Jan 24, 2019
Cold Snaps Show: No New Pipelines Needed
Don’t let Big Gas scare you. New England doesn’t need new fracked gas pipelines.
Author: Bethany Kwoka
Jan 17, 2019
Home Energy Solutions: Using Heat Pumps to Warm Your Home
“We have many options for heating our homes,” says Greg Cunningham, Director of CLF’s Clean Energy and Climate Change program. “Alternatives like heat pumps avoid the use of oil and natural gas furnaces, which pollute our environment and damage our climate.”
Jan 09, 2019
How Much Do You Really Know About Gas?
The Big Gas industry talks about fracked gas as a “clean” alternative to polluting fossil fuels like coal or oil. But how much do we really know about it as a fuel source? Test your knowledge with this 2-minute quiz.
Jul 17, 2018
How to Modernize Our Electricity Grid
Our electricity grid was designed over 100 years ago. But our technology has evolved since then. Clean, renewable energy from solar panels and wind turbines is available right where we live. But we need a smarter, more modern grid to make the most of it.
Jun 08, 2018
What Is Net Metering?
Strong net metering policies are a critical step on our path towards a local, clean energy future.
May 10, 2018
Final Showdown Begins Between Invenergy, CLF, and Burrillville Residents
For two years, Invenergy has been trying to build an unneeded, unwanted fossil fuel power plant in the heart of a state forest in Burrillville, Rhode Island. But Burrillville – along with nearly every other town across the state – has stood against the project, as it would harm local communities, devastate an important wildlife corridor,… Continue reading Final Showdown Begins Between Invenergy, CLF, and Burrillville Residents
Jan 25, 2018
How Do Solar Panels Work?
At the most basic level, solar panels take light from the sun and turn it into electricity that you can use to power your stuff, from the small (your phone) to the large (your home or your business).
Jan 16, 2018
How to Save Energy (and Money!) During a Cold Snap
New England was recently blasted by an early winter storm. It was called a “bomb cyclone” and a “snow hurricane,” and for a while we all tried to huddle inside and stay warm. While temperatures have now risen back to a balmy 60 degrees, we know it won’t stay that way. So when the temperature… Continue reading How to Save Energy (and Money!) During a Cold Snap
Nov 08, 2017
Invenergy’s Contempt for Rhode Islanders on Full Display
It’s been quite a season for Invenergy, from communities across Rhode Island having their voices silenced to new information confirming that New England doesn’t need Invenergy’s dirty power.
Sep 29, 2017
Why We Need Solar Energy Now
We all know that climate change is a big problem. From more severe storms to prolonged heat waves, climate change is here and it’s happening now. Luckily, clean energy solutions like solar panels can help both our planet and our economy. In the last five years, the amount of power generated by solar panels has… Continue reading Why We Need Solar Energy Now
