Members only section here...
LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS of WESTON :
Contact the League by clicking above
Interested in the LWVCT Media Study? In joining the League? Click here!
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LWVCT's MEDIA STUDY
Keynote speaker CT Att'y General Richard Blumenthal
Fall Conference now streaming on-line here
E-Democracy: A 21st Century Citizen's Right to Know and Participate
Keynote speaker Att'y General Blumenthal.
Topics - censorship, loss of Internet freedoms, and widening the gap between those in the
know and the rest of us!
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SUSTAINABILITY
The Sustainable Enterprize Fieldbook:
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/productdetail.kmod?productid=2689
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WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Numbered prints by Mary O'Reilly Sowinski for sale (some still left!) depict Weston in 1979!
Notecards commissioned by LWV of Weston available from the League;
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LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS of WESTON :
Contact the League by clicking above
Interested in the LWVCT Media Study? In joining the League? Click here!
Click
here for TABLE OF CONTENTS.
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM:
ANNUAL MEETING AND BETTY HILL INTERNATIONAL FORUM REGISTRATION - MAY 16
Read great article from on-line FORUM; official biography of guest speaker is here.
"Know Your Town ON-LINE."
Click here for latest news of "Steering Committee."
NOT-EXACTLY-A-BLOG ...
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM:
ANNUAL MEETING AND BETTY HILL INTERNATIONAL FORUM REGISTRATION - MAY 16
Read great article from on-line FORUM; official biography of guest speaker is here.
"Know Your Town ON-LINE."
Click here for latest news of "Steering Committee."
NOT-EXACTLY-A-BLOG ...
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LWV OF WESTON PUBLICATIONS:
NEW "Know Your Town Directory" print edition at the Town Clerk's Office, on-line version here, as well as the
re-issued "Guide to Local Elections"; and shown above, click here for "Guide to Government"
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LWVCT testified re: Broadwater proposal now in the hands of New York State
read article here...
Broadwater is appealing...
N.Y. Rejects Floating Gas Terminal
NYTIMES
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 10, 2008
Filed at 3:13 p.m. ET
NORTHPORT, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson said Thursday the state won't approve putting a
$700 million liquefied natural gas terminal the size of the Queen Mary 2 in Long Island Sound.
"The fact is, Broadwater is behind us," Paterson said of the project, prompting applause from a crowd of about
200 politicians, environmentalists and Long Island residents.
Paterson joins Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell and nearly every elected official on both sides of the sound who oppose
the project.
Foes claim the terminal could imperil the ecosystem; Paterson said it "would scar Long Island Sound."
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concluded last month that the project would have no major
environmental effect on the region.
Opponents also say a terrorist attack there could be catastrophic.
There was no immediate comment from the consortium that wants to build the terminal, Broadwater Energy.
Broadwater -- a joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. -- can still appeal to the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Broadwater had been running a high-profile public relations campaign that included TV, radio and print ads,
extolling the region's need for natural gas and claiming energy bills for Long Island ratepayers would drop $300
a year. Opponents countered that rates would not actually drop, but might not rise at as fast a rate if the LNG
terminal were approved.
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NOTE: best viewed using Internet Explorer
"Speak Up 2008" Video - Watch it S T R E A M I N G here!!!
Big crowd, variety of topics plus environmental questions from two young Westonites! First question on FAA,
second on zoning enforcement...a cornucopia of topics!!! Early photos here.
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LEGAL REVIEW continues meeting. March 27 Public Hearing reported in the FORUM here.
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With the economy turnng down, this is a very important forum:
"MUNICIPAL SHARED SERVICE: THE ROAD AHEAD"
A Symposium Presented by:
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"SHORT SESSION" over...but another Special Session looms!
Take a tour of the Capitol with official League Guides--"Capitol and Information Tours" (C.I.T.)
LWV OF WESTON PUBLICATIONS:
NEW "Know Your Town Directory" print edition at the Town Clerk's Office, on-line version here, as well as the
re-issued "Guide to Local Elections"; and shown above, click here for "Guide to Government"
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LWVCT testified re: Broadwater proposal now in the hands of New York State
read article here...
Broadwater is appealing...
N.Y. Rejects Floating Gas Terminal
NYTIMES
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 10, 2008
Filed at 3:13 p.m. ET
NORTHPORT, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson said Thursday the state won't approve putting a
$700 million liquefied natural gas terminal the size of the Queen Mary 2 in Long Island Sound.
"The fact is, Broadwater is behind us," Paterson said of the project, prompting applause from a crowd of about
200 politicians, environmentalists and Long Island residents.
Paterson joins Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell and nearly every elected official on both sides of the sound who oppose
the project.
Foes claim the terminal could imperil the ecosystem; Paterson said it "would scar Long Island Sound."
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concluded last month that the project would have no major
environmental effect on the region.
Opponents also say a terrorist attack there could be catastrophic.
There was no immediate comment from the consortium that wants to build the terminal, Broadwater Energy.
Broadwater -- a joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. -- can still appeal to the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Broadwater had been running a high-profile public relations campaign that included TV, radio and print ads,
extolling the region's need for natural gas and claiming energy bills for Long Island ratepayers would drop $300
a year. Opponents countered that rates would not actually drop, but might not rise at as fast a rate if the LNG
terminal were approved.
------------------------------------
NOTE: best viewed using Internet Explorer
"Speak Up 2008" Video - Watch it S T R E A M I N G here!!!
Big crowd, variety of topics plus environmental questions from two young Westonites! First question on FAA,
second on zoning enforcement...a cornucopia of topics!!! Early photos here.
----------------------------------------
LEGAL REVIEW continues meeting. March 27 Public Hearing reported in the FORUM here.
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With the economy turnng down, this is a very important forum:
"MUNICIPAL SHARED SERVICE: THE ROAD AHEAD"
A Symposium Presented by:
- The Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
- The Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
- The League of Women Voters of Connecticut
October
30, 2007, 7:45am-12:30pm
Central Connecticut State University, Student Center, Alumni Complex
Watch the condensed version here:
Central Connecticut State University, Student Center, Alumni Complex
Watch the condensed version here:
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"SHORT SESSION" over...but another Special Session looms!
Take a tour of the Capitol with official League Guides--"Capitol and Information Tours" (C.I.T.)
------------------------------------
LWVCT's MEDIA STUDY
Keynote speaker CT Att'y General Richard Blumenthal
Fall Conference now streaming on-line here
E-Democracy: A 21st Century Citizen's Right to Know and Participate
Keynote speaker Att'y General Blumenthal.
Topics - censorship, loss of Internet freedoms, and widening the gap between those in the
know and the rest of us!
---------------------------------------
SUSTAINABILITY
The Sustainable Enterprize Fieldbook:
http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com/productdetail.kmod?productid=2689
--------------------------------
WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Numbered prints by Mary O'Reilly Sowinski for sale (some still left!) depict Weston in 1979!
Notecards commissioned by LWV of Weston available from the League;
- Test your knowledge of Weston...what is depicted in
the print above?
- Is this scene still there?
- Why is this view of particular importance for Westonites?
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Video of LWVCT Convention 2007 (long and short versions)...
L W V C T C O N V E N T I O N R E P O R T - E-AWARD to Weston!
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News of some previous speakers at LWV of Weston event!
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Video of LWVCT Convention 2007 (long and short versions)...
L W V C T C O N V E N T I O N R E P O R T - E-AWARD to Weston!
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News of some previous speakers at LWV of Weston event!
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