Jul 02, 2025

Pondering “What If We Get it Right?”

CLF President Bradley Campbell recently spoke with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about environmentalism in the age of Trump. We’ve excerpted portions of their conversation.

Jun 09, 2025

The Down-to-Earth Promise of Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy could be a game changer in Connecticut, where more than 40% of homes burn heating oil for warmth and 37% use natural gas. Pollution from heating buildings accounts for about 30% of the state’s carbon emissions.

May 21, 2025

The Greenwashing Machine

   About 15 years ago, Exxon Mobil ran a TV commercial that never mentioned oil or gas. Instead, it featured a friendly-looking Exxon scientist describing his work turning algae into “biofuels that we could someday run our cars on.” These new fuels would “help solve the greenhouse problem,” he said, because “they absorb CO2.” The… Continue reading The Greenwashing Machine

May 14, 2025

What Is Greenwashing?

Some of the world’s biggest polluters want us to believe they’re going green – but they’re really just hiding “business as usual” behind slick words. Here’s how to spot greenwashing in action.

Illustration of greenwashing