Dustin Luca of the Salem News profiles Dolores Jordan, SAFE's honoree at its November 10 fundraiser (Hawthorne Hotel, 5:30): SALEM — She's the "First Lady of Derby Street," and Derby Street is coming together to celebrate her legacy of protecting and cementing the community's history in the Witch City. The Salem Alliance for the Environment … Continue reading Dolores Jordan, First Lady of Derby Street
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CLF and Footprint Close to Agreement
The Salem News (2/12/14) reports that Conservation Law Foundation and Footprint Power are close to announcing a settlement in CLF's lawsuit challenging Footprint's effort to site a new gas plant in Salem. In a joint motion filed yesterday with a state board, the New Jersey power plant developer and the Massachusetts environmental organization said they … Continue reading CLF and Footprint Close to Agreement
SALEM GAS PLANT AND THE LOW-CARBON FUTURE
Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) released the following statement in response to the February 8 demonstration in Salem by 350-MA. SAFE fully agrees with 350MA that the United States must take immediate steps to address global climate change. However, SAFE believes that the proposed quick-start, high efficiency natural-gas power plant for our city is … Continue reading SALEM GAS PLANT AND THE LOW-CARBON FUTURE
Salem Plant Must Be a Bridge to Renewable Future
A Boston Globe editorial asserts the same position as SAFE on the proposed gas plant for Salem--the technology provides a bridge to a renewable energy future. THE REPLACEMENT of a heavily polluting coal power plant with a much cleaner natural gas facility would once have been welcomed by almost anyone concerned about climate change. The fact … Continue reading Salem Plant Must Be a Bridge to Renewable Future
Proposed Gas Plant Could Help Reduce Emissions Regionally
SAFE co-chairs Patricia Gozemba and Jeff Barz-Snell respond to a recent article in the Boston Globe: RE “NEW Salem plant a test case for state climate law: Utilities call power vital; environmentalists alarmed” (Page A1, Jan. 19): The implication in Erin Ailworth’s article is that all environmentalists oppose the Footprint Power project in Salem. Salem Alliance for … Continue reading Proposed Gas Plant Could Help Reduce Emissions Regionally
Plant can be part of renewable energy future
SAFE members recently published two letters in the Salem News. From Karen Kahn: David Pelletier, in his Dec. 31 column (”They got their wish, and now they don’t want it”), unfortunately undermines his credibility by implying that climate change concerns may be overblown. Over the last 15 years, the risks from fossil fuels have increased, … Continue reading Plant can be part of renewable energy future
CLF challenges climate impact of new gas plant
The Conservation Law Foundation has taken Footprint Power to court, arguing that the proposed quick-start combined cycle gas plant cannot meet the high standards set by the state's Global Warming Solutions Act. The controversy over the plant is laid out in a January 19 Boston Globe article by Erin Ailworth. SAFE continues to support the … Continue reading CLF challenges climate impact of new gas plant
Future of Power Generation in Salem
A Statement from the SAFE Board of Directors SAFE has struggled with the environmental issues raised by the likely construction of another fossil fuel-burning plant on Salem Harbor. Like our allies in the environmental movement, we dream of a future in which energy demand is reduced dramatically by advances in energy efficiency, and is supplied by … Continue reading Future of Power Generation in Salem
Footprint: Community Benefits Agreement
On June 13, 2013, SAFE presented a proposal to Mayor Driscoll to pursue a Community Benefits Agreement with Footprint Power, the developer that now owns Salem Harbor Station. The proposal focuses on two key community concerns: mitigating carbon emissions which contribute to climate change and therefore sea level rise, which could devastate our community, and … Continue reading Footprint: Community Benefits Agreement
State official: Power plant will be cleaned up
by Tom Dalton Staff Writer, Salem News September 28, 2012 SALEM — The state will make sure that past and current owners are held responsible for the cleanup of the Salem Harbor Station power plant, the state’s top energy official said yesterday. “We are not going to let any responsible party off the hook,” said … Continue reading State official: Power plant will be cleaned up
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