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- Editorial: Kennametal’s announcement that it will expand in Greenfield bodes well for region (7/25/14)
Kennametal’s announcement Wednesday that it will expand in Greenfield by $5 million and 70 jobs isn’t just welcome news, it’s nearly miraculous.
- 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.
- 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.
- Public meetings will address energy plan (6/8/14)
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) is prepping for six public meetings this month in several locations around the state, seeking comment on a new energy plan.
- CT House approves electricity supplier reforms (5/6/14)
The state House of Representatives voted unanimously Monday to approve a new set of regulations for third-party electricity suppliers.
- Greenfield uses power-buying plan to help Kennametal expand (7/24/14)
- R.I., Mass. on leading edge of offshore wind power development, study says
Rhode Island and Massachusetts are leading the way in supporting the development of offshore wind power, according to a new report from the National Wildlife Federation.
- Industry group rejects plan that would help ensure Salem power plant’s financing (7/1/14)
Building a major power plant in New England isn’t necessarily easy for anyone. But it’s becoming particularly tough for Footprint Power, the developer behind the nearly 700-megawatt gas plant that would replace the coal- and oil-fired dinosaur in Salem that shut down a month ago.
- 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.
- CT Senate endorses moratorium on disposal of fracking waste (5/5/14)
The Senate endorsed legislation Monday that imposes a three-year moratorium in Connecticut on the disposal of waste generated by hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” a method of extracting natural gas that has opened some Northeastern states to a new energy boom.