The new 15 MWe cogeneration expansion at Yale University’s Sterling Power Plant in New Haven, Conn., has been recognized with the 2012 Honor Award for design excellence and sustainability from the American Institute of Architects Connecticut chapter.
At Connecticut College sustainability means more than making the college environmentally friendly or simply implementing solar panels everywhere. Here, sustainability is about finding solutions to problems that encompass environmental, social and economic interests. Thanks to the Student Sustainability Grant Program launched by President Higdon last fall, many student initiatives have come to fruition. For more
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Since 2000, Yale University and Columbia University have been ranking countries’ environmental performance, releasing their comprehensive results and trend reports every two years. Responding to the need for “rigorous, data-driven” measurements, the index is meant to “add to the foundation of empirical support for sound policymaking.” The universities, which have collaborated with the World Economic Forum, also wanted to create
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STAMFORD — Densely developed urban centers as well as spread-out suburbs will falter if urban planners neglect a better balance between automobile traffic, transit, and pedestrians, Regional Plan Association President David Kooris said. For more on this story, visit: ‘Walkability’ seen askey development focus – StamfordAdvocate.
Effective environmental stewardship starts at the local level, two mayors stressed Wednesday at a SoundWaters-sponsored lecture hosted by Purdue Pharma. For more on this story, visit: Mayors focus on sustainability – Connecticut Post.
Stamford, Connecticut is getting a grant to plan a “Health and Wellness District” around the Stamford Hospital, which shows that some of the most interesting grants were made for innovative efforts by individual communities rather than regional authorities. In the Kansas City region, a grant emphasizes older suburbs: the 19 member communities of the area’s
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BANGKOK, 18 November 2011 IRIN – From rooftops to railroad tracks, Asia’s largest cities will need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world’s fastest-growing populations, said experts at a UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO workshop in Bangkok on resilient food systems in Asia. “Food-sensitive urban planning is now a
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Gateway Community College in New Haven had great expectations for the inaugural term of its Center for a Sustainable Future, with 10 continuing education courses from hands-on solar training in a brand-new lab to certification as a sustainable building adviser. But so far, only two of the courses have enough people enrolled to make them viable.
As the State of Connecticut organizes the many new programs and economic opportunities enabled by the passage this spring of sweeping energy legislation, CT Environmental Headlines is pleased to share with you the Center for a Sustainable Future course schedule for the Fall of 2011. Click on this environmental headline for the complete story.
On the morning of Thursday, July 28, Planet Drum Foundation’s founder, Peter Berg, breathed his last. His life-partner, Judy, and daughter, Ocean, were with him. In many ways his death was too soon and unexpected. Now he has joined the electric pulse of the planet; he exists in the earth and sky, water and wind, and in our hearts and memories. Look for him in the glittering sparkles of sunlight, in the stars at night, and in all the beauty of Pachamama which he so loved.
Propark America, has been recognized by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Hartford Business Journal as a 2011 Business Champion for Excellence in Sustainability, The Green Parking Council (GPC) recently announced.
Gateway Community College’s registration for summer classes began on April 1, 2011. For those of you who have been waiting to register for any of the classes in our attached summer schedule, you may register now. Please note the reduction in fees for attending their two solar offerings.
Daphne Dixon, the founder of Conscious Decisions, has joined Fairfield-based AmericanTowns.com as Director, GreenTowns.
Oakleaf moves into new green digs Windsor, Conn. – Last week, Oakleaf, a nationally recognized leader in waste management, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by guided tours. The new location at 415 Day Hill Road, in Windsor will better serve clients, employees and create more jobs
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The Open Talon, is among businesses eligible to receive the Connecticut Grown logo for their use of Connecticut forestry products.
The National Environmental Hall of Fame will recognize Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch at 7 p.m. Monday night, Jan. 3 during the City Council Meeting located at 45 Lyon Terrace, City Council Chambers, First floor, Bridgeport CT.
Last week more than 25 people boarded a bus from Hartford to New Haven to learn about sustainability in the Elm City. Seven of the participants on the tour were part of a special delegation from Chile that traveled to Connecticut to attend the Land Trust Rally and learn about land conservation laws and practices in the United States.
The plan has goals and targets designed to advance Yale’s efforts over the next three years and considers the University as an organization: the campus serves as a living laboratory, work place, learning environment, home, cultural repository, research enterprise, and more.
This sustainability framework focuses on campus and administrative systems in an effort to strengthen the foundation of Yale’s sustainability commitment. “Our success in this endeavor depends upon leadership at the individual, unit, and institutional levels.”
The sustainability experts who set out to provide broad assessments to help frame future policies and sustainability solutions in the city of Bridgeport, have completed their rounds.
While the bones of a great city are there, Bridgeport has an image problem.
How to fix? “Convene the mavens.” Transform the Neighborhood Revitalization Zones and equip neighborhood leaders and City Hall to work with public. And continue to read more ….
The plan of action in the town’s Livable Neighborhoods program spans the spectrum of grassroots involvement. Chapters in the program workbook cover tree planting, crime prevention, litter removal, historic preservation, collaborative home improvement and how to plan a block party, among others. “We’ve become a society that expects government to take care of everything,” according
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