03 Sep, 2024 Winning by losing. The strategy of the NIMBYs and others trying to thwart wind energy. By Jeff Porter Allie Reed of Bloomberg Law has published a thought-provoking piece on the effect of legal challenges to offshore wind projects and the...
22 Jul, 2024 Reading about failed turbine blades & "alkalinity enhancement"? Well we've dealt ourselves a lousy climate hand and don't have the luxury of folding. By Jeff Porter Two Boston Globe stories I read this weekend on the rapidly shrinking island of Nantucket this weekend are worthy of your attention. ...
26 Sep, 2023 ACKRat is asking the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the Vineyard Wind Project as time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'...into the future. By Jeff Porter The Nantucket Residents Against Turbines, or ACKRat, have asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals to find that the Federal Bureau of...
18 May, 2023 A renewable energy project is on the verge of having all the permits it needs, after SEVENTEEN years. What's next? By Jeff Porter The Wall Street Journal is reporting on the time it takes to permit an infrastructure project in these United States and what might be...
26 Oct, 2022 New England Clean Energy Connect will remain on ice until at least next year as achievement of Bay State's GHG reduction goals hangs in the balance By Jeff Porter A Maine Trial Court Judge has denied New England Clean Energy Connect permission to complete its project to transmit Canadian hydropower...
12 Oct, 2022 America's oldest park is about to receive some much needed TLC in a win for Environmental Justice By Jeff Porter The Boston Globe is reporting this morning on exciting plans to improve the Boston Common, America's first public park. The Common and...
16 Sep, 2022 Congress might make it easier for us to transition to renewable energy but the States say not so fast. By Jeff Porter As the climate crisis continues, we're now on the verge of meeting our energy needs through a combination of water, wind, and sun...
08 Sep, 2022 More on New England Clean Energy Connect's challenges and what they say about our ability to transition to renewable energy By Jeff Porter Benjamin Storrow's story in E&E News on the challenges faced by the New England Clean Energy Connect project is worth a read. He reports...
21 Jul, 2022 As we swelter this summer, two of the three branches of the Federal Government are complaining that the third isn't doing its job. What's next? By Jeff Porter Just a few weeks ago the conservative majority of our nation's Supreme Court said that it is up to Congress to authorize what it...