Press - 2007

Environmental Health Perspectives, “Blue Power: Turning Tides into Electricity;” December 2007

New York Daily News, “New design for East River underwater windmills being tested;” November 20, 2007

NBC Nightly News, “Our Planet: Riding a wave to energy independence?” by Anne Thompson; November 6, 2007

CNNMoney.com, “Hydropower from the East River;” August 22, 2007

The New York Times, “East River Fights Bid to Harness Its Currents for Electricity,” by Anthony DePalma; August 13, 2007
   VIDEO: “Electricity from the East River”

The New York Sun, “Five Entrepreneurs Changing the Alternative Energy Picture in New York and the Surrounding Area,” by Gary Shapiro; August 14, 2007

Assignment Earth, “Our Stories: Tidal Power;” August 2007

Bloomberg Markets, “War of the Tides” by Anthony Effinger; June 2007

Discovery Channel, “Building the Future – The Search for Ultimate Energy;” June 2007

EnergyBiz Insider, “The Next Wave” by Ken Silverstein; June 22, 2007

“Press Conference on Roosevelt Island–The RITE Project” with Mayor Bloomberg & Lt. Governor Paterson, June 11, 2007

   WNBC, News Channel
   WABC, Eyewitness News
   NY1, NY Tonight
   WWOR, My9 News
   WPIX, CW11 News
   WNYW, Fox 5 News
   NYI, Noticias
   NYCTV, Access Mayor – live press conference

Discovery Health Channel, “Get Fresh with Sara Snow;” June 6, 2007

BusinessWeek, “The Low-Carbon Connection;” May 28, 2007

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Utilities to explore power in the tides,” by Colin McDonald; May 9, 2007

The Economist, “Marine Energy: Tapping the Power of the Sea;” April 28, 2007

MIT Technology Review, “Tidal Turbines Help Light Up Manhattan,” by Peter Fairley; April 23, 2007

USA Today, “Marine Energy Can Be Forecast,” by Paul Davidson; April 19, 2007

Inside Greentech, “Verdant deploys tidal power array in New York,” by Dana Childs; April 16, 2007

Associated Press, “Underwater Turbines Use the Tide to Produce Electricity in NYC,” by Colleen Long; April 13, 2007

Popular Mechanics, “Underwater Wind Turbines Tap River Energy,” by Erik Sofge; April 2007

Sundance Channel, “Cities: Big Ideas for a Small Planet;” March 29, 2007

The Herald – Everett, Wash, “Tides hold promise of electricity,” by Lukas Velush; February 11, 2007

The New York Times Video, “Powering Up Under Water,” by Emily B. Hager; January 2, 2007

Fortune Small Business, “The Next Little Thing: An advance look at the big ideas coming from small businesses in 2007,” by Jeff Garigliano; December 2006 / January 2007



Professional Journals and Publications:

The New York Academy of Sciences Magazine, “Using Hydropower to Empower Sustainable Communities,” by Adelle Caravanos; May/June 2007

Engineering News Record (Cover Story), “Ocean Energy – Wave and Tidal Generation Open a New Frontier for Renewables,” by Thomas F. Armistead; May 14, 2007

GE Financial Services, “The Power of the Tides,” by Salvatore Salamone; April 13, 2007

Inside FERC, “Verdant looks to harness East River tidal energy;” April 2, 2007

Environment & Energy Daily: The New Wave, Grid Power from the Sea, “Entrepreneurs start testing waters for offshore hydropower,” by Michael Burnham (Greenwire); March 22, 2007

Multihousing Professional, “Lunar Power in the Big Apple;” February 15, 2007



Regional and Community Papers and Periodicals

City Sierran, “Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project,” by Edgar Freud; Spring 2007

Engineer Live, “World’s largest renewable energy city;” April 20, 2007

Cornwall Standard Freeholder, “Turbines could be placed at Polly’s Gut,” by Kevin Lajoie; February 17, 2007

Ketchikan Daily News, “Tidal energy won’t come easy to Southeast,” by Scott Bowlen; January 26, 2007

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