Just a quick update the Parched film and discussion scheduled for October 16 has been cancelled. The speaker had a conflict. We are hoping it will be rescheduled.
Environment and Clean Energy
Clean Energy Meeting at Pease, attend Please!
Governor Sununu should know that not all of NH wanted out of the Paris Climate Accords. This is our chance to let him know. Join some of our members at Pease on October 19th. Get smarter about this! Next week there is a chance for you to make a difference […]
Three Events Worthy of Our Time and Fun – Open your Calendars
Number ONE Movie Sponsored by Women’s Foundation October 12th, 5:15 at the Music Hall. Number TWO Sponsored by New Hampshire Safe Water Alliance. October 16 6:00 3S Art Space Join us for a showing of National Geographic Film “Parched” followed by a panel discussion about water and PFCs […]
SB 129 Solar Energy for the future Passed both Houses
Finally some Good News: from our Environment and Clean Energy Desk Great news…SB 129 passed the House on a roll vote, 222-84. Now it heads to the Governor for signature. Dan Innis, Mindi Messmer, Kate Murrary, Martha Fuller-Clark all voted in favor of this bill. SB 129 will: More than double […]
HB 463 Groundwater Standards Amendment to Bill
From Mindi Messmer our State House Rep Mindi needs us to make some calls or write emails – a letter to the editor would help too. The vote is next week. The amendment to house bill 463 seeks to compel NHDES (NH Dept of Environmental Services) to take another look […]
SB 129 Strengthens Biofuel and Solar Industry – We need some calls
From Our Environmental and Clean Energy Desk: We supported this bill in one of our early immediate actions now we need more calling juice! Background – It was a bipartisan bill to strengthen both the biofuel industry (wood pellets and chips) and the solar industry. The House Science, Technology and […]
SB 123 Support for Carbon Reduction Investment Program – Please Call
From our Clean Energy Desk SB 123 aims to study a possible carbon reduction investment program for NH. This very good bill (passed by the full Senate) lost endorsement of STE by a 10-9 vote. It will go to the full House in the next 2 weeks. It is a […]
HB 511- Establishing a Commission to Study Environmentally-triggered Illness.
This bill sponsored by Mindi Messner has passed both the House and the Senate. Dan Innis voted in support. There was no roll call vote. Dan Innis is quoted in April 28th Portsmouth Herald, saying “I don’t know if we’ll find an answer (to the source of the cancer cluster), […]
SB 129 Support Solar by Going to Concord
We need your help! Please attend this hearing to speak to the importance of solar and Class II to the state, the industry and to customers. Bill # SB 129 What the bill does – increases the Class II solar requirements, removes a size limit from the residential solar rebate […]
SB 128 Electric Utility Restructuring
SB 128 ( AN ACT relative to the policy goal of electric utility restructuring. ) – This bill is going to the full Senate floor for a vote on Thursday 3/23. This bill is very problematic because it gives utilities broad authority to undertake both large infrastructure projects and distributed clean energy […]