25 Apr, 2024 ACK RAT's attempt to kill the Vineyard Wind Project ended exactly as we knew it would -- in defeat -- but not without damage. By Jeff Porter The First Circuit Court of Appeals has finally ended the Nantucket Residents Against Turbines' lawsuit against the United States Bureau...
26 Feb, 2024 Next week the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals will hear from opponents of the Vineyard Wind project and that brings to mind Irwin M. Fletcher. By Jeff Porter On March 5th, three Judges of the First Circuit Court of Appeals will hear from lawyers for residents of Nantucket who sued to stop the...
07 Nov, 2023 This never-ending NIMBY challenge to the Vineyard Wind project illustrates that we may be winning renewable energy battles but still losing the war. By Jeff Porter Over two years ago I wrote about a lawsuit filed by a Connecticut-based solar farm developer with a summer home in Martha's Vineyard...
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...
26 May, 2023 If you're sad about Sackett, you may be happier about Seafreeze By Jeff Porter About a year and a half ago I wrote about one of the four lawsuits brought in an attempt to halt the Vineyard Wind project (see...
19 May, 2023 Vineyard Wind has almost succeeded in ending one of the three NIMBY lawsuits against it but that's beside the point. By Jeff Porter ACK Rat's attempt to kill the Vineyard Wind project came closer to an unsuccessful end this week when Federal Judge Talwani granted a...
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...
20 Apr, 2023 Those Maine Courts sure work quickly but we still need to remove the roadblocks in the way of our renewable energy future! By Jeff Porter The Boston Globe reports that a Maine jury has now determined that the developer of the New England Clean Energy Connect project relied...
19 Apr, 2023 The US Senate is talking about making it easier to get to our renewable energy future. Will that talk result in action in time? By Jeff Porter Inside EPA's Climate Extra is reporting that Senators on both sides of the aisle might try to make it easier to construct all that...
29 Mar, 2023 SCUBA divers are safe from the NIMBYs in Rockport for now, thanks to a decision by three Judges of the First Circuit Court of Appeals By Jeff Porter Law360 shares the good news that three Judges in the First Circuit Court of Appeals have affirmed the Federal District Court's dismissal...
16 Mar, 2023 Another NIMBY challenge in Nantucket, this one challenging public waterfront access By Jeff Porter The Boston Globe is reporting on NIMBY opposition to a clam shack on Nantucket's Straight Wharf. It seems that residents of the adjacent...
30 Nov, 2022 Another legal victory for New England Clean Energy Connect but, unbelievably, it still isn't nearly out of the woods. By Jeff Porter Yesterday Maine's Supreme Judicial Court unanimously held that the 2021 referendum that purported to invalidate a lease essential to the...
28 Sep, 2022 For different reasons, Members of Congress in both parties have put off the permitting reform essential to reach our renewable energy future. By Jeff Porter As millions in Florida face the wrath of our warming oceans in the guise of Hurricane Ian, Inside EPA is reporting that enough Democrats...
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...
30 Aug, 2022 Maine's highest court has given the New England Clean Energy Connect project a map to viability, but it isn't out of the woods yet. By Jeff Porter Maine's Supreme Judicial Court has held that a 2021 referendum that may have killed the New England Clean Energy Connect project may also...
25 Jul, 2022 The Supreme Judicial Court's ruling for the City of Boston will reach many places other than Long Island By Jeff Porter Until today someone appealing a decision by a local conservation commission under both the Massachusetts wetlands protection act and a...