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Links tagged “environmental policy”
- Germany’s Expensive Gamble on Renewable Energy (8/27/14)
Companies Worry Cost of Plan to Trim Nuclear, Fossil Fuels Will Undermine Competitiveness
- Solar bill’s failure on Beacon Hill was a missed opportunity for utilities (8/2/14)
Plenty of people in the clean-tech industry were disappointed that an ambitious bill to overhaul the state’s solar incentives didn’t make it to the finish line last week.
- 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.
- Cutler says he will ‘rebuild’ Maine DEP, spur renewable energy if elected (5/6/14)
BANGOR, Maine — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler vowed to “rebuild” Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection and create a Maine Energy Finance Authority to provide capital for energy projects if elected in November. (RELATED: Eliot Cutler outlines environmental plan for state)
- Research: Shoppers who bring reusable bags to supermarket change their buying habits (4/27/14)
A Harvard study indicates that shoppers reward themselves with junk food.
- 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.
- 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.
- Here’s why a Canadian hydropower company is betting on Massachusetts (5/6/14)
Nalcor Energy’s proposed Gull Island power plant would be more than 1,000 miles away from Boston. But Nalcor executives believe the site is well-positioned to help keep the lights on in New England’s densest population hub.
- Shrinking natural gas reserves complicate Maine’s efforts to expand service in state (4/29/14)
PORTLAND, Maine — Natural gas reserves in the U.S. are at an 11-year low, which has national energy analysts concerned and sets a backdrop in Maine for a series of precedent-setting decisions about expanding pipeline capacity for the fuel used to generate heat and electricity.
- FDA backs off new brewing rule that angered Maine farmers (4/25/14)
The proposal to require beer brewers to dry and package used grain before giving or selling it to farmers drew heated opposition.