In a passionate State of the State speech yesterday New York's governor Andrew Cuomo called New York the "progressive capital" and said it would have the nation's safest gun laws. He challenged legislators: "you show them how we lead!" NYT: … [Read more...]
Archives for January 10, 2013
Gov. Patrick, listen and repeat
From our neighbors to the west ... I grew up in New York State in the age of Mario Cuomo. Andrew Cuomo is coarser and meaner, but he gets this one right: The governor also continued to use Hurricane Sandy as a reason to talk about global … [Read more...]
Open Senate Seat Highlights Need and Opportunity for Climate Leadership
What do Elizabeth Warren, Barney Frank, and Ed Markey have in common? The obvious answer has to do with the US Senate. The not so obvious reality is an opportunity to accelerate the shift from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable … [Read more...]
Reports: Frank has endorsed Markey for Senate
The Hill and other sites reporting Barney Frank has endorsed Ed Markey for Senate should Kerry vacate his seat as expected: "Ed Markey should be and will be the next senator. Frankly, Ed and I have worked together in Congress and, before … [Read more...]
Climate is not partisan
The ice doesn't care who's writing really clever op-eds in Forbes or the NYT or ThinkProgress. It's just melting. The wheat doesn't care who's in charge of Congress; it's just not growing because we've got drought. Kerry Emanuel is a … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s plan to regionalize housing authorities
The Boston Globe reports that Governor Patrick is proposing to replace the state's local housing authorities with six regional housing authorities;. This is being done in response to several high-profile instances of corruption in the local … [Read more...]
Effective gun security legislation immediately for MA
No military weapons in the general population, no massacre of first graders and their teachers last month in Newtown, Connecticut. This is an issue of personal security and the protection of children. Single shot rifles that require … [Read more...]
Destination: Portland, ME. Goal: Climate Action
I’ve long believed that grassroots movements operate most successfully by opening up various fronts: street actions (rallies, marches, NVCD [when and only when the ensuing the publicity is apt to be positive], PR stunts) coupled with … [Read more...]