Category: Environmental Interest
22
Apr
Random Spring Photo Post
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This is just a gratuitous photo blog post. Pictured here are the gardens of two Hartford bloggers. One knows what she is doing. The other...
18
Mar
No Farms, No Food, No Future
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A number of organizations sponsored today’s Speak Up for Agriculture! rally and AG DAY at the Capitol to show the importance of keeping agriculture in...
26
Dec
Boxing Day Special: Getting Rid of Useless Arguments
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If there is anyone who, after driving to a mall or shopping center during regular business hours in the days leading up to Christmas, still...
05
Dec
Stalling Progress: Transportation in Connecticut
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Armando Carbonell reports in the Boston Globe that President-Elect Obama plans to invest in public works, potentially creating 30,000-40,000 new jobs; Carbonell points out that...
19
Nov
Trash Talk
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Clarence W. Corbin, the Director of Hartford Public Works, and Marilynn Cruz-Aponte, Assistant to the Director of Public Works, spoke to residents as part of...
10
Nov
Hartford Underground
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Ever since I learned that Hartford buried parts of rivers underground, I’ve been a little obsessed with finding them. Yesterday, I got to see where...
24
Oct
Happy Hazardous Waste Collection Day!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Tomorrow, you too can get rid of the hundreds of pesky moth balls that have been taking up residence in your living room since May....
10
Oct
Protest Waste Facility
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Heritage-Crystal Clean–a company which touts its “environmental services”–is being protested this Tuesday at Constitution Plaza by the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice. The Illinois-based company...
03
Oct
Fundraiser for Knox Parks Foundation
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Yesterday evening I attended a fundraiser for the Knox Parks Foundation, which is responsible for a number of things including planting trees and flowers, and...
03
Sep
politics are dirty, but our river doesn’t have to be
by Kerri Ana Provost
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On Saturday, October 4th, the Connecticut River Watershed Council will be coordinating the 12th annual Source to Sea Cleanup. That’s a month away, but they...