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- Conservational, not conventional approach for big subdivision: Project proposed for former golf course labeled ‘development of regional impact’ (10/17/13)
SOMERSWORTH — Residents and Planning Board members sounded off at a public discussion of the proposed subdivision to be built on the old Sunningdale Golf Club property.
- Commission sets water quality initiatives before shore-front owners (10/3/13)
Lawmakers and the Shumlin administration hold public meetings to gather ideas to bolster shore-land protection on state's 812 lakes and ponds.
- Portsmouth to hire ‘tree warden’ (9/11/13)
PORTSMOUTH — The city of Portsmouth, N.H., is looking to create the position of tree warden to deal with changes in the local tree ordinance
- MassDevelopment gets $2M to fund energy savings on campus (8/27/13)
MassDevelopment on Monday announced that it has closed on a $2 million structured financing that will fund a program to help colleges and universities in Massachusetts complete energy saving projects
- A parking lot at UVM is a lab for stormwater, freeze-thaw challenges (8/11/13)
The umbrella, the tent, the roof, the sidewalk and the rain slicker: Humankind has devised plenty of ingenious ways to shed water. Inducing rainfall to stick around long enough to seep into the ground — thus reducing erosion and waterborne pollution — has proven a tougher nut to crack.
- Connecticut Valley Hospital to get $30M Energy Upgrade (10/5/13)
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has selected NORESCO to lead the implementation of a $30 million energy makeover at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown
- UltraCell wins Tech Out startup competition (9/27/13)
NASHUA — UltraCell, a Manchester-based company that has developed a new type of cellulose insulation from reclaimed corrugated cardboard, took home first prize and a $50,000 cash award in this year’s Tech Out, an annual startup competition Thursday evening sponsored by the New Hampshire High Tech Council and abi Innovation Hub.
- Bon voyage, big boats on Candlewood Lake (9/4/13)
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced Wednesday that it will begin to enforce the state regulations concerning boat size on Candlewood beginning Saturday. It's the first time the DEEP has tried to enforce such a limit. "This is all new to us,'' Eleanor Mariani, the DEEP's director of boating, said Wednesday.
- Fish Hatchery Goes Green with Solar Operation (8/27/13)
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department recently installed a 132-panel solar electric system at their Bald Hill Fish Culture Station in Newark. The system will replace 75% of current electricity consumption with renewable solar energy and will also provide a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
- 2 Pisgah Council members resign to protest logging (7/31/13)
CHESTERFIELD — Two leaders of Friends of Pisgah Council, a group of volunteers who watch over Pisgah State Park, have left the council over the Department of Resources and Economic Development logging the forest.