These are rough notes and impressions. All mistakes and opinions are mine.
2/13/14
Sponsored by Next Step Living
Design Center, Boston MA
Opening statements:
Joe Avellone: revenue neutral carbon tax like British Columbia, workforce development through community and state colleges and vocational education
Don Berwick: climate adaptation, wife, Ann Berwick is chair of the state’s Department of Public Utilities, son in solar business
Martha Coakley: no specific plans mentioned but will continue current policies, proud of EPA carbon case
Steve Grossman: his company started using 100% renewable electricity in 2007 and brought along his subcontractors to do the same, as Treasurer issued green bonds, second entity to do so after World Bank, plans a 1% green budget for state
Juliette Khayyem: green bank proposal, climate change liaison in gov’s office
Discussion:
Berwick: built a near passivhaus vacation home which now has solar electricity (PV), supports imported hydro (which is probably Hydro Quebec)
Khayyem: military as a client for renewables
Avellone: community, state colleges and vocational schools for building a skilled labor force, big corporations to switch to renewables through carbon tax
Q: funds for retrofitting old buildings and infrastructure?
Khayyem: brownfields and infrastructure concentration needed
More at http://www.nextstepliving.com/cleanenergy
For me to be a Coakley supporter, under the circumstances. :/
They are all smart candidates, including Coakley. She’ll figure it out.
… which I had in her Senate run, that she’s not really clear on her priorities, on her reason for running, except that a promotion would be nice.
I hope I’m wrong.
Or even other reports? I’d like to read/watch more…
http://www.nextstepliving.com/cleanenergy
They may have the video available too.