tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54727834579003058202023-11-16T03:12:34.440-08:00Clean Energy for ConnecticutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-4256295652072356282012-07-27T07:47:00.000-07:002012-07-27T07:47:41.291-07:00$2 Million Available for CT Commercial Solar Hot Water
The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) today launched the second round of project solicitations for the Commercial Solar Hot Water Program (Program). The Program has a $2,000,000 budget that will support approximately forty-five solar hot water projects on schools, restaurants, apartment houses, hospitals and other establishments that use a significant amount of hot water.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-30556194261443780922012-06-27T06:46:00.001-07:002012-06-27T06:47:23.079-07:00A Win For Commercial Solarvia the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) is preparing to roll out a new program designed to encourage clean energy projects in commercial and industrial buildings throughout Connecticut.
During a special session of the legislature June 12, action was taken to approve a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-22928395156679977882012-06-13T08:52:00.002-07:002012-06-13T09:00:09.998-07:00Good News for People Who Heat With Oil!Last night the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 501. This bill allows oil customers to receive $75 Energy audits through the Home Energy Solutions (H.E.S.) program. The H.E.S. program provides weather stripping, energy efficient light bulbs, aerators for faucets, low flow shower heads, insulation for copper piping and more. I decided to get an energy audit at my town home apartmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-72756927768081644212012-06-12T15:26:00.002-07:002013-12-02T19:20:15.928-08:00The Global Market for Carbon Offsets
The Verified Carbon Standard has the bulk of the market share.
The most expensive carbon offset was the J-VER ($120/ton), from Japanese forest management.
A total of 93 MtCO2e were sold in 2011 for a total of $574 million.
The average price for Verified Emissions Reductions ( VERs) in 2011 was $6.2/tCO2e
Prices increased since 2011 due to "highly charismatic projects" e.g. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-15450797142419653002012-06-05T06:49:00.001-07:002012-06-13T08:42:53.149-07:00
The Town of Branford recently unveiled a 2.82 kilowatt solar array on their Transfer Station. This installation was earned through the state's Clean Energy Communities Program. In attendance at the unveiling ceremony were Lonnie Reed, Ed Meyers, Patricia Widlitz and Unk DaRos, among others.
Branford has many residents who opt to purchase green energy on their electric bill, only 8 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-3899398821396819352012-04-30T06:21:00.000-07:002012-05-03T09:28:03.821-07:00Eco-Friendly: Ten Cars That Get >40 mpg
I recently came across an interesting article on efficient/hybrid cars. I was excited to learn that Toyota may be coming out with a non-hybrid car called the iQ that will get 55 mpg. You'll also notice in this article that many fuel efficient diesel cars are available in Europe but not in the United States. The Toyota iQ would be the smallest four passenger vehicle in the world. I think Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-33129482018313059632012-03-28T12:20:00.004-07:002012-03-28T12:24:06.761-07:00Wise Words from Bill McDonoughEveryone is saying, “I’m going to be zero carbon.” That’s silly. You’ve just told me what you’re not. If I get a jar of peanut butter and it says chlorine-free, it’s like, what?! We’re telling people what we’re not. We need to define what we want to be.The design of life is accruing carbon from the atmosphere and putting it into biota. It’s the greening of the earth, literally. Carbon is our Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-81814648545621669752012-03-20T15:11:00.002-07:002012-03-20T15:12:08.064-07:00Connecticut for Clean Energy Word CloudUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-64677361329489619162011-01-06T13:51:00.001-08:002011-04-12T07:07:49.111-07:00Connecticut renewable energy mandate subsidizes Maine, New Hampshire "Class I"This information was included in the draft decision for Docket 09-10-09, the 2008 annual review of Connecticut electric suppliers' compliance with the renewable portfolio standard. You will notice that only 4% of Class I resource purchased came from Connecticut. ( Double click image to enlarge)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-59992275500874228872010-07-30T15:30:00.000-07:002010-07-30T15:38:12.059-07:00Woodstock E-Waste Event: A Great CT Clean Energy Options Sign-up Success!!Woodstock Connecticut recently hosted an eWaste event at town hall. It was a great success as many local residents dropped off their old electronics in support of our ZERO Land-fill effort to keep these hazzardous materials out of our land-fills.Not only did residents keep e-waste from contaminating water and soil but more than 20 residents enrolled for the CTCleanEnergyOptions green option on Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-79933728583985945472010-07-12T15:10:00.001-07:002010-07-28T06:45:47.325-07:00Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!Recently, Connecticut won Federal Stimulus grant money to run a Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge. This exciting challenge will involve 14 towns, Clean Water Action, and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. JOB 1: Clean Water Action is looking to hire a lead organizer for this project. POSITION: COMMUNITY CLEAN ENERGY LEAD ORGANIZER The Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge aims to have at Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-82061943522476703812010-05-04T16:10:00.000-07:002010-05-04T16:50:35.234-07:00Re-using Tshirts:Throw Back to a Childhood CraftAs a child I really enjoyed arts and crafts. Sometimes I made potholders with a miniature loom and small cloth loops. At the Wilton Go Green Festival this weekend I came across a booth with colorful mats and potholders.There were baskets full of t-shirts as well. I learned that the mats were made of t-shirts! I figured that the t-shirts must be cut into loops and then weaved just like the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-89862508979714014242010-03-17T11:21:00.000-07:002010-03-17T11:29:55.676-07:00Bridgeport Connecticut releases Long Awaited BGreen Plan !The City of Bridgeport and Bridgeport Regional Business Council releases "BGreen 2020," a Sustainability Plan that outlines the policies and actions to be implemented in the next decade to improve the quality of life, social equity, and economic competitiveness of the city while reducing carbon emissions and increasing the community’s resilience to the effects of climate change and increasing Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-86179566425661597892010-03-11T19:00:00.000-08:002010-03-12T15:05:20.327-08:00Do It Yourself SolarI found a guerrilla solar installer set up right next to Walmart. Interesting juxtaposition-a company so large, Walmart, next to a one woman, do it yourself solar installer. After I met 3 Walmart store managers (and talked to them about reducing use of plastic bags!!!) I saw a petite woman with some crooked and some chipped solar cells soldered under glass that looked like a picture frame. I'd Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-88813455598991858782010-03-11T18:54:00.001-08:002010-03-11T18:54:43.181-08:00DIY SolarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-68950280485154187632010-03-11T18:26:00.000-08:002010-03-11T18:49:58.275-08:00NESEA ConferenceToday I had the opportunity to walk the exhibit hall at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy Conference! There were dozens of important and interesting exhibitors. I particularly enjoyed learning more about Alteris and their success and growth. I was able to meet Hannah who works for Alteris' wind division. She showed me a new solar technology which is thin-film solar inUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-86165502879796608862010-03-08T10:40:00.000-08:002010-03-08T10:44:18.619-08:00Saturday March 6. 2010 about three dozen young folks from around New England gathered at Harvard this weekend to discuss climate change and establish a New England-wide social movement to get 100% clean electricity by 2020. Part of this campaign includes Climate Summer: Climate Summer is a cutting edge youth-led program that trains community organizers to build the foundation of a strong climate Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-81521733352224277182010-02-18T18:56:00.000-08:002010-02-22T02:23:57.869-08:00Congressman Larson Explains Senate Path to Climate Legislation.............. It can only happen if they can get beyond the 60 vote cloture which is making everything grind to a halt in the Senate right nowInitially they brought up a climate change bill and had a vote on it. That bill was defeated. They also though have been developing an energy bill in the senate. The house developed its package: energy and climate change together, passed it, sent the bill Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-29764565582304479752010-02-18T17:43:00.001-08:002010-02-18T17:55:22.715-08:00Richard Blumenthal Supports Cap and TradeCongressman John Larson visited New Haven's Blue State Coffee House today from 5-8:30pm. He has got to be one of the most accessible congressmen in the entire country. During the last 25 minutes of the meeting Richard Blumenthal popped in to say hello. I was able to ask him his position on Federal Cap and Trade legislation. He reminded me that it was he who sued Bush's EPA along with several Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-19499629630325708672010-02-18T11:58:00.000-08:002012-11-02T12:13:43.559-07:00Feb. 18 2010 Lieberman in Middletown
Senator Lieberman toured the explosion site of the Middletown Kleen Energy Natural gas plant at 11:30 today. He then held a press event.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-74344613930662358502010-02-09T18:36:00.001-08:002010-02-09T18:51:28.470-08:00Connecticut working on Copying Massachusetts LeadersYesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of smart Wesleyan students working to pass climate legislation. We discussed a campaign strategy. Ultimately we decided we want to have solidarity sleep outs to support the work of our Massachusetts counterparts who are far ahead of us we'd also like to have a conference but are trying to figure out how to make it worthwhile for all Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-84800660641977460542010-02-07T21:28:00.000-08:002012-02-09T13:31:26.066-08:00The Green Police Marketing- Funny But...One of my favorite journalists, www.twitter.com/drgrist mentioned a Green Police advertisement from the superbowl and provided a link When I clicked on it I saw the above videoThe Cheap Trick song is awesome The anteater is awesome The idea of environmental police intruding on people's personal lives is funny. But it is also making fun of environmentalists. I hate when environmentalists lecture Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-5925396553249470162010-02-02T20:51:00.000-08:002010-02-02T21:11:36.470-08:00Senator Lieberman's Response To Climate Questions"Thank you for contacting me regarding the need to address global climate change. We are in complete agreement on this important matter. Climate change is a very serious problem- not just for our environment, but for our economy and our national security, as well- and the way we produce and consume energy is making the problem worse. We need to pass legislation to reduce our greenhouse gas Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-31449987345164817572010-01-24T05:05:00.000-08:002010-01-24T05:09:28.132-08:00Senator Dodd's Form Response to Climate QuestionsThank you for contacting me regarding global climate change and proposals to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. I appreciate hearing from you on this critically important matter.In my view, there is no more pressing issue facing our nation and the world than climate change. The science surrounding climate change is now indisputable. As you may know, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472783457900305820.post-47258645080560626132010-01-20T07:45:00.001-08:002010-01-20T07:45:44.968-08:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.com