The Massachusetts House of Representatives is right now taking up amendments on its climate bill. They passed the basic bill already, and it has not elicited praise from environment advocates. Here’s Ben Hellerstein, quoted by State House … [Read more...]
Nathan Phillips hunger strike, day 7 — please make the calls
Why does a man have to starve himself, just to get the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to protect the public in the most basic way? When you really think about it ... you wonder how it's ever come to this. As I mentioned nearly a week ago, … [Read more...]
#SolarisWorking! Now tell Speaker Deleo to Sun Up.
This week, bipartisan leaders in the Massachusetts Senate acted to lifted a cap on solar net metering. Net metering is the way we buy and sell the sun's energy in the Bay State (and most of the country) and it's a solid system for … [Read more...]
Chevron ordered to pay $17 billion for Ecuador pollution
Which side are you on, Governor Patrick? … [Read more...]
Extending the Green Line by 2014 is a legal commitment
The comments about the Green Line extensions to Somerville and Medford reveal that people do not fully understand why it is critical for Somerville. If you agree that transportation improvements in densely populated urban areas are … [Read more...]