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Entergy To Close Vermont Yankee 27 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm
Entergy Corporation said today it plans to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (nrc.gov) The station is expected to cease po...
Rep. Courtney to tour eastern Conn. farms 26 Aug 2013 | 08:16 pm
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney is touring eastern Connecticut farms to raise awareness about the challenges facing local farmers, including rising energy costs. The Democratic congressman is visiting farms i...
CT’s $1B renewable energy secret revealed 26 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
The names and locations of the project winners for Connecticut’s 21-year, $1 billion renewable energy credit program have been revealed, unveiling a one-year-old secret in the state’s green business c...
Key link of Greenway Trail complete 26 Aug 2013 | 08:11 pm
It’s an added attraction for the 2 million runners, bikers, and beach-goers who visit Hammonasset each year. “Trails have become an incredibly important resource for Connecticut,” said Susan Whalen, ...
Recall represents ‘huge hit’ for Connecticut oyster growers 26 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
For decades, Connecticut oysters have been in strong demand across the country and internationally, particularly in the summertime. One reason is that the state’s Long Island Sound-grown Blue Point o...
Companies line up to compete for state energy credits 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
More than a dozen companies are hoping to generate state and federal tax credits by selling their renewable energy to Connecticut electric distributors, according to filings posted by the state Depart...
Tom Condon takes a ride down the route of the New Britain-Hartford busway 26 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
I’ve seen the future — I hope. I’ve been on the busway. By Tom Condon …. At the invitation of some folks from the state Department of Transportation, I took a ride (in a sturdy SUV) along much of the...
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Fuel Cell Startup Looking To Grow 26 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
Three years after Proton Energy became a public company, a co-founder who was essentially No. 2 there quit to get a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in materials science. “Everybody told me I...
After a long, hard ride, celebration 26 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
The event, organized by the state department of Energy and Environmental Protection, was an 11-day bicycle trek through 20 state parks. Sojourners were nearly unanimous in describing the toughest goi...
