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Most Recent NewsEnvironment New Hampshire Calls for Passage of Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act 7/15/2010Today, Senators Jeff Merkley, Tom Carper and Tom Udall introduced the Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act. Environment New Hampshire’s Federal Global Warming Program Director Nathan Willcox issued the following statement in response. Runaway BP Oil Well Capped For Now; We Must Never Let This Happen Again 7/15/2010Late this afternoon, the National Oil Spill Incident Commander announced that BP’s broken oil well had been capped at approximately 3:30 PM, shutting off the flow of 1.5 to 2.5 million gallons of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico. Gumbo for Gulf House Parties Cook Up Response to Gulf Disaster 7/02/2010Like many others seeing the images of oil-covered birds and dead turtles washing ashore in the Gulf, Leslie Rennie from Beloit, WI felt helpless. Gumbo for the Gulf, a unique fundraiser launched by Environment America, gave her an easy way to make a difference. Most Recent ReportsBuilding Better: How High Efficiency Buildings Will Save Money and Reduce Global Warming 4/09/2010We can save money and help solve global warming by reducing the amount of energy we use, and the best place to start is in the buildings we live and work in every day. We have the technology and skills to drastically improve the efficiency of our buildings, and we should set a goal of reducing our overall building energy consumption 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by 2050. Environmental Scorecard of 2009 3/29/2010Over the course of a politically-charged and gridlocked Congress, the House and Senate voted dozens of times on key environmental initiatives. Environment New Hampshire uses these scorecards to publicize the voting record of our elected officials. Building a Solar Future 3/09/2010Every hour, the sun radiates more energy onto the earth than the entire human population uses in one whole year. Tapping into American ingenuity to capture a tiny fraction of this pollution-free energy would put our nation and our planet on a path to long-term environmental sustainability and would help rebuild our economy by stimulating investment, creating jobs, and making us less reliant on fossil fuels. This report highlights the diversity of solar power technologies that go far beyond traditional panels. Our Issues in the NewsShea-Porter accepts environmental award in MUB 3/30/2010New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter explained her pro-environment voting record in the House of Representatives as voting for future generations when she accepted an award from Environment New Hampshire yesterday at noon in the Memorial Union Building. A new chance to protect our waters 2/04/2010Protections for the streams that feed our great waterways and the wetlands that clean them are crucial to maintaining our quality of life. Our waterways like the Connecticut are hallmarks of our state. Unfortunately, recent Supreme Court decisions have excluded thousands of streams and millions of acres of wetlands from protection. Our representatives must stand up for our clean water and pass the Clean Water Restoration Act. Pollution Down in New Hampshire 11/12/2009A new report from Environment New Hampshire found carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation declined by 14 percent from 2004 to 2007, as the state moved from highly polluting oil to cleaner forms of electricity. |