Forty-nine percent of all American adults say they will make a green New Year’s resolution this year, according to the results of a poll released by marketing consultancy Tiller LLC. Source: greenbizwire.csrwire.com The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was cut with a handheld saw in order to reduce energy use and 30,000 energy saving LED bulbs [...]

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At the end of 2006, I reviewed the year in Connecticut green news and reported that based on some trends, Connecticut was poised to play a larger role in the emerging green economy in 2007.  At the time, our state’s economy was starting to embrace sustainable solutions for the environment, energy, building construction, education/workforce development [...]

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A Stamford based energy firm that provides electricity and natural gas to residential and commercial consumers, has introduced a program that may help with some last minute holiday shopping ideas.  MXenergy, in conjunction with Sustainable Forestry Management Ltd. is selling carbon offsets through a program called Project Green Gift. According to an article in the [...]

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For the last several months I have worked on a workforce development project by assisting a very diverse group of stakeholders that included representatives from industry, NGOs and academia to develop specifications for the Academy of Engineering and Green Technologies, housed at Hartford High School.  This evening, Hartford’s Board of Education heard the team’s proposal.  Delivered [...]

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Though the American delegation held out till the bitter end, an agreement was reached in Bali that all nations will now cut green house gas emissions. The hold up on the agreement was based on how all nations will share the responsibility equally. Developing countries will now get a hand in their efforts to help cut [...]

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Two elements of nature that remind us of the holiday season are ice and Christmas trees.  Social responsibility and environmental stewardship are two components of corporate sustainability.  Can you mix and match all of these elements for a better solution?   You can if you’re Hartford based United Technologies (UTC). Earlier this week UTC announced it [...]

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