Climate Change
Barrett: Massachusetts must lead on climate change, (opinion) MetroWest Daily News
Pope: Climate change is largely man-made, CNN (video)
Alan Frio: Oil companies can help fight global warming, (opinion) The Providence Journal
Natural Gas/Pipeline
Attorney General Maura Healey urges caution on building new natural gas pipelines, MassLive.com
Dedham Stands Firm in Opposition to Gas Pipeline, Patch.com
DPU meets raucous Greenfield crowd at hearing on Berkshire Gas-Tennessee Gas pipeline deal, MassLive.com
Pipeline debate lives on, (editorial) Worcester Telegram
Gas pipeline is Vermont’s concern, too, (opinion) Brattleboro Reformer
Gas Supply Vital To State’s Manufacturing, (opinion) Hartford Courant
Energy Efficiency
RGGI compromise falls flat in committee, New Hampshire Business Review
New Smuttynose facility wins regional energy-efficiency award, New Hampshire Business Review
Yet Another Report Finds that Energy Efficiency Improves the Economics of Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Energy Efficiency Markets
Renewable Energy
New England Patriots Go Green With Lots Of Solar Panels, SportTechie
Businesses warm to solar energy: Tax credits and USDA grants put investment within reach, Mainebiz Daily
Louisiana builder is hard at work on R.I.’s offshore wind turbines, Providence Journal
States See Renewable Future in Offshore Wind Farms, Climate Central
Solar projects promise savings but face deadline, Wicked Local Southborough
Quonset’s Lead in Renewables Shows Potential for Infrastructure Bank, New England Real Estate Journal
Nuclear
Pilgrim Station gets some good news from the NRC, Manomet Current
Small nuclear reactors gain favor with Senate leaders, Obama admin., Utility Drive
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Eversource Says N.H. Workers To Get First Dibs on Some Transmission Jobs, New Hampshire Public Radio
National Grid ranked top green utility in the world, Niagara Frontier Publications
Electric rates expected to stay lower this winter, The Patriot Ledger
Sprung from political royalty, congressman wades into regional energy policy, Environment & Energy Publishing
Holyoke study of ex-coal-burning plant yields survey with 3 possible reuses, MassLive.com
Groundbreaking held for waste-to-energy plant, Johnston Sunrise
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