|
|
||||
Join our more than 1,600 followers on Twitter
|
We are in a time of TRANSITION “When the rug is pulled out from under our feet, how do we keep a roof over our heads?” “How can we meet the building and housing needs of a low energy future? Monday – April 05, 2010, 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Location: TBA 3rd Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium: A Green Economy for a Sustainable Future The transition to a greener economy by redefining the American economy from one of development towards one of sustainable developement. For more information, including schedule and registration (required only for luncheon with DEP Commissioner Amey Marrella): click here. Monday, April 5, 2010 Central Connecticut State University Free and open to the public via Third Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium | CCSU. Environmental (Dis)Locations — a conference with religious imagination exploring environmental justice and climate change — April 8-10, 2010 at Yale University. The conference is free and open to the public. You may purchase a Saturday lunch ticket for $10 separately. Please see the instructions on the registration form. Continue reading Environmental Dislocations | Yale Divinity School Do You Want to Know What Is In Your Drinking Water? Join Fairfield Green Drinks Tuesday, March 9, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. at The Shack (formerly Beach Cafe) to speak with experts about water quality in Fairfield County. Representatives from Aquarion Water, as well as experts from Harbor Watch/River Watch (HW/RW) and other organizations will be on hand to answer your questions. Participate in our water taste test! As always, no admission is charged, there is ample free parking, and organic beverages will be available for purchase. Come to Fairfield Green Drinks and learn about the grassroots environmental movement that grows every day and talk with people who are passionate about creating local, environmental and community change. Town of Fairfield Green Drinks is a casual gathering of green-minded people who get together once a month and share sustainable lifestyles ideas in a friendly environment. Complimentary shopping totes available, while supply lasts. For more information, please visit www.fairfieldgreenteam.org or call (203) 536-4695. There are still some tickets left for this weekend’s CT NOFA Annual Conference, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT. Celebrate local organic farming, gardening, landscaping and sustainable lifestyles. This annual conference features more than 30 workshops, a vendor and exhibit area, and keynote speaker Michael Shuman, author of “The Small-Mart Revolution” and a local economy specialist. There will be a potluck lunch (the best lunch you have all year), children’s program, and a series of hands-on cooking demonstrations. Help support CT Environmental Headlines and tell them you read about it here first! Thanks!Continue reading Some tickets left for CT NOFA 28th Annual Conference today — see you there! State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials will be holding a public information session at 7 p.m. Monday, March 8, in the Town Hall auditorium, to present a draft plan for improvements to the Metro-North Railroad New Canaan branch. via Rail upgrades on agenda at information session | NCAdvertiser. The Concept Clinic is a forum designed to provide consultative advice to an enterprise in the earliest stages of development. In this case the panel will provide feedback on the concept behind the creation of Earth Marketsboth in terms of its business plan as well as being an example of an emerging class of social ventures, largely “ahead of their time” initiatives, usually ahead of funding, but wrestling with similar issues that would face any emerging enterprise. Continue reading Center for Business and the Environment at Yale – Events The US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building rating system will be the subject of a half-day seminar sponsored by Housatonic Community College’s Continuing Education Department. The seminar will be held at the college on Monday, March 22 from 9:00 AM to 12 noon IN Room 135 in Beacon Hall via LEED seminar slated for HCC | Bridgeport Banner. March 6, Manchester Community College, 161 Hillstown Road, Manchester, ctnofa.org Paul Trubey of Lebanon’s Beltane Farm isn’t concerned that the locavore movement is bringing more people into the cheese-making business. “It hasn’t impacted my business,” he says. “And it’s kind of nice when someone from the northernmost part of the state comes to get my cheese and I can tell them there’s [a cheese maker] that’s more accessible.” DANBURY – Representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Candlewood Lake Authority will present a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Western Connecticut State University, Midtown campus, Science Building, Room 125, at 181 White St. The program will discuss findings from recent studies of recreational boating on Candlewood Lake and explain regulatory proposals to limit vessel length to a maximum of 26 feet. via Lake’s Issues Subject of Forum | Voices. Screening of “Coal Country,” Kroon Hall – Burke Auditorium 195 Prospect St., 6:30 p.m. — to — 9 p.m. March 3, 2010. Screening of “Coal Country” at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The www.backyardbeekeepers.com is holding a four-session beekeeping course for beginners of all ages on Mondays, March 1, 8, 16, and 22, 7 to 9 p.m. at Norfield Grange, 12 Goodhill Road. via It’s the latest buzz: Bees for beginners in Weston. The exposition at the 2010 NHA Hydrogen Conference & Expo, to be held May 3 – 6, at the Long Beach Convention Center, is projected to be 10 to 20 percent larger compared to the 2009 event, according to Bruce Cole, Expo Manager for the National Hydrogen Association (NHA). By mid-February exhibit sales had equaled the 2009 expo sales. “We know that new exhibitors will join the event in March and April, positioning the Expo for the NHA Hydrogen Conference for growth,” Cole said. via National Hydrogen Association Annual Hydrogen Conference May 3-6, Long Beach. WATERBURY — Historic Fulton Park will be the setting for the city’s first tree-climbing competition in April. The event, hosted by the Connecticut Tree Protective Association of Northford, will pit 24 experienced tree climbers against one another to go onto the New England competition in June. via 24 climbers will be taking to the trees | The Republican-American. The Connecticut Farm Bureau Association (CFBA) will host a conference to help agricultural producers understand how the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act applies to farming operations, on Thursday, March 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Maneeley’s Banquet Facility, 65 Rye St., South Windsor. via Statewide conference on March 4 will offer wetlands guidance to farmers. The Intersection Between Science and Social Action: The Case of Climate Change. A discussion led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, The Salmon River Watershed Partnership invites you to join one in a series of public open houses taking place in the coming days. Hear and discuss findings and recommendations from the nine-town Municipal Land Use Evaluation with town staff, community and commission members, and The Nature Conservancy. Pizza will be served. Tonight (Thurs., February 25 at 7pm), Hebron Senior Center, 14 Stonecroft Dr. Tues., March 2 at 6:30pm, East Hampton Town Hall, 20 East High St. Tues., March 9 at 7pm, Colchester Town Hall, 127 Norwich Ave. For more information contact Shelley Green at 203.568.6288 or sgreen@tnc.org. In 2007 the Salmon River Watershed Partnership formed among the towns of Colchester, East Hampton, Hebron, Marlborough, Bolton, Columbia, East Haddam, Glastonbury, and Lebanon. Working with stakeholders, the Partnership developed and is carrying out a regional action plan to collaborative conserve the Salmon River system and to support the long term social and economic vitality of the communities in the watershed. Friday, Feb. 26, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Room 210 of Blaustein Hall, Tom Condon, editorial page editor for the Hartford Courant and editor for the weekly feature page “Place,” and Bruce Becker of Becker & Becker, one of the most important architects and developers in the urban revitalization movement, will discuss new visions for Connecticut cities and their work in the revitalization movement, followed by an open question and answer dialogue with audience members. via Visions for Connecticut Cities and Revitalization – conncoll.edu. People who are hungry to learn more about the local and sustainable food movement may want to check out a screening of the 2009 documentary “Fresh” Saturday afternoon at Audubon Greenwich. The snow date is Sunday. via ‘Fresh’ screened in Greenwich – NewsTimes. Based on the popular Green Drinks in CT and nationwide, this informal gathering of people drawn from the community, nonprofit groups and the business world offers time to brainstorm ideas and plant seeds for collaboration. All are welcome with no reservations or advanced registration necessary. Meet Your Greens meets this month at Haveli India, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 2010, 1300 South Main St., Middletown. We don’t have a formal program or speaker this month, but we’ll have time and a warm, friendly setting to enjoy good company, great conversation and the opportunity to celebrate Mardi Gras with a green, Eastern flair. Bring news or other information to share, and some friends who might never come on their own! |
Read the latest issue of Natural Awakenings Magazine here!
  
Custom Search
|
||
|
Copyright © 2010 CT Environmental Headlines - All Rights Reserved |
||||
Recent Comments