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The Influence of the Enviromental Change on Ball Size… and the Public’s thinking.

January 24, 2016 By mak Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Central Pacific Ocean. We're out here studying the influence of low oxygen on key microbial biogeochemistry processes adapting new biomedical methods (proteomics) to diagnose long-term changes in the ocean's core … [Read more...]

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Northern NFL Teams Will Need Many Backup Quarterbacks

August 5, 2015 By mak 14 Comments

The other day I was reading a news story about deflategate that had the football pressure data in it from the AFC Championship game. Being a scientist, I gave into the temptation to plot it up, which then led to the desire for a little more … [Read more...]

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“America’s Energy Security Trust Fund” (that’s legislator for National Carbon Tax)

April 12, 2009 By mak 10 Comments

Friedman's main message is to point out the simplicity and efficiency of carbon taxes relative to the complicated cap-and-trade options, which he points out that "Wall Street types" would be running.   People get that - and simplicity … [Read more...]

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Imagining Darkness

February 2, 2009 By mak 5 Comments

This town is largely a scientific research outpost.  But much of population is here to maintain the base and community.  There are pipefitters, electricians, carpenters, chefs, dishwashers, mechanics, power plant operators, as … [Read more...]

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The Gas Tax – low hanging fruit for climate change action

December 28, 2008 By mak 20 Comments

Here's a figure about the rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations and projections under different CO2 reduction scenarios (from Pacala et al 2004): When I give talks to school classrooms, I do a little class participation exercise that goes … [Read more...]

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Now is the time for a Massachusetts Automobile Carbon Tax

December 7, 2008 By mak 16 Comments

This could start with something as simple as raising the gasoline tax in Massachusetts.  Currently we are taxing at 41.9 cents per gallon (state+federal tax), lower than most states (see map), and much lower than other progressive … [Read more...]

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Music says it better than words

November 3, 2008 By mak Leave a Comment

There's a light on a hill That's far out in the distance And it calls out my name It calls out for a change Far away voices That want their own choices Sigh for a plea As it calls out for a change Ooh Change Ooh Change Ooh... To the root of … [Read more...]

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Bailout Blues: Cleveland and the Ebay Houses

September 25, 2008 By mak 2 Comments

The $700 Billion dollar bailout plan is making many of us very uneasy (including Gov Deval!).  I'm uneasy because it sounds like a huge blank check.  And we know from experience how poorly things go when the administration gets … [Read more...]

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The Giant Pool of Carbon Dioxide

July 22, 2008 By mak 7 Comments

There was a report about how the rate of CO2 emissions was increasing about 4.0% per year from 1960-1979, decreased to 1.3% per year from the 1980's to 1999, and in this decade (since 2000) has increased again to 4.0% per year.  This … [Read more...]

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Gas-Tax Holiday Roundly Rejected: “The dumbest thing I’ve heard in a long time”

May 4, 2008 By mak 52 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg: "It's about the dumbest thing I've heard in an awful long time, from an economic point of view," Bloomberg told reporters at City Hall. "We're trying to discourage people from driving and we're trying to end our energy … [Read more...]

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When Scott Brown won in January 2010, Alan Khazei told us, “you can’t read too much into it. It’s a special election!”

Bad result but good to keep in mind.

Stephanie Murray@stephanie_murr

Looks like JEFF TURCO wins the race to replace former House Speaker Robert DeLeo in the 19th Suffolk District. JUAN PABLO JARAMILLO comes in second by just under 300 votes.

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Yikes.

Adam Bass@AdamBassWCCS

The idea of a Pro Life Trump supporter winning Suffolk 19 is not out of the ordinary. Winthrop is particular is much more right leaning that Revere. And Revere got severely out voted. When Capobianco had his story, that left you with two progressives. #mapoli

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Jo_ComerfordJo Comerford@Jo_Comerford·
2 Mar

.@CDCgov dir. @RWalensky, once part of MA's #COVID19 advsy board, said

"Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of COVID-19 ... not when we are so close."

But @MassGovernor pushes to reopen.

Who is advising Gov. Baker now?

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JoeCurtatoneJoseph A. Curtatone@JoeCurtatone·
1 Mar

It's time to state outright that Charlie Baker's science advisory team is the Chamber of Commerce. That's why we were slow to act last year, why our public health network got ignored on vaccines & why our reopenings have flown in the face of data, expert advice & common sense. https://twitter.com/MikeConnollyMA/status/1366423893276303364

Mike Connolly@MikeConnollyMA

Just reiterating my COVID philosophy: Instead of bucking advice from the CDC and Dr. Fauci (by further reopening the Mass. economy), we should #TaxTheRich and use the new revenue to provide cash relief to people in need and small businesses while also investing in health equity.

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2 Mar

He’s running

Simón Ríos@simonfrios

Mayor Joe Curtatone announces this is his final year as mayor of Somerville. @WBUR

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