An Inconvenient Truth opens today in MA. Here are the showtimes in the 0213-to-the-8:AMC Loews Harvard Square 510 Church Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138Showtimes: 12:15, 1:30, 2:30, 4:05, 5:00, 6:30, 7:45, 9:00, 10:15, 11:20Or in … [Read more...]
“We owe Ted Kennedy a lot”
According to MassDem chairman Phil Johnston, Ted Kennedy is upset at Deval Patrick for supporting Cape Wind:"I'm troubled by people who aren't there for the senator in this battle," Johnston said, in a break in his normal protocol of not … [Read more...]
Cape Wind: Are we winning this thing?
Did Ted Kennedy really soften his stance on Cape Wind?WASHINGTON -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy has dropped his insistence that Governor Mitt Romney be given the power to veto a giant wind farm proposed off the coast of Cape Cod, in a shift … [Read more...]
Cape Wind Kibosh: It’s Ted Kennedy’s doing
So, we learned this week that the so-called "Young Amendment", named after Rep. Don Young (R-AK), that would allow a MA governor to kill Cape Wind, should actually be called the Kennedy-Stevens amendment: The efforts to move the … [Read more...]
Murray calls for tripling of the solar tax credit
The typical residential system is a three kilowatt system and costs approximately $20,000 to purchase and install. This system can provide between half to almost all of a household requirements for power depending on usage and also on … [Read more...]
The Romney Legacy: Two damning statements
From the Globe this morning, two articles that raise the question: Exactly what has our governor accomplished on our behalf over the last 3+ years?Massachusetts losing population, trailing in jobs:Paul Harrington, an economist at … [Read more...]
Gabbin’ with Gabrieli — at length!
David asked first: Why run for governor? Gabrieli notes (as does Christy Mihos) that Massachusetts is 46th in job creation. To Gabrieli, the economy is not just a source of opportunity for individuals, but also allows government to expand … [Read more...]
Friday backblog
Drips and drabs that I've neglected to blog:So, a Kennedy school dean and University of Chicago prof release a white-hot report on the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on American foreign policy. I'm not going to address the merits … [Read more...]
Cape Wind is for the birds
Audubon Society says Cape Wind will not julienne birds:The group had previously raised questions about potential bird deaths, but Jack Clarke, advocacy director of Mass Audubon, said extensive studies it conducted in the last four years … [Read more...]
Time covers global warming
Well, the mainstream media is catching on to global warming ... finally. First Scott Pelley's terrific work at 60 Minutes, letting NASA scientist Jim Hansen speak freely, finally; now Time Magazine says on the cover: "Global Warming: Be … [Read more...]