Energy plan back on front burner – The New Haven Register: “WALLINGFORD — A plan to have the town invest in a $30 million distributed energy project proposed by Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative may be under consideration again.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on
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Plans aired for final leg of greenway – The New Haven Register: “NEW HAVEN — A unique portion of the Farmington Canal Greenway got a public airing this week as the city presented options for the final phase of the popular walking trail.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend
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Madison to filter uranium out of water – The New Haven Register: “MADISON — The Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to proceed with an agreement that will allow the Connecticut Water Co. to install a purification system to remove uranium from the water at two schools.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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Despite objections, school system plans to remove trees | www.MyRecordJournal.com: “On Wednesday, the city’s three-member Tree Appeals Board ruled unanimously that the Board of Education had valid reason to remove the trees, overruling Canning’s objection and those of 25 other neighbors whose signatures he gathered for a petition.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on
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Norwich Hospital tour finds beauty amid ruins: 80 people explore Preston’s new property – Norwich Bulletin: “Preston, Conn. — Eighty people from Preston and neighboring towns Saturday got their first close-up look at the former Norwich Hospital property from aboard a yellow school bus.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post
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OUR VIEW: Political garbage in the way of trash collection – The New Britain Herald: “In Berlin, like many other communities, it has been decided that garbage pick-up is a government chore. Local taxes pay for it. Other communities leave it up to homeowners to figure out how to get their trash taken away. But
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Rhode Island: R.I. Governor Signs Green Energy Bill | TheDay.com: “Providence – Gov. Don Carcieri has signed legislation for Rhode Island’s emerging renewable energy industry that he says will make the state a “national leader” in the field.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin
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Pine Creek Beach" Of windmills, piers and sinking barges – The Advocate: “Of all of Fairfield’s beaches, Pine Creek, one of its smallest, is the town’s oldest public shorefront retreat. The people who populated it in the beginning included some eclectic types: an artist who lived in a windmill on the beach, and a violinist
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Watermilfoil may be less bothersome at Candlewood Lake this year – NewsTimes.com: “Come August, swimmers and boaters may be loudly cursing the Eurasian watermilfoil on Candlewood Lake as their arms or boat props get tangled in it. But right now, there’s no strong reason to damn anything. The weeds are lying low.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com
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New Milford Town Council delays decision on energy performance contract – NewsTimes.com: “NEW MILFORD — School leaders hope to convince the Town Council that $3.7 million in new energy-efficient equipment, paid for with future savings in fuel and utility bills, is a good deal.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post
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Enjoy Clark Creek Area In Haddam Before We Lose It – by Peter Marteka — Courant.com: “Visitors won’t be able to use the Clark Creek area if a proposed land swap is approved by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The state Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to swap the 17-acre Clark Creek management area with
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Blumenthal, Others Challenge Journal Register Co.'s Chapter 11 Plan – Courant.com: “The Journal Register Co. is facing objections to its Chapter 11 reorganization plan from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and others, after the newspaper publisher submitted its proposal to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Manhattan.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg
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House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change – by John M. Broder — NYTimes.com: “WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation on Friday intended to address global warming and transform the way the nation produces and uses energy.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on
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Then and Now – Street Fight – Power Flows Back to the Pedestrian – NYTimes.com: “What the city giveth, the city taketh away — at least with regard to the balance of power between pedestrians and automobiles. The Bloomberg administration has been trying to tame vehicles with bike lanes, the pedestrianization of Broadway and the
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Female Farmers Sprouting: More Md., Va. Women Lead Farms – washingtonpost.com: “Women’s agricultural associations have popped up in Vermont, Connecticut and Maine. In Pennsylvania, membership in the Women’s Agricultural Network, which is affiliated with Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, grew from 100 members in 2005 to 1,000 in 2008.” Provided by www.CTEnvironmentalHeadlines.com Blog this!
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GOP Viewpoint: Light rail may make sense: “Connecticut cannot presently afford to make a huge financial commitment to light rail. However, our state will eventually emerge from this recession, and it is in our best interests to spend this time looking into how we can promote economic growth when the time is right.” Toni Boucher
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The Time to Pick Cherries in Connecticut Is Coming Soon – NYTimes.com: “THE thing about cherry season in Connecticut is — don’t blink. For two frantic weeks (three, if you’re lucky), the state’s small but popular cherry crop is ready to eat. But once it’s gone, it’s gone. The picking should start in about a
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‘Green Your Event’ Launches to Meet Growing Demand for Green Meetings | Alternative Energy Foundation: “Boulder, CO (PRWEB) June 25, 2009 — Renewable Choice Energy, a provider of renewable energy credits and carbon offsets, has launched a first of its kind program, Green Your Event, to empower meeting and event planners at hotels and event
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Lake Zoar Chemical Treatment Causes Water Use Restrictions | Voices: “MONROE-NEWTOWN-OXFORD-SOUTHBURY – Selected areas of Lake Zoar will be chemically treated Wednesday, July 1, with the USEPA/CT registered aquatic herbicide Reward, an active ingredient in Diquat to combat the invasive and non-invasive Eurasian watermilfoil weed. Prior to treatment, the lake shoreline in the treatment areas
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Route 11 Completion Can't Tap Stimulus Funds | TheDay.com: “Norwich – For all the millions of federal stimulus money coming to Connecticut for transportation projects, the completion of Route 11 doesn’t merit even a whiff of funds. The Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission is waiting for the state Department of Transportation to sign off on
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