Community action/Connecticut
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| Location | Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41° 39' 0.07" N, 72° 44' 3.18" W |
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Connecticut.
News
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Rhode Island and Connecticut sue over Trump administration’s wind farm halt, theguardian.com (Sep 04, 2025)
- New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads, insideclimatenews.org (Feb 18, 2026) — Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy.
- Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens, theconversation.com (Dec 17, 2025)
- New England warming faster than most places on Earth, study finds, theguardian.com (Dec 04, 2025)
- Over 80% of All US Voters Support Ending Dark Money’s Grip on Democracy, commondreams.org (Jun 04, 2026)
- Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry, theguardian.com (May 20, 2026)
- Meet the Americans who choose to live without a car in the US: ‘It takes some doing’, theguardian.com (May 08, 2026)
- Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry, theguardian.com (May 20, 2026)
- US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds, theguardian.com (Mar 25, 2026)
- New York Cooks Up a Plan to Boost Energy Efficiency in Public Housing, insideclimatenews.org (Mar 16, 2026)
- Shift Embassy in Rotterdam is “a public park that blends art with ecology” [Positive.News], Daily Alternative (Jul 25, 2026)
- The tech party "Team Mirai” (Team Future) won 11 seats in the Japanese general election. They’re now modelling the future of democracy [Tech Policy Press], Daily Alternative (Jul 24, 2026)
- What the majority world can teach the rest of us about low-cost, high-impact systems of “coolth” [John Thackera], Daily Alternative (Jul 23, 2026)
International events
[edit | edit source]Global or International events
Aug 09, 2026 (Sun) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People, observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population, un.org- Aug 12, 2026 (Wed) — International Youth Day, awareness day designated by the United Nations taking place on Aug 12 each year, un.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Each week 3 different short videos from across the world.
Community action/Madrid, Community action/Uganda, Citizens' assembly / ...This week's featured UK videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism
Community energy
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[edit | edit source]Citizens data initiative
- Energy Data & Statistics for Connecticut, From the U.S. Department of Energy
Sustainable transport activism
[edit | edit source]Cycling activism
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U.S. Bicycle Route 7 (USBR 7) is a north–south U.S. Bicycle Route that follows the Western New England Greenway in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont in the United States.
Education for sustainability
[edit | edit source]Wikipedia:List of nature centers in Connecticut
Open spaces
[edit | edit source]- Branford Land Trust
- Connecticut Forest and Park Association
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
News archive
[edit | edit source]- New London Makerspace Gives Community Access to 3D Printers, Wood Shop and More, Jan 16, 2017...@WTNH
About Connecticut
[edit | edit source]Connecticut ( kə-NET-ih-kət) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Connecticut lies between the major hubs of New York City and Boston along the Northeast Corridor, where the New York metropolitan area, which includes four of Connecticut's seven largest cities, extends into the southwestern part of the state. Connecticut is the third-smallest state by area after Rhode Island and Delaware, and the 29th-most populous with more than 3.6 million residents as of 2024, ranking it fourth among the most densely populated U.S. states.
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Connecticut". Appropedia. Retrieved July 31, 2026. |