Public Meetings for Northern Pass Environmental Review – This Week!

Mar 14, 2011 at 11:49am by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

This week, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) is conducting seven "public scoping meetings" in different communities in New Hampshire as part of the scoping process for the Northern Pass Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, New Hampshire, Northern Pass

Nuclear Power – Japan and Vermont

Mar 14, 2011 at 9:03am by  | Bio |  1 Comment »

The tragedy in Japan brings some very real risks of nuclear power into focus. The "GE Mark I Boiling Water Reactors" in Japan are the same type as the ones used at Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA. read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Massachusetts, Vermont

Score your neighborhood. What is your Walk Score?

Mar 11, 2011 at 9:34am by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

The good folks at Walk Score have been doing everyone a real service by analyzing neighborhoods on the basis of walkability. read more..

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Posted in: Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice

Standard of Review for Utility Mergers gets Upgrade in MA

Mar 10, 2011 at 6:47pm by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

An important development today in the Northeast Utilities/NStar merger proceeding: the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MA DPU) announced that it will modernize the standard of review for utility mergers, including requiring that climate change impacts be taken into account. read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Massachusetts

CLF Defends its Standing in Deepwater Wind Case

Mar 10, 2011 at 1:42pm by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

In response to a February 21 order by the Rhode Island Supreme Court, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) today filed a brief defending its legal standing in the Deepwater Wind case and issued the following statement: read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Rhode Island

Regime Change in Maine?

Mar 8, 2011 at 2:37pm by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

A well-entrenched leader who spent decades in power of a wealthy quasi-government agency just resigned amid a public outcry over extravagant spending. read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice, Maine

Under Pressure, Northern Pass Drops Normandeau Associates

Mar 7, 2011 at 1:58pm by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

CLF and all stakeholders concerned about the fairness and objectivity of the environmental review process for the proposed Northern Pass electric transmission project scored an important victory today. read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, New Hampshire, Northern Pass

Boston Beats New York (Alphabetically, in NRDC’s 2011 Smarter Cities for Transportation project)

Mar 4, 2011 at 4:47pm by  | Bio |  Leave a Comment

Boston has been ranked one of the top 15 major cities for transportation by NRDC's Smarter Cities project. read more..

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Posted in: Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice, Massachusetts

CLF Intervenes in Proposed NU/NSTAR Merger

Mar 3, 2011 at 11:09am by  | Bio |  1 Comment »

CLF has intervened in proceedings regarding the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities (NU) and NSTAR, which combined would create the third largest utility in the country and the largest in New England. read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

50 Bad Bills And That’s Not the Half of It

Mar 2, 2011 at 3:32pm by  | Bio |  2 Comments »

At a press conference held yesterday, CLF and our colleagues at the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) shined a spotlight on 50 bad bills that are now working their way through the state Legislature. read more..

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Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Clean Water & Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice, Maine, Ocean Conservation

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