Last week, the Greenwich Times ran an article by Vinti Singh that outlined what lies ahead for Connecticut regarding restoring incentives for residential solar panel installations.  The article clearly lays out how state government will encourage homeowners in Connecticut to invest in solar energy, setting a goal of installing the energy panels on about 3,000 [...]

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When I first started this web site/blog in 2006, among one of the initial stories I covered on the green building front was a project in Redding, CT that when complete, would be one of largest and greenest developments in Connecticut. The project centered on the renovation of old Gilbert & Bennett Wire Company mill [...]

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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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According to RESNET, the Residential Energy Services Network, the call to legislators to ensure that consumers, homebuyers and builders remain incentivized in 2011 was recently answered by Congress. Many folks mistakenly believe the $2,000 federal tax credit for new, energy-efficient homes ended in 2010 but the good news is that Congress extended this tax credit [...]

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I wasn’t aware that Connecticut may soon be linked to a very important climate change law case, the first of its type to reach the highest court in the land.  The Supreme Court announced last week that it will be deciding whether climate change actually is a nuisance and has granted certiorari in the case of [...]

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So you have a few more hours to decide who you’ll vote for in tomorrow’s mid-term election.  So how do you decide who gets your vote? If you use the negative campaign ads that we’ve been subjected to watch or you solely rely on a name, then you probably don’t have too much to go [...]

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