Fuel cell project: Weston reaches agreement with CL&P

The town has reached a settlement agreement with Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) that puts a fuel cell project at the schools one step closer...

Conservation panel OKs wetland permit

The Norwalk Conservation Commission approved Tuesday night a wetland permit for a proposed 11-unit housing development along Silvermine Avenue near Ma...

Mountain Ridge condo proposal creates concerns about water run-off

TORRINGTON — A proposal to complete the second phase of the Mountain Ridge condominium complex has some downhill residents concerned about an increa...

Seymour farm joins preservation list (video)

SEYMOUR — Three generations of the Bomba family on Monday welcomed Gov. M. Jodi Rell to their farm, where she announced that the state Bond Commissi...

Branford Cell Tower Gets Initial Approval

The Connecticut Siting Council has given initial approval for T-Mobile to build a 125-foot cell tower on Pine Orchard Road, the first new cell tower p...

Yes to safety, no to sprawl: Route 7’s future takes shape

Eliminating remaining choke points, improving safety, and maintaining local character are three of the top concerns people have about Route 7, but per...

Residents concerned about CL&P plan to install overhead power lines

EAST GRANBY — A proposal on the Connecticut Siting Council’s docket of hearings, scheduled to allow Connecticut Light and Power to run high-voltag...

Cell tower ban backers praise RTM vote

A backer of a Representative Town Meeting resolution Monday on cell towers said it sends a strong signal to state officials that the town doesn&ap...

Connecticut towns turn attention to water power

In Connecticut three towns are turning their attention to water power. In a sense they want to go back in time, tapping into a local river for electri...

Consumer Chemicals: Too Much “Wait and See”

For years, Syngenta, the Swiss corporation that makes atrazine, has maintained that the herbicide does not pose a health risk, that, as the Post put i...

HARD TIMES: COMMUNITY SELF-RELIANCE ::: The 4th Open Space Community Think Tank Building & Housing Saturday, March 27

HARD TIMES: COMMUNITY SELF-RELIANCE ::: The 4th Open Space Community Think Tank Building & Housing, sponsored by Transition Greater New Haven, Sat...

Long Island Sound Clean-up Reaches Into Vermont

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has worked for decades with New York and Connecticut to clean up Long Island Sound. Too much nitrogen in the ...

‘Pickle Bill’ Would Help Farmers At Markets – Courant.com

If we want to protect what’s left of our open space, we need to preserve our remaining farms. One way is to help farmers make a living. That is ...

Hummingbirds: Our Featured Feathered Gems, 3:30 Sunday, March 15

Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road, Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:30-4:30 pm, Hummingbirds: Our Feathered Gems. via Hummingbirds: Our Featured Gems &...

Area farm leader supports fines on outdoor furnaces

The leader of a New London County farm group is supporting fines on people who misuse outdoor wood-burning furnaces after a lengthy hearing Monday in ...

Anti-nuke groups want Vermont plant closed now

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Two weeks after lawmakers voted to close Vermont Yankee in 2012, Vermont regulators are being pressed to act sooner — shutting i...

Bill would force DEP to provide land for off-road riders

Dirt bike and quad enthusiasts yearning for places to ride in Connecticut may get their dreams fulfilled by summer if the state legislature acts on a ...

How America Could Get Rich by Going Green

Like it or not, China is the country cashing in on the green revolution. That’s a problem for America, according to Kenneth Lieberthal, a China ...

Aramco CEO Warns of ‘Green Bubbles’ – WSJ.com

HOUSTON—The chief executive of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world's largest crude producer, warned that enthusiasm for alternative energy...

DOE Chief Urges Energy Leaders to Accept Curbs on Greenhouse Gases – NYTimes.com

HOUSTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu told participants at a major energy industry gathering here that they need to accept a limit on carbon pol...

Turn out for Earth Hour 8:30 p.m. March 27, 2010

Be part of a movement to demand action on climate change. Vote Earth by turning off your lights during Earth Hour and recruit your friends, family, ne...

EPA Seeks Public Comment on the 15th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions a...

DEP Having Forums to Discuss Regulations Concerning Possession of Wild Animals

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled three open forums on proposed changes to the rules governing the importatio...

Middletown Green Drinks at the Claddagh House, March 16, Higganum

Join Middletown’s Meet Your Greens at The Claddagh House, March 16, 2010, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Claddagh House Irish Pub and Restaurant is loca...

Tanning beds should be regulated

THE World Health Organization ranks tanning beds alongside cigarettes, arsenic and asbestos for their ability to cause cancer. The American Academy of...

4th Annual Green Lifestyle Fair on Saturday, March 27, 2010, Westbrook

Shoreline League of Democratic Women Hosts their 4th Annual Green Lifestyle Fair, on Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Water’s...

The Third Annual Smart Growth Conference, March 18, 2 to 8 p.m., 950 Main St., Hartford

Below is a summary of the 14 workshops currently scheduled for the two afternoon break out sessions for our upcoming Smart Growth Conference on March ...

Fare Hikes & Service Cuts — ‘Talking Transportation’ with Jim Cameron

From coast to coast, mass transit is under attack. Decreased ridership due to the economy and reduced state subsidies are leading to cuts in service ...

EHHI Testimony On An Act Adding Wood Smoke to the Public Health Nuisance Code and Concerning Outdoor Wood-burning Furnaces

From the testimony of David R. Brown, ScD, Public Health Toxicologist, EHHI: “Two of the most hazardous components of wood smoke – particu...

At the library: Talk focuses on living off the land

John Holbrook of Holbrook Farm in Bethel will be at the Mark Twain Library on Sunday, March 14, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. to give tips on how to get the mos...

Weekend Bicycle Trek Puts Spotlight On Hopes For High-Speed Rail – Courant.com

As the riders rested outside the Capitol on Monday, House Speaker Chris Donovan and Rep. David McCluskey, D-West Hartford, pledged to bring legislator...

Job: Sell ads to help the environment

We’re a New Haven-based environmental news blog that happens to be the top environmental news blog in the state, and soon the country (with your...

State funding will help preserve more farmland

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced that $5 million, which will allow the state to add hundreds of acres of working farmland to ongoing preservation effor...

Group studies walk-bike trail linking Norwalk to Danbury

A working group comprising representatives from Norwalk, Wilton, Ridgefield, Redding and Danbury has formed to explore the development of a multi-use ...

Wood Smoke Bill Discussions Get Heated

Alderman, president of Enivronment and Human Health Inc., favors the wood smoke bill, saying it is a step in the right direction. In her testimony, sh...

Third Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium | CCSU

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 Susta...

Environmental Dislocations | Yale Divinity School

Environmental (Dis)Locations — a conference with religious imagination exploring environmental justice and climate change — April 8-10, 20...

Owners Of Wilkus Farm In Wethersfield Will Have To Clean Up Contamination Before Town Buys It – Courant.com

WETHERSFIELD — – The owners of Wilkus Farm have agreed to clean up contamination at the property before the town buys it for open space. The o...

Seeds of discontent sown over Shelton community garden plan – Connecticut Post

SHELTON — For more than four decades, Barbara Murzin has lived on Longview Road next to what was once the Klapik Farm. Several years ago when th...

Raw sewage at Danbury Airport frustrates business owners – NewsTimes

DANBURY — A “bubbling crude” of sewage on a Danbury Airport tarmac is causing a lot of frustration for at least two local businesses...

Local electrician follows the sun

Following the direction of the sun — and a marketplace that is increasingly demanding “green” building components — a local electric company h...

Five million steps: Hiker walks the Appalachian Trail and finishes on his birthday

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% o...

Health District help families decrease asthma risks

NEWINGTON — Asthma is a leading cause of school absences Paul Hutcheon, director of the local health district, told the Town Council recently. To co...

A unique combination of retail and salon-type services found at Ecobody

Through the collaborative efforts of TANGO Alliance, non-profit organizations can leverage their impact. TANGO Alliance brings a wealth of professiona...

Environment America seeking Federal Transportation Advocate

Environment America’s Transportation Advocate will work to advance federal policies to promote clean, efficient transportation choices. The Environm...

Busway making slow headway

NEW BRITAIN – The long-awaited New Britain-Hartford Busway isn’t exactly stalled, but its movement toward completion is moving slowly. Although su...

ArtFarm off table for Maromas

The proposal, made by city nonprofit ArtFarm, was withdrawn after a lawyer for the state attorney general’s office said that the plan did not meet t...

Connecticut bottle bill revenues fall short of projections

The expansion of the so-called bottle bill was expected to raise about $17 million a year in unclaimed deposits, called escheats. But an analysis of t...

Demystifying the Green Office Lease | BuildingCTGreen

Stamford-based Pitney Bowes has joined with DuPont, IBM Corp., Fluor Corp. and the Switzer Group to raise awareness that it is difficult to secure lea...

New Haven Walks The Clean-Energy Walk

New Haven’s successes have earned the city a prize, 23 kilowatts of solar arrays to be installed on public buildings. So far, a two-kilowatt array h...