The American Petroleum Institute and America's Natural Gas Alliance have launched the "New England Coalition for Affordable Energy," the second oil & gas industry front group to hit Massachusetts in less than a year. Shocker: It's put … [Read more...]
Nothing Natural About Fracked Gas
We don't call it "natural oil" or "natural coal." So why do we refer to methane gas - especially the gas that's been fracked - as "natural"? Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is … [Read more...]
Why Is State Rep. Garrett Bradley Doing Kinder Morgan’s Dirty Work?
Why is a Democratic state representative from suburban Boston filing a bill to let Kinder Morgan build a fracked gas pipeline through conservation land 150 miles away? As Christian Schiavone reports for the Patriot Ledger, Bradley has … [Read more...]
Will Globe Keep Ignoring Columnist’s Blatant Conflicts of Interest?
Why is the Boston Globe letting former US Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) sell space on its op-ed page? As Eric Hananoki reports for Media Matters, the Globe has once again allowed Sununu to pen a column without disclosing he's a highly-paid … [Read more...]
The Current Cost of Carbon
The Current Cost of Carbon In April of 2015 at a forum on the British Columbia carbon tax at MIT, I heard Merran Smith of Clean Energy Canada (http://cleanenergycanada.org) say if you add up the GDP of all the individual countries which … [Read more...]
Some Top MA Companies MIA on Climate Action Suport Letter
Dozens of governors, including Charlie Baker, are getting letters from the business community today in a show of support for President Obama's limits on carbon pollution from power plants: In an unprecedented show of business support for … [Read more...]
Report of the MIT Climate Change Conversation
The Report of the MIT Climate Change Conversation Committee which has been meeting around the campus for the last few months is now available at http://web.mit.edu/vpr/climate/climatereport.html This report is in preparation for a … [Read more...]
Globe Launches Monthly “Cranky Old Columnists Lecture Climate Activists” Series
Alex Beam's latest column is titled "Divestment is an empty gesture," which is apt since Beam's entire effort is empty - Tom Keane wrote essentially the same column in the same space six weeks ago. What is it about the fossil fuel … [Read more...]
5/12 at the State House: Technology Day and Energy Hearing
Technology State House Day 2015: The Internet of Things in Massachusetts Tuesday, May 12 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) Hall of Flags, Massachusetts State House, Boston The Tech Hub Caucus, co-chaired by Senator Spilka and Representative … [Read more...]
Grumpy Old Globe Columnist Lectures Climate Activists
Hey, you kids! Pull up your pants and turn down that loud music! An old lawyer is here to condescendingly tell you how to stop with your popular, effective actions against climate change, and instead take up his unpopular niche solution … [Read more...]
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