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Mar 13, 2024

The Power of Policy

CLF is creating climate policies that will dramatically cut carbon emissions, particularly in polluting sectors like transportation.

Cars crossing a highway bridge at night

Jan 10, 2024

Setting the Record Straight: Q&A on Offshore Wind in New England

Don’t believe the disinformation. We can develop offshore wind and meet our renewable energy goals while protecting the marine environment.

Offshore wind turbine on a calm ocean, being approached by a boat.

Dec 18, 2023

Unlocking the Power of Microgrids in Today’s Energy Landscape

Microgrids will provide communities with energy independence, resilience, and security in the face of extreme weather.

Large installation of solar panels on the roof of an industrial building

Nov 01, 2023

The Climate “Solutions” that Aren’t

Fossil fuel companies are pushing alternative fuels as solutions to the climate crisis – but those fuels aren’t solutions at all.

Wood chips at a biomass plant

Oct 30, 2023

CLF Report Examines Future of Bioenergy

“It’s critical that we separate fact from fiction when it comes to biofuels,” said Caitlin Peale Sloan, Vice President of CLF Massachusetts. “The fossil fuel industry is pushing solutions like renewable natural gas as a silver bullet to confront the climate crisis with little evidence. The truth is these fuels will still pollute our climate and our air, and they must be used only in limited cases.”

gas is an expensive, polluting fossil fuel

Oct 11, 2023

What Does a “Just Transition” Mean for New England?

Our transition to a clean energy future must benefit those shouldering the worst burdens of pollution, economic loss, and public health harm

A group of people facing the camera. A young person stands in the center directly looking into camera holding a sign that says "There is no planet b." They are surrounded by other young adults, some of which are holding other signs (slightly out of focus).

Oct 03, 2023

Vermont Affordable Heat Act: What Comes Next

This landmark law aims to clean up how we heat our homes and buildings. Now we need to implement it effectively so that it achieves its goal.

A hand adjusts the temperature on a thermostat to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sep 27, 2023

We Can Solve Big Ag’s Climate Problem – But Not with “Renewable” Natural Gas

A proposal to build an anaerobic digester on Vermont’s largest dairy farm is not the climate solution its proponents claim it to be.

View from above of a modern dairy farm. Holstein dairy cows are lined up in stabling during milking.

Sep 05, 2023

The Truth about Hydrogen

Big Gas and Oil and utility companies are urging us to use hydrogen like we do other fossil fuels – which will damage the climate and our health

A 3-D rendering of the hydrogen molecule. One is in focus towards the right hand of the image, with a few more in the background not in focus. The image, including the molecules, are varying shades of blue.

Aug 31, 2023

Climate Change Worsens Extreme Weather in New England

Clean energy can help us slash the carbon pollution driving heat waves, storms, and floods.

An aerial view of Waterbury, Vermont's flooding during the intense rainstorm of Summer 2023. Houses are submerged up to their doorsteps.