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A Deep Green Future for Boston

July 8, 2013 By John Connolly 14 Comments

Natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy demonstrate that climate change will be a very real priority for the next mayor of Boston. We need all Bostonians to be part of the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, transition to a clean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: biking, boston, climate-change, energy efficiency, environment, global-warming, green-jobs, mayoral-race, waste reduction

Your Ideas + My Ideas

May 1, 2013 By John Connolly 7 Comments

As many in the Blue Mass Group community know, I am a former school teacher, a current At-Large Boston City Councilor, and I'm running for Mayor of Boston. I've always believed that city government is at its best when it's inclusive and … [Read more...]

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Help Boston Host the 2014 Gay Games

August 5, 2009 By John Connolly 10 Comments

Dear BMG Readers, As you may know, Boston is one of three cities currently in the running to host the world's Gay Games in 2014. The Games are an international Olympic-style athletic and cultural event that are held every four years, with … [Read more...]

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Boston’s Green Agenda and an Invitation to Local Global Climate Change Summits

March 3, 2009 By John Connolly 6 Comments

      Creating an Environmental Science Academy within Boston Public Schools.  This proposal will not impact this year’s school budget and it will take more than a few years to develop, but I think we need a big … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: environment, global-climate-change, green, green-agenda, massachusetts, shared-bike

Boston’s Green Agenda and an Invitation to Local Global Warming Summits

March 3, 2009 By John Connolly Leave a Comment

     * Creating an Environmental Science Academy within Boston Public Schools.  This proposal will not impact this year’s school budget and it will take more than a few years to develop, but I think we need a big … [Read more...]

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Shared-Bike Program for Boston

July 11, 2008 By John Connolly 20 Comments

Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know that I filed legislation yesterday to explore bringing a shared-bike program to Boston.  I want to recognize that Mayor Menino and his administration have already begun the process for … [Read more...]

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Woke up sick about the state, which has so badly mismanaged so much of the COVID-19 response for the entire year, insisting their judgment should be substituted for local districts when they have made it clear they both don’t know and don’t care about local conditions. #MAEdu

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My unsolicited environmental recommendation of the day: this episode of "Why Is This Happening?"

The conversation between @drvolts and @chrislhayes is accessible to those who know little about the power system, and it's smart, funny and quite profound. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/powering-the-grid-with-david-roberts/id1382983397?i=1000510291170

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#BREAKING: Mass. Aims To Take Remote Learning Option 'Off The Table,' Bring Students Back To Classrooms https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/02/23/massachusetts-covid-19-coronavirus-schools-in-person-learning-jeff-riley/

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OPINION: Despite the governor's shortcomings -- most recently, the rollout of the COVID vaccine -- none of the state's Democrats show any interest in challenging him in 2022. https://wbur.fm/3k9W2nf

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OPINION: Despite the governor's shortcomings -- most recently, the rollout of the COVID vaccine -- none of the state's Democrats show any interest in challenging him in 2022. https://wbur.fm/3k9W2nf

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