Posts Tagged ‘coal’

A RGGI Primer

In lieu of a comprehensive national climate and energy policy, ten forward-thinking northeastern states banded together to create the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Now, short-sighted legislators in New Hampshire threaten the state's energy and economic future by introducing House Bill 519, which would "terminate" the Granite State's participation in the program.

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Sponsoring Sponsors of Terrorism

Last week, the Union of Concerned Scientists released a report which concluded that in 2008, New Hampshire sent $59 million to Venezuela for the purchase of coal. New Hampshire is #8 among the states in international coal imports, and #1 in coal imports from Venezuela.

Politico reported on Wednesday that a group of US Senators sent an open...

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NH’s Coal Dependency

Conservation NH will host briefings on NH Coal Dependency and NH Voter Polling on Climate Legislation in its offices on May 20th at 2:00 PM.

We all know that NH produces no oil and that every dollar we import to heat our homes and run our cars flows out of state and out of the US, draining...

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