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East Boston vs. the dumb, dangerous, expensive, sub-standard substation

February 5, 2021 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: chelsea, clean-energy, climate, East Boston substation, east-boston, environment, environmental-justice

“Who’s Delaying Climate Action in Massachusetts?”

January 22, 2021 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: clean-energy, climate, decker, deleo, downing, environment, garballey, mariano, mike-barrett, spilka

They went bridge: “An Act to promote a clean energy future” passes the Senate

June 15, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: clean-energy, climate-change, S.2545

Talking with Bob Massie at #Demvention

June 4, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: #demvention, #magov, bob-massie, clean-energy, wind-power

Conversation with Jamie Eldridge at #demvention

June 2, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: clean-energy, criminal justice reform, jamie-eldridge, Safe Communities Act

Baker loses 20% of solar jobs; AG’s clean energy defense; the Senate’s boffo energy bill

February 12, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

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...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, clean-energy, climate, DPU, energy, energy efficiency, EVs, jamie-eldridge, marc-pacheco, Maura Healey, renewables, Tommy Vitolo, utilities

Who Won Storm’s Energy Reliability Test, Wind or Nuclear?

November 3, 2017 By thegreenmiles

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...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: clean-energy, energy reliability, nuclear-power, Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station, Rick Perry, wind-power

Big Oil’s Big Gift

December 18, 2015 By senedmarkey

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-oil, budget, clean-energy, climate-change, economy, ed-markey, energy, environment, global-warming, jobs, massachusetts, senate, us-senate

Massachusetts A Model for Obama’s Clean Power Plan

August 8, 2015 By senedmarkey

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Clean Power Plan, clean-energy, climate-change, economy, jobs, massachusetts, president-obama

Senate Republicans Are Blocking Debate on Keystone XL Pipeline Pipe Dream

January 26, 2015 By senedmarkey

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, climatechange, gop-congress, Keystone, tar-sands, us-senate

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progressivemass Progressive Mass @progressivemass ·
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Starting soon! Our roundtable with @CommonStartMA on parents and child care/early. Join us!

#mapoli #MARunsOnChildcare

Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpce-orjkoEtfpNYy9fXw99r72x9PRAh3v

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rachelnmiselman Rachel Nicole @rachelnmiselman ·
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I think that you mean *Atkinson* Street. 😉 @seroxbury

#bospoli #mapoli

South End - Roxbury Community Partnership @seroxbury

The public health approach is to contain people on Akitson Street living in tents!

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dspangallo Dominick Pangallo @dspangallo ·
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“‘It’s a pivotal moment for #SalemMA, and I feel strongly that we can’t go backwards,’ Dominick told GBH News Wednesday. ‘We have a strong foundation to build on and keep moving our city forward as a place that works for everyone.’”

#mapoli

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/03/29/pangallo-harrington-move-ahead-in-salems-special-mayoral-preliminary

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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I support trans rights, yet I can’t help notice the growing and historically new and weird trend of protesting at your statehouse for because of what other state legislatures are doing, things that your legislature is firmly on record being against. #mapoli

SenRobynKennedy @senrobynkennedy

The message is simple: Protect Trans Kids.

We must ensure that our kids feel safe and protected as they pursue a life free of discrimination and danger because of who they are.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Let me just say loud and clear - to transit twitter, to the governor, to the legislature, and everyone else in #mapoli: Transit Matters has been wrong for years in their predictions of what is and is not possible at MBTA.

TransitMatters @transitmatters

"Let me just say loud & clear—to him, to the governor, to the legislature—if [Phil Eng] only has the resources that he has today, he will fail because they're not enough."

Tune in to our Board Member @JimAloisi on @GreaterBoston ↓ https://twitter.com/GBHNews/status/1640750597069570051

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lydiamedwards Lydia Edwards @lydiamedwards ·
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Thank you @SenJohnVelis for inviting me to speak with Housing Authorities in your district! #mapoli #bospoli

Senator John Velis @SenJohnVelis

Grateful to my friend and @MA_Senate Housing Chair, @LydiaMEdwards, for taking the time today to meet with Housing Authorities in my district.

We had a productive conversation on how we can improve CHAMP (MA Common Housing Application) and support our Public Housing Authorities.

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