2 With County Ties Win Prize For Fossil-Fuel Fight Two environmentalists with local ties – Keith Shue and Jay Egg – share 2020 Constellation Prize for Policy Impact, for helping derail a fossil-fuel project that would have served the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The prize is presented by a group of environmentalists and social scientists from across the country.…
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Herzig: State Law Prohibits It Geothermal Plan Dropped By City By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Enthusiasm about municipal geothermal heating, pursued warmly last spring, has turned cool with the weather. City Mayor Gary Herzig and Town Supervisor Bob Wood have become aware of a state Health Department regulation prohibiting placing geothermal pipes alongside drinking-water mains. “I don’t think Egg was aware of the regulations,” said Wood. “I think he was very enthusiastic about cities using geothermal…
2 Oneontas Dip Toe Into Geothermal Consultant Explores Applying Method To Main St., Southside By JENNIFER HILL • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal WEST ONEONTA – Geothermal energy fever is sweeping Greater Oneonta. First the city and now the town are “seriously considering” going geothermal, using heat from beneath the earth to warm above-earth homes. Jay Egg, a geothermal system consultant, met at length with City Manager George Korthauer and other staffers Tuesday, April 9, and is due back at…
Water-Line Replacement In Oneonta May Pioneer Geothermal Breakthrough By JENNIFER HILL • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – Oneonta could soon become a world leader in renewable energy. The City of Oneonta and Jay Egg, CEO of Geo Egg, a Florida-based geothermal design and consulting company, are about to sign a $10,000 contract for a feasibility study on paralleling a geothermal heating system with the water main being installed in South Main Street over the next eight months.…
Council May Hire Consultant To Study Geothermal Heating ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will consider a $10,000 contract with consultant Egg Geo, St. Petersburg, Fla., to look at possible benefits of geothermal heating. Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, following a 6:30 p.m. reception in City Hall lobby to recognize the city’s 2019 Women Trailblazer Award winners Kelly Ames and Carol Mandigo.…
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER With Week To Go, Energy Summit Fills 125 Of Its 200 Seats Seeking ‘Balanced Agenda,’ 19 Speakers Planned; Day Expands From 6 To 9 Hours COOPERSTOWN – With a week to go, 125 people have already signed up for the Otsego County Chamber’s “Energy Summit: Infrastructure & Economy,” and the day has expanded from the original six hours to a nine-hour program to accommodate a growing roster of speakers. Planned Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Otesaga,…