by Kristi Vitelli Chip Beckett wrote an informative article a few weeks ago about the increased cost of waste disposal when the trash to energy plant in Hartford closes. I am unhappy about paying more for trash disposal, and concerned about the amount of household waste Glastonbury will send to landfills in other states once …
by Chip Beckett Glastonbury, and all of Central Connecticut is facing a trash crisis. The current trash to energy plant is slated to close in June 2022, without a replacement. The function of the plant was to safely and environmentally reduce the volume of trash. Electricity is an afterthought byproduct to help offset the costs …
By Candice Rizzotti In caring for the environment, we must consider the impact of our habits on Climate Change. One of the leading drivers of Climate Change is increased consumerism, especially in developed countries. Therefore, one of the best ways we can protect the environment is by reducing consumption. In fact, buying and using less …
By Kristi Vitelli Yesterday, I attended a webinar sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Zero Waste Coalition featuring the guest speaker Jeanine Behr Getz, the leader of BYOCT (Bring Your Own Connecticut). She revealed that Americans produce an extra twenty-nine pounds of trash every week between Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day. The increase …
By Kristi Vitelli Last January members of TALK Environment group, together with local gardeners, formed a Pollinator Pathway group in Glastonbury. I attended one meeting and was hooked. Lacking knowledge about native plant gardening I sought out resources and found a webinar presented by Doug Tallamy, a University of Delaware professor of entomology and wildlife …
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By Richard Eldridge In order to mitigate climate change, it is imperative that our community move to replace electricity that is produced through the burning of fossil fuels. By capturing and using the power of the sun, carbon emissions can be reduced. In our community, the town has installed solar panels at several town facilities …
By Chris Gullotta At 1.5 degrees Celsius warming, NASA projects that “climate-related risks to human health, food, employment, food security, human security, water supply and economic growth will all increase. Vulnerable and disadvantaged populations and some communities of indigenous peoples and communities with livelihoods based on agricultural or coastal resources will be at highest risk. …
By Bruce Bowman, President of Truth in Action with Love and Kindness, (TALK). Welcome to Green on the Corner! This is where you will find regular conversations on a multitude of issues that all relate to climate change. Climate change is such an all-encompassing topic that it is hard to know where to start, what …
by Kristi Vitelli It is finally Spring! This is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on whether you enjoy yardwork, dread yardwork or need to start paying the landscaper their monthly fee to do your yardwork. If you are in the last two categories, you might want to consider a new type …
By Kristi Vitelli Want to do something this month that helps the planet? Take the challenge to cut down on your use of single-use plastics during the month of July. This challenge started in Western Australia in 2011, and has grown in worldwide popularity every year since. You can sign up to take the challenge …