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Zero Net Energy – October 20, 2022

October 20, 2022 By gmoke

An energy rule of thumb is one third of energy goes to buildings, one third goes to industry, one third goes to transportation. The technology is certainly available to reduce the energy that goes to buildings drastically, nearly to zero … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, buildings, ecology, electricity, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, environment, insulation, sustainability

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly – April 2022

April 3, 2022 By gmoke

These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, ecology, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, environment, events, listings, renewables, sustainability

How to Counter Putin and Reduce Climate Change or Reversing the Energy Weapon

February 20, 2022 By gmoke

The impending (2/20/22) invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia is, at least in part, an energy war. Certainly, he is using the methane Russia sells to the EU and neighboring countries as a weapon. Russia supplies a third to a half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cuba, ecology, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, environment, gas, infrastructure, methane, oil, pipelines, putin, renewables, russia, sustainability, Ukraine, war

Zero Net Energy – January 19, 2022

January 19, 2022 By gmoke

Ithaca, NY raises $100 million to decarbonize its buildings https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/19/ithaca-new-york-raised-100m-climate-proof-buildings https://inhabitat.com/ithaca-raises-100m-to-decarbonize-buildings/ 18 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, building science, city planning, ecology, energy, energy efficiency, environment, sustainability

What I Read in the Green New Deal for Public Housing Bill

December 22, 2019 By gmoke

The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act (these comments come from the draft https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/OCASNY_053_xml.pdf but the actual bill has now been filed at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: architecture, ecology, energy, energy efficiency, environment, green-jobs, GreenNewDeal, net zero energy, public-housing, renewables, solar, sustainability

Zero Net Energy – May 14, 2018

May 14, 2018 By gmoke

Design for World’s First Energy Positive Hotel in the Arctic Circle https://snohetta.com/projects/366-svart https://inhabitat.com/snohetta-unveils-designs-for-worlds-first-energy-positive-hotel-in-the-arctic-circle/ Editorial Comment: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, city planning, climate-change, ecology, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, environment

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

Zero Net Energy – January 2016 edition

January 9, 2016 By gmoke

Greenbuild Unity Home - prefab, affordable net-zero home can be built in less than three days to LEED v4 Platinum and net zero-energy standards and with the largest collection of Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified building products ever used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: buildings, cities, ecology, energy, energy efficiency, engineering, environment, exergy, solar

Getting to Net Zero: Cambridge, MA

March 26, 2015 By gmoke

For the past year, the Cambridge, MA city government has had a Getting to Net Zero Task Force studying the implications of a net zero energy building requirement. They finished the draft report on March 16, 2015 and will have an open forum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: architecture, cambridge, construction, district heating, ecology, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, environment, housing, ma, municipal government, net zero emissions, net zero energy, renewable, solar

Building Energy Trade Show

March 4, 2014 By gmoke

Building Energy March 4-6 2014 Seaport WTC, Boston RSVP at https://events.thepulsenetwork.com/Attendee/Default.aspx?C=70000145&M=20000005&Mode=HTML Cost: $49 to $649 Free Trade Show pass with promo code: BASEAATBE14 (courtesy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, energy, energy efficiency, renewables

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann

My interview w/ Andrea Mitchell on @MSNBC @MitchellReports about the newly published @IPCC_ch climate report and the narrowing window to avert catastrophic warming: https://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/michael-mann-biden-admin-drilling-project-contradicts-global-need-to-avert-dangerous-warming-limit-166054469949
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justinleebro Justin Brown @justinleebro ·
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What you need to know about teacher strikes:

✅ they’re popular
✅ they work

Yet they remain illegal in MA—call your rep and tell them how cool they’ll be when they support MTA’s #RightToStrike bill! ✊🏼 #mapoli
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2023/03/21/the-people-have-spoken-on-teacher-strikes-00088023

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It's time for the @ACSCANMA monthly meeting. We have a lot of legislative work to do up under the Golden Dome of the Massachusetts State House in Boston! My "favorite" bill is "An Act to reduce incidence and death from #PancreaticCancer" (S.1330/H.2182)! @ACSCAN #mapoli #magov

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joelwool Joel Wool @joelwool ·
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Urgent need to invest in public housing- and the Governor’s budget doesn't cut it.

Thanks @GBinterfaith and thank you to West Broadway tenants @BHA_Boston for turning out! #bospoli #mapoli

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What will it take to make a dent in the Massachusetts housing crisis? @GBinterfaith has ideas -- and they want lawmakers to listen:

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#Carless #mapoli #Bospoli #MBTA #Tis4Torture 5pm no Orange Line train for 40 min, then that one didn't stop at my station. Five more min later the train finally graced us with her presence after a 45 min wait. At Rush hour, on a weekday. I could have gotten to Providence faster

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#bospoli #mapoli

Here to hold the line @realgaraad

@LydiaMEdwards needs to issue an apology to @juliaforboston! What happened on Saturday was appalling! How can you deny a duly elected prominent Latinx leader not to participate in a public event centered on Latinx voices? The irony here is so sad and unimaginable!#bospoli #mapoli https://twitter.com/EBProgress/status/1637840035285278723

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