This fight isn’t just about permits stamped in 2011. It’s about setting a dangerous precedent – letting polluters pretend it’s still 2011 while ignoring today’s science and silencing community voices.
About 15 years ago, Exxon Mobil ran a TV commercial that never mentioned oil or gas. Instead, it featured a friendly-looking Exxon scientist describing his work turning algae into “biofuels that we could someday run our cars on.” These new fuels would “help solve the greenhouse problem,” he said, because “they absorb CO2.” The… Continue reading The Greenwashing Machine
We need to ensure dam operations can withstand a changing climate while safeguarding the river for generations to come.
Some of the world’s biggest polluters want us to believe they’re going green – but they’re really just hiding “business as usual” behind slick words. Here’s how to spot greenwashing in action.
To truly make energy affordable, Governor Healey must take bolder steps to rein in excessive utility spending on costly infrastructure projects and corporate profits.
Greater Boston residents have created a housing affordability “report card” that reflects the priorities and expertise of community members.
States need to rise to the occasion and fight climate change on a local level
CLF has fought alongside Springfield residents and leaders for years to stop the polluting facility from being built in the city.
The Trump administration has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy, but the president has come to the fight That’s why we’re urging state and local leaders to remain steadfast in pursuing environmental and climate change policies they know will improve the health of the planet.
The carbon footprint concept was a clever marketing tool used by fossil fuel companies to spread the blame on carbon pollution.
