A friend of mine recently told me that she was moving and the best part of her move was what she was able to toss.  She lived in the house for ten years and she proclaimed that every home owner regardless of whether they’re moving or not, should rent a dumpster every ten years to [...]

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Wallingford, Conn. – Lighting specialist Practical Energy Solutions (PES) has opened its new, green 25,000 square foot headquarters on Research Parkway, a new facility made necessary by the company increasing its workforce four-fold in the past two years. The new facility – much larger than its previous 4,000 square foot headquarters – will try and [...]

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South Windsor, Conn. – Coca-Cola Refreshments USA (CCR) announced that operations at its Elmsford, New York production facility are being powered by two UTC Power fuel cells.  UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, installed and is operating two PureCell® Model 400 fuel cell systems that provide 35 percent of the electricity and heat required [...]

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Stamford, Conn. – According to Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp., that as part of SL Green’s sustainable initiatives, two of the company’s Class A properties in its Connecticut portfolio have been awarded Energy Star Labels by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 750 Washington Blvd. in Stamford and 500 West Putnam in [...]

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Hartford has received another boost to its green image.  Actually, four to be exact.  Last Friday, I attended a press conference at CTTransit where four next-generation fuel cell-powered hybrid-electric transit buses were introduced, joining an earlier generation bus that began service in 2007. The new buses will be operated by CTTransit and are equipped with [...]

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Wallingford, Conn., – Proton Energy Systems, the global leader in on-site hydrogen generation, and SunHydro, an upcoming chain of hydrogen fueling stations, announced last week the grand opening of the first station at 10 Technology Drive in Wallingford, Conn., the companies’ headquarters. Proton Energy Systems and SunHydro are sister companies and the station will run [...]

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