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.
Campaign: Deepwater Wind
Mar 11, 2019
Siting Offshore Wind Power
We’re working to bolster affordable wind power across New England.
Apr 23, 2018
Trump likes coal, but that doesn’t mean he’s hostile to wind
Offshore wind can help reduce carbon emissions, but it’s critical to ensure they don’t harm underwater ecosystems, especially the endangered North Atlantic right whale, said Sean Mahoney, executive vice president of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Jan 28, 2018
Building New England’s First Offshore Wind Farm
CLF supported the nation’s first offshore wind farm.
Jan 04, 2018
Not on Our Watch: Protecting New England’s Ocean from Offshore Drilling
[Update: On Jan. 4, 2018, the Trump administration announced a new five-year plan that would open up most U.S. continental shelf waters, including protected areas of the Arctic and the Atlantic, to oil and gas drilling. CLF joined 63 other groups in opposing this plan. Read the full joint statement here.] Over the past year, we’ve… Continue reading Not on Our Watch: Protecting New England’s Ocean from Offshore Drilling
Feb 02, 2017
Top Raimondo Staffer to Lead CLF Rhode Island Office
“CLF has been at the forefront of some of Rhode Island’s seminal environmental triumphs, and it is an honor to be leading such an impressive and accomplished team in the fights ahead,” said Moses. “In the past year alone, CLF has held polluters accountable for endangering our waters, protected the people of Johnston from a toxic landfill, and helped bring offshore wind to our state. We are certain to face countless uphill battles in the years to come, and I know CLF is ready to tackle them.”
Dec 28, 2016
Community Voices: The Clean Energy Landscape
On one of those perfect, blue-sky-and-sunshine summer days that New Englanders dream of all winter long, Peter Baute emerges from a shaded trail into a small clearing overlooking Block Island Sound. At least half a dozen people mill about the clearing, cameras in hand, jockeying for the best angle of the scene before them. They’re… Continue reading Community Voices: The Clean Energy Landscape
Dec 08, 2016
Going Low-Carb
Transforming New England’s Energy System New England’s coal-fired power plants were at their peak when CLF opened its doors 50 years ago. The majority of the region’s coal fleet came online in the post-war boom years of the1950s and 1960s and they would go on to dominate our region’s electricity mix for decades. Today, however,… Continue reading Going Low-Carb
Feb 28, 2016
Building our Clean Energy Future
We’re pushing for clean, home-grown energy regionwide.
Jan 28, 2016
Rhode Island
Rhode Island is a destination for people from around the world, who travel here to explore our history, sail our waters, and enjoy our beaches. But for us, it’s home – a place CLF has pledged to protect with all the passion and skill we have.
