SYRACUSE — Work continues on a $21 million project focused on energy-efficiency upgrades at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

As area farmers watch over their crops, milk their cows, and produce fruits and vegetables for markets, the $500 billion farm bill soon will again be under consideration on Capitol Hill.

These days, we all have plenty of seasons for going green. We want to live in a healthy environment and leave the world better for our children and generations to come. We feel the social and professional pressures from colleagues and environmentally conscious customers and clients. And we’ve realized that, in many cases, going green means saving green.