Grant Program Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

To develop a proposal and build support for a carbon tax in Oregon as a credible revenue reform option, as well as a meaningful response to climate change.

To end New England’s reliance on coal-fired power plants and achieve the retirement and redevelopment of the remaining facilities.

To close the Brayton Point coal power plant in southeastern Massachusetts by 2020 while creating a smart transition plan that meets the needs of workers and stimulates appropriate redevelopment of the site.

To close the Bridgeport Harbor Station coal plant.

To close the Bridgeport Harbor Station coal plant.

To build and support strong grassroots groups to retire coal-burning power plants and secure a just transition for affected communities in New England.

To work toward the closure of the Mt. Tom coal plant, cleanup of its contamination, and retention of a workforce with the plant’s reuse.

To stop the tar sands pipeline proposed from Alberta, Canada, to Portland, Maine.

To push for elimination of coal-fired power plants in New England; develop the public health rationale for expanding the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; and to promote energy efficiency and clean energy policies in the New England states.

To retire the Brayton Point coal plant and ensure that Massachusetts is coal free.