Burgis Associates, Inc

01/10/2022

It is astounding what one individual's ego can do to set back a global war on . People please... swap out your inefficient , invest in appliances, and for Pete's sake stop idling your cars. Don't fall pray to the political claptrap and don't wait for the federal govenment to do what we can do ourselves: protect our planet.
U.S. Department of Energy

Nearly a year after Trump left the White House, his rules weakening energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs and other appliances live on. Delays, missed deadlines and a backlog of 33 overdue standards have hobbled the Biden administration's efforts to cut energy use and fight climate change.

11/04/2021

OUTSTANDING NEWS. (A little too late, and too many exemptions, but it’s a good and needed start.)

To cut plastic pollution, coffee shops, restaurants and other businesses that sell food can only give out plastic straws to people who request one.

08/09/2021

"Code Red for Humanity"

U.N. science group says humans caused “unprecedented” global warming, and only humans can prevent its ever-worsening.

07/22/2021

and professionals, all over this country, have not only a professional but a moral obligation to include environmental stresses as part of any application they review or represent.

Groundwater and streams vital to both farmers and cities are drying up in the West, challenging the future of development.

07/19/2021

We can not wait for nations to agree.... we must act at the most basic, individual level NOW. Municipalities in NJ must all immediately adopt and include a Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element in their Master Plans.

Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.

05/27/2021

Squeaky wheel.... needs no grease!!
Bravo to Engine 1 for challenging the status quo and holding ExxonMobil accountable for their foot-dragging on addressing sustainable energy resources.

Last December, when a week-old hedge fund named Engine No. 1 challenged Exxon Mobil to change its ways, laughter echoed through Wall Street circles, from the fund's name that recalled a famous children's book to its tiny, then-$40 million stake in what was once the world's largest publicly traded co...

04/22/2021

... the change for continues at our !...

04/17/2021

A fortune for every day...

03/23/2021

Looking forward to the Washington Post livestream this morning focusing on Preserving our Water Systems.

With rising temperatures, plastic pollution and carbon emissions in dangerous numbers, leading scientists and advocates examine the impact of climate change on our waterways and water supply, the consequences for humanity, and solutions that could turn the tide before it’s too late. Washington Pos...

03/20/2021

We bought a house, an old house, that needs a ton of work. But this old house has a fantastic history AND some amazing stories to share... Our intention is to preserve the history, highlight the stories, all while tackling a *green-ish* renovation. It’ll take a while to accomplish, not to mention a ton of elbow grease from yours truly.... If you care to follow OUR story, pop on over to ** ** to see daily (regular??) updates. So pleased to take many of our sustainability and environmental practices at and apply them to our own home. ❤️🏡

01/21/2021

"Borough Planner Joseph Burgis provided a detailed history of the borough’s affordable settlement."...

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Superior Court Judge Gregg Padovano found the borough’s much-contested affordable housing settlement to be “fair, reasonable and appropriate” and granted a preliminary judgment of compliance and repose at a fairness hearing held Jan. [...]