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How Do You Pay for the Green New Deal: Cost of Fuel

July 4, 2019 By gmoke 5 Comments

I did some back of the envelope estimates of the cost of the fossil fuels we use in a year. The source of these figures is the USA DOE Energy Information Agency https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php But any mistakes in arithmetic are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climatechange, ecology, economics, energy, environment, Green New Deal, sustainability

Daily Reminder Calendar for the Next Decade of Climate Change

June 2, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Scientists tell us that we have about a decade to do something to reduce climate calamity. Let's schedule out the next 10 years 3,650 days for climate action month by month week by week day by day to do what is ecologically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climatechange, countdown, ecology, energy, environment, green

My Approach to Climate Change

December 22, 2018 By gmoke 1 Comment

 My approach to climate change is100% renewables ASAPzero emissions economy ASAPcarbon drawdown ASAPgeotherapy (not geoengineering) ASAPResources: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climatechange, ecology

Green New Deal, Extinction Rebellion Demands, & My Approach to Climate Change

November 27, 2018 By gmoke 9 Comments

Here are Representative Ocasio-Cortez' proposed goals for a Select Committee on a Green New Deal (https://ocasio2018.com/green-new-deal) as part of the resuscitated House Committee on Climate Change: "The Plan for a Green New Deal (and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climatechange, ecology, energy, environment, ExtinctionRebellion, Ocasio-Cortez, SunriseMovement, sustainability

Energy Model of Boston

February 26, 2016 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O46GkHSYvYE The Sustainable Design Lab at MIT has built a model which estimates the gas and electricity demand of every building in Boston for every hour of every day of the year, nearly 100,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, cambridge, climatechange, ecology, energy, EnergyEfficiency, environment, green, mit, UrbanDesign

Senate Republicans Are Blocking Debate on Keystone XL Pipeline Pipe Dream

January 26, 2015 By senedmarkey 12 Comments

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

SUNDAY Climate Change Event at Faneuil Hall: What if Superstorm Sandy Hit Boston?

November 24, 2012 By rep-ed-markey-d-ma 3 Comments

Families in the New York/New Jersey area are still suffering from the impact of superstorm Sandy. Lives were lost, homes were destroyed, and many are still fighting to stay warm without power. Since Sandy, my office has received calls … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, climate-change, climatechange, ed-markey, environment, faneuil-hall, global, global-warming, Hurricane Sandy

Climate and Occupy Activists Join Forces to Announce New Grassroots Campaign in Response to Scott Brown Corruption Scandal

February 10, 2012 By alliwelton 4 Comments

More than 60 protesters gathered today to announce the launch of a new grassroots anti-corruption campaign in response to Sen. Brown’s co-sponsorship of a bill to force through the Keystone XL Pipeline just last week. The campaign, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-energy-politics, climatechange, corruption, global-warming, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, scott-brown

Obama’s Power (and Yours) To Fight Global Warming

December 31, 2011 By joeltpatterson Leave a Comment

Although things have been a bit dismal as the pro-pollution forces like the Koch brothers & Sen. Scott Brown have blocked real conservation laws & regulations, there's encouragement out there: Cape Wind has scored a victory! This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climatechange, Keystone, obama, pollution, tarsands

Energy Plutocrats Celebrate Global Warming On Nov. 4th, 1:00 pm on Boston Common

October 28, 2006 By ivana-moore-enmoore 4 Comments

...the number one contributor to the accumulation of greenhouse gases, but don't they realize they will be emptying our pockets… er… I mean… reducing economic growth in Massachusetts by advocating change?"Lee Vemhangen, ultra-wealthy energy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activism, big-oil, billionaires, billionaires-for-bush, climatechange, entertainment, environment, fun, funny, globalwarming, greed, important, massachusetts, politics, record-profits, satire, weather

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

John Lerner 🌲❄️🌎🌹🗽⚖️🌲@johnflerner

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This is horrible

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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amywesterveltAmy Westervelt@amywestervelt·
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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

Bill McKibben@billmckibben

Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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brianr2600Brian RIstuccia@brianr2600·
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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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erik_griswoldErik Never Forgets@erik_griswold·
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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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