keeping the lights on: forcing the New England governors' energy plan out of the back room.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 22 September 2014

THE PROBLEM

After decades of work by CLF, obsolete coal and nuclear power plants could soon disappear from New England's energy mix--and the rest of the country is beginning to follow suit. The question now is whether the region's energy (and climate) future will be built on clean energy or the drawnout use of fossil fuels, like natural gas. The answer will resound for generations, here and throughout the entire country.

Last December, when New England's governors announced they were working together on a regional energy plan, hopes were high that it would prioritize clean, more efficient sources that would be good for the economy and the planet. The plan that was revealed just a month later, however, was one instead built on massive new gas pipelines and imports of Canadian hydropower--all to be financed with billions of dollars from residents and businesses.

CLF IN ACTION

CLF has a long history...