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  • Race, Class and the proposed Cove Point, Maryland – LNG Terminal

    While being a very bad idea, the proposed LNG terminal at Cove Point Maryland does not appear to be a blantant case of race or class based discrimination in its location. I use JusticeMap.org (beta) to analyze the proposed location.  You can see that the income for the immediate census tract is actually higher than the more distant ones,…

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  • Methane’s Global Warming Potential makes Gas worse than Coal for Climate

    We just updated our page on natural gas with links to the latest studies showing that methane is far more potent for global warming than EPA considers it. Next time you’re hearing how much natural gas is a transition fuel or that it’s better than coal — or that landfill gas should be burned for energy (which releases more methane than…

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  • New Law Will Make Biomass Heating Cheaper in Massachusetts

    – by Shira Schoenberg, December 1, 2014, Mass Live A new law that goes into effect in January will make it cheaper to use renewable energy to heat a home – and could provide a boost to the wood industry in rural parts of Western Massachusetts. “This is going to help (renewable) technologies compete with and…

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