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Turning up the Heat

Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center received a grant from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to finish overhauling heating and cooling system to a streamlined biomass facility that runs on woodchips, and produces much cleaner energy. The retrofit is saving Crotched Mountain 200,000 gallons of fuel and just under $500,000 in fuel costs.

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At hearing, opponents blast emissions cap, trade repeal attempt

Repealing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would hurt the state's economy, its environment and residents' health, opponents of the repeal said Tuesday.

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Crotched Mountain saves fuel with biomass system

Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center replaced a failing steam heat system with a state-of-the art central heating system using energy harvested locally with a grant from the cornerstone clean energy program.

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NH group releases report on gas mileage savings

 

A New Hampshire environmental group says residents would save about $1 million on gasoline costs for Thanksgiving travel if the average car met the new automobile mileage standards being proposed by the Obama administration.

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Scrubber costs won't be on PSNH bills in Jan.

The cost of Public Service of New Hampshire's new $430 million scrubber will not be included in customers' bills Jan. 1. Environment New Hampshire, will release a report Friday naming Merrimack Station as the top emitter of mercury pollution in the state.

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