GM reckons that the cost of an electrically driven Ampera mile is a fifth of a petrol-driven mile in an ordinary car. Used daily for a 40-mile commute, the Ampera could save its owner more than £2,000 (or about $3,000) a year, but that is also considering European petrol prices, which are about double what
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I have spent the last few months researching energy saving ideas. As part of my research, I have interviewed energy experts and done extensive online research. There are lots of simple energy saving tips that I would strongly recommend to you. They can all help you save money while making our community “greener.” via A
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Two Connecticut-based companies are getting $7.3 million in federal stimulus funding to develop technology to make commercial buildings more energy efficient. via Two Conn. Companies Get $7 Million For Energy Efficiency Work – Courant.com. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit
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DALLAS — Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens said Americans are ready for the challenge if President Barack Obama will commit to a 10-year plan to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Pickens said Tuesday he believes the U.S. has enough natural gas reserves to “replace dirty foreign oil.” Speaking at the Sustainable Innovation Summit in
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Two state roads in the New Preston section of Washington, Connecticut, have been given scenic road status by the state Department of Transportation (DOT). The designations, which apply to portions of Route 202 and Route 45, require that the scenic qualities of the roadscape be considered when the DOT maintains or improves the roads. via
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to give up harsher chemicals and reduce tilling that can contribute to erosion. But 34 years later, a few sturdy species of
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13-year-old Connecticut Audubon Society Volunteer Alex Burdo  has won L.L. Bean’s ‘Outdoor Heroes Award’   Alexander (Alex) Burdo, a 13-year-old resident of Fairfield, an avid birder (or burder?) and an active volunteer with Connecticut Audubon Society, has been named an L.L. Bean “Outdoor Hero.” The announcement was made on Monday, June 21 at Connecticut Audubon Society’s
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Burdened by some of the highest energy costs in the U.S., Connecticut pushed businesses out of the state. Over 1,000 good jobs are set to leave if Pratt & Whitney and Marlin Firearms close facilities, these jobs would be just the latest in a long line to pour out of the state. GE in Bridgeport
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Hands Across the Sand is a movement made of people of all walks of life and crosses political affiliations. This movement is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry, according to the website (http://www.handsacrossthesand.com/). “Let us share our knowledge, energies and passion for protecting all of the above from the
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Imagine a world without fish. It’s a frightening premise, and it’s happening right now. Warming of the world’s atmosphere is only half the story of the environmental catastrophe that awaits us. Excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, changing sea water chemistry. The more acidic water makes it difficult for tiny creatures at the
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A study released by Environment Northeast projects that the RGGI states–Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont–could lose $3 billion in revenue in the aggregate if the Kerry-Lieberman Senate climate bill is passed. The Kerry-Lieberman bill, entitled the American Power Act, would establish a national cap-and-trade program.
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“Finding the right strategic response to the sustainability imperative is a core competitive challenge for companies,” said Dan Esty, Esty Environmental Partners Chairman and Hillhouse Professor at Yale University. “Companies that meet this challenge will find new ways to reduce risks and costs, achieve growth through innovation, and enhance the value of their brand. Through
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The entire team competed in the 2010 Northeast Junior Solar Sprint Championship in Springfield, Mass., June 13. A science, technology, engineering and math activity, the competition is designed to challenge fifth through eighth grade students to work in teams to design, build and race a model solar car limited to 12 inches wide, 12 inches
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MADISON — An Old Saybrook company has been awarded the $299,000 contract to install solar panels on the roof of Island Avenue School. Waldo Renewable was the low bidder at $340,000, but town officials were able to negotiate a price reduction. A $167,000 grant from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund will bring the town’s final
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GUILFORD — Though most residences in town don’t have public water, the town has hired an engineering company to see if it can be piped into one area where well water is almost unusable. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet
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“I’m appalled at the ignorance,” John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Corp., said in explaining the reasons he wrote a book titled “Why We Hate The Oil Companies.” “The industry has done a lousy job of explaining itself.” Hofmeister made the remarks before a book signing at MGM Grand at Foxwoods Thursday. He later
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Members of the Amity Global Warming Club worked for the past several years to raise energy awareness to the tri-town region and to encourage residents in Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge to sign up for the Clean Energy Options program, with which a portion of the energy used in their homes will be from renewable sources,
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One day after the third fire in as many years struck the abandoned cottages on Long Beach West, police swept the area for trespassers. The June 18 fire, reported shortly before 4 p.m., was confined to one cottage. Fire previously destroyed structures on the beach in March 2008 and again in March 2009. via Crackdown
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Clamming as a commercial enterprise is alive and well on both sides of the Sound, and doing especially well in our little neck of the woods. 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
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The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, on behalf of a consortium of 14 Connecticut communities and nine project partners, announced today [June 17] that the “Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge” has won a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on
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