“For too long, families and businesses in New Hampshire have been asked to prop up inefficient coal and oil plants despite market forces rapidly propelling us toward a clean energy future,” said Tom Irwin, Director of CLF’s New Hampshire Advocacy Center. “When the dirty fuels of yesterday are put into competition with the renewable alternatives of tomorrow, it’s a win-win for our economy and our environment. While there’s still a long way to go, today we took a big step down the path toward achieving a clean energy economy for New Hampshire.”
Jul 1
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Jun 29
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Senate Energy Debate Could Get Heated
… The issue of whether electric ratepayers can be assessed to finance natural gas infrastructure is currently before the Supreme Judicial Court. The Conservation Law Foundation argues existing law doesn’t allow it, while the Baker administration’s Department of Public Utilities says the law does. Read more here…
Jun 24
2016
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Senate Energy Bill Sets Right Course for Commonwealth’s Future
“Today’s bill answers the call of millions throughout Massachusetts demanding a viable path toward a clean energy future,” said CLF attorney Caitlin Peale Sloan. “Ensuring the health of our communities and environment tomorrow requires bold action on climate change today, and this bill is undoubtedly the strongest we’ve seen from this legislature. While it falls short of addressing rampant gas leaks in the system or public subsidies for fossil fuel pipelines, it brings us significantly closer to the energy solutions necessary to move our state and our region forward.”
Jun 15
2016
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Energy Efficiency: Back on the Chopping Block
One year ago, CLF was fighting to ensure Maine’s energy savings champion – Efficiency Maine Trust – could receive the funding needed to reduce your electricity bill, create clean-energy-sector jobs, strengthen the economy, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. CLF and our allies won that battle. But the war is not over. This year, the fight turned to whether Efficiency…
Jun 14
2016
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Maine Utilities Commission Approves Efficiency Plan
… The Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation filed an objection to the settlement over related concerns. Read more here…
Jun 14
2016
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Maine Misses the Mark on Energy Efficiency
CLF says plan the Efficiency Maine Trust energy efficiency plan fails to incorporate legally mandated best practices for energy savings and runs counter to the public interest, economic growth, and environmental resilience. CLF has filed a formal objection to the settlement plan with the Maine PUC.
Apr 28
2016
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PUC Considering Proposals to Expand Natural Gas in Maine
… “The idea that increasing the supply in New England will drive down electricity prices is speculative, and worse than that it’s speculation on the backs of our electricity customers,” says Greg Cunningham, an energy analyst at the Conservation Law Foundation. … Read more here…
Getting Smarter about Energy Use
Managing demand is the cleanest way to meet energy needs.
Feb 5
2016
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Local Action, Global Impact
Taking action to tackle climate change comes naturally to New Englanders. We spend a lot of time outdoors and we see first-hand that our climate is changing. Many of us burn wood to heat our homes. We’ve been doing this for generations. It just makes sense. Wood is a local fuel that is available and…
Jan 29
2016
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Gov. Baker’s Clean Energy & Climate Plan Merely Skims the Surface of Meaningful Climate Action
Last week, the Baker Administration released its first update to Massachusetts’ Clean Energy and Climate Plan. This plan – a requirement of the state’s landmark climate law, the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) – is intended to guide the state in reaching its statewide emissions limits of 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. In its…