Money Matters : Program offers New Yorkers chance to get green by going greener

Alcatraz Island Going Green
Alcatraz Island is going green. The National Park Service, which oversees the island, said Friday it will fund a project to put more than 1,000 solar panels on the main prison and laundry building.

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‘Going green’ in Boston
BOSTON — Boston will be ‘Going Green’ Saturday during a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. In commemoration of the traditionally Irish holiday, activities will focus on all things Irish.

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Palo Alto Company Helping Empire State Go Green
About a year ago, the owners of the Empire State Building announced that the iconic structure was going green. The company planned to spend $20 million to reduce the carbon footprint of the structure. That move has created a big project for one Bay Area company.

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Money Matters : Program offers New Yorkers chance to get green by going greener
Given the success of last summer’s Cash for Clunkers program, several states are looking to use the same concept to drive consumers to purchase new, more energy-efficient appliances and hopefully recycle their old ones.

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Money Matters : Program offers New Yorkers chance to get green by going greener
New York State is expanding its Great Appliance Swap Out, giving residents who purchase energy-efficient appliances a rebate. Tara Lynn Wagner filed the following Money Matters report.

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