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Mass pension system blows $500 million by ignoring collapse in fossil fuel stocks

September 21, 2015 By bmass 9 Comments

The Massachusetts public pension system -- with $61 billion -- has been refusing for years to look at the question of fossil fuel divestment on the grounds that selling fossil fuel stock would be a violation of fiduciary duty. Now it turns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, coal, Divestment, oil, pension, PRIM, stock

Will You Feel Safer if MA Imprisons Anti-Coal Activists? (UPDATED)

September 1, 2014 By thegreenmiles 12 Comments

Authorities wants to put two anti-coal activists in prison for the crime of trying to stop climate change, reports the AP's Philip Marcelo: Environmental activists Ken Ward and Jonathan ‘‘Jay’’ O’Hara say they don’t intend to dispute many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Brayton-Point, bristol-county, climate-change, coal, environment, global-warming, samuel-sutter, Somerset

A New Surprise Benefit of Cutting Lead Pollution

August 14, 2014 By thegreenmiles 5 Comments

Studies have shown a strong connection between the phase-out of lead in gasoline starting in the mid-1970s and a plunge in violent crime in the following decades. As Kevin Drum reports at Mother Jones, a new study is connecting lower levels … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coal, energy, environment, lead

Big New England Wind Contract Much Cheaper Than Coal, Nuclear

September 23, 2013 By thegreenmiles 8 Comments

What if the debate about Environmental Protection Agency limits on climate-disrupting carbon pollution was all hot air? What if the falling cost of clean energy has already planted a stake in coal's polluting heart? As Erin Ailsworth of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, coal, energy, environment, wind-energy

Will Gov. Patrick Listen to Anti-Coal Protesters and Shut Down Brayton Point?

August 1, 2013 By thegreenmiles 19 Comments

Protesters delivered a powerful message to Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) on Sunday, asking him to shut down the coal-fired Brayton Point power plant: Organized by 350 Massachusetts Action and Better Future Action, protestors carrying mini wind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 350.org, Better Future Project, Brayton-Point, coal, deval-patrick, energy, environment, Somerset

Somerset Police Chief Ready to Crack Skulls at Peaceful Coal Protest

July 27, 2013 By thegreenmiles 48 Comments

Ahead of a peaceful anti-coal protest planned Sunday at Massachusetts' Brayton Point power plant, Somerset Police Chief Joseph Ferreira has invested $30,000 of town funds in full riot gear. Click the link so you can see the accompanying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Brayton-Point, coal, energy, Somerset

Dominion Dumps Brayton Point Coal Plant

March 11, 2013 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

Big news today as Dominion announced it's selling 3 power plants including Somerset's controverisal Brayton Point - and the price-tag is eye-popping: The power stations are: Brayton Point Power Station, a 1,528-megawatt power station … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Brayton-Point, coal, energy, Somerset

More Coal Closures in Midwest – When Will MA Go Coal-Free?

February 25, 2013 By thegreenmiles 12 Comments

The Sierra Club is announcing a big victory for clean air and climate action in the Midwest today: Today a coalition of citizen groups, states and U.S. EPA announced a landmark settlement agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coal, energy, fall-river, holyoke, sierra-club

Why Won’t Inhofe’s Pro-Pollution, Anti-Women Tour Stop in MA for Scott Brown?

October 23, 2012 By thegreenmiles 1 Comment

Hey, Sen. Jim Inhofe! You forgot to include Scott Brown in your "give me a Republican Senate so I can let Big Oil and Big Coal murder the Environmental Protection Agency" tour! Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is hitting the road to fire up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coal, Jim-Inhofe, rape, Todd-Akin, womens-rights

Wanna Buy a Wildly Expensive, Dirty Coal Plant?

September 8, 2012 By thegreenmiles 11 Comments

In a surprise move, Dominion has put its controversial & ginormous Brayton Point coal-fired power plant in Somerset up for sale. No immediate word on any potential buyer or what it means for the plant's future. The most comical part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: air-pollution, coal, dominion, energy, Somerset

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The Norman Caucus is gonna replace the Anglo-Saxon caucus and then you can just kiss your freedom fries goodbye forever

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Announcing a new Mansard Caucus, promoting the global tradition of funny hats on buildings https://twitter.com/PunchbowlNews/status/1383104228256837637

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This guy was released? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/15/metro/holbrook-man-charged-after-allegedly-trying-run-over-black-children/

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This is ... interesting

The GOP-Big Business Divorce Goes Deeper Than You Think https://politi.co/3uTzdsa via @politico

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Massachusetts angle #mapoli

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.@RepCawthorn helped recruit and incite the mob that attacked the Capitol. You know who supports this #MountainMoron seditionist? Las Vegas casino billionaire Stephen Wynn who is also alleged to be a sexual predator like @CawthornforNC. Republican family values?

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honestly, though, I'm just so dang tired of this.
We fought to get the foundation budget studied (for years).
We fought to ensure the foundation budget study was complete (for a year and a half).
We fought to get the foundation budget study implemented (for years).

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