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Clean, Green, Serene Lawns

Clean, Green Serene Lawns: Join Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Planning Commission, Sustainability Institute, Cornell Cooperative of Suffolk County and Quiet Communities at the Monday event from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at H Lee Dennison Bldg, 100 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Hauppauge.

   JOIN THEM to learn about:

o   Ways to reduce nitrogen pollution from lawn fertilizer

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o   The adverse impacts of gas-powered equipment on our health and environment.

o   How new technologies can deliver great performance, eliminate pollution, reduce noise, improve sustainability…    and save money!

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  PARTICIPATE IN A HANDS-ON DEMO of a full line of innovative outdoor maintenance equipment and exciting prototypes − try them out!

Speakers:

    Frank Castelli, Environmental Projects Coordinator, SuffolkCounty

    Neal LewisEsq., Executive Director, Sustainability Institute at Molloy College

  Tamson Yeh, Pest Management /Turf Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County

   Rick Balla, Chief, Watershed Management Branch US EPA Region 2

    Dan Mabe, President, The Green Station and Founder of the American Green Zone Alliance. Dan works with municipalities, state agencies, commercial properties, and others to implement high performance zero-emissions equipment.

  Jamie Banks, PhD, MS, Executive Director, Quiet Communities,a non-profit organization providing education and outreach on the health and environmental impacts of gas-powered outdoor maintenance and helping communities find cleaner, quieter, more sustainable, and healthier solutions.

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