The problem of deer overpopulation in Connecticut was made more vivid recently when a buck ran into the glass entry of Target in Orange.But the response, to increase deer-hunting in places where the numbers have gotten out of hand, has put the controversy in sharper focus than ever. via Too Many Deer: More efficient solutions
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Lebanon, Conn. — Lebanon will soon host a 100-foot tall wind turbine that will change the direction of energy consumption for its schools. via Lebanon excited to host windmill as part of statewide project – Norwich Bulletin. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share
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Members of the Chatham, Democratic and Republican parties agreed that a priority for the town is improving the health of Lake Pocotopaug, which was deemed an “impaired water body” by the state because of an overabundance of algae, most likely from stormwater runoff and erosion. via East Hampton Council Candidates Discuss Priorities — Courant.com. Blog
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WASHINGTON—A Senate plan to tackle global warming would add about $100 a year to the energy costs for a typical household, according to an analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency. [ed. note: "could" or "would"?] The analysis released late Friday by the office of Sen. Barbara Boxer, who heads the Senate Environment and Public Works
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Deborah Edwards, the person waiting with the tiny elm, had called the Register after we ran a story about the New Haven Green being designated one of our country’s 10 “Great Public Spaces” by the American Planning Association. Edwards reasoned it was a good time to publicize a new effort by the Garden Club of
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Every time I return to Niantic it is sad to see how much has changed since the last time. The Day – How is Niantic prettier with trees cut down?. 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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I was dismayed to hear reports that at a recent meeting on Route 11, Tom Harley, Connecticut’s Department of Transportation chief engineer, implied that Route 11 be put on the back burner. Gov. Rell, who had been invited to the meeting by Rep. Joe Courtney, failed to attend. via The Day – Memo to Rell:
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WATERBURY — The city is negotiating a deal with a New York developer to transform the long-neglected downtown into a high-end mix of boutique shops, restaurants and apartments. Renaissance Downtowns, a private real estate investment and development firm out of Long Island, wants to redevelop the central business district into a place where boomers, millennials
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OXFORD — Two weeks ago Jody Dardis set out on her horse Sweet Baby Jane on the Larkin Bridle Trail to take in the fall foliage atop her equine friend. But that trek ended with a trip to the hospital, surgery and now a long recovery for Dardis after two people on all-terrain vehicles startled
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DANBURY — One of Danbury’s most scenic and tranquil roads is quickly becoming a trash pit.City workers have pulled nearly a dozen mattresses, a dresser, two love seats, parts of a couch and even a dishwasher from the woods along Brushy Hill Road. via Illegal dumping mars Danbury’s most scenic roadway – NewsTimes.com. Blog this!
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WINSTED — According to more than a dozen green technology vendors, exhibitors, and experts who turned out Saturday at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College for a clean energy and sustainable living expo, it makes sense to go green. Organized by the Northwest Conservation District, the event, which was timed to International Climate Action Day, covered
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It’s hard to believe one could find the wilds of eastern Connecticut just a few minutes from downtown Manchester, but that’s what visitors to the John S. Risley Memorial Park can expect as they explore a loop trail that winds through Vernon and Bolton. The 180-acre park, reservoir, dam and spillway and surrounding forest —
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MAMARONECK – Environmental activists in Mamaroneck joined with other advocates around the country Saturday to push for focused attention on the issue of climate change. A crowd of about 30 came to the beach at Harbor Island Park to spread their message about the Cool Cities campaign to encourage energy-efficiency and lower carbon emissions. via
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Energy companies have privately warned the Government that its climate change targets are “illusory” and “delusional” as global leaders prepare to sign up to stricter guidelines at the Copenhagen climate change conference in six weeks. via Climate targets can’t be achieved, say energy companies – Telegraph. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend
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NEW HAVEN, NEW YORK — Activists held events around the world Saturday to mark the number they say the world needs to reach to prevent disastrous climate change: 350. Speakers at the 350.org event in New Haven included Bill Deusing, from CTNOFA, Kim Stoner, Erendira Vanegas, of Nicaragua. Musicians Harper and Cole provided musical inspiration.
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Connecticut once had hundreds of quarries that produced building stone; today just a handful survive on a commercial scale. Perhaps it’s a wonder that any are still in business in this thickly settled state better known for insurance, financial products and precision manufacturing. It’s a testament both to Connecticut’s complex geology, which yields stone both
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Students at The Grammar School at Somersville received a very special visit from their adopted eagle, Skywalker on the very day they were celebrating their school’s founding roots. Hope Douglas, the Founding Director of Wind Over Wings, a non-profit raptor rescue and rehabilitation center in Clinton, CT, presented a beautiful and educational program for the
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CROMWELL — First their view went, then their sense of privacy. Now, residents of a local condominium complex are raising complaints about their safety as the hillside on which their homes sit continues to erode. via Erosion a concern near Cromwell condos – The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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Twice a week, Alexandra Marks, of the Christian Science Monitor,  blogs about the environmental — and “budget-minded” – renovation of the 100-year-old Connecticut farmhouse known as Sheep Dog Hollow. Click here to read the next installment. via Photo Gallery: Sheep Dog Hollow – framing a green dream home | csmonitor.com. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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EAST HAVEN — Town officials will meet with a state Department of Education consultant next week and rebid solar-panel projects for four schools to address irregularities the state says would have made the project ineligible for state reimbursement. via E. Haven to rebid solar-panel projects – The New Haven Register. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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