SAPL 2018 Annual Summary
Annual Appeal for Support As the year comes to a close and we enter our 50th year of activity, we would like to give you a sense of the progress we’ve made and prospects for the new year toward a … Read More
Offshore Wind in the US: Beating projected costs and waking up investors
Big news! Contracts have been signed to purchase the power from the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm, and the agreed cost of the project will be “shockingly” low – to the point of saving big bucks for ratepayers! In fact, … Read More
Video from the 2018 Rally for Renewables
On Earth Day 2018, the Leftist Marching Band kicked off the 350NH/SAPL Rally for Renewables in Concord, New Hampshire. A great variety of state and national organizations set up displays with literature and answered the public’s questions about offshore wind, … Read More
Voters Support Offshore Wind – Let’s Call on the Governor to Act!
There were 13 town meetings/town votes across the state that supported offshore wind warrant articles in March. We estimate over 6000 voters actually voted for the warrant articles just at town meetings/town votes – by 70% or more margins – … Read More
SAPL 2017 Annual Summary
Annual Appeal for Support It’s that time of year that we ask you to become a financial supporter of SAPL. Please give generously to support the leading Seacoast citizen organization working for a safe and sustainable energy future. Though it’s … Read More
Wind and water: Powering our past, and future
By Doug Bogen, SAPL Director Published in SeacoastOnline There is a revolution taking place just off the Northeast U.S. coast, a key part of a necessary transition away from the fossil fuels that threaten our future climate. The siting and … Read More
Offshore Wind is Happening!
These are exciting times! The fact is, wind power is now less expensive than nuclear in the UK, and the United States is not far behind. The first floating wind farm in the world is currently being built off of Northern Scotland by … Read More
Have your town speak up for wind power! (UPDATED May 2018)
Updated on May 16, 2018 The State of New Hampshire has committed to 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by the year 2050, but has yet to develop a plan to achieve that goal. We need to encourage lawmakers in Concord … Read More
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm is Up and Running!
December 2016: The turbines at America’s first offshore wind farm started spinning and creating clean, renewable energy. The Block Island Wind Farm is capable of powering 17,000 homes and is a huge milestone as we work to reduce and eliminate … Read More
SAPL Requests Offshore Wind Development Task Force
On August 25th, SAPL and 350NH traveled to the New Hampshire Statehouse to meet with Governor Hassan’s staff and to present her with a 2,000-signature petition asking Governor Hassan to request a task force to study offshore wind in the Gulf of … Read More