Connecticut 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)

Woodstock 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 their CL&P bill by signing up at this event!

Jim Stratos (left) of the Woodstock Green Team and
David Hussong (right) of the Pomfret Green Team educate residents about green energy and environmental stewardship. Photo Credit: Judy Walberg (town clerk and Woodstock Green Team member)

This event did a great job to raise awareness. In the days following the event almost 20 more Woodstock residents have enrolled for CTCleanEnergyOptions online! Woodstock Connecticut is a green leader, and the first town in the state to purchase 100% clean energy.

Jobs, 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 least 10 percent of households in each community achieve 20 percent energy savings and increase their clean energy usage, and provides support to help households achieve those goals.
For more details please see- http://www.cleanwateraction.org/job/community-clean-energy-lead-organizer

To Apply:
Internal candidates please contact your supervisor. Send a letter of interest and a résumé via e-mail to: Roger Smith, hartcwa@cleanwater.org, and contact (860) 232-6232 (voice) with questions.


JOB 2: ADDITIONALLY, the towns of Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison and Westbrook recently received stimulus money to hire a regional energy manager

For details please see

http://www.madisonct.org/Human_Resources/hrjobpost.htm

JOB 3: Lastly, my Dad is CFO at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs New York. He is currently looking to hire a SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR. details on applying: https://jobs.skidmore.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=150424


Looks like it is a good time to be an environmental professional!

Re-using Tshirts:Throw Back to a Childhood Craft

As 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 potholders I made as a kid.

I was so impressed by this creative use of a product I have seen overflowing the racks of many goodwill stores! I was able to talk to two women who came up with this brilliant idea; their company name is Rugamarole Handcrafts.