City of New Haven Office of Sustainability

09/27/2012

Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published a book that inspired environmentalism.

09/06/2012

Please Join Us at Edgerton Park on Sat. Sept. 8 from 11am - 10pm for the CT Folk Festival and Green Expo! We will be there handing out FREE compost bins to New Haven residents and partnering with the GNHWPCA to raffle off 10 rain barrels. Stop by and say hi!

07/10/2012

Rich Fairicielli, of Fairicelli Florest, Nursery and Greenhouse at 420 Forest Road in West Haven, would like to donate tomato plants for New Haven Residents and community gardeners to plant. The flats of tomatoes are ready to plant, some already have tomatoes on them. You can go to the nursery and pick up the plants by the flat, and Rich will even teach you how to plant them.

06/11/2012

June 14th Community Greenspace workshop, conducted by URI in Spanish, will cover the benefits of the different tree species. Participants will receive the Guide to New Haven's Trees (Spanish version). Please spread the word to your Spanish-speaking friends and networks. http://environment.yale.edu/uri/files/URI_June14treeworkshop_SpanishFlyer.pdf

06/08/2012

Yale study to look at green spaces' effects on crime in New Haven http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/06/06/news/new_haven/doc4fd01eab34f6e582062317.txt

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05/30/2012

Do you want to learn more about the benefits of plug-in electric vehicles as a cleaner, lower-cost transportation alternative? Come to the Connecticut's Electric Car Community Days in New Haven on June 1! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. @ Broadway and Elm http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Sustainability/index.asp

City of New Haven Office of Sustainability

05/23/2012

'Don't Spread the Lead': The New Haven Bureau of Environmental Health will team up with area businesses to hold the second of the 14th annual Don’t Spread Lead events on May 25, 2012, at Grand Paint & Floor Covering on Grand Avenue. http://elmcityexpress.blogspot.com/

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05/17/2012

Pitkin Plaza - Bike to Work Breakfast tomorrow! A CT Transit bus will be at the corner of Chapel and Orange for cyclists to practice loading and unloading bikes from the bike rack. http://elmcitycycling.org/

04/27/2012

Happy Arbor Day! Celebrate it by having a free street tree planted in front of your house, courtesy of the City and URI. You can also get a home energy assessment that can save you $250/ year! http://tinyurl.com/79q3ycc

City of New Haven Office of Sustainability

04/25/2012

Would you like to see a bike-share program in New Haven? http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/city_eyes_bike-sharing/

Stepping off the train at Union Station, Joe Commuter checks a two-wheeler out of the nearby bike-share rack and pedals to work at Science Park. He parks it there. When...

04/21/2012

Ready for Earth Day tomorrow? For inspiration on how to celebrate, check out the resources at http://www.epa.gov/earthday

04/21/2012

Tomorrow will be a beautiful day; there's still time to register for Rock to Rock: 2012 Earth Ride! http://www.rocktorock.org

The Latest Rock News $55,000 and counting for our local environment! Volunteer on April 21st! So much fun: Picnic for the Planet, live music, 40 years of EPA photographs, and more! See the schedule. Thank you to the volunteers at the Rock to Rock Day of Service! Pictures. 21 organizations join in Ro...