Monday August 11 – Today is the day, so who you gonna call? Peak Busters! We’re taking action today – one of the hottest days in August, to shave the peak and show local utility companies and our regional grid regulator ISO-NE that we don’t need fossil fuel peaker plants – we can replace them …
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For years we’ve worked with Beyond Extreme Energy and other partners to reform and re-make the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. With Trump back in the White House, it’s safe to say we had modest and shrinking expectations for FERC reform. But since the commission currently has two Democrats, two Republicans, and one vacancy, I had …
For years we’ve fought against the dirty, dangerous, and unnecessary Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). From the halls of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to the hollers of West Virginia, we tried everything to stop this pipeline. Last year, despite all that work and opposition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) allowed the mainline to …
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Last Spring, we fought to UnFrack FERC (the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) and the Fall of FERC in September is our chance to end this imperial outpost of fossil fuels. With grassroots movements escalating against fossil fuels and federal Courts finally validating our arguments and issuing real consequences for FERC’s failures – is this the …
June 10 update: Well that happened fast. last week the the Senate Energy Committee voted to confirm the whole slate of new FERC nominees. Only Senator Sanders (I-VT and always our friend) voted like we asked and opposed both Rosner and See. Senator Hirono (D-HI) voted against See, the Republican. And a couple of Republicans …
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We told you in April about how, after years of campaigning, we’ve got a shut down date for the last coal-fired power plant in New England. And we told you in May about how we delivered all your comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) telling them to stop forward capacity payments for dirty gas! …
May 23 — That’s a wrap! We went back to FERC this morning for the third and final of our #UnFrackFERC spring action series. We started with a great rally and speak out that featured numerous statements from frontline communities impacted by FERC decisions this month. Then we had a big crew of folks inside …
April 26 update – Check out the video below of our speak-out before the FERC meeting yesterday. As promised we summarized our comments about the New England forward capacity auction that favors fossil fuel power plants, we heard from Maury about the ongoing fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), and shared some outrage and …
Have you heard the news? After years of campaigning, we’ve got a shut down date for the last coal-fired power plant in New England – now let’s snuff out gas. The Merrimack generating station in Bow, New Hampshire, is closing for good and being replaced with a renewable energy park! Thanks to all of you …
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Wow that was an amazing week of action to UnFrack FERC! Longer recap below, but here’s the gist: Thank you to everyone who took action, came to the FERC meeting, sent comments, and more. Check out the report back video below, click here (or scroll down) for a longer written recap, or visit out social …