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The Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY) showcases cutting-edge films that raise awareness of current environmental and related social issues. It offers an opportunity to speak with filmmakers and other experts in an intimate setting. All screenings and special events are free and open to the public. via 2010 Environmental Film Festival at Yale April 5-11.
Continue reading Middletown Green Drinks at the Claddagh House, March 16, Higganum Brian Scheller decided to embark on the daunting hike by himself, after graduating from UConn last May, with a degree in political science. Only 25% of those who start the hike end up finishing the trail, which touches 14 states and takes approximately five million footsteps to complete. Mr. Scheller was one of only 170 who completed it last year, earning the designation as a “thru-hiker.” via Five million steps: Hiker walks the Appalachian Trail and finishes on his birthday | Wilton Bulletin. Through the collaborative efforts of TANGO Alliance, non-profit organizations can leverage their impact. TANGO Alliance brings a wealth of professional services, such as employee benefits, strategic marketing, and financial planning, at a great value, forming a powerful purchasing cooperative for the non-profit sector. via A unique combination of retail and salon-type services found at Ecobody | The Avon News. HARTFORD — Fired-up greens and fed-up businesses are wrangling furiously over bills proposing to prune the Department of Environmental Protection’s powers. via Opponents say DEP has too much power | The Republican-American. Students from three area schools will put their education to use in Costa Rica later this week, documenting species in an effort to preserve the rain forest. via Area students to visit Costa Rica to help preserve the rain forest – The Register Citizen. The catch numbers show the supply is in good shape and that lobstermen are fishing hard to make up for the lower prices they’re receiving, said Marine Resources Commissioner George Lapointe. via Maine lobster harvest sets record – The New Haven Register. 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. WEST HAVEN — The city has received an official green light to move forward on repairing the rotting wooden sea wall on New Haven Harbor off Water Street. via State OKs work on sea wall – The New Haven Register. 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 New Haven Register is looking for a few great blogs that need more readers or that deserve more exposure. They’re looking for a few local bloggers to feature on their Web site, newhavenregister.com. Write managing editor Mark Brackenbury at mbrackenbury@newhavenregister.com, and tell him why your favorite blog would make a great addition to their site. via WANTED: BLOGGERS – The New Haven Register. The annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which is organized to stoke fervor for outdoor sports, comes to several Connecticut locations this week, hosted by North Cove Outfitters. via Banff Mountain Film Festival At Four Area Sites This Weekend – Courant.com. 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! Free admission. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. at Ralph n’ Rich’s, 815 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT. (203) 536-4695. www.bridgeportgreenteam.org After 20 years in business, Nancy Aponte has learned a lot about how to run a business — and how to be more “green.” Salon Aponte, 838 Main St., is celebrating its second decade in Monroe and is leading the business community by example. Aponte’s stylists use organic and natural haircare products rather than the traditional products, which can be harmful to the environment. via Salon Aponte: Still making a difference after 20 years | Monroe Courier. The Back Yard Beekeepers Association is holding a discussion on the diversity of old world honey bees tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the Community Room at Norfield Church. The public is invited to attend the discussion which features guest speaker, Walter “Steve” Sheppard, Professor and Thurber Chair in the Department of Entomology at the Washington State University in Pullman. via Weston group has latest buzz on bees | Weston Forum. Stonington – When longtime Town Dock captain Bob Guzzo gets home this afternoon from what will likely have been another frustrating fishing trip, he plans to board an overnight train for Washington, D.C. via Local fisherman to join protest in Washington over fishery regs | The Day. The Common Ground High School in New Haven is about to receive a $93,630 grant from State Farm Insurance. Common Ground students want to use the money to make their school the “greenest” in the country. Read more in the New Haven Register ::: NEW HAVEN — A team of environmentally minded Common Ground High School students has secured a $93,630 State Farm insurance grant for their school, ensuring that planned additions to their 20-acre farm-based campus will be environmentally sustainable. via $93,630 grant ensures ‘green’ additions at charter school – The New Haven Register. WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will testify before a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on EPA’s 2011 budget proposal. The budget proposal, announced on Feb. 4, heeds the president’s call to streamline and find efficiencies in the agency’s operations while supporting the seven priority areas Administrator Jackson outlined to guide EPA’s work. Hearing details:
 U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller WASHINGON – U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson issued a letter responding to a letter sent to her the evening of Feb. 19, 2010, by eight U.S. Senators asking about the agency’s plans for 2010. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller was joined by Senators Begich, Byrd, Sherrod Brown, Casey, McCaskill, Levin, and Baucus in sending the letter, demanding a response to their concerns for the workers and industries affected in their states. “At a time when so many people are hurting, we need to put the decisions about our energy future in to the hands of the people and their elected representatives—especially on issues impacting clean coal. EPA actions in this area would have enormous implications and these issues need to be handled carefully and appropriately dealt with by the Congress, not in isolation by a federal environmental agency,” Sen. Rockefeller said. Continue reading EPA’s Jackson addresses lawmakers’ concerns over Supreme Court Decision |
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