One of the things you keep seeing on the enviro/climate beat is powerful entities' insistence on doing things a dumb old harmful way, when there's a cheaper healthier easier alternative, right at hand. We've got the ongoing, bewildering … [Read more...]
“Who’s Delaying Climate Action in Massachusetts?”
A new report from Brown University* proves what we already knew: Climate action in Massachusetts is bought off and delayed by well-heeled special interest lobbies. This is in spite of overwhelming public support in polls, and a display of … [Read more...]
They went bridge: “An Act to promote a clean energy future” passes the Senate
No, they didn't "take a 7th inning stretch"; they didn't "build a bridge to a clean energy future" ... they just went bridge, in the lingo of Dennis Eckersley: Last night the MA Senate unanimously passed S.2545, a legitimately … [Read more...]
Talking with Bob Massie at #Demvention
Bob Massie was kind enough to give me a few minutes of time after the balloting at the convention over the weekend. On WGBH Thursday, he was pretty blunt about Charlie Baker's performance, calling him a "fraud" and an "empty suit". So with … [Read more...]
Conversation with Jamie Eldridge at #demvention
Sen. Jamie Eldridge is an old friend of the blog, and a prolific progressive legislator: His fingerprints are on clean energy legislation, the Safe Communities Act, the recently passed criminal justice reform, and more. I asked him, in so … [Read more...]
Baker loses 20% of solar jobs; AG’s clean energy defense; the Senate’s boffo energy bill
Globe's Jon Chesto reports: "Massachusetts lost more than 20% of its solar jobs last year" Possible factors in Massachusetts include: uncertainty about changes in solar incentives; caps in some parts of the state on new net metering … [Read more...]
Who Won Storm’s Energy Reliability Test, Wind or Nuclear?
Former Dancin' With The Stars contestant and current U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has a bonkers plan to force ratepayers to subsidize coal and nuclear power in the name of "reliability." Not because Republicans are beholden to existing … [Read more...]
Big Oil’s Big Gift
In the final actions of the year, the House and Senate passed a spending bill with a big gift for Big Oil. By permanently lifting the longstanding crude oil export ban, Congressional Republicans made sure it will be Christmas all year round … [Read more...]
Massachusetts A Model for Obama’s Clean Power Plan
As a nation, we have a choice: Do we want to keep pumping dangerous carbon pollution into the air, or do we want to pump new life into our economy, creating clean energy jobs and saving families money on their electricity bills? We know … [Read more...]
Senate Republicans Are Blocking Debate on Keystone XL Pipeline Pipe Dream
Even after Senate Republicans blocked me from speaking on the United States Senate floor last Thursday, I will not pipe down about Senate Republicans and the oil industry’s Keystone XL pipeline pipe dream. I have tried to debate two of … [Read more...]
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