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Lawyers For Good Government Climate Change Program Provides Pro-Bono Legal Resources For Municipalities To Switch…

March 2, 20204 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Today, Lawyers for Good Government Foundation (L4GG), a non-profit network of more than 120,000 legal advocates with lawyers in all 50 states, unveiled its latest comprehensive state energy resource profiles — Ohio, Louisiana, and Oklahoma — as part of its pro-bono climate change program, which seeks to provide the legal resources desperately needed for municipalities to reach 100 percent renewable energy goals.

These Lawyers Are Creating An ALEC For Climate Change

April 5, 20195 years ago Nexus Media 0 Comments

For the last forty-odd years, the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, has been a mainstay of the conservative movement and major force in shaping state laws. The organization brings together state lawmakers and corporate leaders to draft business-friendly policies that are then ferried to statehouses around the country.

Michigan Utility Tries To Hide Coal Power Plant Behind Wind Farm

December 19, 201310 years ago Guest Contributor 11 Comments

Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Emily Atkin. It may have come as a surprise this morning when conservative news aggregation website the Drudge Report tweeted that new greenhouse gas emissions regulations recently set by the Environmental Protection Agency have effectively forced a power cooperative to abandon its plans to build a clean energy project in … [continued]