SUFFIELD: Residents To Vote On Funds For Land — Courant.com: “A town meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Suffield Middle School auditorium.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the
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OLD SAYBROOK: Wastewater Program Topic Of Hearing — Courant.com: “The water pollution control authority will present a proposal for a decentralized wastewater management program in the Fenwood neighborhood during a public hearing Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Old Saybrook Middle School, 60 Sheffield St.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post
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In Pictures: Earth Hour Around The Globe (17 pictures) | guardian.co.uk: “For a symbolic hour global landmarks from Sydney to London were in darkness to highlight concern over climate change” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about
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FEMA demands Stamford certify hurricane barrier – Greenwich Time: “STAMFORD — The federal government is requiring Stamford and other municipalities with flood protection barriers to certify their effectiveness by July 2010, a city official said. To gain certification under Federal Emergency Management Agency rules, Stamford must prove its hurricane barrier can withstand a 100-year flood,
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Number Of State Trails To Be Improved — Courant.com: “Connecticut is in line to get nearly $163 million in federal stimulus money for transit projects, and the DOT will use a bit more than 4 percent of that on rail trails.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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Old Lyme Remains Committed To Open Space | TheDay.com: By Diana Atwood Johnson, Chairwoman Of The Old Lyme Open Space Committee. Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Mayor urges residents to turn trash into cash – The New Britain Herald: “NEW BRITAIN — A slowdown in the amount of recyclables may end up costing city residents more cash for more trash. Mayor Timothy Stewart called upon city residents Friday to increase their recycling efforts.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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OUR VIEW: A yes vote on airport buy would serve town – The New Britain Herald: “Some feel strongly that the airport has historic significance and, as such, is a landmark that should be preserved. Opened in 1911, Robertson Field is the oldest airport in Connecticut.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg
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Groton Should Still Get Mystic Streetscape Money | TheDay.com: “Stonington’s approval threw officials a curve” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Meet and greet some greyhounds – Norwich Bulletin: “People in Eastern Connecticut can have a chance to meet some greyhounds Saturday when Connecticut Greyhound Adoption brings a group of the dogs to Petco in Killingly Commons. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 10 dogs will be available during an informative event. Weather permitting, it will
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David Bingham, Sierra Green Fund Coordinator, writes that that Municipal Green Fund bill needs public support to move ahead. HB6397 (An Act Concerning Open Space Preservation) would allow municipalities to impose a buyer’s tax on certain real property transactions, to be used to purchase or protect open space, forest land, farm land or waterfront property,
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I thought someone would be keeping track of EarthHour’s effects on the power grid. According to the EarthHour website, over 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries — which includes hundreds of millions of people — participated in Earth Hour 2008. Here are some results reported in a Toronto newspaper: Earth Hour II is a
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A renewal for city waste-to-energy plant? – The Advocate: “HARTFORD — As debate rages in Stamford over whether to build a $40 million waste-to-energy plant, a state lawmaker has proposed a bill he thinks would provide revenue to offset the cost. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. William Tong, D-Stamford, and other Democrats from Stamford
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CT Greenhouse Gas Inventory | CT Climate Change: “This GHG inventory (pdf) includes one additional year of data beyond the previously compiled inventory. The limited nature of the update is due to the unavailability of the energy sector data required by the EPA GHG Inventory Tool. If the US DOE releases the necessary energy sector
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The Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry and the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale present the Forest Carbon Speaker Series in “Managing Forests for Carbon: Science, Business & Policy” on Monday, March 30, 2009, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Reception to Follow, Kroon Hall – Burke Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street, With a talk by
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Cost Works Against Alternative Energy in Time of Recession – NYTimes.com: “Curbing carbon dioxide emissions — a central part of tackling climate change — will almost certainly raise electricity prices, experts say. And increasing the nation’s reliance on renewable energy will in itself raise costs.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this
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Electricity from manure? No Bull. – Berkshire Eagle Online: “SHEFFIELD, Mass. — If Pine Island Farm has its way, things will seriously be hitting the fan … and making enormous amounts of energy in the process.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via
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Westport Green Energy Task Force to meet Wednesday, April 1, 2009 – AmericanTowns.com: “Wednesday, April 1, 2009: 7 p.m. – Room 102 – Green Energy Task Force” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to
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Stately Buildings, Trees Falling At MassMutual — Courant.com By Tyler Smith, a Hartford architect and member of The Hartford Courant’s Place Board of Contributors. Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on
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Quick action prevents damage to L.I. Sound – The Connecticut Post Online: “FAIRFIELD — Observant firefighters returning from a training exercise prevented what might have become an ecological nightmare for Long Island Sound early Saturday morning when chemically treated waste water began flowing from the sewage treatment plant onto the street and down nearby storm
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