An innovative, in-line, fuel stabilization device exclusively represented by The Energy Group can cut operating costs in boilers by 10 to 30 percent or more. Dubbed simply, "The Fossil Fuel Stabilizer," the device recently completed three years of successful operation on heating boilers at a government facility in New Jersey funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

"This is good news for commercial real-estate owners, universities and schools, and others involved in building management trying to control operating costs," said Energy Group CEO George Molteni, Ph.D. Applications include: commercial offices, shopping malls, government buildings, apartment buildings, sports complexes, convention centers, banquet halls, hotels and schools.

The Energy Group's "Fossil Fuel Stabilizer" has proven effective in both oil- and gas-fired boilers, including industrial boilers and furnaces. It is more efficient with boilers fueled by heating oil (which delivers 38 percent more BTU's per unit as natural gas). The device improves operating efficiency by dynamically delivering cleaner-burning "stabilized" fuel to the combustion chamber. At one corporate site, the device improved combustion efficiency from 22-40 percent while reducing fuel consumption 30 percent.

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Mens Trail Machine 26" 21 speed Shimano bike ~ For any service questions contact Kent at 1-800-451-KENT (5368) EST., for replacement parts, repair kits, tools and warranty information, (or) www.services@kentbicycles.comAmazon.com Product Description

Built for trail riding, the Kent 26-inch Trail Machine mountain bike combines high-performance features with an affordable price. The Trail Machine is equipped with a full-suspension aluminum slingshot frame, with individual front and rear suspension systems that absorb shock and create a smooth ride regardless of the terrain. The bike also shifts smoothly from low to high thanks to the 21-speed twist shifters and the Shimano rear derailleur. Other features include alloy V-brakes, an alloy quick-release seat pin for easy adjustments, 36-hold alloy rims, and a stem head.

About Kent Bicycles

A family owned company, Kent Bicycles dates back to the early 1900s, when the current president’s grandfather immigrated to the U.S. and got a job working for the owner of a bike shop in New York. In 1909, he opened his own bike shop on the Lower East Side. This small bike shop led to a larger store in New Jersey, where his son developed his own passion for the business. In 1947, the son was inspired to start his own company, Philkam Cycle, supplying bikes and parts to stores all over the eastern United States. In 1958, the company changed its name to Kent International and has been supplying Kent products to fun-loving parents and their children ever since.

TRENTON-As a result of state legal claims settled in the bankruptcy reorganization of the international mining and smelting firm ASARCO, LLC, more than $30 million will be paid to clean up formerly-owned ASARCO properties in New Jersey, Attorney General Anne Milgram announced yesterday.

The former ASARCO sites to be remediated are an approximately 100-acre property in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County and an approximately 7,000-acre property spanning parts of Manchester and Berkeley Townships, and Lakehurst borough, in Ocean County. The clean-ups will be handled by the current owners of the properties using funds made available as a result of the state’s claims against the ASARCO bankruptcy estate.

The amount of toxic chemicals released into the air by companies reduced 9 percent from 2007 to 2008 statewide, a report in NorthJersey.com said.

Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency said the decreasing emissions recorded in federal data released Tuesday might have occurred because the weakening economy meant a drop in manufacturing, according to the report. The PSE&G power plant in Jersey City drastically reduced emissions to 175,000 pounds in 2008 from 1.5 million pounds in 2007, mainly due to filtering equipment ordered by the federal government, the report said. A DuPont plant in South Jersey was the state's worst polluter, emitting 6 million pounds of chemicals last year.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has approved and submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy for $8.33 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding that is being made available to encourage New Jerseyeans to purchase Energy Star qualified home appliances. After receiving Department of Energy approval, the BPU anticipates program launch on Jan. 1, 2010.

"This proposal will build upon our record of success driven by New Jersey's Clean Energy Program," said BPU President Jeanne M. Fox. "Our existing appliance programs have received national recognition from the US EPA and US DOE for our achievements, which include providing rebates to over 330,000 New Jersey residents, representing a savings to those residents of approximately $78 million per year. The proposal approved by the Board represents another step towards achieving the goals outlined in Gov. Corzine's comprehensive Energy Master Plan, which includes a goal to reduce the projected growth in energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020."

The Board's action was part of a final application outlining the state's plans for the DOE's energy efficiency rebate program funding, and has been submitted to them for approval.

SALEM - A year after receiving grant money to survey the open space assets of the city, the Salem City Environmental Commission has had its Open Space and Recreation Plan for the city adopted by the planning board.

It is now part of the Salem City Master Plan, which makes the city eligible for state Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres funding.

The Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) documents the public and private resources that provide existing recreation and open space opportunities for Salem.

"There is money out there to preserve open space," Salem City Mayor Earl Gage said Thursday. "This also lays the foundation for what we want to do in the future."

Creation of the plan came from a $2,500 grant received by the local commission, which the city matched, from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC). The grant was a follow-up to an Open Space and Brownfields Inventory project completed here in 2006.

By Ralph Izzo/Star-Ledger Guest Columnist

This month’s gathering of world leaders in Copenhagen, Denmark, has been the most serious effort yet to tackle climate change. America needs to take it as a wake-up call to get down to the hard work of building a green economy.

The question of the moment is whether our nation will create an environment that encourages a wide range of green investments, and thus get on the path to a sustainable energy future. Here is an unmatched opportunity to improve America’s energy security, create new jobs and grow the economy, all while safeguarding the planet for our children. But an opportunity like this doesn’t last forever.

Make no mistake: The new energy economy will be built, if not here, somewhere else. U.S. critics kept up a constant drumbeat at Copenhagen that China is not doing its part. Yet, ironically, China is the world leader in the manufacture of solar cells and among the leaders in building wind turbines. European nations, including Germany, Spain and Denmark, have moved aggressively into renewable energy as well. Of the more than 50 nuclear plants being built around the world, only one is in the United States. Meanwhile, we risk falling further behind.

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders encourages sixth-grade teachers and local community groups to register for a free, 45-minute, in-class science presentation that relates watershed and environmental concepts in a fun and meaningful way. Teachers, students, and community members will discover how human behavior can impact the land and waterways around them.

"Since 1999, these interactive presentations about how a land area drains into a river system have been receiving positive reviews from students and teachers alike," said Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, liaison to the Union County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. "They enjoy participating in the hands-on demonstration that includes the use of a three-dimensional topographic land use model."

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. - Lawmakers are asking federal environmental officials to review whether a pollution control project is adequately protecting people who live in a North Jersey neighborhood where a state health report found elevated cancer rates.

U.S. Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. took the action a day after the state health department reported that kidney cancer rates in women and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma rates among men are significantly elevated in a Pompton Lakes neighborhood sitting above chemically contaminated groundwater.

"We believe the situation in Pompton Lakes is a serious public health concern and needs immediate attention," the three lawmakers said in a statement sent Friday to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson.

The three called for a meeting of federal environmental officials and community leaders.

The pollution comes from a former munitions factory owned by chemical giant DuPont Co.

The head of a United Nations panel on climate change says several developing nations have emerged as key players for any future deal on global warming.

Speaking in New Delhi on Wednesday, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said the emergence of India, China, Brazil and South Africa as a grouping was the most significant outcome of the climate talks in Copenhagen.

The four countries form what is called the BASIC group. Pachauri says developed nations will not be able to craft an agreement on climate change without them.