VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI called Sunday for delegates attending this week’s U.N. climate change conference in South Africa to craft a responsible and credible deal to cut greenhouse gases that takes into account the needs of the poor. Some 25,000 government officials, lobbyists and scientists are expected to attend the two-week conference
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Maybe it never occurred to the brain trust in charge of running the Army engine plant facility, but we at SaveStratford.org would like to point out the obvious — perhaps if you actually cleaned up the toxic waste on the property, you might be able to sell it for multiples of the previous losing bid
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The Friends of Hammonasset 12th annual Christmas Tree sale began Friday with volunteers and members Gary Nolf and Don Rankin sharing their tree expertise, and generally being friendly friends. The goal was to sell 100 trees by the end of Sunday. For more on this story, visit: Friends Of Hammonasset Christmas Tree Sale Under Way
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After years of lagging far behind, Connecticut made a big jump this year in the League of American Bicyclists’ annual ranking of Bike Friendly States. Connecticut moved from 40th (behind places like icy-assed Alaska) last year into 21st place in the League’s 2011 rankings. The bad news is Connecticut is continuing to get lousy grades
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If you listened to Jacob’s interview with Doug Fine–and, if you haven’t yet, what are you waiting for?–then you’ll already be familiar with the premise of his book, Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living: World-weary journalist decides to live sustainably, settles down in a New Mexican ranch with two goats and a
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The YSI Foundation awarded Gaboury Benoit ’76, a professor of environmental chemistry at Yale, a $15,000 grant on Nov. 6 to study the environmental changes that will occur in a salt marsh ecosystem restoration project on the West River in Connecticut.

The Town of Bethel will reinforce its commitment to sustainability this holiday season by “greening” its holiday tree lights and promoting renewable energy. For more on this story, visit: Bethel Holiday Tree Lights Go Green With Renewable Energy Certificates From Constellation Energy – Bethel, CT Patch. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend
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According to the National Wildlife Federation, roughly 6.5 million turkeys inhabit 49 states and six Canadian provinces. According to Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, there are between 35,000 to 40,000 such birds in this state alone. And, though Connecticut’s gobbler contingent has hit peaks and valleys over the past decade, experts said the
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Some traffic, pedestrian safety concerns addressed, more work left for future. A turning point in the debate about the redesign of Route 34 from Union Avenue to the Air Rights Garage was reached when Alderman Justin Elicker pulled out a measuring tape at a September hearing.The tape seemed to stretch out forever as the alderman
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Old Lyme — Members of the Lobster Conservation Management Team who oversee the Long Island Sound-Block Island Sound lobster management area will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Marine Headquarters at 333 Ferry Road to discuss implementation of a 10 percent reduction in
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Apparently 13 is a lucky number for Central Connecticut transit riders and businesses. That’s because after 13 years, Connecticut and the Federal Transit Administration have finally signed off on a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Hartford-New Britain Bus Rapid Transit, scheduled to begin operations in 2014.

Commissioner James Redeker, Smart Growth and Connecticut’s Department of Transportation: Thursday, December 1, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM, 45 Church Street, New Haven, CT. For more on this story, visit: 2011 Speaker Series Registration: Redeker, ConnDOT – 1000 Friends of Connecticut. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via
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Did the heatwave of summer 2003, which killed at least 30,000 people in Europe, have anything to do with climate change? And were the 2010 floods in Pakistan, which affected more than 20 million people, linked to a warming climate? Various studies have attempted to examine the links between extreme weather events and climate change,
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The New Haven – Food Action Group, the Bioregional/Transition Committee and the Boulder Knoll Community Farm are working together and ready for our second bulk order. We are offering 7 organic choices, each sold in 12.5 lb units (from Natural Way Mills<http://www.  naturalwaymills.com/index.htm> ). The prices are based on Natural way Mills 2011 price list
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The town has been under an order from the DEEP to decrease its dependence on the Little River for water. It received a $15 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to upgrade its wastewater plant and expand its well fields. For more on this story, visit: Before operating new wells, Putnam must implement aquifer bylaw
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A long-awaited biofuels production facility that will help expand the “green” footprint of the industry and add a company and jobs at the New Haven Terminal had a ground-breaking ceremony Friday.

The Northeast’s long saga of lawsuits over clean air continued Wednesday as Connecticut and 11other states told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency they will sue the agency for failing to revise standards for particulate matter, or soot, as required by the Clean Air Act. The law requires the EPA to review and update standards every
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Connecticut and 11 other states notified the federal Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue after 60 days over the agency’s failure to issue revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, or soot, as required by the Clean Air Act. For more on this story, visit: Connecticut And 11 Other States
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350 Connecticut is putting together a weekend-long organizer training with 350.org staff on December 10th and 11th, and we’re currently accepting applications to participate.* Space is limited, so please make sure to*send us your application <http://350ct.org/training/> by Wednesday November 23rd. Apply to be part of the Training <http://350ct.org/training/> Trainings like this are unique and important
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While many aspects of the East River Preserve plan drew few questions and comments at a public hearing Wednesday, a proposal to allow hunting on the 583-acre tract elicited numerous emotional responses from the crowd. Some said the sport should be banned on the land, saying it isn’t safe, and that officials didn’t inform the
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