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Kilowatt Ours©: A Plan To Re-Energize America

Feb. 17, 5:30pm, OFI, Newington, CT

Join OFI, Herman Miller and the Connecticut Emerging Green Builders, as they present a screening of the film, Kilowatt Ours©. This documentary by Jeff Barrie that has become a national movement to promote energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy.

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	Building Spotlight Project

Tall Properties To Build New Green Office Condominiums

Breaking ground in May of 2010, Centerpoint Connecticut is a seven building campus registered with the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® program and offers units ranging in size from 700 to 12,000 square feet.

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2010 Healthy Communities Grant Program

Initial Project Summaries due March 1, 2010

The 2010 Healthy Communities Grant Program integrates EPA New England programs to improve environmental conditions by competitively identifying projects that will achieve measurable environmental, human health and quality of life improvements in communities across New England.

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Product Sustainability Engineer
UTC Power, South Windsor, CT

UTC Power is a proven, single-source provider of clean power solutions. Create and deploy design for sustainability methods, metrics and tools in support of UTC 2015 Product Sustainability Goals. More....

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The Super Bowl Reflects Pro Sports Green Side

February 8th, 2010

Back in September 2009, ProGreenSports polled more than 50 North American professional sports teams in the National Football League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. The survey results released late last month reveal, rather convincingly, that pro sports teams are increasingly “going green.” For example: * More than 90 percent of those polled say their executive management has a positive perspective on developing a green business strategy. * Nearly 60 percent have formed an internal “green team.” * About...

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	CT Green News				Last updated: February 8th, 2010

Building Energy Efficiency Software Firm Nets $800K

February 8th, 2010

Rocky Hill, Conn. - Sustainable Real Estate Solutions Inc., a developer of building energy efficiency and sustainability management software, announced Thursday it has received a $800,000 financing round from Cambridge-based LaunchCapital LLC and Rocky Hill, Conn.-based Connecticut Innovations Inc. Connecticut Innovations, the state’s venture capital arm, invested $500,000 in...

B-Green 2020 Gets Green Jobs Funding

February 8th, 2010

Bridgeport, Conn. - The City of Bridgeport’s B-Green 2020 initiative is the beneficiary of a $92,000 grant issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) at Eastern Connecticut State University. In all, the ISE was granted $200,000 over...

Yale's Kroon Hall Receives LEED® Certification

February 8th, 2010

New Haven, Conn. - Kroon Hall, the new home of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies on Science Hill at Yale, was awarded with the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® Platinum certification. Designed by Hopkins Architects and Planners, in collaboration with ...

	National Green News

The Age of Sustainability: Why 'Less' Should Be More of Your Business Strategy

Business has officially entered The Age of Sustainability, and businesses that don't figure in sustainability aren’t likely to survive. Here’s a look at the reasons why as well as pointers on how your company can adapt to the change.

Carbon Management After Copenhagen

How are companies considering carbon now that the Copenhagen summit is behind us? Did the event herald a new era of corporate carbon accounting, or will it be business as usual? These tools offer an insight into how companies are viewing carbon as a strategic issue.

Toxic Toys Scrutinized Under Washington State Law

The state government has launched its pilot test of a new law that will require manufacturers to disclose potentially hazardous chemicals in toys and children's products.