Back when Steve Wilcox thought the state was slicing off a third of the Long Wharf Nature Preserve and turning it into a highway exit, he started spending less time around the park. Now that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) has said the park will stay the way it is, the Wilcoxes plan to
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The state Department of Transporation has approved a plan to add a sidewalk to the Putnam Bridge to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the Connecticut River into Wethersfield or Glastonbury. That might have been the easy part. Now Glastonbury and Wethersfield will have to determine the best way to build multiuse paths to provide
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The Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a regional transportation policy watchdog, cheered today’s announcement that New York City has selected a vendor, Alta Bike Share, to run a bicycle-sharing system with 10,000 bikes beginning next year. Alta manages the Capital Bikeshare system in Washington, D.C. and the Hubway system in Boston, both of which are widely regarded
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Four individuals with expertise in the areas of greening the economy, climate change, engineering and finance have joined the faculty for the fall semester at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES). They are: Pavan Sukhdev, who will serve as the Dorothy S. McCluskey Fellow, lecturer and research scholar; Daniel Lashof, named the Edward
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Something for our lawyer readers: Unless the Court’s decision in AEP is accompanied by greater assistance for climate change victims in the regulatory framework, the Court’s emphasis on the agency pathway risks exacerbating the climate justice problem by providing fewer ways for victims to obtain redress. Moreover, addressing climate justice within a federal regulatory framework
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WASHINGTON–While many Connecticut farmers are scrambling to salvage their crops and repair the damage wrought by Tropical Storm Irene, one segment of the state’s agriculture community is still at a standstill: shellfish farmers. And even if state officials succeed in getting a federal disaster declaration to help other Connecticut farmers recover, the U.S. Department of
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UConn has taken a major leap in going green by partnering with UTC Power to create a fuel cell power plant (PureCell) that will supply energy, heat and cooling to the buildings on the Depot campus beginning in the Spring of 2012.

Opponents of a land swap deal in Haddam made the trip to New London on Monday, confronting the head of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection during a “Commissioner in Your Corner” event. Read more here: Haddam Land Swap Foes Confront Esty at Event – East Hampton-Portland, CT Patch. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious
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Live Green Connecticut! will take place at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk, Connecticut Sept. 17 and 18. Featured attractions and exhibits include marine ecology and nature center exhibits, wind and solar displays, hands-on kid’s activities, environmental and conservation organizations and speakers, alternative fuel vehicles, landscape and garden centers, green careers and education, eco-art, eco-fashion, entertainment, food and beverages, and more.

The Keystone XL pipeline project – owned by a consortium of oil companies – is a many faceted abomination. It will, if constructed, take its raw, tar sands carbon down through the agricultural heartland of the United States – through the Missouri and Niobrara Rivers, the great Ogallala aquifer, fragile natural habitats and Native American
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The horrible news from Japan continues to be ignored by the western corporate media. Fukushima’s radioactive fallout continues to spread throughout the archipelago, deep into the ocean and around the globe—including the US. It will ultimately impact millions, including many here in North America. The potentially thankful news is that Fukushima’s three melting cores may
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A new voice will be fighting to preserve Connecticut’s farmland. The Connecticut Farmland Trust has named Jim Gooch as its new Executive Director. Gooch comes to CFT from the Portland, Maine, office of The Trust for Public Land where as Program Director he was instrumental in funding new conservation projects and building diverse partnerships.

Estuaries are special places where rivers meet the sea. Celebrate National Estuaries Day on Sept. 24 by visiting your local shoreline or one of four events being held in our area.

(Washington D.C.)  The Clean Water America Alliance (Alliance) released a report, Barriers and Gateways to Green Infrastructure, today in an international webcast as part of the Virtual H2O conference.  It is based on a national survey conducted last Spring that solicited more than 200 utilities, NGO’s, government and private entities to determine what sorts of
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When Richard Nixon founded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by executive order, politicians of all stripes agreed the US needed reforms, even if it cost a small amount of economic growth. Yet, after four decades of the EPA’s helping to improve our land, air and water quality, ask whether we need federal regulation and the
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The deep sea, home to some of the world’s most unusual creatures, is teeming with biological diversity, most of which has yet to be scientifically-documented. But in spite of the wonders that exist far below the surface, the deep sea is being destroyed.

For 3 years in a row, Senator Eileen Daily has initiated a conveyance of 17 acres of open space land overlooking the Connecticut River to private developers and has inserted it into the annual conveyance bill.

Land swap opponents believe a trade of these 17 acres will set a very dangerous precedent and make all State of Connecticut open space vulnerable to developers.

Award winning and nationally acclaimed science writer Richard Conniff will focus on the fascinating, colorful story of how species get discovered– and why it’s still such an import human endeavor. Richard’s talk will be based on his most current book, The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth.

The East Haddam Democratic Town Committee today launches its 2011 political campaign, and has chosen long-time resident and staunch Land Swap opponent Rob Smith to lead the field. Smith’s career includes more than 30 years with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection where he started as a Parks and Recreation supervisor and ended his career
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Winston Churchill’s words ring true: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. It’s inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” Read more here: LETTER: Busway example of utter dysfunction – The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend
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