December 9, 2011 | Barry Costa

Daniel Esty – close up

Daniel Esty, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection gives the Edwin Way Teale lecture at Konover Auditorium on Dec. 8, 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Daniel Esty, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection gives the Edwin Way Teale lecture at Konover Auditorium on Dec. 8, 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Daniel Esty, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection gives the Edwin Way Teale lecture at Konover Auditorium on Dec. 8, 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)