NEW HAVEN — The city has received nearly 200 applications from people hoping to lead a new Office of Sustainability, and Chief Administrative Officer Robert Smuts said a candidate is expected to be selected soon. Details regarding finalists have not been released, but Smuts said the position carries a salary of $57,000 to $93,000. via
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For the first time, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign is hiring a full-time staff member based in Albany. The staff member will advance key legislative issues and expand our partnerships in Albany. Candidates should be articulate, dynamic, and assertive and have experience working with elected officials and with community organizing campaigns. They must have a dedication
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Audubon Sharon, consisting of the Sharon Audubon Center and Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Sanctuary, is seeking wildlife rehabilitation interns for its Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, Connecticut. via Audubon Sharon, seeks Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern – SustainLane.
Putnam, Conn. — State and local officials announced Monday that two federal stimulus-funded water and sewer projects would create 110 local jobs. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, was in Putnam to discuss the previously announced award of $15 million for a massive upgrade of the town’s wastewater plant and the expansion of Putnam’s well
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today he is disappointed Amtrak awarded to a Maine company the $104.7 million contract — more than half to be paid by federal stimulus funds — to replace the Niantic River railroad bridge, and called on the winning bidder to employ state workers and subcontractors and ensure critical worker
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21ST-CENTURY TRAM • State should reconnect with streetcars Most commuting in Connecticut is by single-occupant automobile. Trolleys, like larger rail cars, carry many more people using much less fuel, and so reduce carbon emissions and help lessen our risky reliance on foreign oil. The Obama administration has signaled support for streetcar development. Manufacturing jobs would
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Norwalk Community College has launched a new certificate program in Building Efficiency and Sustainable Technology (BEST) to educate workers for green collar jobs. Students in the BEST certificate program will learn about new systems and techniques for building energy-efficient, healthy and safe buildings, and about the emerging field of alternative and renewable energy. via Building
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Norwalk Community College is pleased to announce that we are now offering a number of courses to prepare Connecticut’s Workforce for Green Collar jobs. An Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20th from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Norwalk Community College in Room 105 west campus. via Norwalk Community College Announces Green Collar
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The WorkPlace, Inc. and dozens of partner organizations will receive a $4 million Recovery Act grant for the Green-Up Bridgeport project, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch announced today. This Pathways out of Poverty Initiative grant will provide resources for local service organizations and the city to train unemployed workers for in-demand
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TORRINGTON — Sen. Chris Dodd will travel to Torrington Thursday to present a plan to bring clean energy jobs to the state. The Senator, who recently announced he would not seek re-election later this year, will tour the Fuel Cell Energy building on Technology Park Drive before announcing what his office is touting as a
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F.R.E.S.H. New London is a non-profit organization which works to increase access to fresh, local foods and educate and empower the people of New London County about their health and the local food system. We believe that public health, social justice and ecological sustainability are inextricably linked. via F.R.E.S.H. New London seeks an Assistant Farm
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Clean Air-Cool Planet, a climate change organization based in Portsmouth, NH; New Canaan, CT; and Washington, DC; is seeking a qualified Director of Development to be based in our New Canaan, CT office. Clean Air-Cool Planet works to solve climate change through civic engagement, education and effective policy. The organization partners with communities, campuses, businesses,
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Location: New Haven, Connecticut Common Ground is a center for environmental learning and leadership in New Haven, Connecticut where a diverse community of children, young people, and adults cultivate habits of healthy living and sustainable environmental practice. via Common Ground seeks a Farm Manager and Director of Agricultural Programs « Sustainable Food Jobs.
Chris Donovan, the Meriden Democrat who’s speaker of the state House of Reps, just announced ”a new legislative advisory group whose charge will be to help the General Assembly plot a strategy effectively cultivating a workforce that will result in the creation of new jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.” via Green
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State and local programs that are dually eco-friendly and economically beneficial will begin sprouting in Connecticut as the regional fiscal situation improves, State Sen. L. Scott Frantz (R-36) said. “If we had a more stable fiscal situation, we would have a green tax credit for buildings up to $25 million in the state,” he said
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The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund held their 10th Annual Environmental Summit recently at the Jaycees Boathouse on the banks of the Connecticut River in Hartford. Several hundred members of environmental organizations throughout the state gathered to discuss their legislative agendas for the 2010 legislative session. The 85th session opens Feb. 3, 2010,
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Federal grants of $130,000 to create “green” jobs in Connecticut, including $60,000 for The WorkPlace Inc., a private nonprofit in Bridgeport, were announced Wednesday by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4. via WorkPlace Inc. benefits from ‘green jobs’ grant – Norwalk News – The Hour – Norwalk’s Newspaper.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Wednesday announced a nearly $4 million stimulus grant meant to boost training and job opportunities in “green” industries throughout Connecticut and seven other Northeastern states. As part of the Northeast Consortium, Connecticut over the next 18 months will lead in the development of an electronic Green Job Bank, or
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SOUTHINGTON — Career options for students who attend the Carl M. Small Vocational Agriculture Center are not limited to farming and veterinarian work. Marion Stannar, a faculty member at the vo-ag center, gave a presentation about where the students go after they graduate. The meeting was held at the center in the second-floor food and
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Grades Reflect Voter Concern about Protecting the Environment Connecticut lawmakers’ environmental scores inched up this year, reflecting the high priority that voters across the state place on protecting the environment. That finding comes from the just-released Connecticut League of Conservation Voters’ 2009 Environmental Scorecard (pdf), which grades lawmakers on their votes on 19 different bills
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