It’s almost time to celebrate our Earth! See you in Fairfield on April 27th!!! 755 Melville Ave. Fairfield, CT

Learn about…clean and renewable alternative energy choices, conserving our environment, organic and sustainable methods of gardening, safe organic products and services.
Experience…CT’s first electric car rally which stops @ Fairfield Warde  H.S. (11:30 -12:00)
Recycle…electronics (9:00-1:00), eyeglasses, cell phones, clothing (Big Brothers and Sisters) Visit our web site for a list of suggested food donations for Operation Hope
Enjoy…music, free samples, touch a truck, face painting, and fun activities for the whole family
See…Student exhibits including “Trashy Fashions” elementary & high school student fashions using recycled materials. Songs, raps & skits about the environment
Participate in…a Q & A Session with our legislators on environmental  issues. We welcome Congressman Himes, State Sen. McKinney & Reps Fawcett, Kupchick & Hwong (10:30 -11:30)  Sen. Blumenthal may join the Q & A session
Listen to…music by the All Star Energy Band
Meet…our exhibitors
Taste…delicious food
And there’s a lot more!!!

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For more information  (203) 256 3010 Mike Zembruski

Food For Thought Expo Saturday March 16

The Food for Thought Expo is back for its 4th year spreading the word about healthy living and eating in a fun and informative way.  Come chat with vendors and attend educational talks.  Meet chefs, gardeners, nutritionists, beekeepers, bread bakers and farmers.  Enjoy children’s activities, cooking demos and  much more.  For more info on the days events click here.

Admission is FREE.

Fairfield Warde Highscool 755 Melville Ave, Fairfield, CT

Film Festival March 15th

On March 15th, Friends of the Norwalk Islands is host to the Wild & Scenic Film Festival with another incredible selection of films to change your world. The Festival draws top filmmakers, celebrities, leading activists, social innovators and well-known world adventurers to Westport, Connecticut. The theme for the 2013 festival is “A Climate of Change”. Along with our usual line-up of beautiful, engaging and eye-opening films, we will have a particular focus this year on climate change, as well as highlighting the change makers who are creating a more livable future.

Come See The Electric Car Rally At Earth Day

Attention car buffs, green minded folks and anyone who wants see something interesting, different and fun.  The first ever Westport Electric Car Club EV Road Rally is coming to Fairfield Earth Day. All cars will be plug-in hybrids or all electric vehicles, If you have such a car and would like to join the rally check out the Westport Electric Car Club for details.

This is going to be just one of the many fun things we have in store for you at this years Fairfield Earth Day Celebration. We’ll be updating our website and Facebook page with details as they become available.  Stay tuned.

Why A Few Degrees Matter: Climate Change Talk @ Fairfield U

Global climate is expected to warm several degrees Celsius in the next 100 years. A few degrees does not sound like much, so why are we concerned? This talk looks at how climate change and changes in weather patterns are related, and in particular, how hurricanes may change in a warmer and wetter world.

12/6 CTLCV Environmental Summit @ Capital Community College in Hartford

Hope you can make it!  Please feel free to share this email with your friends and constituents.

To register or view more details please go to www.conservationeducation.org

This year’s Summit promises engaging debate on key environmental issues for 2013, legislative insights from state leaders and advocates, and plenty of networking opportunities. We hope you will stay and mingle during our reception at the end of the day.  Contact Kirsten Griebel at 860-236-5442 or kirsten.griebel@ctlcv.org if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on December 6th!

Continue Heating Oil Conservation Programs

A message from Roger Smith, New England Energy Program Director

Connecticut’s 2012 legislative session ended on May 9th without action to continue heating oil conservation programs. Despite strong support from the public, home energy contractors, environmental and consumer groups, and businesses, unrelated political disputes kept heating oil legislation from being voted on.

As a result, on May 18th CL&P joined UI in no longer offering rebates to oil customers for insulation and windows. CL&P announced a hard deadline of June 22nd after which oil and propane customers can no longer sign up for Home Energy Solutions. We need you to join us today to help us save conservation programs for oil heat customers! Take action today.

With heating oil prices near $4 per gallon, we need to ensure oil customers can participate in the Home Energy Solutions program, as well as receive rebates and low-interest loans for energy saving improvements like insulation. There is a legislative fix to ensure that oil customers can benefit from any contributions they make to the Efficiency Fund on their electric bills, and that fix will keep the programs going.

We have one last chance to make this happen. There is an upcoming “special session” on June 12th regarding the state budget and jobs. We need you to contact your legislators and key legislative leaders to ensure that fixing heating oil conservation is part of the deal!

Thanks for your continued support,

Roger

Roger Smith
New England Energy Program Director, Clean Water Action
645 Farmington Ave, Hartford CT 06105
(p) 860-232-6232 (f) 860-232-6334
rsmith@cleanwater.org

http://www.cleanwateraction.org/ct/