It isn’t often that green initiatives in Connecticut get national coverage but it happened last week and it wasn’t a flattering commentary either but I think it’s worth noting.  I also think that the author needs to lighten up and maybe find a date. Late last month, the Connecticut Chapter of the U.S. Green Building [...]

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Saturday, May 5, 2012 8pm, The Bushnell Theater, Hartford, CT Since 1992, The Connecticut Forum has held great discussions four times per year with great speakers. Past panelists have included: Benazir Bhutto, Bucky Dent, Elie Wiesel, Kurt Vonnegut, Elizabeth Edwards, Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, Anita Hill, Bill Moyers, Malcolm Gladwell, Newt Gingrich, Gloria Steinem, Andrew Sullivan, [...]

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This blog has supported the Hartford office of Habitat for Humanity in the past.  So when a colleague of mine brought to my attention a neat social media/public awareness/fund raising project that Nissan and Habitat for Humanity have introduced, I checked it out. It appears Nissan, a long time supporter and major partner of Habitat [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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If you’re like me, you like history. I have always been fascinated with history and the way that certain events can trigger revolutionary change. Change comes in many shapes and sizes, and change is usually reserved for political, social and economic platforms. I recently got to look at the history of energy subsidies in the [...]

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