WALLINGFORD – Being a farmer is a difficult enough occupation, but Joe DeFrancesco never thought he would run into so many obstacles trying to establish a new farm and farm stand. DeFrancesco, whose family owns J. DeFrancesco and Sons Farm in Northford and has been farming for generations, won Planning and Zoning Commission approval in
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You care about the environment. You care about what our legislators our doing at the capitol, and you tune in to the news, but maybe you still just don’t feel like you know what’s really going on this legislative session.The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters will try to help. They will be running interviews with
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HARTFORD – Nancy Alderman is shocked and disappointed. The president of Environment and Human Health Inc. had expected the legislature's public health committee to pass a bill that would tighten regulations on indoor tanning, but the proposal died in committee. Now, change might be another year away. via Change For Indoor Tanning Regulations Might Have
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Several bills are designed to reform the DEP to make it a 21st century administrative agency that will work with other agencies and the legislature to help Connecticut prosper economically in an environmentally sustainable manner. The business community applauds the legislature and the governor for proposing a variety of measures that will help the economy
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The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority will be holding a free electronics recycling event Saturday at Hammonasset Beach State Park’s West Beach. via Recycle those electronics at CRRA event – The New Haven Register. 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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BuildingCTGreen says there are a few good green building stories out there worth noting. The Watkinson School in West Hartford was recently featured on CNN and AC360 (Anderson Cooper 360). Carrier Corp., headquartered in Farmington, Conn. and the world’s largest provider of heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, has unveiled a new Carrier brand identity emphasizing
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VeruTEK Technologies, Inc. of Bloomfield is using oranges, green tea, soybeans, castor oil, and other natural plant-derived biodegradable extracts to effectively mitigate and remove pollutants from brownfields and groundwater.  It’s a cutting-edge business that holds the promise of opening once-toxic sites to reuse, both in the U.S. and throughout the world. via Green Ideas for
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LONDON — Europe’s best known landmarks — including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome’s Colosseum — fell dark Saturday, following Sydney’s Opera House and Beijing’s Forbidden City in joining a global climate change protest, as lights were switched off across the world to mark the Earth Hour event. via Landmarks, Cities Worldwide Unplug For
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After more than 10 years of work, officials from 22 northeastern Connecticut towns are ready to create an economic development region in order to attract more federal dollars for local projects. The Northeastern Connecticut Economic Partnership will be made of the 12 member towns of the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, the nine towns of
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In the most severe economic crisis in a generation, 27 municipalities around the state, especially in the Naugatuck River Valley, are being told they may have to spend many millions to upgrade their sewage treatment facilities to catch a pollutant they have so far largely ignored — phosphorus. via Sewage plants hit with order to
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Do you live in Connecticut? Is your town or city participating in EarthHour on March 27? CT Environmental Headlines wants to know. E-mail chris@environmentalheadlines.com with the subject line “EARTH HOUR.” Thank you! Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it
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RPA has released a “New Britain-Hartford Busway Fact Sheet” that demonstrates the BRT system's value as part of a regional transit network for the Connecticut Capital Region. The fact sheet includes a map of the 9.1 mile busway as well as its planned bus services to destinations along the busway and throughout the region. via
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Annmarie Del Franco of Prudential Connecticut Realty’s Ridgefield office, has been awarded the National Association of Realtor’s “Green Designation,” the only green real estate professional designation recognized by NAR. via Realtor Del Franco earns ‘Green Designation’ | Ridgefield Press. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via
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STAMFORD — The city’s wastewater authority has earned a record of nearly $1 million from the state’s nitrogen credit trading program. The program, aimed at protecting Long Island Sound’s ecology, requires sewage treatment plants to buy or sell credits based on how effectively they remove nitrogen from waste. If a plant discharges above state limits,
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New Haven is one of hundreds of cities around the world that will turn off its official lights on Saturday for a celebration of Earth Hour. The lights will go off, and the fun will begin, if Moses Boone has anything to say about it. Boone and Justin Haaheim (pictured above) are members of Act
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It's lights out tonight at Northrop Grumman in East Norwalk, as the company and millions of people worldwide shut off their lights for an hour to draw attention to climate change. Earth Hour 2010 is set to began at 8:30 p.m. local time throughout the world today. via EARTH HOUR Millions expected to turn off
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WASHINGTON —Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., introduced legislation Thursday that he says will empower states to play a bigger role in the process of siting LNG facilities.The bill repeals a provision in the 2005 Energy bill that gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the exclusive authority to site LNG facilities. via Mass., R.I. congressmen want to
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Be part of a movement to demand action on climate change. Vote Earth by turning off your lights during Earth Hour and recruit your friends, family, neighbors, school or workplace. Make a difference every day by learning what you can do to combat climate change. Learn how you can help Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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UConn alum and State Rep. Bryan Hurlburt recently introduced state legislation to promote the production of Connecticut-grown food. Hurlburt’s proposed bill, which recently cleared the state legislature’s Joint Environmental Committee, proposes that farmers be able to sell salsa and pickles directly from their stands, establishes a “Farm Jobs Training Program” and redirects federally collected milk
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WASHINGTON — Less than a year ago, cap and trade was the policy of choice for tackling climate change. Today, the concept is in wide disrepute, with opponents effectively branding it “cap and tax,” and Tea Party followers using it as a symbol of much of what they say is wrong with Washington. Tracing the
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