It's Not Easy Being Green

economic opportunities re: global warming (0.00 / 0)

Great writeup, mikect.

I am wondering if there are job/business/industry opportunities that Connecticut could pursue as the country starts to focus on global warming. 

The agenda of what passed and didn't is interesting.  It's also interesting to see how much is missing from the agenda. You can only do so much in one CT legislative session, but I don't get a sense of the presence of a comprehensive overall plan by reading this list.  Any idea of there is one?

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by: greenpeas @ Wed Sep 05, 2007 at 12:04:03 PM UTC

Corn-burning stoves (0.00 / 0)

A friend and I installed one in his house some years ago and it put out some serious heat.  A 50 lb bag of corn would last 24 hours and the ash was about the size of a hockey puck that you could dump in to your garden as fertilizer.

I started to look in to becoming a dealer last year, but got sidetracked.  Heating oil and natural gas are only going to get more expensive and if you could make arrangements with a local farmer for fuel corn, it would be a bonus.

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by: snorwich @ Fri Sep 07, 2007 at 22:15:25 PM UTC

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Global warming (0.00 / 0)

Work left undone

• Global warming

I expect this work to be NOT done even after all of us are dead and gone from this planet. Global warming IS a problem which only gets bigger with each passing year. IMHO, the only credible debate is whether global warming will result in an ice age or rising sea levels to inundate the world's coastal cities.

Whatever happens, we are causing a fundamental shift in our planet's climatological future.

The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

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by: connecticutyankee @ Thu Sep 06, 2007 at 01:19:02 AM UTC

climate coalition (0.00 / 0)

FYI, some info on the CT Climate Coalition.

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by: mikect @ Thu Sep 06, 2007 at 02:34:28 AM UTC

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Thanks for the link. (0.00 / 0)

I'm sure I'll check this site from time to time.

The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

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by: connecticutyankee @ Sun Sep 09, 2007 at 00:29:08 AM UTC

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Correction on Rep. Ritter Envrironmental Scorecard rating (0.00 / 0)

In the Connecticut League of Conservation Voter Annual Environmental Scorecard,  there was unfortunately an incorrect score reported for Rep. Betsy Ritter.  She actually scored one of the highest marks in 2007.  All of the votes as reported in the scorecard are accurate, so you can see how she voted, but her total grade should have been 90%. 

We issued the following press release to local media with the correction:

For Immediate Release

August 9, 2007

Contact:  Lori Brown

860-236-5442

GROUP APPLAUDS REP. RITTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD

Hartford, CT  -  The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters points to local state Representative, Elizabeth Ritter, as a shining example of what constituents should expect from their elected leaders.

As a state lawmaker representing the 38th House District, including the towns of Waterford and part of  Montville, Rep. Ritter had the opportunity to vote on eleven bills this past legislative session.  She earned a 90% rating for voting the pro-environment position on 10 of 11 of bills reported in the League's 2007 Environmental Scorecard.

The Scorecard is produced annually to highlight legislators' positions on a broad range of important environmental concerns facing Connecticut's elected leaders each year.  This legislative session,  Rep. Ritter supported important initiatives including farmland preservation funding, environmental reviews of state land sales, environmental justice, curbs on pesticides in  schools, wetlands protections, "smart growth" land use planning, and new programs for recycling of electronic devices, which contain toxic material hazardous to public health.

The League notes, however, that while her votes were correctly reported, her final score was inadvertently miscalculated.  Rep. Ritter actually earned one of the highest scores in the House as compared to her colleagues' average of 70%

"We want to set the record straight," said Lori Brown, CTLCV Executive Director. "Representative Ritter has done a stellar job in representing her constituents on environmental issues and we are grateful for her support."

For a more detailed report of this year's environmental initiatives, please visit www.ctlcv@mindspring.com to print a copy of the 2007 Environmental Scorecard, or contact CTLCV at 860-236-5442.

The CTLCV is a bi-partisan, statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting Connecticut's environment by making it a priority for our elected leaders. As a legislative watchdog, CTLCV works in concert with Connecticut's environmental advocacy groups to identify and highlight important bills impacting our air, water, wildlife, open space, and our health. CTLCV also supports pro-environment candidates for political office at election time and holds state legislators accountable for their votes in an annual Environmental Scorecard

Lori Brown
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
645 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
860-236-5442

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by: Lori @ Fri Sep 07, 2007 at 17:20:13 PM UTC

Thanks For Clearing That Up! (0.00 / 0)

And welcome to MLN #1804!

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by: Jon Kantrowitz @ Fri Sep 07, 2007 at 17:37:09 PM UTC

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Thanks for the correction! (0.00 / 0)

I've fixed my list.  Rep. Ritter's new score makes a lot more sense to me, given her generally progressive record.

Why do you think there was such a significant drop in average scores this year?

Also, sorry to give you a hard time about inadvertent errors, but there's a typo in your release - "www.ctlcv@mindspring.com."  ;)

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by: mikect @ Fri Sep 07, 2007 at 22:12:55 PM UTC

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