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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs or How to Talk about Climate

January 22, 2021 By gmoke

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm) says wind turbine service technician jobs should grow 61% over the next decade, the #1 fastest growing job for the next decade. Solar photovoltaic [PV] installer* … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climate, ecology, economics, energy, environment, jobs, renewables, solar, sustainability, wind

Building New Renewables Cheaper than Operating Existing Coal Plants

December 18, 2018 By gmoke

Rocky Mountain Institute had a webinar on “The Energy Future Is Now” on December 13: "Rocky Mountain Institute CEO Jules Kortenhorst, electricity expert Leia Guccione, and Marketing Director Kelly Vaughn discuss the urgency facing today's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: electricity, energy, sustainability, wind

MIT Energy Hackathon: Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes

October 31, 2017 By gmoke

The content committee for the MIT Energy Hackathon, November 3-5, has accepted my challenge on "Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean After the Hurricanes.” With luck, an extremely knowledgeable and expert team of MIT and other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: disaster, electricity, energy, hackathon, mit, renewables, solar, wind

Fact-Checking Baker’s Inaugural on Energy Prices

January 8, 2015 By thegreenmiles

From Gov. Charlie Baker's inaugural address: There’s also a direct link between economic growth and a sustainable and affordable supply of energy. But as we begin the New Year, families and businesses across New England are being hit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charlie-baker, electricity, energy, natural-gas, solar, solar-energy, wind, wind-energy

Overreliance on Gas, Offshore Wind Delay Burning New England

February 17, 2013 By thegreenmiles

Natural gas has been pitched as a "bridge fuel" by those who don't want to transition New England's electricity supply from dirty fossil fuels like coal and oil to clean energy sources like solar and wind right away. But the toll on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cape-wind, electricity, energy, natural-gas, offshore-wind, wind

Help Push the Green Energy Message Forward

October 17, 2012 By liveandletlive

In order to push the green energy message forward, as well as a sound economic message, I am going to vote for Jill Stein for President. Since Massachusetts is strong for President Obama, this would be the state to show electoral support … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate-change, Fossil Fuels, global-warming, green-economy, green-energy, solar, wind

Massachusetts Clean Energy Economy

August 29, 2012 By gmoke

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has released their 2012 Massachusetts Clean Industry Report (http://www.masscec.com/index.cfm/cdid/13913/pid/11150) There are 4,995 clean energy firms and 71,523 clean energy jobs in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ecology, efficiency, employment, energy, massachusetts, solar, wind

A chat with Chairman Barry Finegold

November 23, 2009 By David

After my conversation with EOEEA Secretary Ian Bowles, Rep. Barry Finegold, the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, reached out to chat about the wind siting bill, as well as other issues before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bmg, finegold, wind

The future of power: Small, dumb, everywhere

November 30, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

This really is a pretty cool story in the Globe magazine on small-time wind power, now growing in Massachusetts one turbine at a time. The state is indeed subsidizing the heck out of the industry, but at least it seems to be making the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: environment, globe, patrick, power, wind, wind-power

The mandate and Gore’s 10-year plan

November 11, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

Al Gore had an op-ed in the Times Sunday, laying out a five-point plan for 100% carbon-free electricity in 10 years: Big solar and wind projects from Texas to the Dakotas, and new geothermal plants. A "unified national smart grid for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: energy, environment, global-warming, gore, markey, wind, wind-power

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