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March 18, 2024 | The Truth About Carbon FootprintsThe carbon footprint concept was a clever marketing tool used by fossil fuel companies to spread the blame on carbon pollution. | |
March 15, 2024 | Why Are New England’s Electricity Prices So Expensive?The answer boils down to our over-dependence on fossil fuels. | |
March 14, 2024 | Here’s What the Project Maple Gas Pipeline Means for New EnglandEnbridge, a fossil fuel company, wants to build polluting gas infrastructure when we should be upgrading to clean energy like solar and wind. | |
March 11, 2024 | Dirty, Unregulated Industrial Salmon Farms Put Our Waters at RiskMaine’s coastal waters need more protection from polluting industrial fish farms. | |
March 1, 2024 | Fossil Fuel Interests and Dark Money Donors Are Behind Opposition to Offshore WindClimate deniers and fossil fuel interests are quietly fueling an anti-offshore wind misinformation campaign | |
March 1, 2024 | Wine Bottles: The Case to Include Them in Bottle Return ProgramsIn most states, bottle return programs don’t cover wine bottles. So, our options for recycling them are limited. That means they end up mixed with trash or littering our communities. But there’s a simple solution: expand bottle bills. | |
February 23, 2024 | Five Things to Know About the New Nine-State Heat Pump PledgeMaine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island join six other states in promising to cut climate pollution from buildings via electric heating. | |
February 22, 2024 | How Stronger Laws in Connecticut Can Tackle Food WasteFood waste in Connecticut is taking a toll in our communities and the environment. Learn how stronger food waste laws can help us reduce toxic emissions and fight food insecurity. | |
February 22, 2024 | Connecticut Utilities Want to Invest in More Polluting Gas – at Your ExpenseIf state regulators approve their requested rate hike, gas bills will only get more expensive, and Connecticut will continue its dependence on polluting fossil fuels. | |
February 12, 2024 | Vermont Bottle Bill: An Urgent Makeover Is OverdueWhen Vermont first passed its bottle bill back in 1973, the program was a revolutionary tool to slash litter and boost recycling rates. Today, the program covers less than half of the drinks on store shelves. It’s time for an update |