My wife and I have been registered Democrats for several decades. Since yesteday we have received the following calls. Rep. Lynch recording (vote for Clinton) Clinton phone bank Sen. Kennedy recording (vote for Obama) Obama … [Read more...]
Sleaze-o-meter off-chart in Randolph
We need to correct the misimpression fostered by previous generations that natural areas in public ownership are community assets. How can they compare, for instance, with the value of providing business opportunities to important … [Read more...]
Patrick: I won’t protect Blue Hills wetlands (but you’ll pay $40 million to fill them)
The project, called "costly and redundant" by MWRA's longest-serving board member John Carroll, has been controversial from the start, not only because of its unprecedented wetland impacts, but its siting in one of the most scenic and … [Read more...]
Patrick: Don’t call me an environmentalist. Don’t call me, period.
In February 240 of our constituents contacted Environmental Secretary Ian Bowles' office asking that the wetlands be replaced. In March they received letters stating that he was "awaiting the court's decision," even though there was … [Read more...]
MWRA comes to the Blue Hills
Friends of the Blue Hills been pressing Governor Patrick to suspend MWRA plans to fill the Blue Hills Reservoir on Chickatawbut Road in Quincy at a cost to ratepayers of $40 million unless MWRA agrees to replace the 8.7 acres of protected … [Read more...]
does MWRA rule the world?
Although it might seem that the project is crippled by lack of public support--after all, the only money the MWRA has is our money--there is no sign that Governor Patrick or new Environmental Secretary Bowles (now chairman of MWRA) will … [Read more...]