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Comment on Call to protect Connecticut rivers by Call to protect Connecticut rivers / CT Environmental Headlines | word pond

Call to protect Connecticut rivers / CT Environmental Headlines | word pond — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:40:51 +0000

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Comment on Environmentalists Urge Southold Town To Save Plum Island From Development by natalina raimondi

natalina raimondi — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:02:21 +0000

We have a unprecedented opportunity to preserve an ecological and historical jewel for an opportunity for people of all incomes to enjoy a beautiful and serene, passive recreational area in our own backyard. New Englanders and New Yorkers need more affordable places for family vacation in outdoor areas in its natural state. It is time to stop the 1% from owning such valuable resources. Please stop Plum Island development .

Comment on Do you support GMO Labeling in Connecticut? by alison nichols

alison nichols — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:11:06 +0000

It would be more Democratic to have those whose food does not contain GMO’s, to label as such. It is smart marketing and less regulation that wil,l no doub,t increase food prices.

Comment on Connecticut DOT’s Rest Areas Going Green by Elssa Green

Elssa Green — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:39:02 +0000

How very, very smart!

Comment on Young Scientist Offers Synthetic Turf Warning by Doug Rankin

Doug Rankin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:34:09 +0000

Go Domany! Let’s keep everything on the grass (without pesticides). Thanks for making people pay attention. Good work.

Comment on Tons of untreated sewage flows into New England waterways by Claude Rioual

Claude Rioual — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:26:32 +0000

Because the Farmington river falls within the Ct River Watershed, shouldn’t that be considered before reducing the amount of water that flows to it?
May of 2012, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar designated the Connecticut River and its 7.2 million-acre watershed as part of America’s first National Blueway and The Farmington River is within that watershed.
This would also affect the Obama administration’s ‘America’s Great Outdoor initiative’.
Is Silvio O. Conte NFWR (National Fish and wildlife Refuge (fws.gov/r5soc) aware of these changes in the river’s watershed usage. Where is his voice? How about The Connecticut River Watershed Council, (ctriver.org), are they directly impacted? If so, where are their voices? How about the Connecticut River paddlers Trail (.org). Are they listening? All these organizations should be up in arms over this change. This change would a have direct impact upon ‘America’s First Blueway’ the Connecticut River. If the powers that be (MDC), can not understand the importance of the river’s affect upon our communities, perhaps others impacted should step up and make their voices heard.

Comment on Annual MDC watershed inspections begin by Dinx

Dinx — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:16:46 +0000

The logging around the reservoirs in Barkhamsted is an example of the incompetence of MDC forestry. What a mess, and such damage on shallow soils, steep slopes, etc. with no additional regard for the aesthetic.

“Oh pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, for I am meek and gentle with these butchers.”

Comment on Storrs Center next to the University of Connecticut showcases smart growth | Tom Condon via The Hartford Courant by Dinx

Dinx — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:13:51 +0000

Since when is sprawl “smart growth”? And what about the water issues that are driving UConn to steal water from the Farmington River? Amazing.

Comment on Sacred Heart uses ‘reverse vending’ to boost recycling – UConn Daily Campus by Ashley Pospisil

Ashley Pospisil — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:30:33 +0000

This picture was taken at UConn Storrs Campus in the UConn Coop.

Comment on 2013 Long Island Sound Citizens Summit — Superstorm Sandy and the ‘New Normal:’ Rebuilding for Resiliency and Adapting to Climate Change, April 26, New Rochelle, NY with Andrew C. Revkin by 2013 Long Island Sound Citizens Summit — Superstorm Sandy and ... - JerseyHurricaneLawyer.com

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:54:19 +0000

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Comment on School pesticide bill delayed for study by Diane

Diane — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:22:03 +0000

I can’t believe this is an issue. Are pesticides safe anywhere a child will play? NO! Please, please pass the K-12 ban and do it much sooner than later!

Comment on West Hartford Receives Nearly $400,000 In Energy Rebates by West Hartford Receives Nearly $400,000 In Energy Rebates – CT … | Energy Grants

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:24:32 +0000

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Comment on Aquarion Announces 2013 Awards for Environmental Excellence Program by Richard Hill

Richard Hill — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:48:00 +0000

Do media projects (such as environmentally-oriented community radio shows) qualify for consideration?

Comment on Connecticut fracking waste website is now up and ready to use by Cindy Moeckel

Cindy Moeckel — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:18:53 +0000

I think it’s hypocritical and shameless for us to oppose accepting fracking waste in CT if at the same time we let DEEP and the powers that be get away with promoting increased investment in “natural” gas infrastructure as a means to transition away from oil. Both oil and gas are disasters for the environment, and we must move away from both of them as fast as possible. If we were to bear the full cost of exploitation of gas — which would include managing waste in addition to all the other externalities involved in climate disruption caused by exploitation of such fossil fuels, NONE of which are captured in DEEP’s ROI models — it would be obvious to one and all that we must turn immediately to wind, solar, tides, fuel cells, conservation, fuel efficiency, mass transit and so on. It is unconscionable that we would accept the gas without also accepting responsibility for the toxic waste produced when it’s extracted. I will take no comfort in a warm home if it comes at the cost of some Pennsylvanian’s or New Yorker’s loss of drinking water or rural roads free of huge tanker trucks. Or if it costs my daughter’s generation the loss of their future. “Inconvenient” does not begin to describe how awful the truth is.

Comment on UTC Power likely sold for a song by Michael Harris

Michael Harris — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:32:38 +0000

Wow, this is interesting. Why would the company sell it at such a steep discount. My belief is that because commercial fuel cells rely on natural gas, they are not really hydrogen technology, despite marketing messages. Moreover, the evidence seems to indicate that the natural gas bubble also being marketed is ephemeral. Fracked well decline rates are onerous and the collateral damage is unacceptable to many, including me.

Comment on Connecticut takes action against Milford-based Recycling Inc. by Flattened Bottles

Flattened Bottles — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:54:48 +0000

great post, I’m continually looking for unique ideas regarding recycling and upcycling

Comment on Connecticut faces a crisis in transportation funding. We need to sell the idea. by Joe Cascio

Joe Cascio — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:08:03 +0000

How come New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts all collect tolls on Interstates, but CT can’t?

Comment on Solar Panels for Every Home, by Robert F. Kennedy and David Crane by Will Wilkin

Will Wilkin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:42:40 +0000

Solar panels for every home is not really an option. So many trees, so many dormers and chimneys and N/S ridge-lines. I’m in the business so I wish this weren’t the case but, at least here in CT, I’d say only 1% to 3% of homes are genuinely solar-friendly sites.

Comment on Solar Panels for Every Home, by Robert F. Kennedy and David Crane by Ed Dolan

Ed Dolan — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:35:06 +0000

Here is a link to a detailed rejoinder to the Crane/Kennedy NYT op-ed about solar power http://tiny.cc/pmtgpw posted today on Economonitor.com

Comment on CL&P to use helicopter to string new transmission lines by Will Wilkin

Will Wilkin — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:06:41 +0000

Interesting. In Germany and much of Europe, the power lines are buried underground, impervious to storms. I read a German tourist’s impression of the US power lines, she says when she saw downed wires in NJ after Sandy she burst out laughing and said it reminder her of poor countries with a mess of wires everywhere. She said she never experienced a power outage in her whole life, she was probably middle aged..

Comment on Seahorse found in Long Island Sound by Seahorse found in Long Island Sound – CT Environmental Headlines « word pond

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:57:47 +0000

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Comment on Bridgeport Hosts C-PACE Matchmaking Forum by Bridgeport Hosts C-PACE Matchmaking Forum – PACENow

Bridgeport Hosts C-PACE Matchmaking Forum – PACENow — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:40:15 +0000

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Comment on Ivy League Goes Green with Bicycle Friendly Universities by Lynne Shapiro

Lynne Shapiro — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:09:46 +0000

But one trouble with Yale is that its culture is elitist about bus transit services. They have their own shuttles that take custom away from the public buses and I have personally seen some of the younger students express very demeaning remarks about the local buses. Also recent Yale developments–the new health center and at Science Park are not at all transit friendly for their lower salaried workers. The health center is a monument to 1950′s car-centric modern architecture development.

Comment on ‘Natural gas is good for the environment’: NE gas association VP; Environmental Headlines editor faints by nathan

nathan — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:51:33 +0000

Great framing, editor!

Comment on Melissa Schlag Running for CT State Senate Seat | Green Party Watch by William Bendig

William Bendig — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:14:36 +0000

Melissa (you are not Tschaikowsky. remember Swan Lake at Heritage Cove
when you invaded my living room?)
You’ve got a lot of courage when you realize the odds. Good luck!
Go Green! -Bill

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Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:13:38 +0000

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Comment on Farm to Chef week begins Sunday by Farm to Chef week begins Sunday – CT Environmental Headlines « Feeds « Local News

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:41:52 +0000

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Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:44:39 +0000

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Comment on Five Mile River Watershed Plan complete by Aarron Albee

Aarron Albee — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:41:44 +0000

Why is the five mile river dried up in Killingly CT?

Comment on Connecticut recycling rates increasing among 64 towns by Gene DeJoannis

Gene DeJoannis — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:14:03 +0000

This seems terribly LOW. Do you mean that barely 11-1/2 percent of the total waste stream was recycled? I thought it was in the high 20 percent range. But even that seems low. Is data available by town?

Comment on Will the future of rail travel include Metro-North? by Metro connecticut | Imagetree

Metro connecticut | Imagetree — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:09:09 +0000

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Comment on Would you want a DC-Boston high speed train to stop in New Haven? Then submit a comment. by Dave S

Dave S — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:36:33 +0000

How about more parking first. I am always hearing about schemes to expand rail services, but nothing ever happens to expand parking. The New Haven lot is full after 8AM…

Comment on EBay Plans Data Center That Will Use Alternative Energy by EBay Plans Data Center That Will Use Alternative Energy – CT … | Agents Taobao

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:48:50 +0000

Comment on Would you want a DC-Boston high speed train to stop in New Haven? Then submit a comment. by sheila o'neill

sheila o'neill — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:22:00 +0000

CT stops are a must!! The state owns the tracks! College bound students, visitors, tourists, business people, all need designated stops.

Comment on Would you want a DC-Boston high speed train to stop in New Haven? Then submit a comment. by Anna

Anna — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:49:40 +0000

New Haven is already served by a reasonable rail line. Would like to see a stop in Hartford, our capital city needs to be connected! This paired with a light rail service to Bradley airport would transform our region.

Comment on 37,400 clean energy jobs announced in second quarter, but PTC threat already slowing wind industry by Stephan

Stephan — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:30:06 +0000

If Romney gets in office, you can kiss photos of wind turbines (and investment and jobs) goodbye!

Comment on Obama Admin. Finalizes Historic Clean Car Standards: Standards Will Slash Pollution and Cut Oil Use in Connecticut by Stephan

Stephan — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:27:36 +0000

It is true that without the states doing something about standards, nothing would be done.

The Obama administration has done nothing substantial for the environment since he got into office. The efforts not are cheap and transparent offerings to and offended environmentalist constituency. Democratic party leadership did disservice to the public and the environment by not primarying a standing president so someone would opposed Romney, that would do what they promise.

Nobama!

Comment on Nine towns to share $20M federal grant for transportation projects by Lynne Shapiro

Lynne Shapiro — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:27:10 +0000

No money for new buses or more frequent bus or train service or a project to coordinate bus and train schedules. Just more bonding debt in some cases to take funds away from bus and train operations and to raise fares and reduce services. OY! I will always think of Governor Malloy anyway in terms of mass transit as “Mr. Busway”

Comment on For David Streit, deer control is a serious affair by Barbara Metzler

Barbara Metzler — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:17:12 +0000

For anyone who believes that removing deer will stop the spread of Lyme Disease, there is a
Star-Ledger article about a recent three-year study conducted by doctors at the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and published in The Lancet, the prestigious British
Medical Journal. Quote: “The single most significant carrier of Lyme Disease lurks not in
deep dark forests, but in parks, on farms and even in the tall grass of suburban backyards.
That carrier – the one most likely to bring Lyme-infected ticks in contact with human beings -is not the white-tailed deer, but the white-footed mouse according to doctors at UMDNJ.
There is a misconception among most people that deer are the culprit. But no; it’s really the mice.”

To test the theory, Schutzer and other New Jersey researchers staked out
an area of countryside and measured the number of ticks per square foot. Areas with thick
ground cover (more than ankle-deep) averaged 23 times the tick populations of areas with
sparse or low-lying vegetation.

The reason? Mice need dense ground cover to feel secure. “Mice have three principal
requirements to inhabit an area: variety of food nearby water, and ground cover, which
is extremely important for protection, whereas open space is dangerous,” writes Schutzer and colleagues.

The favorite habitat of the deer tick is actually the coats of mice: where mice congregate,
Schutzer explains, so will the ticks which transmit Lyme disease.

Dr. Steven E. Schutzer, UMDNJ, who published the report about ticks in Lancet found that
while deer and mice can both serve as hosts on which ticks harmlessly feed, only the mice can transmit the Lyme disease bacteria to ticks.”

The name “deer tick” is a misnomer to begin with. According to a 1994 Lyme Disease Foundation update, there is NO SUCH tick as a “deer” tick. These ticks can also be found on 49 bird species, and at least 30 species of mammal, including chipmunks, grey squirrels, voles, foxes, rabbits, and opossums, and even certain reptiles. In fact, this disease organism (Borrelia burgdorferi) is vectored principally by a hard tick, Ixodes dammini, which
was first found on the Deer Mouse, (Peromyscus maniculatus).

The important issue is that not every tick carries the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. And, even if the tick is infected, it may not transfer the bacteria. Time is crucial: the longer the tick is attached to your skin, the greater your risk. Researchers estimate that the probability of infection is low during the first couple of hours.

. It is usually the family pets, cats and dogs, that bring ticks into the home.
Products such as Frontline for Dogs and Frontline for Cats help greatly by killing the ticks
without injuring the dogs and cats.

Removing deer will not stop the spread of Lyme Disease!

Biodiversity reductions (which happen when forested landscapes are carved up) caused the white-footed mouse population to increase dramatically, most likely due to the loss of their predators and competitors. A reduction in biodiversity limits other animals that the ticks may feed on. Therefore, if we kill off other wildlife such as deer or foxes, the ticks will then feed mostly on mice, increasing their chances to become infected with Borrelia.

Comment on Powering Connecticut: Does Connecticut need another nuclear power plant? by James Aach

James Aach — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:37:44 +0000

FYI: When considering nuclear power it may be helpful to get an view from inside the power plant. In military matters we consider both what the generals and politicians are saying and what the troops on the ground are reporting back. There has been little of that in energy discussions. I can offer a profile of what real life is like inside a US nuclear plant in good times, and what it might be like in bad times, based on my years in the industry. I have posted this online free. My novel “Rad Decision” is available at my webpage (or just google the title) with plenty of reader reviews. Lay persons seem to find it both informative and entertaining. The media has shown little interest . (They’re too busy, I guess.)

Comment on Warm seawater forces Conn. nuclear plant shutdown by James Aach

James Aach — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:47:56 +0000

It should be noted that this is not a problem restricted to nuclear plants – the typical fossil-fuel plant also relies on a source of “cool” water as part of its power cycle. Nuclear plants tend to be bigger than fossil units and also run with greater safety margins, so they may be the first affected by higher temperatures, or at least it is more notceable when they are affected.

James Aach. Author of “Rad Decision” the insider novel of nuclear power.

Comment on DEEP and CAES Taking Prompt Action toAddress EAB Infestation — Quarantine and Restrictions on Movement of Firewood will be Put in Place by DaveJ

DaveJ — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:18:20 +0000

Prompt action? Neighboring NY State has been deep into their EAB project since 2008. CT DEEP has completely dropped the ball on this … for years. And a transport ban just in New Haven County? Does anyone really think that EAB jumped from NY missing Fairfield and Litchfield Counties to infest just New Haven County? Wow. And we can’t blame the CAES … with slashed funding and more work than funding would ever support, they are doing heroic work in the face of profound legislative ecological ignorance. Chestnut, elm, hemlock … now ash. The loss of forest diversity across the last century is profound … yet DEEP Forestry, already the sponsors of some of the weakest forestry regulations in the country, continues its march toward world-class dereliction.

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Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:33:53 +0000

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Comment on Protestors Call for End to Bridgeport Harbor Station Coal Plant (update) by Enviro Equipment Blog

Enviro Equipment Blog — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:57:46 +0000

If you close down the coal-fired power plant, how will you make up for the loss of electricity production? Nuclear energy? Burning natural gas?

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Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:50:27 +0000

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Comment on Protestors Call for End to Bridgeport Harbor Station Coal Plant (update) by Environmental Headlines -- CT environmental news

Environmental Headlines -- CT environmental news — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:51:40 +0000

This is so cool. We’re so happy when people go out and cover their own environmental news stories. A big thank you to all those who helped write and submit this story, take the photos, and all who went and participated in this event on such an oppressively hot day. I was helping someone move and was unable to go. Luckily most of the work we were doing was inside! Peace to all and thank you again!

Comment on Environmental Groups and Other Stakeholders Unite Behind Atlantic Offshore Wind by Enviro Equipment Blog

Enviro Equipment Blog — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:00:28 +0000

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a few years ago to create an offshore “wind farm” to help make the city greener but quickly scrapped the idea because it was far more economically feasible to just burn fossil fuels to create electricity. Too bad the 217 “… environmentalists, conservationists, clean energy advocates, businesses, and local and state officials” didn’t produce a report on whether or not these windfarms would make sense from an economic point of view rather than just from an environmental point of view.

Comment on Making Stamford’s Transit Center a Gateway to the City by Lynne Shapiro

Lynne Shapiro — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:26:10 +0000

It is already so easy to go from the Stamford Transit Center to the city, it is one of the most walkable urban experiences in CT. Why are we getting into more bonding debt to take away funds for rubber on the road transit Operations for any more construction work There? Oy!

Comment on Young Climate Activists Bicycle around Connecticut to Work with Communities by Alyson Heimer

Alyson Heimer — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:34:53 +0000

These young people are very inspiring, and are doing fantastic work. It was a pleasure meeting them.

Comment on Planners Call Route 34 Design Cutting Edge by Ohan Karagozian

Ohan Karagozian — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 02:39:50 +0000

RT34 development is an ecological disaster just waiting to happen. The increased traffic that will flow into this beehive of urban development will be unimaginable. But all that aside, the redirection of non-hospital traffic to slower side streets (by design slower, mind you) will logarithmically increase and intensify the pollution in an area encased by monolithic edifices (modern buildings) that are designed to house people as a beehive would house bees! You have no idea the exhaustive expense spent on efficiency studies and design. These new buildings would make a Tokyo subway train car in rush hour look like a palacial expanse with limitless bounds. The 100 College street development – one single building – will have over 400,000 square feet of efficient office space. There are dozens of other buildings slated to built, albeit not so large, in the vicinity increasing traffic flow. People working at these building will be driving in and out of New Haven daily! Daily! Hundreds and hundreds of them with cars, SUV’s and whatever other fossil fuel vehicle available.