A massive gas well leak in California northwest of Los Angeles has sickened dozens, forced the relocation of thousands of residents and two schools, and caused untold damage to our climate. As Massachusetts lawmakers consider subsidizing … [Read more...]
City Agriculture – December 24, 2015 – Happy Merry New and Bah Humbug Edition
Homefarm - a conceptual proposal for the next generation of urban retirement housing. It presents a living and farming typology for Singapore (or elsewhere) that combines apartments and facilities for seniors with vertical urban … [Read more...]
Big Oil’s Big Gift
In the final actions of the year, the House and Senate passed a spending bill with a big gift for Big Oil. By permanently lifting the longstanding crude oil export ban, Congressional Republicans made sure it will be Christmas all year round … [Read more...]
MA Food Plan
Massachusetts has released its food plan, only the third in the last 40 years. You can see it at http://www.mafoodplan.org http://www.mapc.org/sites/default/files/MAFoodPlanGoals.pdf Public comment is invited, email wpitcoff@mapc.org … [Read more...]
Notes on How People Think About Climate Change
I attended two climate change lectures recently. One lecture was titled "Clean and Cheap: How Americans Think About Energy in an Age of Global Warming" on 9/17/15 at MIT with David Konisky, Indiana University and the other was "Disruptive … [Read more...]
Otis Voters Approve Windmill, Reject Scare Tactics
Massachusetts voters delivered the latest in a long string of victories for local wind energy yesterday, this time in Otis, as Mary Serreze reports for the Springfield Republican: Voters in this Berkshire County town have approved … [Read more...]
MA Power Forward Coalition Pushing Legislature to Go Cleaner, Limit Fracking
A new coalition called Massachusetts Power Forward is launching today with the goal of pushing the legislature towards clean energy solutions and away from more dependence on fracked gas: The coalition, which includes more than 90 … [Read more...]
Which Reporters Fell For the Latest Fracking Front Group?
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...]
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...]
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