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Jake O’Neill, Press Secretary
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joneill@clf.org
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CLF Press Releases and News Clips
New Vehicle Design Surpasses Vermont Global Warming Standard Engineers Design Affordable, Clean Car Using Existing Technology and Fuels
WASHINGTON (March 1, 2007) – Automotive engineers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today unveiled a minivan design that shows automakers can build affordable vehicles with existing technology that would meet or exceed Vermont’s global warming pollution standard. Automakers are currently fighting this standard in court. The minivan, dubbed the UCS Vanguard, features off-the-shelf…
Melissa Hoffer Joins CLF As New Hampshire Advocacy Center Director Seasoned Environmental Lawyer Brings Private Sector Experience to Non-Profit Post
Contact: Melissa Hoffer (603) 225-3060 Concord, NH (February 1, 2007) The Conservation Law Foundation, New England’s leading environmental group, today announced that it has hired experienced private sector environmental lawyer Melissa Hoffer to lead its New Hampshire Advocacy Center. Ms. Hoffer begins her new post as New Hampshire Advocacy Center Director today, after practicing for…
Rhode Island Joins Regional Global Warming Pact Climate Pact Shows Regional Solidarity On Need To Act With Every New England State Now Participating In Groundbreaking Climate Program
Contact Cynthia Giles, CLF Staff Attorney (401) 351-1102 Providence, RI (January 30, 2007) In a move celebrated by environmental groups, Governor Donald Carcieri used part of his State of the State address to announce that Rhode Island will join a regional program to reduce global warming pollution from power plants. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative…
LURC Vote a “Lost Opportunity” for Maine’s Fight Against Global Warming
Contact Steve Hinchman, CLF Staff Attorney (207) 729-7733 Brunswick, ME (January 24, 2007) The Conservation Law Foundation today called the Land Use Regulation Commission’s preliminary decision to reject the Redington Wind project “unfortunate and a lost opportunity for Maine’s fight to curb global warming.” The proposed 30-turbine project was to be located in one of…
Maine Ocean Study Shows Coasts At Risk Increasing Pressures Cause Need for New Management
Contact: Roger Fleming, Senior Attorney, CLF rfleming@clf.org Augusta, Maine (January 23, 2007) The Conservation Law Foundation and The Ocean Conservancy today credited Maine’s Land and Water Resources Council for recognizing the need to change Maine’s current ocean and coastal management. The ocean advocacy groups said that overall, the report makes modest, but important, recommendations for…
Uphams Corner Stop a New Beginning for Transit Dreams of Inner Boston Residents
Contact Colin Durrant, CLF Director of Communications (617) 850-1722 cdurrant@clf.org 20070123 Uphams Corner photoCommunity and environmental organizations today hailed the grand opening of the Uphams Corner station on the Fairmount commuter rail line as a first step in bringing rapid transit to inner-city neighborhoods long underserved by slow bus service. The ribbon cutting marked the…