Letter from the president.

AuthorKassel, John
PositionCover story

The cover story of this issue of Conservation Matters looks at the expanding role natural gas is playing in New England's energy mix. While our neighboring regions to the south and west are tackling the very poignant issues surrounding the extraction of natural gas, we at CLF are engaging in a delicate and complicated balancing act: how does New England reap the short-term benefits of this cleaner-than-coal fossil fuel while staying on track to achieve our region's climate goals?

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Natural gas has an important rote to play in our region's energy future. It is increasingly replacing coat and oil in electricity generation, which means reduced air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

But our region's enthusiasm for today's cheap natural gas cannot be allowed to determine our energy future--a real concern as arguments for new natural gas infrastructure and proposals to build it gain momentum. The reality that natural gas is a finite, volatile, greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuel is one that we cannot ignore.

That's why CLF's advocacy is focused on helping to keep our region's relationship with natural gas in...

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