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- Germany’s Expensive Gamble on Renewable Energy (8/27/14)
Companies Worry Cost of Plan to Trim Nuclear, Fossil Fuels Will Undermine Competitiveness
- Ag tourism touted as way to boost rural economies
(AP) Working farms attract visitors with farm stands, pumpkin patches, barn dances, zip-line rides, pick-your-own berries, corn mazes and even weddings.
- Eastern Canadian Premiers And New England Governors Meet Amid Energy Protests (7/14/14)
New Hampshire is hosting the latest summit between the governors of the New England states and the Premiers of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. The conference takes place Monday at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, and follows a similar meeting held in Quebec last September.
- Net-zero energy homes a growing Maine trend (5/13/14)
Rising fossil fuel prices and the falling cost of renewable energy spark an interest among Mainers.
- Grid operator: Summer power enough in New England (4/29/14)
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) - Energy efficiency will help ensure enough electricity is available in New England even during an extended heat wave, the region's electric grid operator said Tuesday.
- New England needs to secure more natural gas capacity, pipeline operator suggests (8/6/14)
NEW YORK — New England power generators need to lock into more natural gas pipeline capacity to avoid a supply squeeze and record prices seen last winter, Spectra Energy Corp.’s chief executive officer said Wednesday.
- N.H. Composters Say Rule Change Could Stir Growth In Business (7/28/14)
Compost has long been the domain of farmers and gardeners, not city-folk, but with both Vermont and Massachusetts pushing ahead with bans on throwing away food waste, curb-side pickup of compost is set to become more commonplace.
- PSNH president eyes energy crunch (7/10/14)
PORTSMOUTH — The new president of Public Service of New Hampshire said he sees a rocky few years ahead for New England — a time during which, at least for the short term, he expects the company's oil- and coal-fired plants to play a significant part.
- Climate change and us: What you need to know (5/6/14)
The widely anticipated National Climate Assessment unveiled today in Washington, D.C., portrays the stark reality of climate change’s toll on the nation already and the potential for increasing and specific impacts if action across many segments of life is not taken.
- Cox aims to eliminate landfill waste (4/29/14)
Cox Communications said its operations centers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Ohio are aiming to eliminate by 2020 all landfill waste they generate.