Thanksgiving is traditionally the time of the year when we all start to think about giving back and saying thank you. So it will come as no surprise that some companies and organizations use this time of the year to enhance and reward communities that are within their sphere of influence.  Sure, these groups are [...]

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Middletown, Conn. – The Hartford Courant is reporting that Clearwater Systems Corp. announced today that it will move from Essex to Middletown to be the first tenant in the new Centerpoint Connecticut green complex on Industrial Park Road. Officials lauded the move as a sign that the city can compete for jobs and accommodate a [...]

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New Haven, Conn. – According to worldinteriordesignnetwork.com, the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven has secured the Leadereship in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED® certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The facility, designed by Shepley Bulfinch, spans 516,000 square feet over 14 floors. Among its various features are 168 private patient rooms, 12 [...]

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Hartford, Conn. – According to the Hartford Business Journal, Honda will start selling its natural gas powered Civic in Connecticut as part of a major rollout of the alternatively fueled vehicle throughout the United States. Connecticut was among the initial test markets for other alternatively fueled vehicles, such as the electric cars Chevrolet Volt and [...]

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Noted sustainability author/strategist and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commisoner Daniel C. Esty recently published a follow-up edition to his prizewinning sustainability bible Green to Gold which he co-authored with Andrew Winston.  The original has become a business classic and a staple of management training across the world.  The follow-up version is [...]

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San Francisco, CA – At last week’s Renewable Energy Markets Conference, 3Degrees with  headquarters in San Francisco, California and regional offices Oregon, Missouri, Washington, and Virginia, announced that it had won a competitive bidding process to be a green power supplier to the CTCleanEnergyOptions program. With these announcements, 3Degrees will soon be able to offer green [...]

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