Last week, a report was released that found that Connecticut was the top state for green jobs potentially created during the first quarter of 2012.  I say potentially because the findings  are based on announced projects.  The report (pdf) was produced by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), which according to its web site, is a national community of business [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Noted sustainability author/strategist and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commisoner Daniel C. Esty recently published a follow-up edition to his prizewinning sustainability bible Green to Gold which he co-authored with Andrew Winston.  The original has become a business classic and a staple of management training across the world.  The follow-up version is [...]

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Last week, Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), which includes several of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants such as the Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Shake Shack, Eleven Madison Park and Blue Smoke, unveiled its newest addition, a Shake Shack restaurant in Westport, CT.  For those of you unfamiliar with Shake Shack, it’s [...]

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If you’re a person who likes to network with professionals from the energy or green business fields and you’re always seeking knowledge related to best practices in sustainability, then June offers you many opportunities on both fronts.  Here’s a run down of green business events taking place in Connecticut this month.  Some are free and [...]

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