Joseph Scarpa's (greenparadigm) Blog

The Environmental Protection Agency has released toxic air pollution data, intimating that New Jersey's largest polluters are disproportionately in Southwestern New Jersey.  Year-over-year data show an increase of pollutant releases from DuPont Chambers Works of 25 percent, Deepwater Generating S...

Green Paradigm Institute - Monthly Mid-Atlantic Events Alert!  Green Building LEED Certification - Minimum Program Requirements, Prerequisites, and Credits Participate in a 90-minute forum on Green Building on Wednesday, 6 Jan 2010, for Real Estate Professionals Hosted by Joseph Scarpa, LEED AP, ...

New Jersey's new [first] Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno, will have broad influence over the every-day lives--and the long-term prosperity--of New Jersey citizens.  During the campaign, the Christie-Guadagno team promised to consolidate the state's "fragmented economic development activities" u...

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We recently purchased a pre-owned car, a Mazda 5 "mini-wagon," from my local Ford dealer in Pennsville NJ.  The salesperson and the owner of the Ford dealership live in Delaware.  We researched various vehicles on web sites supported by advertising of foreign and domestic car manufacturers.  Livi...

Green Paradigm Institute - Monthly Mid-Atlantic Events Alert!  Green Building LEED Certification - Purpose, Strategy, Philosophy - Current Events - Pending Legislation Participate in a 90-minute forum on Green Building on Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009, for REALTORS® and Friends Hosted / conducted by Jose...

We have a new Governor in New Jersey, effective 19 Jan 2010, Chris Christie, and--in an entirely new post for New Jersey--Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno.  Both of these elected officials hail from a law enforcement background.  What does this harbinger for diversity?  There is a real estate pr...

The 2nd and 5th questions below pertain to energy and the environment.  Thought this would be helpful. Reprinted from REALTOR® Magazine Online September 2008 with permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. 2OO8 Presidential Race: Candidate Q&AWe ask ...

ULI Philadelphia - South Jersey/Delaware Regional Committee Eco-Industrial Park Behind the Scenes Tour - Solar Economics Date: October 8, 2008Location: Pedricktown, NJVenue: Energy Freedom Pioneers Eco-Industrial ParkAs a result of a Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission d...

e-Pro Workshop - Energy Freedom Pioneers Eco-Industrial Park - Pedricktown, Salem County, NJ Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Don't miss this free e-PRO Workshop, compliments of NAR and InternetCrusade.  Attending this workshop will teach you technology tips that will immediately help differentiate yo...