New York State thanks the SSBx « It’s Getting Hot In Here

As a New Yorker, I want to extend a huge thank you to the Sustainable South Bronx for their legislative victory! With SSBx lobbying, Albany passed a $4.50/sq foot green roof tax abatement policy!

That translates into 25% of the cost of the green roof. Why does this matter? Jobs, food, efficiency –> an ecologically responsible, socially just and personally healthy society.

This highlights the for-profit company that has spun off from the SSBx and its green jobs training program, B.E.S.T. The company, Smart Roofs, LLC, is poised to establish itself as a leading provider of green roof installation with the new regulations in place. We’re used to dirty energy companies re-writing the laws to improve business. Lets not forget, we should be doing that too!

About Morgan

Morgan is a wandering climate activist, a job well suited to the editorial board of this site. He organized at Williams College until his aprubt and unfortunate graduation in 2008. There, he was a Chinese major, student body co-president and one of the leaders of Thursday Night Group, the campus climate action group. Since graduating, in no particular order, Morgan has worked on a community energy efficiency campaign in western Mass, co-directed NH SPROG for the SSC and worked on Power Vote in Cleveland. He spent traveled in China, networking with youth climate activists and learning about the solar hot water business. He worked on Long Island for a solar and wind company doing home evaluations and sales. And he spent the better part of a year in DC at the Avaaz Action Factory causing trouble for a good cause.