Wesleyan will be hosting prominent scientists and ethicists for a day-long conference on Friday, entitled: Stem Cells into the Clinic: Biological, Ethical, and Regulatory Concerns. via Stem Cells Conference in Middletown on Friday | middletowneye. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers
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WASHINGTON – New England states are expected to receive $160 million to upgrade a rail corridor linking New Haven, Western Massachusetts, and Vermont when railroad stimulus grants are unveiled today, lawmakers said. via New England rail corridor in line for $160m in US funds – The Boston Globe. The $40 million will go toward adding
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At Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager John Salomone said he has reached a tentative agreement with SBA Towers LLC to have a new tower placed in the park on Main Street. It would be behind the tennis courts in the park, near the landfill. via New cell tower on tap for Newington – The
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Capt. Raul Camejo, who is in charge of the DEP’s conservation officers in western Connecticut, said that having one officer assigned to the lake full time — rather than have three or four officers alternate on the lake on a scattered, part-time basis — has several advantages. via DEP plans full-time officer for Candlewood Lake
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Owners of the Vermont Yankee plant, along the Connecticut River just north of the Massachusetts border near Brattleboro, are seeking a 20-year extension of the plant’s operating license, which expires in 2012. But the rising radiation levels, an indication that reactor water is leaking into the soil, have stirred deep concern about the plant’s safety
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Stonington – Portions of Sandy Point, a popular nature preserve visited by many boaters each season, will be closed off this spring and for part of the summer to protect endangered nesting shorebirds such as American oystercatchers, sandpipers and plovers. The closures are the result of a decision by the island’s owner, the Avalonia Land
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Stamford Green Drinks will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Northern Lights Bar and Lounge, Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa 243 Tresser Blvd. Stamford, CT. To RSVP click here. The event is free. Organic beverages will be available for purchase. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on
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In the time bank world, everyone’s hour of service is equal: Members can trade crochet lessons for roof repair or a ride to the airport for a massage. SHARE Haven turned one year old this month, and membership has risen to more than 100 people. via SHARE Haven turns 1 | New Haven Advocate. Blog
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For the first time, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign is hiring a full-time staff member based in Albany. The staff member will advance key legislative issues and expand our partnerships in Albany. Candidates should be articulate, dynamic, and assertive and have experience working with elected officials and with community organizing campaigns. They must have a dedication
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The law and the proposed regulations are historic — Connecticut legislators have been trying, unsuccessfully, for 40 years to regulate and manage the state’s water resources but the topic has always been a political hot potato. At a jam-packed five-hour hearing at DEP headquarters in Hartford last week, it’s easy to see why: People are
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If you’re interested in the connection between transportation, energy, and the environment, you’ll like the recent Bob Edwards Weekend interview with Paul Ingrassia, author of “Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry’s Road from Glory to Disaster.” Ingrassia, who spent 31 years with the Wall Street Journal, talks about the evolution of the auto industry, the
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New Haven, Conn. — Public concern about global warming has dropped sharply since the fall of 2008, according to a national survey released today by researchers at Yale and George Mason universities. The survey found: Only 50 percent of Americans now say they are “somewhat” or “very worried” about global warming, a 13-point decrease. The
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As part of the demolition and environmental cleanup of the former Long Lane School site, located less than a mile northwest of the campus center, the state will reimburse the University $2 million. Following this installment of funds, which was approved during a Jan. 8 meeting of the Connecticut State Bond Commission, the state will
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WASHINGTON – The town has been approached by Verizon for permission to investigate the use of property at the public highway facility on Blackville Road for a cell tower that would serve Washington Depot. via Verizon to Investigate Town Propertyas a Cell Tower Site | Voices. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend
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Audubon Sharon, consisting of the Sharon Audubon Center and Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Sanctuary, is seeking wildlife rehabilitation interns for its Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, Connecticut. via Audubon Sharon, seeks Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern – SustainLane. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with
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WATERTOWN — Echo Lake Holdings, a partnership managed by Torrington-based O&G Industries, is planning to build a 30-megawatt biomass power plant in town. They purchased a 33-acre industrial parcel on Echo Lake Road for $1.3 million — a deal finalized last week — from Industrial Holdings Group, of Waterbury. via Biomass group buys land, still
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Flamboyant billionaire Ted Turner has joined forces with Southern Company, an Atlanta-based utility with 42 gigawatts of capacity, to seek out alternative energy projects. The two will initially focus on large-scale solar projects in the southwest, currently one of the hotbeds of solar development in the country. via Ted Turner Gets Back Into Solar : Greentech Media.
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SEATTLE (AP) — The needs of the poor are greater than the money available to help them, but that’s not enough to discourage Bill Gates in his work as co-chair of the world’s largest charitable foundation. In his second annual letter, issued Monday, Gates says investment in science and technology can leverage those dollars and
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WASHINGTON — As they watch President Obama’s ambitious health care plan crumble, the advocates of a comprehensive bill to combat global warming are turning their sights to a more modest package of climate and energy measures that they believe has a better chance of clearing Congress this year. via Climate-Bill Advocates Back Off Cap-and-Trade Effort
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One of the big issues facing hydrogen is just where we’re supposed to fill the cars that might run on the stuff. SunHydro, a Connecticut company, is answering that question on the East Coast with plans for a “hydrogen highway” that will extend from Portland, Maine to southern Florida. via A Hydrogen Highway For The
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