Here’s another ARRA update… A government oversight board, tasked with monitoring all of the actions of ARRA stimulus money has released its first report and one of the data points it highlights is that businesses receiving federal contracts participating in the program reported creating or saving more than 30,383 jobs in the first months of [...]

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For the last several months, I’ve been curious about how all the  stimulus money will be spent in Connecticut.  Last week and with very little fan fare which I found odd, Gov. Rell took a little mystery out of the equation and announced how much the state will receive and what it will be used [...]

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In a report posted on Greentech Media World’s Web site, cited a study by Stanford’s Mark Jacobson that ranked sources of fuel by how efficient they are both in production and use. Believe it or not, the report concluded that wind was the most promising form of energy.   Jacobson, a professor and expert in the field of [...]

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Connecticut usually ranks pretty high when it comes to our green attributes and initiatives.  The state has achieved national recognition for its green initiatives in the area of energy efficiency and innovation.  But when it comes to promoting green tourism and travel on the state’s Web site, the state has no green message.  And we [...]

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Connecticut, along with several other states, either have or will have green building mandates that have some grey areas that need to be addressed and clarified.  In Connecticut, a new green building law will take affect on January 1, 2009.  The new law states that new and existing building construction that meets certain criteria has to [...]

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The Saybrook Point Inn has continued in its green ways and has installed and turned on a solar panel array. Saybrook Point Inn was the first Connecticut hotel to receive the “Clean Marina Award” and has since won it three more times. The facility has also won Circle Awards from the state Department of Environmental [...]

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