Some state legislators are gunning for rooftop solar. Last year, New Hampshire legislators passed a bill that directed the Public Utilities Commission to open a proceeding to collect and analyze data to decide two things: First, whether the state needs a cap on the number of solar and other distributed clean energy installations permitted in…
Feb 6
2017
2017
Aug 7
2012
2012
A View from Inside (and Outside) the Annual Meeting of the New England Governors
Last week I found myself on the beautiful shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington Vermont at the 36th Annual meeting of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers. Normally, this meeting is a low key affair that doesn’t have a big impact on the place where it is being held. That was not the…
Aug 6
2012
2012
Can New England and Canada Achieve ‘Frenergy’?
Against a backdrop of protesters vehemently opposing bad proposals to bring energy from Canada into New England, governors from the six New England states this week demonstrated their commitment to a clean energy future for our region. They resolved to pool their buying power, regionally, for renewable energy. This will boost wind and solar energy, among other clean sources, at the best available price—a much-needed step on our path to affordable renewable energy and independence from dirty fossil fuels.
Oct 14
2011
2011
Nature is tapping us on the shoulder too, but her pockets are empty. Is that why the Senate isn’t listening?
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island took the Senate floor yesterday in defense of science and reason – two topics that seldom seem to influence the decisionmaking of the Senate lawmakers these days when it comes to climate change. Speaking out against the two big lies permeating the halls of congress: 1) environmental regulations are…
Jul 11
2011
2011
Wind Power and the Bowers Project – Who’s Right?
It’s constant, it’s overwhelming, and it’s likely never to go away. What is it? It’s information overload.
Dec 16
2010
2010
CLF Intervenes in Northern Pass Transmission Proceeding
CLF intervened today in proceedings regarding the proposed Northern Pass electricity supply and transmission project in New Hampshire. The project, which involves creating 180 miles of new transmission lines in the state and installing new transmission infrastructure in the White Mountain National Forest, is intended to import 1,200 megawatts (MW) of electricity generated in Canada by Hydro-Quebec, the Canadian public utility.