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- Videos emerge that drive petitions against Northern Pass (8/2/14)
Three two-minute videos on YouTube have helped conservation groups drive nearly 7,000 people to sign a “Bury or Stop Northern Pass” petition online.
- Concord (NH) hearing gives the public a chance to comment on EPA Clean Power Plan (7/28/14)
Because of climate change, New Hampshire’s moose population is struggling – fighting a longer tick season and higher quantities of parasites – and over the past decade it has declined more than 40 percent, said Eric Orff, a New Hampshire wildlife biologist. That’s why Orff said he supports the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent proposal to cut carbon emissions.
- Developer says proposed LNG plant in Groveton ‘on hold’ (7/27/14)
Plans to build a $100 million liquefied-natural gas (LNG) production plant in Groveton Village are on “hold,” according to the developer, Clear Energy of Marlborough, Mass.
- Lister waiting on response from Hassan regarding Sea-3 (7/23/14)
PORTSMOUTH — Mayor Bob Lister is tired of waiting for a response from Gov. Maggie Hassan's office to a request he made in a June 18 letter sharing his concerns about the expansion of the Sea-3 propane facility in Newington.
- Settlement reached between Groton Wind and state AG’s office (7/21/14)
GROTON — The Spanish company that built the 24-turbine Groton Wind facility has reached a settlement agreement with the Attorney General’s office that resolves the plant’s issues with the Attorney General, and required the plant owners to pay $150,000 to the ongoing Livermore Falls protection and enhancement project in area towns.
- 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.
- Groton Wind sound tests pass muster for committee (7/28/14)
GROTON — The amount of sound emitted by the Groton Wind facility in town and in surrounding towns is within the state’s guidelines for such projects, according to a contractor that just conducted tests for the owners of Groton Wind. But two of the original complainants, a Rumney couple, about the sound from the plant’s 400-foot towers, says the sound tests were not done in the right spot.
- Members of Congress Worry Propane Rail Shipments Could Harm Great Bay (7/24/14)
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte along with Congresswoman Carol-Shea Porter want to take a closer look at the potential environmental impacts of propane rail traffic through the Great Bay Estuary.
- Peterborough OKs state’s largest solar array project (7/23/14)
PETERBOROUGH — Within 30 minutes of the start of the Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, voters cheered and applauded their unanimous vote to OK construction of what will be the largest solar array in the state.
- Wind farm company reps met by small army of protestors (7/17/14)
ALEXANDRIA — Well in excess of 100 sign-carrying opponents of wind power from five local towns lined the road in protest when the project developer and attorney for EDP Renewables arrived July 15