Campaign: Clean Technology

Dec 09, 2024

Clean Heat

If New Englanders hope to address the climate crisis, more of us must upgrade our old oil boilers and gas furnaces to electric heat. Our buildings are responsible for nearly a third of all the carbon pollution overheating our planet.

buildings in Back Bay Boston from above
Jul 10, 2024

Robert King on the Power of Water

Robert King has nursed neglected dams back to health for more than 30 years. He says his story shows how regular people concerned about climate change can make a difference.

Robert King stands atop a dam
Jul 03, 2024

Railing Against the Wind

Local anti-wind citizens’ groups are using pro-environment rhetoric to turn public opinion against offshore wind, a tactic borrowed from fossil fuel companies.

Jun 24, 2024

5 Lessons for Communities in Negotiating New Energy Infrastructure

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.

A rendering of the Salem Wind Port
Jun 05, 2024

Winds of Change

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.

Rendering of the new Salem Wind Port in Salem, MA