CORRECTIONS

We strive to get everything right the first time. If we don’t, we will admit it — and correct or clarify it. If you find an error, send an email to editor@registercitizen.com or call 860-685-9130.

Connecticut high school and college artists are invited to enter the Connecticut Green Bank’s 2021 Green Liberty Bond Poster Contest. Six entries will be selected as winners and receive a $1,000 Green Liberty Bond.

In July 2020, the Connecticut Green Bank issued its first Green Liberty Bond as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Earth Day. Designed with U.S. War Bonds as an inspiration, the Green Bank used four posters as part of its marketing campaign to increase awareness. The 2020 Green Liberty Bond issuance generated nearly $17 million to support the Green Bank’s residential solar investment program, which helps homeowners add solar to their roofs, according to a statement.

High school and college/graduate students can submit posters tying together the themes of Green Bonds Us, Green Liberty Bonds, environmental justice, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and Connecticut.

Entries are limited to the first 100 in each group — 100 from high school students; 100 from college/ graduate students. Six winners — three from high school entries; three from college/graduate entries will be chosen. Winners will receive a $1,000 Green Liberty Bond.

The contest runs through March 12 and winners will be announced in late April in recognition of Earth Day.

Eligibility requirements, rules, and guidelines can be found at www.ctgreenbank.com/2021-greenliberty-bond-poster-contest

The Connecticut Green Bank was established by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2011 as the nation’s first green bank. The Green Bank’s mission is to confront climate change and provide all of society a healthier, more prosperous future by increasing and accelerating the flow of private capital into markets that energize the green economy. This is accomplished by leveraging limited public resources to scale-up and mobilize private capital investment into Connecticut. In 2017, the Connecticut Green Bank received the Innovations in American Government Award from the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and innovation for their “Sparking the Green Bank Movement” entry. For more information about the Connecticut Green Bank, visit www.ctgreenbank.com