TOP NEWS: NEWS12 Coverage: March 13, 2009- The City of Mount Vernon Goes Green. The first Westchester city to target potholes by testing the revolutionary Eco-Friendly GreenPatch. Report covers Mayor Young's vision of advancing his city with better roads while exercising an environmentally conscious leadership.
Asphalt Turns Green-
May 24, 2009-- New York City, which repairs about 250,000 potholes a year inked a deal with Cofire last year and began using Green Patch in October, officials confirmed. more
Environmentally Friendly Asphaltt
March 20, 2009-- North Hempstead Town has begin using an environmentally friendly asphalt patching material that replaces petroleum derivatives with plant oils.. more >
Transportation Agencies in Illinois Monitor Patch Experiments Elsewhere- Feb. 04, 2009-- Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and other transportation agencies in the Chicago area are monitoring experiments with alternative materials...(they) have awarded Cofire contracts to provide GreenPatch. more
Green Asphalt Put to The Test
Jan 5, 2009-- Representatives of the state Department of Transportation and for the Yonkers and Mount Vernon mayors said their road chiefs were aware of GreenPatch and are testing or monitoring its use to see if it would work. more
Poison Potholes
Oct 20, 2008-- ... the visible fumes given off by cold patch on roads could be contributing to the asthma epidemic afflicting poor communities ... GreenPatch made by Cold Mix Manufacturing - contained an eco-friendlier bio-degradable fuel oil ... is “definitely along the lines of what we’re looking for,” said DOT spokesman Seth Solomnow. more
Greenpatch Cold Asphalt Mix
June, 2009-- Green is the new black … top. Yes, welcome to the wide, wonderful world of environmentally friendly paving material...t uses non-ozone-depleting solvents from renewable sources, cleans easily, and won't give you any long, slow, lingering diseases. more
New Green Industry is Popping Up to reduce Environmental Hazards
April 20, 2009-- Looking for a cleaner way to go, some transportation agencies are monitoring experiments with alternative materials in other cold-weather climates in the hope of reducing emissions of pollutants to safeguard public health, animals and plants. - more
The "Green" Streets of Mount Vernon- GreenPatch material eliminates toxins in playgound and street repairs
March 16, 2009-- With shovel in hand, Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton Young, Jr. joined Commissioner Terrence Horton, anda Department of Public Works road crew on Langdon Avenue & Fourth Street to officially declare the city's end to using conventional cold mix asphalt, and announcing the switch to GreenPatch - more
PRESS RELEASES
SPANO Wins More NY Legislators to Green-Testing: Cleaner Highway Repair Industry Sept. 14, 2009 -- Retired NYS Senator Spano is super lobbyist and winning touch-downs with NY lawmakers to test Eco-friendly GreenPatch. Growning numbers of municipal leaders like the Mayors of Albany, Buffalo and Westchester cities accept product testing for consideration as the new road repair material of choice and sets the precedence for future Green-testing ... more
>
NY Asphalt Upgrades Toxic Road Repair with Eco-Safe Solution August 28, 2009 -- “The asphalt industry has been under pressure to reduce diesel and petroleum derivatives used in its road repair products- that which has been extremely harmful to human health and marine life”. Just one year from inception, the sustainable, recyclable and non-toxic Greenpatch™ has earned widespread acceptance on governmental and industrial fronts ... more
>
Scientific Pathologist Investigator Calls GreenPatch "The Product of the Future" Augst 6, 2009-- Marine Biologist and Disease Pathologist Dr. James Cervino, PhD. investigated and testified against land fills and asphalt plants in the wetlands of New York City for recklessly dispersing volumes of carcinogenic substances and environmental toxins into our shores and ground water... reviews GREENPATCH for its use of non-hazardous plant oils and the absence of VOC’s ... more
