively trying to lift its carbon footprint

By The Ithacan • November 18, 2021
As the presidential search continues, the search committee needs to take the potential president’s stance on the Ithaca Green New Deal into consideration
The official name of the decarbonization plan is the Efficiency Retrofitting and Thermal Load Electrification Program and the plan is starting with the electrification of buildings, which means changing energy in homes that use fossil fuels to electric technologies. Nationally, residential and commercial buildings account for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions. 

City of Ithaca to become 100% decarbonized by 2030

By Caroline Grass, Staff Writer • November 18, 2021
The City of Ithaca found itself on the national stage Nov. 4 as the city announced the approval of a plan to decarbonize all of its buildings by 2030.
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