Scott DeShefy, the Green Party candidate who ran for office against Joe Courtney in 2008, said that the recent ruling by the Supreme Court “opens the door for the abuse of campaign financing systems in favor of the Democrats and Republicans.” via CT Green Party denounces Supreme Court decision | The Daily Campus. Blog this!
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There’s no way of knowing exactly how many bald eagles the team saw, but Bill Reid, director of external affairs for The Last Green Valley, estimates that of the 12 official sightings, eight were individual birds. via Last Green Valley tallies bald eagles – Norwich Bulletin. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend
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Stonington – Approximately half of Sandy Point will be closed from April through the end of September as a way to protect nesting shorebirds, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service official who will oversee the island. via 50% of Sandy Point to be shut April-Sept. to protect shorebirds | The Day. See yesterday’s
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How do we bike in Connecticut’s cities? Audio download from the Colin McEnroe show. via CMS: Urban Biking | Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. 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

To address the daunting state deficit last year, the General Assembly adopted an array of legislative measures designed to raise revenue. Unfortunately, this broad approach resulted in two changes that will seriously affect wildlife in Connecticut: a doubling of all sportsmen's fees and the elimination of accounts dedicated to enhance wildlife and its habitat. This
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced today that funds are available to assist cities and towns and land conservation organizations with the purchase and preservation of open space lands and urban gardens through the state of Connecticut’s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition program. “We will award up to $5 million in grants for local land
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Statement of Environment Connecticut Program Director, Christopher Phelps on President Obama’s State of the Union Address President Obama’s State of the Union speech carried an underlying theme of jump-starting America’s clean energy economy by building on the success of clean energy investments in last year’s economic recovery act. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this
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The conclusion from this exploration was that the existing railroad right-of-way was unsuitable for a rail-with-trail from the town Center south due to many encroachment and drainage problems. They then examined other proposed routes and suggested a few of their own, after soliciting input from town residents at several public forums. What emerged as the
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West Hartford, CT — Connecticut’s Congressional delegation received 100% scores on the 2009 environmental scorecard released today by Environment Connecticut. The state’s Congressional delegation was the only one in which all members had perfect pro-environment voting records in 2009. “We applaud all seven members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation for standing up and putting the environment
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Beardsley Zoo says an Andean condor believed to be the oldest one living in captivity has died at nearly 80 years of age. Biologists estimate that there are only a few thousand Andean condors in the wild. via Condor, nearly 80, dies in Conn. zoo – Norwich Bulletin. Blog this! Bookmark on
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People in today’s world are surrounded by more chemicals than they realize, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies professor John Wargo GRD ’84 said in a lecture Wednesday: The government approves more than 2,000 synthetic chemicals each year, many of which end up in the food supply. In a talk at Kroon Hall, Wargo discussed
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NAUGATUCK — The borough’s campaign to raise some $500,000 in private monies to offset the cost of installing synthetic turf at the high school’s main athletic field is officially underway. The Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation agreed Monday to allow the ad hoc Turf 2015 Committee use of the NEDC’s non-profit status throughout its canvassing for
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Regardless of whether we see a gorgeous tablet from Apple on Wednesday, there is a clear trend toward using electronic devices to read what has traditionally been printed media. From an environmental point of view, that shift is a mixed bag, depending as much on user behavior as on technology. via Is there an eco-angle
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. At the same time, Congress – a leading source of hot air – is debating a resolution that would strip the EPA of its authority to act. via Climate change: Lead, follow or get out of
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced that $3.4 million in stimulus funds would be allotted to an energy efficient rebate program. The program that began last Monday allows consumers to receive a $50 to $100 rebate with the purchase of an EnergyStar appliance. The rebate covers purchases of clothes washers, refrigerators, freezers and room air conditioners
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It’s one thing to control the flow of water from a spigot or shower head; it’s quite another to manage something as big and unpredictable as a river. But that hasn’t stopped the state Department of Environmental Protection from indulging the conceit that it can order up, like Goldilocks, stream flows that are just right.
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When Bruce Alexander ’65, vice president for New Haven and state affairs and campus development, received a community leadership award at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale in October, he challenged state officials to improve Connecticut transportation, especially train service from New Haven to New York City and expansion of Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport.
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FRAMINGHAM — In Framingham, the Zoning Board of Appeals closed the hearing for the Paulini Loam concrete plant, but it did not reach a decision. The board will discuss and possibly make a decision on the Old Connecticut Path project on Feb. 23. via Framingham residents fight plan for concrete plant | The MetroWest Daily
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Finish Howard Avenue’s bike lane and the bike route from Westville to downtown. Put in that new 60-space bike parking area at Union Station. Teach kids about safe biking through the schools. Install a covered bike rack on Church Street. Create new bike routes linking downtown to Fair Haven, the Heights, the Annex, and the
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it has “full confidence” in a key United Nations climate change study after its authors apologized for mistakes. The EU has based an ambitious and costly plan to turn into a low-carbon economy on dire warnings of global warming from a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on
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