Company continues statewide search for environmental champions As the May 1st deadline for its second annual Environmental Champion Awards approaches, Aquarion Water Company asked us to remind schools, businesses, environmental organizations and the general public that nominations are still being accepted for outstanding voluntary achievements to protect and restore Connecticut’s natural environment.  The Aquarion Environmental [...]

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As of the beginning of October, Connecticut has joined the growing list of states and municipalities that will require certain businesses to dispose of food waste in a responsible waste stream rather than landfills. The new law requires all businesses that generate more than 104 tons of food scraps annually to compost it. Businesses expected [...]

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Last week, I got an announcement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that its conducting a survey on how much unwanted paint CT homeowners have.  This is the first step in implementing the new Paint Stewardship Law that was enacted this past year and signed into law last month by the Governor. [...]

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Ever wonder what to do with unused paint that sits in your garage or basement. I have and I’m never really sure how to dispose of it so the cans just sit and collect dust and actually pose a little hazard. Well ast week Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law the nation’s third [...]

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Last week, the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change announced they are now accepting nominations for the 2011 Climate Change Leadership Awards Program. The awards recognize individuals, businesses, state agencies, municipalities, institutions, and non-governmental organizations that have taken exemplary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or adapt to a changing climat. The awards have been [...]

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For the last several weeks I have been posting stories related to Earth Day 2010.  Since Earth Day is over, I figured I do one last post.  And while I experienced many different activities and events, this past Saturday, I took part in a grass roots Earth Day story that involved students, their school and [...]

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