Groton’s Beebe Pond Park comprises 97 acres of woodlands, a salt pond, stone walls, boulders, swamp, streams, and the remains of an old mill. To learn more about wetlands and swamps and why they are important to Groton’s environmental sustainability, click here to read Annie Proulx’s article.
Shoreline East Goes Electric
“These electric trains coming into service are an important milestone for Shore Line East,” Lamont said in a statement. “It is an improvement that has been long awaited, and has been delivered. We are speeding up transportation in the state and saving people time in their day. At the same time, we are fighting climate change by investing in cleaner, greener transportation. We are making investments in statewide rail travel and delivering on the promise to make our trains faster, quieter, and more efficient.” The Day, May 24, 2022 by Greg Smith
Let’s get food out of the waste stream!
May 22, 2022 Efforts to get food out of the waste stream finding more support Officials believe solving the food waste issue is the linchpin to Connecticut’s waste disposal crisis by Jan Ellen Spiegel. Click here to learn more.
No Mow May!
May 22, 2022 Click HERE to learn more about why neighborhoods in Hartford are engaging with the No Mow May movement.
Nips Tax Funds Coming to Groton
Click HERE to read GCA’s letter to the Town Council on the problem of nips.
Town of Groton Hiring Sustainability and Resilience Manager
The job position is designed to help the town plan for the effects, particularly sea level rise, of climate change. Groton’s R&S Task Force, two of whose members serve on GCA’s board, recommended to the Town of Groton that this position be created. Click HERE view the NBC CT news report.
April 28, 2022 PURA ends Malloy-era natural gas conversion incentive program
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is ending a program that provided incentives to consumers to connect their homes and businesses to natural gas after the initiative fell short of its goals. Click HERE to read more.
Natural gas pipeline in CT
Failure to pass ‘peak shaving’ bill will allow dirtier diesel power generation, by Jessie Stratton, April 20, 2022
Jessie Stratton, a member of GCA’s Board of Directors, wrote an important op ed article on Senate Bill 236 that was published in the CT Mirror on April 20, 2022. Click here to read the article. The image below is a diesel generator, the size of a railroad car.
GCA is Always Fundraising!
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The Nature Conservancy article on the U.S. conservation goal of 30 x 30
The Nature Conservancy article on the U.S. conservation goal of 30 x 30
