May 17, 2016
… The state’s highest court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling and sided with environmental groups that sued Massachusetts for failing to adopt strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Lawyers for the Conservation Law Foundation, the Massachusetts Energy Consumer Alliance and four Boston and Wellesley teenagers had asked the courts to rule that the state hasn’t… Continue reading Court: Massachusetts Failed to Adopt Greenhouse Gas Limits
Apr 28, 2016
… “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…
Apr 27, 2016
… “The market reaction of Kinder Morgan answers the question,” said Greg Cunningham, a vice president at the Conservation Law Foundation. “If they felt that in the near term they could have made money, they would have stuck with it.” Cunningham said that the last three years have shown just how volatile energy markets are,… Continue reading Hearings Begin Thursday on Plan to Expand Maine’s Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity
Apr 21, 2016
… “It’s a rare thing to see a fossil fuel company admit there simply isn’t enough need for what they’re selling,” said Conservation Law Foundation president Bradley Campbell. “It is increasingly apparent that free market forces are rapidly driving us toward a clean energy future, and today’s decision by Kinder Morgan is a telling sign… Continue reading Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline Suspended
Apr 21, 2016
… Conservation Law Foundation. The powerful group led a coalition of community activists and environmentalists to fight Kinder Morgan. New England traditionally gets its natural gas brought in from the Gulf of Mexico, but the discovery of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania means a cheaper supply closer to home. All we need is more pipeline,… Continue reading The Winners and Losers after Kinder Morgan’s Exit
Apr 21, 2016
… While it has been left to pipeline companies to assume the financial risk for building new infrastructure, said CLF spokesman Josh Block, “what they’re trying to do is put consumers’ money on the line for their pipeline, a pipeline that it’s clear is unnecessary for the energy market. That’s why this is so problematic.”… Continue reading Organized Pipeline Opponents Say Their Fight is Far From Over
Apr 20, 2016
… But the Conservation Law Foundation appealed the DPU decision, and the case is scheduled to be heard by the state Supreme Judicial Court on May 5. … Read more here…
Mar 30, 2016
… Roberts is submitting the testimony on behalf of the Conservation Law Foundation, a regional environmental group that is opposed to the power plant proposal. The group gave The Providence Journal an advance copy of the filing. … Roberts is not the first to invoke the Resilient Rhode Island Act in fighting the proposal. Jerry… Continue reading Proposed Burrillville power plant would thwart emissions goal
Mar 09, 2016
… “We applaud the governor’s efforts to create more EV infrastructure,” said Ben Tettlebaum, a staff attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation in Portland. “It’s a step in the right direction.” … Read the full story here…
Mar 08, 2016
Evidence indicates that the proposed Invenergy fossil fuel plant is unnecessary, as explained in this ecoRI article. One of Invenergy’s principal reasons for the project appears to have been undercut. The energy company has said a new plant is necessary to meet the growing demand for energy in the region and to fill the energy… Continue reading Opponents Question Need for More Natural Gas
