Tag: Connecticut - Page 2
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Yale Gives Greening Athletics the Old College Try
Amongst an audience of their peers at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, representatives from Yale University recently outlined how they plan to bring green to the university athletic department. How exactly
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$9 Million Clean Tech Fund Launched in Connecticut
In a move which Connecticut governor Jodi Rell says will help position Connecticut as "the preferred location to grow clean tech jobs", the state has launch the Connecticut Clean Tech Fund to
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California Leads the Energy Efficiency Race: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Releases 2008 Scorecard
So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to
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No Money Down Solar Lease Program Announced in Connecticut
Kitting out your home with a solar power system just got a bit easier in the state of Connecticut. Under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, qualifying low and moderate-income homeowners—those people whose household incomes is
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Greensburg Hits Connecticut's 'Burbs Through Photography
Having grown up in Connecticut’s ‘burbs, I know just how difficult it can be trying to live green there when the nearest grocery market can be a 25 minute drive away. My observations of one of the state’s wealthiest parts (Fairfield County) have felt
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Where Wiffle Ball's a Crime There May Be No Child Left Outside
With kids across America suffering from a severe case of nature deficit disorder as technology creeps in and takes over their room for creative play it may come as a surprise that a group of kids putting together their very own field of dreams on which
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School Joins Frontlines of Energy Efficiency with Absorption Chiller
It's not every day the more industrial inner workings of a school district are featured on the front page of TreeHugger, but if you’re looking for a school that’s on the cutting edge of energy conservation and making smart use of taxpayer dollars look
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Wal-Mart To Help 20 State Capitals Save Money And Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Wal-Mart has agreed to help US taxpayers take climate action. Over the next two years, they are sending energy audit teams to 20 State Capitol complexes to help save taxpayers money and help the environment...while the Federal Government equivocates
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Connecticut Teen Creates Fashion Statement in Fight Against Global Warming
When 16-year-old Sam Allen realized his devotion to fashion and the fight against global warming could potentially work wonders together he enlisted the help of a few friends and set out to create a line of clothing that would make a difference… Enter
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Other States to Adopt California's Emissions Standards, Sue Pants Off EPA
The 11 other states that have clutched California's tough emissions standards against their legislative bosoms: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey (whoo hoo!), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
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The Great Park Pursuit
Attendance at parks nationwide is down, and yesterday I pointed out that Congressman Sarbanes has a bill that attempts to "Leave No Child Inside"; but this spring and early summer the state of Connecticut was working on getting families outside and into
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Steven Holl's Whitney Water Purification Facility
Rarely do buildings serving such utilitarian functions get much architecture, usually they are banal boxes turned out by engineering firms. Perhaps once in a century do citizens get something like the RC Harris plant in Toronto or a gem like this from
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The TH Interview: Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University
Richard C. Levin's fourteen-year presidency at Yale University has been marked by big challenges, both on-campus and off. In the 90s, Levin and his colleagues addressed the Ivy League university's aging infrastructure, and worked with local officials to
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Green Demolitions
Near the top of the TreeHugger code of living is something like "Reusing stuff is better than buying new stuff"; this is why we dig what GreenDemolitions.org is doing. They offer an easy, feel-good outlet for donating old (but still functional) kitchen
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Wal-Mart's Solar Dream
Wal-Mart has put out a request for proposals (RFP) to several large solar outfits. Apparently the request is fairly confidential, but Joel Makower seems to have seen the RFP and is making some comments about it over at his blog.
