As presented at our Annual Legislative Breakfast, please be sure to catch up on the best bills of 2012 for NH's environment!
HB 1481 To Improve Water Quality in Great Bay and other Impaired Water Bodies
Nitrogen pollution from non-point sources has led to a degradation of the water quality in the Great...
Conservation NH asks all New Hampshire voters to request their elected representatives consider a New Year’s Resolution on behalf of New Hampshire’s environment and quality of life: cleanse the legislative calendar early in the session of the dirtiest dozen bills introduced in 2012.
“Legislators have proposed dozens of bills that weaken, and in some instances eliminate, bedrock environmental laws that are...
Please join us for a holiday party to celebrate 2011 and welcome the Winter Solstice!
Raise a glass with friends, new and old, to a healthy and successful 2012 - both for all of us and for New Hampshire's environment.
No speeches. No fundraising. Some politics, but mostly good folks, roots and ramblin' music.
Wednesday, December 21st
4:15-6:15 pm
The Green Martini,...
Conservation NH's founding Executive Director leaves an organization recognized in the New Hampshire Statehouse as a leading voice for the protection of New Hampshire's environment. Recently named Director of Government...
While it may sound counterintuitive, Conservation NH is urging Governor Lynch to veto changes to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (SB 154) - changes that have already been agreed to by a diverse coalition of interests.
The reason for the veto has nothing to do with the intent of the original bill which will make some positive reforms...
For the 2nd year, on July 28th The Green Alliance is hosting a summer gala aboard the MV Thomas Laighton and Conservation NH will be aboard! Read More »
If you have been following the ongoing debate over the state budget, you may be surprised to find that one of the most controversal issues on the table is a provision offered by the Senate calling for the leasing of the Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
The Senate plan has created quite a stir, and now Conservation...
Yesterday, the House Finance Committee voted to attach an amendment to a bill that would, in their words, eliminate NH's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The move was designed to give the House leverage in negotiations to repeal the program with the Senate. House leadership has made no secret that repeal of...
On the Opinion page in today's Concord Monitor, Republican House Majority leader D.J. Bettencourt argues that the GOP should not ignore conservation issues, and should not allow the Democratic Party to be the only ones to champion environmental protection.
Bettencourt writes, "For too long, the conservation of our natural resources has been perceived as a Democratic...
Conservation NH today announced that two additional New Hampshire based businesses have joined Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) in vocally supporting the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). All three businesses have recorded radio ads that are currently running across the state.
The New Hampshire State Senate will be voting this week on controversial legislation passed...
