ALBANY – Officials from the Putnam Valley School District traveled to Albany to receive the New York State Green Ribbon Award for Sustainability Efforts that recognizes schools across the state which demonstrate innovative efforts in sustainability and environmental education.
Since 1999, Putnam Valley Middle School and Putnam Valley High School have been powered by geothermal heating and cooling systems, resulting in an estimated savings of some four million gallons of oil over the past 25 years. The district’s dedication to clean energy also includes harnessing solar power…