Connecticut Environmental Conference

Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice 3rd Annual Conference

FEATURING: Tom Goldtooth,Executive Director of the National indigenous Environmental Network, Activist, Advocate, organizer, and policy Maker within the Environmental Justice Movement
AND
Senator Toni Harp, Connecticut State Senator and Appropriations Chair, Committee on Children (Vice Chair), andExecutive and Legislative Nominations
Attend Workshops on:

EJ & Global Climate Justice
Adolescent EJ Issues
Advanced Vehicle Technology
Green Chemistry
Global Warming in the Northeast
Asthma/Respiratory Diseases
Research on Brownfields
Env. & Institutional Racism
Urban Rivers and Ports
Hazardous Household Waste
And More!

When: Saturday, October 27, 2007 – 8:30am-5:00pm
Where: UConn School of Business
100 Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103

Donation: $ 30.00 in advance, lunch incl. (by October 19, 2007), $ 35.00 at the door.
Limited scholarships available.

For more information or if you need transportation from New Haven or Bridgeport or childcare services, please call Dawn Simonsen at 860-548-1133 or email Dawn here. www.environmental-justice.org

Warming of CT premiers 6/26/07

A new documentary featuring IREJN Director Andrea Cohen-Kiener and others who work on issues of climate change will premier on CPTV tonight, June 26. A live town meeting will follow. Check for your local station here.

IREJN is Connecticut's Interfaith Power and Light. Visit us at http://www.irejn.org/.

Connecticut Event-Energy and Environmental Markets

Wed. May 9, 2007: Energy & Environmental Markets - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and CT's Renewable Portfolio Standards


Please join us for the next program of the Business & Environment Speaker Series, presented by SoundWaters and UBS.
Speakers:David Goldberg, CT Department of Public Utility ControlChris Nelson, CT DEP, Climate Change and Energy GroupEnergy and Environmental planning in CT are becoming increasingly intertwined. Energy decisions made today will have environmental, energy security and reliability impacts for decades. Energy markets are some of the tools currently being used as part of CT's energy policy.Learn how CT's Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and CT's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) are utilizing market forces to provide incentives to achieve efficient use and generation of electricity in the state.
Date:Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Reservations by Thursday, May 3
Time:5:30-6:30 pm
Reception 6:30-7:30 pm
Presentation/Question & AnswerLocation: UBS, 677 Washington Blvd. Stamford
No walk-ins will be permitted.Registration for this event is required.

Please email soundbusiness@soundwaters.org or call 203-406- 3319 by Thursday, May 3, to reserve your place. Attendees must furnish a State-issued Photo ID upon entry to the building. Bags are subject to inspection. No cameras or recording devices will be permitted.

Directions:By Train: Take Metro North to Stamford train station. UBS is located on Washington Blvd. and North State St., about a five minute walk. Follow the station's walkway to North State Street, cross the street and follow the path to the UBS main entrance on Washington Blvd.By Car: I-95 to Exit 7, Stamford. North on Washington Blvd. Entrance to Visitor Lot is located just north of the building.
Learn more...
SoundWaters
email: soundbusiness@soundwaters.org
phone: 203 323 1978
IREJN is Connecticut's Interfaith Power and Light. Visit us at www.irejn.org.

Got Dandelions?

Suzanne O'Connell has them, even though it is winter in Connecticut, where she lives. In this editorial from the Hartford Courant, biologist Suzanne O'Connell speaks about how global warming threatens various species. As a solution to climate change, she suggests driving 40-55 MPH (the most fuel-efficient range for cars) and signing up for clean energy.

To sign up for clean energy to be delivered to your home by your current electricity provider in the United States, go to www.smartpower.org. and click on your state.

Suzanne O'Connell teaches at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Visit us at www.irejn.org.

CT Haz-Mat firm fired

The state has cut tied with Earth Technology Two, a firm paid millions to clean up hazardous wastes. The firm pled guilty to fraud in federal court earlier this month. Listen to the story on WNPR radion.