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Jobs from Offshore Wind: It’s Already Starting
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) decision last week to reject the Fishermen’s Energy offshore wind project is another setback to building an offshore wind industry in the US, but at heart really points out a Catch 22—how do you get jobs in a newly emerging industry that requires substantial upfront public capital before those jobs are present?
Read MoreCourt Rules for Cape Wind, Ending a Decade of Failed Opposition
If you are an environmental lawyer, there is nothing more deflating than reading a judge’s decision that clinically rejects all your best arguments. I know because I have had my share of losing environmental cases.
Read MoreCEG’s Natural Gas Strategy: Squaring Natural Gas With Climate Protection
A few weeks ago, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) announced it had reached a settlement with the owners of a new 630 MW natural gas plant in Salem, Massachusetts.
Read MoreClean Energy for Resilient Communities
To become more resilient in the face of severe weather events, communities should rely on proven distributed energy technologies like solar PV with energy storage to protect residents from future power outages, according to a new report released today by Clean Energy Group.
Read MoreIn the Dark, Again and Again
If we’re going to deal with increasingly severe climate-related power outages and are going to make our communities more resilient, we in the environmental community have to change the kinds of technologies we propose to solve the problem.
Read MoreTrade Missions Critical in Building an Offshore Wind Industry
One major cost reduction mechanism for US offshore wind project development is minimizing project risk, especially in the construction phase of project development.
Read MoreHow the Right Uses Environmental Law to Kill American Jobs
“Conservative groups use environmental litigation to kill American jobs.” No, that was not the title of the recent New York Times article about the Cape Wind offshore wind project. But it should have been.
Read MoreNatural Gas Loses to Solar on Costs, A First
For those who already think natural gas will win out over renewable power, a judge has said, not so fast.
Read MoreGetting Gas Right – A Regional Climate Strategy
Throughout New England, exuberance for natural gas is on the rise, with numerous proposals for new pipelines and power plants in the region. Here’s why that short-term excitement is problematic over the long term, particularly for our climate.
Read MoreFeeling Energized by Wind? October in Review
October was an energized month for the offshore wind industry. While U.S. regulatory and policy mechanisms supporting offshore wind are still uncertain, things are looking brighter for offshore projects in general.
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