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CO2 rises to alarming level

The New York Times reported over the weekend the disturbing news that the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have surpassed 400 part per million. Despite efforts at renewable or clean energy, we have failed miserably to make a dent... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at CT Green Scene

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Fairfield Earth Day Celebration 4/27

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Posted Apr 22, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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April 27 Summit on Creating Bike-Friendly, Walk-Friendly Places

April 27th 9:00 AM-2:30 PM Yale, Linsley, Chittenden Hall New Haven, CT Registration Required Summit participants will hear from Bill Nesper, Vice President, League of American Bicyclists, about the Bike Friendly America program and from Keynote Speaker Jeff Olson, Principal,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Successful Connecticut Business Man Shares his Insights on Sustainable Business

by Heather Burns In honor of Earth Day, I spoke with one of Connecticut's most inspirational sustainable business owners I know. Bruce Crowle, Co-Owner with his wife Joanne, of Atria Inc. shares some insight on the good, the difficult, and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Re:Create CT Thursday, May 4th

4 May 2013 10:00 AM-4:00 PM Elizabeth Park West Hartford, CT Free And Open to the Public! The CT Holistic Chamber of Commerce presents Re:Create CT; an up-cycle, and green living event that will take place on Saturday May 4th,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Don't miss Roots to Branches Tree Workshop

Fairfield Forestry Committee presents the Roots to Branches Tree Workshop at the Connecticut Audubon Society on Saturday, April 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event is rain or shine. Fun for the whole family! Join Connecticut State Foresters... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Spring Film Fest at Audubon Greenwich

Feel like catching a good flick? Check out the film events happening in April and May at Audubon Greenwich. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jeff at greenwichcenter@audubon.org or via voicemail at 203-869-5272 x239. Friday, April 5 Birders: The... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Celebrate Solarize Solar Tour April 13th

13 April 2013 1:00 PM-4:00 PM $15.00 per Person Canton, MA People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE) is sponsoring a tour that will introduce the public to the latest trends in solar power. This tour will feature two seminars, where... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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The Results Are In: Winners of 3rd Annual CT Zero Energy Challenge Announced

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (March 22, 2013) – The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund with its utility partners, Connecticut Light & Power and The United Illuminating Company, have named three winners of the third annual Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge (ZEC), a statewide... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Scientists Seek New Disease Resistant American Elms

It could be called lending a helping branch. Scientists from The Nature Conservancy are using small branches from large survivor American elms in a handful of locations throughout New England to try to develop new Dutch elm disease-resistant strains of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Artisanal Honey and Chocolate Thursday, March 21

If you've got nothing planned this Thursday night, you may want to head over to Chocopologie in South Norwalk. Franz Knipschildt, renowned chocolatier of Knipschildt chocolates and the Chocopologie restaurants in South Norwalk and New Haven, has paired up with... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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April 2, 2013 NERC Textile Recovery Workshop

2 April 2013 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Registration Fee Depends on Status Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center Storrs, CT The Northeast Recylcing Council is hosting Collecting Textiles: Make it Work for Your Community at the University of Connecticut in Storrs,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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CT NOFA's 31st Annual Winter Conference

2 March 2013 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Registration Fee Depends on Status Wilton High School Wilton, CT Join the Connecticut Northeast Organic Farming Association as they celebrate 31 years of growing better together! There will be over fifty vendors providing fresh... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Save the Date! Riverfront Earth Day

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, April 21st 2013 1:00pm - 4:00p Mortensen Riverfront Plaza, Hartford CT This event will bring together families and communities from all over central Connecticut who are looking for answers on how to reduce their own carbon... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Got winter? Blame global warming.

Have you noticed the weather getting more severe? As Frank Bruni said in his Op-Ed, "The Land of the Binge," in the February 9th edition of The New York Times, "Even our weather is extreme: superstorms, Frankenstorms, snowmageddons." Granted, he... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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6th Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium: Transportation, Human Mobility, and Sustainability at CCSU

April 4th, 2013 9:45 AM-7:15 PM FREE, Registration Required Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut The CCSU Global Environmental Sustainability Action Coalition invites the public to learn and to teach one another about the actions that we, as human... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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GMO Film Fest and Speak Out at Audubon Greenwich

February 22, 2013 6:00-9:00 pm at Audubon Greenwich The GMO-free and GMO-labeling movements are active nationwide and are determined to regain a healthy, sustainable food system in the US. Join us for an evening of food, film & thought-provoking discussion... Continue reading

Posted Feb 19, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Backyard Beekeeping Course by Expert @ Flanders Nature Center!

Learn how to raise your own bees for honey from one of the area's top experts, Al Avitabile, Emeritus Professor at the Biology Dept. of UCONN, and co-author of “The Beekeeper’s Handbook”. In this five-session course Al will give you... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Learn about Organic Garden @ Flanders Nature Center with One of Connecticut's Leading Experts, Bill Duesing

Spring is around the corner! Learn about Organic Gardening from Bill Duesing, Executive Director of the Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmer’s Association (CTNOFA), just in time for the 2013 growing season! Bill is one of the leaders of the local, organic... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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The Circular Economy - Moving away from Planned Obsolescence

An interesting element of this concept is that it appears to be very viable. With the emergence of car sharing, house swapping, and other community driven sharing programs - it seems we're well on our way. This video does a... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Northeast States Collect Over a Million Batteries in 2012 - What percentage is that, exactly?

Call2Recycle® is pleased to announce that the Northeast Recycling Council’s (NERC) member states recycled over a million pounds of rechargeable batteries and cellphones through their participation in the Call2Recycle program in 2012 – that’s equivalent to the weight of 40... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Need an Easy New Year’s Resolution? Green Your Office Equipment!

Via our friends at Northeast Recycling Council The Regional Water Authority, New Haven, Connecticut is one of the newest members to join the State Electronics Challenge. The Challenge takes the mystery out of buying green office equipment, using it efficiently,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Dynamic and WAY Cool Mobility Solutions - Only for Europeans?

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Posted Jan 31, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Amazing Video: RSA Animate - The Truth about Dishonesty

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Posted Jan 30, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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Fracking Killing Animals

In an article from The Ecologist, livestock near fracking areas are getting sick or dying. Many of them are giving birth to stillborn calves. In a new report from an upstate New York veterinarian and professor of molecular medicine at... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2013 at CT Green Scene

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