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Eastern CT Green Action

Creating a Local Climate Change Group-A Resource Guide Our own guide to getting started in YOUR town. In the process, you will get a better sense of what we are trying to achieve.
How a Bill Becomes Law-Connecticut Edition. By Ben Shaiken, Chair of the Mansfield Democratic Town Committee. Created for a workshop on 4/9/17.

Organizing

Grassroots Organizing. An excellent guide to organizing from the Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Advocacy: Turning the Gears of Democracy. This four part video series from Connecticut Network (CT-N) is a short guide to advocacy at the state legislature.
Tools for Action. This advocacy toolkit was developed by CT Parent Power, but it can apply to climate change advocacy, too.

Banning Fracking Wastes

Shared Solar

Connecticut’s timid approach to clean energy penalizes consumers, costs state jobs
CT creeps toward electric grid 2.0
Session tally: Energy and environment hits, misses and almosts
Shared solar tries again to light up Connecticut
Op-ed: ‘Virtual net metering’ is key to ‘shared solar on homes’
The CT Academy of Science and Engineering report on Shared Clean Energy Facilities. Very helpful executive Summary and full report. Was submitted to the legislature.
The Shared Community Solar report and recommendations for Massachusetts.

Clean Energy for Your Town

CT Green Bank Created by the State of CT. Leverages public and private funds to drive investment and scale up clean energy deployment across the state.
The C-PACE program The Green Bank's program for commercial, municipal and non-profit building owners.
C-PACE projects Over 40 case studies of successful Green Bank collaborations with a wide variety of companies and organizations.

Stopping the Expansion of Natural Gas Pipelines

Resources

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