One might think Valentine’s Day is just another commercial holiday that was really created by early card manufacturers rather than some early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. And according to Wikipedia, we have Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts to thank for her romanticism and entrepreneurial spirit.  You see, Esther is recognized as the person who [...]

Filed under: Good Green Stuff, Green Attitudes, Recycling | No Comments »

Wed. Feb 15, 6 to 8pm, Lily’s Pad, New Haven, CT   Come to this monthly gathering where you will be able to meet and engage individuals who represent various interests in environmental stewardship and sustainability. At 7pm, Claudia Bosch and Ben Northrup of New Haven Protecting Our Water – NHPOWer! will lead a discussion [...]

Filed under: Good Green Stuff, Green Attitudes | No Comments »

Once again, here’s my take on the green business, green building and green energy highlights of 2011 in Connecticut.   This is the sixth year-in-review of the state’s green economy for this blogger and there was some cool stuff to report, no doubt.  But overall, based on the frequency of news items and their uniqueness, like [...]

Filed under: Energy, Good Green Stuff, Green Buildings, Green Business, Green Technology, Recycling | No Comments »

The Connecticut Science Center is once again  hosting a very cool event.  This coming weekend, the downtown hub-of-fun is showing a new feature film screening of YERT – Your Environmental Road Trip. The film has received many awards across the country including one at this year’s Environmental Film Festival at Yale. YERT is about three friends, Mark, [...]

Filed under: Energy, Good Green Stuff, Green Attitudes, Green Education | No Comments »

Every now and then I like to cover green stories that push your green imagination – for better or worse.  I recently received a news alert regarding a company announcing a new green service it was offering to nasty  household problem.  One I certainly would never want. Yes, I’m talking bed bugs and it appears that Astoria, NY- based [...]

Filed under: Good Green Stuff, Green Marketing | 1 Comment »

Last week, I was notified that the Friends of Edgewood Park of New Haven, Connecticut had won a fruit orchard thanks to a special program supported by Edy’s Fruit Bars. This is the second year that Edy’s Fruit Bars is planting fresh fruit orchards in dozens of communities across the United States as part of [...]

Filed under: Corporate Responsibility, Good Green Stuff | No Comments »