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Sprague, Conn. — David LaBonne, vice president of Mattern Construction in Sprague, has been tapped to serve on Sprague’s new Baltic Mills Committee. The advisory board will provide recommendations to town leaders for development projects suitable for the 161?2-acre parcel that once was home to a large mill that was destroyed by fire in 1999. via Q and A: David LaBonne – Norwich Bulletin.  Deepti Pradhan (right) introduces Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chair of the IPCC, speaker at the Tilde Cafe, which took place at Nellie Greens in Branford, Connecticut, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (photo: ct environmental headlines) Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chair of the Nobel Prize-winning Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), spoke to those attending the Tilde Café at Nellie Greens in Branford Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Climate Change Pachauri discussed the consumption patterns of the human race and what our growing dependence on fossil fuels has done to the environment and on Earth’s atmosphere. “The Earth has maintained a climatic balance for a long time,” Pachauri said. Now, with higher concentrations of gases, we have created a blanket that reflects heat back to Earth and “the balance is being disturbed.” This disruption, he said, is resulting in changes in precipitation and increase in extreme weather events. The 2035 Report Pachauri wasn’t asked directly about the 2007 report of the IPCC that reported that “Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate.” But he did begin is address to this Tilde Café speaking about the report. Continue reading Pachauri: ‘Humanity disturbing climatic balance of Earth’ Veteran state Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, citing a possible conflict, has resigned as chairman of a legislative subcommittee within the budget-setting Appropriations Committee. If you’re looking for the guy in Connecticut who knows everything and anything about green transportation, Lee Grannis is your man. He is your bio-fuel expert. The Bethany resident heads the Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, which has a goal of promoting air quality, public health, energy security and economic development — all while decreasing our dependence on foreign oil. Accompanying the article about Grannis is a picture of him standing in front of one of the decommissioned electric New Haven street cars. via CONNTACT.COM – Personal Achievement: Lee Grannis. TRUMBULL — John Marsilio, the Bridgeport public facilities director in the administration of Mayor Joseph Ganim, was appointed the town's new public works director Friday by First Selectman Timothy Herbst. via Former Bridgeport official tapped as Trumbull DPW director – Connecticut Post. State Senator Toni Boucher (R-26th), leading Republican Senator on the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee, said she welcomes the interest being shown in the Danbury Branch Line by two Connecticut Congressmen. “It is a good thing that Congressmen Jim Himes and Chris Murphy are familiarizing themselves with our branch line by riding the train from Danbury to South Norwalk today,” Ms. Boucher said Thursday. via Senator Boucher welcomes spotlight on Norwalk/Danbury Branch Line | Weston Forum. NEWTOWN — After years of nonprofit environmental work and public service, including founding Newtown’s Pootatuck Watershed Association, James Belden has been named the executive director of the Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition. via James Belden: Keeping an eye on area’s water supply – NewsTimes. NEW HAVEN — Environmental lawyer and Romanian native Christine Eppstein Tang has been tapped to lead the city’s new Office of Sustainability. She was selected from a pool of nearly 200 applicants. Eppstein Tang most recently worked for a law firm as a corporate sustainability consultant. Before that, she worked for the Environmental Council of the States, helping to coordinate policy between state and federal environmental agencies. via Environmental lawyer chosen to head new ‘green’ New Haven office – The New Haven Register. State Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington, will be the featured speaker and guest panelist today at the Legislative Policy Conference at the University of Minnesota. The conference is scheduled to be attended by members of the Minnesota legislature and leading national lawmakers. via State Rep. Diana Urban to speak at University of Minnesota conference | The Day. The Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD) has hired Sarah Lamagna as a natural resources specialist and Niantic River Watershed coordinator. Portions of East Lyme, Montville, Salem, and Waterford are in the 20,000-acre watershed. via Conservation Group Hires New Coordinator | The Day. Jamie Jones, of the Jones Family Farms in Shelton, was named one of five finalists for the American Farm Bureau Association’s Agricultural Achievement Award for 2010. via Jamie Jones Wins National Farming Award | Valley Independent Sentinel. Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), part of Duke Energy's commercial businesses, has appointed Tony Dorazio senior vice president for wind energy development. Dorazio, who previously helped launch London-based BP Alternative Energy's wind power business, will lead the project development efforts of the Duke Energy unit. via Duke Energy Appoints New Executive To Lead Wind Power Development | North American Windpower. NORTH HAVEN — Pamela Sletten is thankful the Board of Selectmen has overcome a political squabble and named her as an alternate to the Inland Wetlands Commission. via Sletten named alternate to Inland Wetlands Commission – The New Haven Register. We do not envy state Rep. Brendan Sharkey his new challenge. Mr. Sharkey, a Democrat from Hamden, has been named to head a blue-ribbon commission charged with finding money-saving efficiencies through regional cooperation. With towns struggling and the state facing a possible $6 billion deficit by 2013, sharing of municipal services can and should be a way to economize. via Exploring Regionalism: Worthy Task Won’t Be Easy – Courant.com. Yale University executive and former real estate developer Bruce Alexander, who has helped oversee a decade-long renewal of downtown New Haven, has been chosen by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to preside over a 15-member board that studies the state's perennial transportation woes. via Yale exec tabbed as state transportation chief – Connecticut Post. From the NewHartfordPlus website ::: The following is an article on Smart Growth by State Rep. Annie Hornish which was posted on her blog on the House Democrats of CT website on January 5. Rep. Hornish will be in New Hartford this coming Thursday, January 21 with State Rep. Brendan Sharkey, House Chairman of the Legislature’s Planning and Development Committee and smart growth guru, who will speak on the topic of smart growth to residents of our district, the 62nd District. via Smart Growth: Rep. Annie Hornish | newhartfordplus.com. George Jepsen of Barnum Place, a former majority leader of the state Senate, is seeking the Democratic nomination for state attorney general. “The issues I was known for in the state Senate overlapped heavily with the issues of the office of attorney general,” Mr. Jepsen said. They include “an assault weapons ban, protecting a woman’s right to choose, open space protection, energy issues, consumer protection issues, health care — for instance, reining in HMOs.” via Ridgefield man runs for Connecticut attorney general | Ridgefield Press. 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 comprehensive strategy to expand the fuel cell industry and bring more green jobs to the area. via Dodd to present clean energy job plan – The Register Citizen . Stephen Broderick, of Eastford, recently was appointed to the state Forest Practices Advisory Board by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. Broderick was the extension forester for the University of Connecticut’s Cooperative Extension System from 1978 to 2008. He now is the forester and program director for the Connecticut Forest and Park Association at the Goodwin Forest Conservation Center in Hampton.
Ed Grant’s mission took hold in the 1960s. He died on Jan. 1 at the age of 87; the mission will continue. In that mission, Ed Grant made no distinction between the quest for a clean environment and organizing the grassroots to challenge power. via New Haven Independent | Freddie Fixer Passes. |
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