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Skating to the Puck: Lessons on Sustainability from the Hockey Rink

Skating to the Puck: Lessons on Sustainability from the Hockey Rink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Some people skate to the puck, I skate to where the puck is going to be.” –Wayne Gretzky

It seems fitting that Gary Tabor began yesterday morning’s …

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Water and Land Conservation: Let’s Do What Works

Water and Land Conservation: Let’s Do What Works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreeing that we should use the tools and knowledge we already possess helped set a positive note during the ‘Sustainable Water and Land Conservation Panel’ …

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Making Environmental and Sustainable Issues Non-Partisan

Making Environmental and Sustainable Issues Non-Partisan

Day 2 of the Citizens Summit starts off in a haze, as participants come bright and early to Kroon Hall and its cloudy cover, to begin small group discussions and panels. Today speaks of solutions and practicality. In this globalized …

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Opening Remarks from Day One

Opening Remarks from Day One

What a day of thought provoking discussion! The summit kicked off with a panel entitled “Twenty Years After Rio, Why are We Not There Yet?”

 

According to Daniel Esty, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment, we …

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Day 1 Highlights from the Citizens’ Summit for Sustainable Development

Day 1 Highlights from the Citizens’ Summit for Sustainable Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the image above to see a slideshow from the first day of the Citizens’ Summit for Sustainable Development.

Day 1 of the Summit brought …

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Slideshow: Day 1 of the Citizens Summit

All images courtesy of Cara Mae Cirignano, Chris Randall, and Austin Lord.

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