According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory, Cytec Industries, a Wallingford-based chemical manufacturer, was the number one most polluting site in Connecticut.
That’s what we’ve been saying here at CFE/Save the Sound this week. Yesterday, an article in the Boston Globe came out about two LNG terminals built off the North Shore of Massachusetts that are just sitting idle now, with $750 million worth of unused buoys and pipes sitting in the ocean.
We all know how badly Connecticut was impacted by Hurricane Sandy. We can see the effects of Sandy along our shoreline as we try to rebuild yet again after the third major storm hit the state in a little over a year.
Yesterday, we, along with ENE (Environment Northeast), released a new report that examines important issues surrounding the creation of successful residential energy efficiency financing programs. Residential energy efficiency programs around the nation provide incentives to homeowners and renters to implement energy efficient upgrades like improved insulation, windows, and more efficient heating and cooling systems and […]
Yesterday, we announced that our coastal cleanup data was in for the 57 cleanups we helped to coordinate during the spring and fall. What’s special this year is that of the 57 cleanups, two of them were held after Hurricane Sandy ravaged our shoreline.
Energy policy has important ramifications for our environment and our economy. The amount of energy that we consume and the types of fuels that we use affect the quality of the air we breathe, the stability of our climate, and the kinds of jobs created here in Connecticut.
Today, three weeks since Hurricane Sandy, Chalker Beach in Old Saybrook is busy with activity. I notice trucks with logos that contain the words “Septic”, “Contractor”, “Demolition”, and “Electrical” motor past as they head to the shoreline area.
