… What has happened to the Maine Public Utilities Commission? It used to be a respite from politics, relying on a strong staff, expert opinion and transparent analysis to guide Maine’s energy policy. But recent decisions show that our current PUC has little regard for its staff or the opinions of the expert consultants it…
Aug 15
2016
2016
Aug 10
2016
2016
Environmental Group Takes On Proposed Seaport Tower
… But the Conservation Law Foundation represents a formidable foe, given its platoon of attorneys and the ease in which it can engage in a legal war. “This is a sweetheart deal for one developer,” said Bradley Campbell, the organization’s president. “We think this is a very dangerous precedent. . . . If this project…
Jul 27
2016
2016
Cap on T Fare Hikes is Lowered
… Advocates for more public transportation cheered the governor’s approval of the Legislature’s language. “There’s been a lot of confusion over many years about how fares can go up, and this will give us clarity,” said Rafael Mares, a vice president of the Conservation Law Foundation. “This is such an important change that it would…
Jul 19
2016
2016
Maine Regulators Approve Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion, Rejecting Staff Recommendation
… That’s because the Conservation Law Foundation has argued that the state doesn’t have legislation authorizing one. “If Massachusetts cannot move forward than that presents a substantial obstacle to Maine actually going forward with the contract because they constitute a significant portion of the load in the region,” Tettlebaum says. Read more here…
Jul 7
2016
2016
Video: Historic Decision Could Mean the End of Coal in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission recently reached an historic settlement that requires Eversource to sell all of its power plants in the state. This will force its old and inefficient coal-fired plants – including Merrimack Station in Bow – to compete on an open market against more economically and environmentally friendly sources of energy, like solar and wind. CLF…
Jun 14
2016
2016
Maine Utilities Commission Approves Efficiency Plan
… The Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation filed an objection to the settlement over related concerns. Read more here…
Market Strategies
We partner with community organizations, public agencies, philanthropy, and private investors to better understand environmental challenges and create new solutions.
Dec 8
2015
2015
Natural Gas Subsidies Are Harming, Not Helping our Climate
At the Paris Climate Talks, wealthy nations are being confronted with uncomfortable truths about our energy choices – particularly which energy technologies and fuels we need to support to stave off the drastic effects of climate change and which fuels we actually do support through our policies and subsidies.
Dec 3
2015
2015
Using Data to Address Health Disparities and Drive Investment in Healthy Neighborhoods
Our interest in health data and metrics grew out of a collaborative effort to build a new real estate investment fund for transit-oriented development called the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund.
Nov 12
2015
2015
Still No Crisis: Pilgrim’s Retirement Does Not Mean We Need Large New Gas Pipelines
When the only tool you are selling is a large natural gas pipeline, every problem you encounter (or can scare up) looks like a lack of pipeline capacity. So it is no surprise that, over the past year and a half, we’ve heard pipeline companies (and their supporters) offer up rationale after rationale to scare…