Tag: Our House Is On Fire
25
Nov
On Notice
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Patience is for fools. Last week I had the privilege of attending the Connecticut Forum‘s panel on Climate Crisis — an engaging talk with some...
17
Nov
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One Basically Free, Totally Easy Way To Move Your Business Into the 21st Century
by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD MULTIMODAL DIRECTIONS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE. If your business has a website and only provides parking directions, it’s time to make updates.
14
Nov
Textile Collection: It’s Begun
by Kerri Ana Provost
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As promised, textile collection has begun in Hartford — at least for those of us who get our trash and recycling picked up by the...
10
Nov
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CT1930: Mostly Backwards and Lacking Vision
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Gov. Lamont presented last week what he is calling “a realistic, fiscally responsible plan to transform Connecticut’s transportation system.” Spoiler Alert: none of those statements...
04
Nov
Idling Prohibited
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s easy to scapegoat the buses, especially if you don’t rely on them for transportation. School and city buses are not by a long shot...
28
Oct
Time to Focus on Vision Zero
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hartford has a Climate Action Plan. It has six action areas, one of which is transportation. Five goals have been developed for that section: Increase...
21
Oct
Book Review: We Are The Weather
by Kerri Ana Provost
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“It is good to speak up, good to recycle, to plant trees, lots of trees […] According to a 2017 analysis, recycling and tree planting...
14
Oct
Trash for Memory
by Kerri Ana Provost
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There’s been misinformation circulating about bulky waste, and as irritating as the endless mattresses blocking sidewalks are, the blatant lies bother me more. MYTH ONE:...
07
Oct
Plastic-Wrapped Pear Season?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I was in a knockoff version of a major coffee chain recently and witnessed something I had seen and forgotten several times before. An employee...
30
Sep
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Tired of Trash
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Connecticut River begins on the boundary of Canada and the United States, in a bog, flowing 410 miles before joining Long Island Sound. In...