The Truth About Carbon Footprints
The carbon footprint concept was a clever marketing tool used by fossil fuel companies to spread the blame on carbon pollution.
The carbon footprint concept was a clever marketing tool used by fossil fuel companies to spread the blame on carbon pollution.
The answer boils down to our over-dependence on fossil fuels.
“The designation of a Final Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine is a major step in the transition of our energy economy from dirty fossil fuels to clean wind energy,” said Kate Sinding Daly, Senior Vice President of Law and Policy.
Enbridge, a fossil fuel company, wants to build polluting gas infrastructure when we should be upgrading to clean energy like solar and wind.
Climate deniers and fossil fuel interests are quietly fueling an anti-offshore wind misinformation campaign
“Judy Chang’s nomination sends a strong signal that the White House is committed to sound energy policy, a just transition to clean energy, and openness to reforms that would make FERC a full partner in protecting both the environment and the economy in the energy transition now underway,” said Brad Campbell, President of Conservation Law Foundation. “Regardless of who is appointed, we will be at the table urging the Commission to stop the unrelenting expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure that FERC historically has encouraged.”
Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island join six other states in promising to cut climate pollution from buildings via electric heating.
If state regulators approve their requested rate hike, gas bills will only get more expensive, and Connecticut will continue its dependence on polluting fossil fuels.
“Offshore wind energy is essential to Maine’s future,” said Sean Mahoney, Vice President of CLF Maine. “Offshore wind will grow our economy and help us meet our obligations to ditch polluting fossil fuels. It’s critical that this process is now moving forward and we’re one step closer to getting this clean energy on the grid.”
A new bill, H.289, would update VT’s standard to increase the amount of clean energy powering the state, which will slow climate change and help protect our communities