CLF worked with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE), a local community group, to negotiate with the mayor of Salem and an offshore wind developer a legal contract known as a Community Benefits Agreement. Here, we present 5 takeaways from our work with the local community.
The Salem Harbor site where a coal-fired power plant once stood is slated to become a clean energy offshore wind port terminal in 2026, launching New England definitively into a clean energy future.
For the past 20 years, Phil Coupe has worked in clean energy. He’s witnessed technologies that once seemed like a sci-fi plot twist—electric planes and solar-powered steel plants—move from fantastical ideas to reality. And the irony, says Coupe, is that many of us aren’t even aware of it. That’s why Coupe, co-founder of ReVision Energy,… Continue reading Phil Coupe’s Sunny View on Clean Energy
Climate anxiety can be an isolating feeling. But the good news is, you’re not alone – and there are ways to find hope even when it might feel like there’s none left.
Commuters know the frustration of MBTA Slow Zones all too well. Learn why these restrictions exist and what we need to prevent them for good.
Don’t believe the disinformation. We can develop offshore wind and meet our renewable energy goals while protecting the marine environment.
Imagine you’re a homeowner who wants to swap an old oil-burning furnace for an efficient and climate-friendly electric heat pump. You’re excited to do it, except for one thing: You can’t afford it. Or suppose you’re a solar entrepreneur trying to convince a customer to save money and install solar panels on a multi-family apartment… Continue reading Green Banks Could Help Make Our Green Energy Future a Reality
If you live in a home with an oil or gas furnace or boiler, like most people in Massachusetts, turning up the heat is the end of an unseen odyssey for your heating fuel. Between drilling, refining, and transport, fuels can travel thousands of miles before they are delivered into homes and burned for heat.… Continue reading What is the Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard?
If done correctly, a new state program could help slash climate and health-damaging pollution while promoting clean, electric heat for all Massachusetts residents.
These projects will ramp up clean energy in Maine, helping slow climate change and lower costly electricity bills.
