IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2009
Media inquiries: Paul Nonnenmacher -- (860) 757-7771
pnonnenmacher@crra.org
FCR Supports the Garbage Museum with a $10,000 Gift
STRATFORD, Conn. – FCR Inc., a subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems, Inc., has donated $10,000 to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority Garbage Museum to support its recycling and environmental education programs.
“FCR has had a long and positive partnership with CRRA, and I’ve seen the Garbage Museum’s terrific education programs,” said Sean Duffy, vice president of FCR. “Recycling is our business, but it’s also essential to protecting our environment, and no one promotes recycling more effectively than the Garbage Museum. To us, helping these programs continue and grow makes sense for a host of reasons.”
Earlier this year, the Garbage Museum began an intensive fund-raising drive. The Garbage Museum had been funded by the sale of recyclables delivered to the recycling center. Unfortunately, the collapse of the commodity pricing due to the global economic downturn severely reduced the commodity revenues available to fund operations of the education facility.
Since opening in 1993, more than 300,000 people have participated in the Garbage Museum’s educational programs. In 2002, the Garbage Museum and its sister facility, the Trash Museum in Hartford, earned the National Recycling Coalition’s Beth Brown Boettner Award for Outstanding Public Education. Their programs teach people to protect their environment by recycling and thinking before throwing something in the trash.
FCR’s commitment to recycling education isn’t limited to Connecticut. Of the 23 recycling facilities it operates throughout the United States, many are outfitted with education centers. While safely processing more than 1 million tons per year is the company’s top priority, more than 800,000 students, civic groups and interested citizens participated in the company’s education programs and facility tours. FCR operates CRRA’s regional recycling facilities in Hartford and Stratford. The Stratford facility is adjacent to the Garbage Museum, which includes a skybox overlooking the recycling processing areas.
“FCR is devoted to furthering environmental and recycling education because we know that each day there are hundreds of thousands of people that need to make the decision to recycle instead of dispose of waste in order for us to play our part in supporting a more sustainable world,” Duffy said. “Over the years, we have found that there is nothing more powerful in getting people to make the right decisions each day than seeing the recycling process in action. We look forward to finding even more ways to leverage the great facility at Stratford over the years to get even more people involved in environmental education.”
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority is a quasi-public agency whose mission is to work for – and in – the best interests of the municipalities of the state of Connecticut. CRRA develops and implements environmentally sound solutions and best practices for solid waste disposal and recycling management on behalf of municipalities. CRRA serves 110 Connecticut cities and towns. CRRA also runs environmental and recycling educational programs through the Trash Museum in Hartford and Garbage Museum in Stratford. For more information about CRRA and its activities, visit http://www.crra.org. Computer users can also discuss CRRA at its blog, http://crra-blog.blogspot.com.
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Paul Nonnenmacher
Director of Public Affairs
Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
Phone: (860) 757-7771
Cell/text: (860) 214-9772
Fax: (860) 727-4141
E-mail: pnonnenmacher@crra.org
Web: http://www.crra.org
Blog: http://crra-blog.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CRRA
Monday, October 26, 2009
FCR Supports the Garbage Museum with a $10,000 Gift STRATFORD, Conn. – FCR Inc., a subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems, Inc., has donated $10,000 to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority Garbage Museum to support its recycling and environmental education programs.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
CRRA Awarded $86K Grant for Targeted Recycling Education in Bridgeport, East Hartford, Easton, Waterbury, Westport Trash Museum, Garbage Museum Educators to Develop Classroom Resources, Teacher Workshops, Educational Software with Institute of Museum & Library Science Grant HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, long recognized as a leader in recycling education, has received an $86,940 Museums for America grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS).
http://www.crra.org/documents/press/2009/CRRA_receives_education_grant_10-8-2009.pdf
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2009
Media inquiries: Paul Nonnenmacher -- (860) 757-7771
pnonnenmacher@crra.org
CRRA Awarded $86K Grant for Targeted Recycling Education
in Bridgeport, East Hartford, Easton, Waterbury, Westport
Trash Museum, Garbage Museum Educators to Develop Classroom Resources, Teacher
Workshops, Educational Software with Institute of Museum & Library Science Grant
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, long recognized as a leader in
recycling education, has received an $86,940 Museums for America grant from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS). The money will fund targeted recycling education programs in
five selected communities and the development of educational resources such as software, instructional
kits and teacher workshops.
The grant-funded program, targeting Grade 3 students in Bridgeport, East Hartford, Easton, Waterbury
and Westport over two years, is designed to increase recycling rates in those communities. The students
will get information and incentives to recycle from the Trash Museum in Hartford or the Garbage
Museum in Stratford. Families and teachers in participating schools will be surveyed immediately after
the educational programs, and again several months later, to gauge behavioral changes.
“We’ve always known from experience that once
we get children excited about recycling, they go
home and get their families to recycle,” said
CRRA Education Supervisor Sotoria Montanari,
who will direct the program. “Thanks to the IMLS
grant, we’ll be able to measure that impact in a
diverse variety of communities.”
In year one of the program, Grade 3 classes from
schools in the targeted communities will learn
about curbside recycling either by visiting the
Trash Museum or the Garbage Museum, or from
Museum educators who visit the schools to conduct educational programs, all at no charge.
In year two, Museum educators will introduce recycling education software and classroom education
kits and host continuing education workshops for teachers.
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Town
MSW
(tons)
Recycled
(tons)
Recycling
rate
Bridgeport 63,402 3,058 4.60%
East Hartford 31,394 2,098 6.26%
Easton 3,000 868 22.44%
Waterbury 78,597 3,213 3.93%
Westport 19,114 1,459 7.09%
FY 2007-2009 Averages
Based only on material delivered to CRRA. Does not include
other recyclables.
CRRA education grant
October 8, 2009
Page 2
Grade 3 was selected because recycling and resource conservation are included in the state science
education curriculum standards for that grade level. CRRA’s educational programs are aligned with state
and federal science education standards.
“Through the programs and materials funded by the IMLS grant, students will learn how their everyday
choices can have positive impacts on our environment,” Montanari said.
The communities selected comprise a broad demographic cross-section of Connecticut. Their current
recycling rates, as measured by comparing tons of recyclables with tons of trash delivered to CRRA
facilities, ranges widely as well, from Waterbury’s 3.9 percent to Easton’s 22.4 percent.
Since 1992, the Garbage Museum and the Trash Museum have provided environmental education
programs to more than 310,000 people. In 2008, participation in those programs topped 57,000, an alltime
high. In 2002 the Museums earned the prestigious Beth Brown Boettner Award for Outstanding
Public Education by the National Recycling Coalition.
Recycling figures do not include electronics (recycled through CRRA, manufacturers or retailers) and do
not include other forms of recycling, such as deposit container redemption; composting of grass
clippings, yard and food waste; and recycling of other commodities including scrap metal, waste oil and
lead-acid batteries. After taking all these other materials into consideration, the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection estimates that Connecticut recycles about 30 percent of its solid waste.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's
123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums
that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in
coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance
learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please
visit www.imls.gov.
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority is a quasi-public agency whose mission is to work for –
and in – the best interests of the municipalities of the state of Connecticut. CRRA’s new board of
directors and new management team develop and implement environmentally sound solutions and best
practices for solid waste disposal and recycling management on behalf of municipalities. CRRA serves
110 Connecticut cities and towns. CRRA also runs environmental and recycling educational programs
through the Trash Museum in Hartford and Garbage Museum in Stratford. For more information about
CRRA and its activities, visit http://www.crra.org. Computer users can also discuss CRRA at its blog,
http://crra-blog.blogspot.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2009
Media inquiries: Paul Nonnenmacher -- (860) 757-7771
pnonnenmacher@crra.org
CRRA Awarded $86K Grant for Targeted Recycling Education
in Bridgeport, East Hartford, Easton, Waterbury, Westport
Trash Museum, Garbage Museum Educators to Develop Classroom Resources, Teacher
Workshops, Educational Software with Institute of Museum & Library Science Grant
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, long recognized as a leader in
recycling education, has received an $86,940 Museums for America grant from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS). The money will fund targeted recycling education programs in
five selected communities and the development of educational resources such as software, instructional
kits and teacher workshops.
The grant-funded program, targeting Grade 3 students in Bridgeport, East Hartford, Easton, Waterbury
and Westport over two years, is designed to increase recycling rates in those communities. The students
will get information and incentives to recycle from the Trash Museum in Hartford or the Garbage
Museum in Stratford. Families and teachers in participating schools will be surveyed immediately after
the educational programs, and again several months later, to gauge behavioral changes.
“We’ve always known from experience that once
we get children excited about recycling, they go
home and get their families to recycle,” said
CRRA Education Supervisor Sotoria Montanari,
who will direct the program. “Thanks to the IMLS
grant, we’ll be able to measure that impact in a
diverse variety of communities.”
In year one of the program, Grade 3 classes from
schools in the targeted communities will learn
about curbside recycling either by visiting the
Trash Museum or the Garbage Museum, or from
Museum educators who visit the schools to conduct educational programs, all at no charge.
In year two, Museum educators will introduce recycling education software and classroom education
kits and host continuing education workshops for teachers.
—more—
Town
MSW
(tons)
Recycled
(tons)
Recycling
rate
Bridgeport 63,402 3,058 4.60%
East Hartford 31,394 2,098 6.26%
Easton 3,000 868 22.44%
Waterbury 78,597 3,213 3.93%
Westport 19,114 1,459 7.09%
FY 2007-2009 Averages
Based only on material delivered to CRRA. Does not include
other recyclables.
CRRA education grant
October 8, 2009
Page 2
Grade 3 was selected because recycling and resource conservation are included in the state science
education curriculum standards for that grade level. CRRA’s educational programs are aligned with state
and federal science education standards.
“Through the programs and materials funded by the IMLS grant, students will learn how their everyday
choices can have positive impacts on our environment,” Montanari said.
The communities selected comprise a broad demographic cross-section of Connecticut. Their current
recycling rates, as measured by comparing tons of recyclables with tons of trash delivered to CRRA
facilities, ranges widely as well, from Waterbury’s 3.9 percent to Easton’s 22.4 percent.
Since 1992, the Garbage Museum and the Trash Museum have provided environmental education
programs to more than 310,000 people. In 2008, participation in those programs topped 57,000, an alltime
high. In 2002 the Museums earned the prestigious Beth Brown Boettner Award for Outstanding
Public Education by the National Recycling Coalition.
Recycling figures do not include electronics (recycled through CRRA, manufacturers or retailers) and do
not include other forms of recycling, such as deposit container redemption; composting of grass
clippings, yard and food waste; and recycling of other commodities including scrap metal, waste oil and
lead-acid batteries. After taking all these other materials into consideration, the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection estimates that Connecticut recycles about 30 percent of its solid waste.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's
123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums
that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in
coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance
learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please
visit www.imls.gov.
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority is a quasi-public agency whose mission is to work for –
and in – the best interests of the municipalities of the state of Connecticut. CRRA’s new board of
directors and new management team develop and implement environmentally sound solutions and best
practices for solid waste disposal and recycling management on behalf of municipalities. CRRA serves
110 Connecticut cities and towns. CRRA also runs environmental and recycling educational programs
through the Trash Museum in Hartford and Garbage Museum in Stratford. For more information about
CRRA and its activities, visit http://www.crra.org. Computer users can also discuss CRRA at its blog,
http://crra-blog.blogspot.com.
—30—
Saturday, October 24, 2009
From Bill McKibbens 350.org on October 24th
From Bill McKibbens
Friends,
I can hardly believe my eyes.
16 hours ago, citizens in New Zealand gathered before dawn next to a wind turbine on a mountaintop. As local elders said prayers to bless the global event, banners and signs were held high to to greet the planet's first rays of sunlight on this most incredible of days.
As the sun continues across the planet we've been receiving photos and video of rallies in Ethiopia, bike rides in Wellington, SCUBA divers in Australia, organizers planting 350 trees in Thailand, hundreds of students marching in India and Nepal and Mongolia. And we're getting reports from 350.org offices around the world that the phones are ringing off the hook with calls from the media who want to cover the story.
The day is just beginning and already it's larger, more powerful, and so much more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. I've been a writer my entire life and yet words truly cannot describe what you have accomplished already. To truly grasp today, please stay tuned to our website as more and more photos come in from across the planet, and especially our evolving photo slideshow.
And the best news of all? The day has just begun!
Bill
P.S. Have a photo to contribute? Just send a decent-quality picture to photos@350.org and make the subject "City, Country" and make sure that the body of the e-mail contains a description of the photo, any necessary photographer credits, and any other information you think we'll need. So many thanks.
You should join us on Facebook by becoming a fan of our page at facebook.com/350org and follow us on twitter by visiting twitter.com/350
To join our list (maybe a friend forwarded you this e-mail) visit www.350.org/signup
350.org needs your help! To support our work, donate securely online at 350.org/donate
You are subscribed to this list as ddmiddens@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe
350.org is an international grassroots campaign that aims to mobilize a global climate movement united by a common call to action. By spreading an understanding of the science and a shared vision for a fair policy, we will ensure that the world creates bold and equitable solutions to the climate crisis. 350.org is an independent and not-for-profit project.
What is 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM-a "people powered movement" that is made of people like you in every corner of the planet.
Friends,
I can hardly believe my eyes.
16 hours ago, citizens in New Zealand gathered before dawn next to a wind turbine on a mountaintop. As local elders said prayers to bless the global event, banners and signs were held high to to greet the planet's first rays of sunlight on this most incredible of days.
As the sun continues across the planet we've been receiving photos and video of rallies in Ethiopia, bike rides in Wellington, SCUBA divers in Australia, organizers planting 350 trees in Thailand, hundreds of students marching in India and Nepal and Mongolia. And we're getting reports from 350.org offices around the world that the phones are ringing off the hook with calls from the media who want to cover the story.
The day is just beginning and already it's larger, more powerful, and so much more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. I've been a writer my entire life and yet words truly cannot describe what you have accomplished already. To truly grasp today, please stay tuned to our website as more and more photos come in from across the planet, and especially our evolving photo slideshow.
And the best news of all? The day has just begun!
Bill
P.S. Have a photo to contribute? Just send a decent-quality picture to photos@350.org and make the subject "City, Country" and make sure that the body of the e-mail contains a description of the photo, any necessary photographer credits, and any other information you think we'll need. So many thanks.
You should join us on Facebook by becoming a fan of our page at facebook.com/350org and follow us on twitter by visiting twitter.com/350
To join our list (maybe a friend forwarded you this e-mail) visit www.350.org/signup
350.org needs your help! To support our work, donate securely online at 350.org/donate
You are subscribed to this list as ddmiddens@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe
350.org is an international grassroots campaign that aims to mobilize a global climate movement united by a common call to action. By spreading an understanding of the science and a shared vision for a fair policy, we will ensure that the world creates bold and equitable solutions to the climate crisis. 350.org is an independent and not-for-profit project.
What is 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM-a "people powered movement" that is made of people like you in every corner of the planet.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
East Coast Greendrinks - EVENT CHANGE NOTIFICATION!,
East Coast Greendrinks - EVENT CHANGE NOTIFICATION!
Dear East Coast GreenDrinks Friends,
By Popular Demand, East Coast GreenDrinks has been changed to a daytime, coffee shop, climate change event!
Pick a CT East Coast coffee shop location and invite friends for coffee and discuss climate action. From Stonington to Greenwich CT, let’s celebrate climate change action.
As for Greendrinks, Stamford, CT Greendrinks and New Haven’s Greendrinks will go on as scheduled on Nov, 19th . All others East Coast Greendrinks have been canceled and replaced with Sunday, 1pm, coffee meetups. Sorry for any confusion.
It is, as always a pleasure to accommodate the public’s wishes.
Title: East Coast Greendrinks, Climate Change Action
Topic: Come share your meaningful climate change solutions
Milford CT’s Location will be at Café Atlantique.
NEW DATE: Dec 6th, 1:00pm, 2009
Where from Stonington to Greenwich.
-------------------------------------------------
National Recycling Day is Nov 15th. Waste & Trash contribute mightily to Climate Change! The solution use less, share more, and reuse, rethink, repair, after market products, and recycling are all Climate Change Solutions.
Dear East Coast GreenDrinks Friends,
By Popular Demand, East Coast GreenDrinks has been changed to a daytime, coffee shop, climate change event!
Pick a CT East Coast coffee shop location and invite friends for coffee and discuss climate action. From Stonington to Greenwich CT, let’s celebrate climate change action.
As for Greendrinks, Stamford, CT Greendrinks and New Haven’s Greendrinks will go on as scheduled on Nov, 19th . All others East Coast Greendrinks have been canceled and replaced with Sunday, 1pm, coffee meetups. Sorry for any confusion.
It is, as always a pleasure to accommodate the public’s wishes.
Title: East Coast Greendrinks, Climate Change Action
Topic: Come share your meaningful climate change solutions
Milford CT’s Location will be at Café Atlantique.
NEW DATE: Dec 6th, 1:00pm, 2009
Where from Stonington to Greenwich.
-------------------------------------------------
National Recycling Day is Nov 15th. Waste & Trash contribute mightily to Climate Change! The solution use less, share more, and reuse, rethink, repair, after market products, and recycling are all Climate Change Solutions.
Friday, October 2, 2009
October is full of interesting climate and energy related events coming up here in Connecticut.
Good afternoon,
October is full of interesting climate and energy related events coming up here in Connecticut.
In particular I want to encourage you to attend the performance "Hurricane Season" next Wednesday in New Britain. I was able to attend a preview of this show, an innovative spoken word and dance performance which weaves together themes related to climate change, "unnatural disasters," and in the broadest sense, environmental justice. Please spread the word about the event to others interested in art and the environment (especially youth!) and come stop by our table.
In national climate news, the US Senate just unveiled a new climate bill. In a few ways it appears to improve upon the House climate bill (which narrowly passed in August), including continuing to allow the US EPA to regulate global warming pollution from sources like coal plants directly. This is only the beginning of the senate climate debate, including a debate about this EPA provision, whether states like Connecticut can move ahead with stronger programs than the federal government, handouts to industry versus protections for consumers and how much we will invest in a clean energy future.
Take action- email Senators Dodd and Lieberman about supporting a strong climate bill here:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/t/9888/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1307
Thanks for all that you do,
Roger
HURRICANE SEASON CONNECTICUT
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Opening reception 6:00 pm; Showtime 7:00 pm
Trinity on Main
69 Main St., New Britain, CT 06051
Tickets: $15-25 sliding scale
Reserve your ticket! CLICK HERE
Opening Reception: featuring music, art and photography by local artists, local organizations about environmental solutions, and refreshments. Maurice Robertson and Zoraida Lopez will be exhibiting photography. Margaux Hayes will be performing and Dana Rondel will be reading.
Alixa and Naima, the Brooklyn-based, internationally- acclaimed performance duo Climbing PoeTree, are on tour with a transformative two-woman show that seeks not to captivate audiences, but to liberate them. Through a tapestry of spoken-word poetry, film, dance, shadow art, and a sound collage of personal testimonies, Hurricane Season connects the issues that surfaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the "unnatural disasters" unfolding nationwide and worldwide on a daily basis. Unflinching and uplifting, raw and deeply moving Hurricane Season takes audiences on voyages of unthinkable tragedy and undeniable promise from the eye of a systemic storm.
[]
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Solar Open House Tour (Free)
Find a site near you here:
http://www.solarconnecticut.org/solar-tour.php?PHPSESSID=15a0cbd7a138bb90e453f1cdeffdefcb
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A SACRED TRUST: A Fall Forum on Religion and the Environment
Presented by Hartford Seminary and The Interreligious Eco-Justice Network
Download the brochure here (PDF) http://irejn.org/documents/brochure.pdf
4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, CT
COST: $30, INCLUDES DINNER; $20, STUDENTS
Panels include:
Toward Copenhagen: Communicating Climate Change
Dr Anthony Leiserowitz, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Project on Climate
Change, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Energy Efficiency Options for Homes and Business
Doug Cahill, co-owner of Competitive Resources Inc., an energy services company in Wallingford,
CT, and Craig Clark, Program Administrator, CT Energy Efficiency Fund (Northeast Utilities)
Is It in Us? The Pressing Need for Toxic Substance Control
Sarah Uhl, Clean Water Action’s Connecticut coordinator for environmental health and chemical policy work
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice- 5th Annual Environmental Justice Conference
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
University of Connecticut School of Business, 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103 (Corner of Market St. and Kinsley)
Featuring: Elizabeth C. Yeampierre, co-chair of the U.S. EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. And Dr. Tyrone Hayes, a prominent researcher on the role of steroid hormones in amphibian development.
Attend Workshops and Panels on:
Clean Energy and Low Income Communities
Gasification and incineration
Hormonal Effects of Cosmetics,
Ethics & the Suppression of Science
Drinking Water Safety
Pesticide Effects on Community Health
2 workshops geared toward youth and one Spanish workshop on Recycling and Zero Waste and more!
Donation: $ 30.00 in advance, lunch included (by October 9, 2009), $ 35.00 at the door. Discounted price for seniors and youth (14-18) are$ 15.00 Limited scholarships are available. This is a fragrance free event.
For more information or if you need transportation from New Haven or Bridgeport email Sheri Neely at sheri.neely@environmental-justice.org or call her at (203) 362-1138. Childcare services, please call Dawn Simonsen at 860-548-1133 or email dawn.simonsen@environmental-justice.org Check out link to our new blog on our website www.environmental-justice.org
24 OCTOBER 2009
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION
Raise awareness and take action to reduce greenhouse gases and prevent global climate change!
New Haven Green event:
3-5 pm: Gather to form a big “350” on the Green.
Find out what you can do to –
· Make your home more energy efficient
· Connect with local organic farmers
· Push the Federal government to reduce greenhouse gases
For more information: www.350.org/newhaven
Why 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350 ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change.
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Organized by representatives of CT NOFA, New Haven Friends Meeting, Bioregional Group, New Haven/ Leün Sister City Project, Greater New Haven Transition Initiative, Environmental Ministry Team of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ,etc.
Global Warming in the News
Environmentalists Ask ‘Is Biomass Green Enough?’ Nancy Cohen, WNPR: 09/02/2009
http://www.cpbn.org/program/northeast-environmental-hub/episode/environmentalists-ask-%E2%80%98-biomass-green-enough%E2%80%99
The debate ramps up as the number of biomass proposals grows
Provocative New Study Warns of Crossing Planetary Boundaries
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2192
The Earth has nine biophysical thresholds beyond which it cannot be pushed without disastrous consequences, the authors of a new paper in the journal Nature report. Ominously, these scientists say, we have already moved past three of these tipping points.
Yale Environment 360
The textbook economics of cap-and-trade
Paul Krugman, NY Times
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/the-textbook-economics-of-cap-and-trade/
I realized, after the last post, that it might be useful to write down just what the Econ 101 version of cap and trade looks like; as it happens, this also helps explain the intellectual sins of Glenn Beck and Martin Feldstein.
EPA moves to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/science/earth/01epa.html
Unwilling to wait for Congress to act, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it was moving forward on new rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of power plants and large industrial facilities.
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Roger Smith
Campaign Director, Clean Water Action
Coordinator, Connecticut Climate Coalition
645 Farmington Ave, Hartford CT 06105
(p) 860-232-6232 (f) 860-232-6334
rsmith@cleanwater.org
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/ct/
October is full of interesting climate and energy related events coming up here in Connecticut.
In particular I want to encourage you to attend the performance "Hurricane Season" next Wednesday in New Britain. I was able to attend a preview of this show, an innovative spoken word and dance performance which weaves together themes related to climate change, "unnatural disasters," and in the broadest sense, environmental justice. Please spread the word about the event to others interested in art and the environment (especially youth!) and come stop by our table.
In national climate news, the US Senate just unveiled a new climate bill. In a few ways it appears to improve upon the House climate bill (which narrowly passed in August), including continuing to allow the US EPA to regulate global warming pollution from sources like coal plants directly. This is only the beginning of the senate climate debate, including a debate about this EPA provision, whether states like Connecticut can move ahead with stronger programs than the federal government, handouts to industry versus protections for consumers and how much we will invest in a clean energy future.
Take action- email Senators Dodd and Lieberman about supporting a strong climate bill here:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/t/9888/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1307
Thanks for all that you do,
Roger
HURRICANE SEASON CONNECTICUT
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Opening reception 6:00 pm; Showtime 7:00 pm
Trinity on Main
69 Main St., New Britain, CT 06051
Tickets: $15-25 sliding scale
Reserve your ticket! CLICK HERE
Opening Reception: featuring music, art and photography by local artists, local organizations about environmental solutions, and refreshments. Maurice Robertson and Zoraida Lopez will be exhibiting photography. Margaux Hayes will be performing and Dana Rondel will be reading.
Alixa and Naima, the Brooklyn-based, internationally- acclaimed performance duo Climbing PoeTree, are on tour with a transformative two-woman show that seeks not to captivate audiences, but to liberate them. Through a tapestry of spoken-word poetry, film, dance, shadow art, and a sound collage of personal testimonies, Hurricane Season connects the issues that surfaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the "unnatural disasters" unfolding nationwide and worldwide on a daily basis. Unflinching and uplifting, raw and deeply moving Hurricane Season takes audiences on voyages of unthinkable tragedy and undeniable promise from the eye of a systemic storm.
[]
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Solar Open House Tour (Free)
Find a site near you here:
http://www.solarconnecticut.org/solar-tour.php?PHPSESSID=15a0cbd7a138bb90e453f1cdeffdefcb
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A SACRED TRUST: A Fall Forum on Religion and the Environment
Presented by Hartford Seminary and The Interreligious Eco-Justice Network
Download the brochure here (PDF) http://irejn.org/documents/brochure.pdf
4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, CT
COST: $30, INCLUDES DINNER; $20, STUDENTS
Panels include:
Toward Copenhagen: Communicating Climate Change
Dr Anthony Leiserowitz, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Project on Climate
Change, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Energy Efficiency Options for Homes and Business
Doug Cahill, co-owner of Competitive Resources Inc., an energy services company in Wallingford,
CT, and Craig Clark, Program Administrator, CT Energy Efficiency Fund (Northeast Utilities)
Is It in Us? The Pressing Need for Toxic Substance Control
Sarah Uhl, Clean Water Action’s Connecticut coordinator for environmental health and chemical policy work
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice- 5th Annual Environmental Justice Conference
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
University of Connecticut School of Business, 100 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103 (Corner of Market St. and Kinsley)
Featuring: Elizabeth C. Yeampierre, co-chair of the U.S. EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. And Dr. Tyrone Hayes, a prominent researcher on the role of steroid hormones in amphibian development.
Attend Workshops and Panels on:
Clean Energy and Low Income Communities
Gasification and incineration
Hormonal Effects of Cosmetics,
Ethics & the Suppression of Science
Drinking Water Safety
Pesticide Effects on Community Health
2 workshops geared toward youth and one Spanish workshop on Recycling and Zero Waste and more!
Donation: $ 30.00 in advance, lunch included (by October 9, 2009), $ 35.00 at the door. Discounted price for seniors and youth (14-18) are$ 15.00 Limited scholarships are available. This is a fragrance free event.
For more information or if you need transportation from New Haven or Bridgeport email Sheri Neely at sheri.neely@environmental-justice.org or call her at (203) 362-1138. Childcare services, please call Dawn Simonsen at 860-548-1133 or email dawn.simonsen@environmental-justice.org Check out link to our new blog on our website www.environmental-justice.org
24 OCTOBER 2009
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION
Raise awareness and take action to reduce greenhouse gases and prevent global climate change!
New Haven Green event:
3-5 pm: Gather to form a big “350” on the Green.
Find out what you can do to –
· Make your home more energy efficient
· Connect with local organic farmers
· Push the Federal government to reduce greenhouse gases
For more information: www.350.org/newhaven
Why 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350 ppm is the number humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway climate change.
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Organized by representatives of CT NOFA, New Haven Friends Meeting, Bioregional Group, New Haven/ Leün Sister City Project, Greater New Haven Transition Initiative, Environmental Ministry Team of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ,etc.
Global Warming in the News
Environmentalists Ask ‘Is Biomass Green Enough?’ Nancy Cohen, WNPR: 09/02/2009
http://www.cpbn.org/program/northeast-environmental-hub/episode/environmentalists-ask-%E2%80%98-biomass-green-enough%E2%80%99
The debate ramps up as the number of biomass proposals grows
Provocative New Study Warns of Crossing Planetary Boundaries
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2192
The Earth has nine biophysical thresholds beyond which it cannot be pushed without disastrous consequences, the authors of a new paper in the journal Nature report. Ominously, these scientists say, we have already moved past three of these tipping points.
Yale Environment 360
The textbook economics of cap-and-trade
Paul Krugman, NY Times
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/the-textbook-economics-of-cap-and-trade/
I realized, after the last post, that it might be useful to write down just what the Econ 101 version of cap and trade looks like; as it happens, this also helps explain the intellectual sins of Glenn Beck and Martin Feldstein.
EPA moves to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/science/earth/01epa.html
Unwilling to wait for Congress to act, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it was moving forward on new rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of power plants and large industrial facilities.
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Roger Smith
Campaign Director, Clean Water Action
Coordinator, Connecticut Climate Coalition
645 Farmington Ave, Hartford CT 06105
(p) 860-232-6232 (f) 860-232-6334
rsmith@cleanwater.org
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/ct/
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Woodmont Day Fund Raising For The Garbage Museum
Volunteers will be collecting donations for the Garbage Museum on Woodmont Day, Sat July 25th from 10am - 2pm, 2009. Please donate and keep this great educational, fun, inspirational museum open. Come here
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
We will be raising funds for the Museum on Woodmont Day and will have lots of Green Entertainment
Woodmont Day, Milford CT.....
Save the date: The 48th Annual Woodmont Day will take place this year on Saturday, July 26 at the Trubee Doolittle Park.
Lots of activities for the family, food and entertainment. Many of us love the area and look forward to spending this day with family and friends.
For more information: http://www.woodmontday.org
Save the date: The 48th Annual Woodmont Day will take place this year on Saturday, July 26 at the Trubee Doolittle Park.
Lots of activities for the family, food and entertainment. Many of us love the area and look forward to spending this day with family and friends.
For more information: http://www.woodmontday.org
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