Today, West Hartford-based Legrand announced a more than 20 percent reduction in energy intensity as the result of its first year as part of a Department of Energy program to promote energy efficiency, realize energy and cost savings and spur job creation for communities across the United States.
Environmental Headlines spends a lot of time culling environmental news, but we also spend a lot of time culling environmental events for our new, even more popular, Connecticut Environmental Events Calendar that some organizations pay to be on because they know it’s one of the most popular pages on the site. Seeing as it’s
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In Rochester, New York, activists are fighting to win control of Catherine Lennon-Griffin’s foreclosed, bank-owned home as a community land trust, at her request — making this one of the first examples in the country of a neighborhood winning back a bank-owned residence and designating it for community use. Lennon-Griffin has been re-occupying her home
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired a team of three investment bankers specializing in the power industry from Credit Suisse, the firm announced in an internal memorandum reviewed by DealBook on Wednesday. One of the three, Ray Wood, will become Bank of America’s head of United States power and renewables, according to the memo.
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A new report on the status of U.S. fisheries contains some good news for New England fishermen and others with an interest in the health of fish stocks in and around Long Island Sound. But the good news shares a net with a host of challenges. For more on this story, visit: Northeast has good,
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Fairfield might soon go into the green energy business. Public Works Assistant Director Ed Boman has pitched a plan to turn otherwise wasted space in downtown Fairfield into renewable energy for town-owned buildings.
When Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the hydraulic fracturing ban into law Wednesday afternoon, those who’ve been fighting fracking around the country took heart. Rep. Tony Klein, D-East Montpelier, who co-sponsored the original bill to ban hydraulic fracturing, said officials in Michigan have contacted him seeking advice on how to pursue a ban there. For
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Bike to Work Day is tomorrow, May 18, and it looks like the weather is going to cooperate beautifully. With 30+ breakfasts or rides scheduled across the state, surely there’s one near you that you can take part in! Bike Walk CT will host a breakfast at the Old State House-join us! Elm City Cycling is hosting a breakfast at Devil’s Gear, as they usually do.
The controversial gas drilling technique known as “fracking” is quickly changing the landscape in Washington and our own backyards. Last week, Truthout launched a new section called “Gas Rush: Fracking In Depth,” where they try to blog all the groundbreaking coverage of America’s gas boom and the environmental problems caused by fracking. From well blowouts
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Betkoski continues as PURA vice chairman Arthur H. House of Simsbury is the new chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). House, who has long-time ties to Connecticut, was nominated last month by Governor Dannel P. Malloy to serve as a PURA director. His nomination was confirmed in the recent session of the
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Visitors to national wildlife refuges are concerned about the impact of climate change on America’s fish, wildlife and plants ? as well as the habitat that supports them, a new survey just released by the U…S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows. The survey also shows strong support for efforts to help native species adapt to changing climate conditions, such as those now being implemented by the Service and its partners.
Walmart’s plans were spurred, in part, by a 2008 initiative of Governor Deval Patrick to encourage the use of alternative energy at large retail buildings where flat roofs would be ideal for solar projects.
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is working on developing hydrogen fuel cell technology to launch in 2014.
Western Connecticut State University and United Technologies will build a fuel cell this year to power WCSU’s science building, and the project is estimated to save the school $30,000 per year.
The invitation-only event (it is not open to the general public) is intended to provide institute members with a preview of the first phase of Storrs Center, which will include 125 apartments and 25,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. For more on this story, visit: Urban Land Institute to Tour Storrs Center – Mansfield-Storrs,
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It fills in a failed urban renewal highway. Does that make it “new urbanism”?
Citing health issues, 20-year veteran Sen. Eileen M. Daily said Tuesday that she will retire from the Senate upon completion of her current term, her 10th. … “In the past year, holding office has become more physically demanding for me and it would be difficult to initiate a re-election campaign. I’ve been diagnosed with cancer,
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PSEG, residents, environmenalists, others face off over Bridgeport power plant
Even though less than 2 percent of Connecticut’s power came from coal burning sources last year, the owners of the PSEG Bridgeport Harbor Station seem determined to get their operating permit renewed.
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The Connecticut Water Company has completed the previously announced sale of 178 acres of open space land, including a 39 acre former reservoir, to the Town of Plymouth, Connecticut. The property, which is referred to as the Plymouth Reservoir Property, had once been used as a water supply source–but is no longer needed for that purpose.
Documentary photographer and educator, Carlan Tapp, will launch a 3000-mile motorcycle ride on June 4 through 12 national parks and monuments in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona to raise money for Naamehnay Project – Question of Power, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating visual voices for individuals, families, and communities affected by the extraction, production, and consumption of coal to produce electricity.
