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FeaTures
14. CT's Clearer Wind Future
A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling and a legislative approval have made major wind
farms a less risky proposition.
24. Utilities Vs. Renewables
CL&P and UI play a vital role in the state's renewable energy expansion plans, but more
distributed generation and technological advances threaten the utilities' long-held
business models.
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16. Green Warrior: Barnard Zahren
An Avon man has raised $21 million along with the founder of SunEdison to provide
private financial backing to renewable and efficient energy projects.
23. ECOmpany: Henkel
The global manufacturer of major household products is reducing its environmental
footprint 15 percent by next year.
On the Cover: Riva Krut, chief sustainability officer of industrial gas supplier Praxair, in
the forest surrounding the company's Danbury headquarters. PhoTo | Pablo robles
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5. From the
Editor
7. News Cycle
9. Government
Watch
12. Smart
Business
The Experts
28. Advocate
Corner
30. Legal
31. ECOmunitty
32. Opinion
34. A Clean
Startup:
Fresh Farm
Aquaponics
Cover sTory
How Green is
CT Business?
Connecticut matches up well against
other states in energy usage and
policies, but the Nutmeg State lacks
in other areas like total renewable
generation, transit usage, and
environmental contamination.
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