Blue Mass Group

Reality-based commentary on politics.

  • Shop
  • Subscribe to BMG
  • Contact
  • Log In
  • Front Page
  • All Posts
  • About
  • Rules
  • Events
  • Register on BMG

Insight from Gina McCarthy

February 14, 2021 By gmoke 3 Comments

After the Obama Presidency, Gina McCarthy, the former Administrator of the EPA, landed at Harvard as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics and ran a Tuesday afternoon study group, as IOP Fellows do. Since I have way too much time on my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: biden, bureaucracy, ecology, environment, epa, Gina McCarthy, harvard, motivation, obama, organization, sustainability, washington-dc

Koch Industries d/b/a Scott Brown

April 19, 2011 By stopscott 8 Comments

First, let's take a look at this little item from the Globe:US Senator Scott Brown took some ribbing after a liberal blog last month posted video of the Massachusetts Republican asking conservative billionaire David Koch for support in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: enviroment, epa, koch-industries, scott-brown, u.s.-senate

Good job Boston Globe

April 13, 2011 By environmentma 11 Comments

We at Environment Massachusetts have been making this case for a while now and will continue our campaign to educate voters on the public health and environmental hazard Sen. Brown poses if he keeps this up in the Senate. In fairness to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: energy, environment, environment-massachusetts, epa, scott-brown

Senator Brown’s Chance to Kill any Effort to Curb Global Warming

March 11, 2011 By historian Leave a Comment

Up to now, it's been assumed that a Presidential veto of such action would not easily be overturned, but that may not be the case.  Senator Bingaman of New Mexico has expressed doubts about the prospects for upholding a veto: ""I think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cap-and-trade, climate-change, epa, global-warming, scott-brown, senator-brown

Ralph Nader on One on One with Maria Hinojosa

June 22, 2010 By megan_wgbh 10 Comments

The son of immigrants from Lebanon, Ralph Nader founded or organized more than a hundred civic organizations across the United States.   Over the last five decades he fought to protect Americans and played a key role in the creation of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: epa, green-party, maria-hinojosa, osha, pbs, presidential-candidate, ralph-nader, wgbh

Our Senators, the Climate Bill, and Tying Your Shoes with One Hand

June 17, 2010 By heather-taylormiesle-nrdc-action-fund 9 Comments

Senator Rockefeller, for instance, said: "I am not here to deny or bicker fruitlessly about the science... In fact, I would suggest that I think the science is correct. Greenhouse gas emissions are not healthy for the Earth or her people, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-oil, climate-bill, climate-change, epa, global-warming, green-news, nrdc-action-fund, u.s.-senate

Brown Fails on Global Warming

June 10, 2010 By historian 34 Comments

Senator Murkowski's Congressional Review Act resolution would block EPA and Department of Transportation rules to decrease oil consumption for cars and light trucks. It would also block the EPA finding that greenhouse gas pollutants … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: epa, global, murkowski, scott-brown, warming

Who is the Worst Offender: The Climate Denier or The Complacent Staller?

June 8, 2010 By heather-taylormiesle-nrdc-action-fund Leave a Comment

This is a pivotal week in the clean energy debate. The Senate will vote on Murkowski's short-sighted resolution to take away the EPA's authority to regulate pollution. As we head into this critical time, it's not the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, climate-change, climate-deniers, climate-legislation, epa, green-news, nrdc-action-fund, senate

60 Days, Have your say: support EPA’s proposed regulation of greenhouse gases

April 18, 2009 By Avi Green 1 Comment

… [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: air, environment, epa, federal, future

EPA Joins the Ranks of the Scientific Community on Global Warming

April 17, 2009 By susan35 7 Comments

Boston, Massachusetts - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed finding that carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants, which come mostly from burning fossil fuels, are a threat to public health and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, environment, epa

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »

Recommended Posts

  • Chuff Charlie Beyond the COVIDome (1)
  • How Serious are We about Reducing Student Debt? (1)
  • Neera Tanden? Really? (1)
  • Republicans Concerned that "Free Money" leads to Lazy People, but only if they are Poor. (1)
  • The 2014 Mass. Democratic Convention: My 2 Cents (1)

Recent User Posts

Republicans Concerned that “Free Money” leads to Lazy People, but only if they are Poor.

February 26, 2021 By johntmay Leave a Comment

The 63 “counties” of Massachusetts

February 25, 2021 By Pablo 8 Comments

$15 Minimum Wage Question

February 25, 2021 By johntmay Leave a Comment

Neera Tanden? Really?

February 24, 2021 By bob-gardner 10 Comments

How Serious are We about Reducing Student Debt?

February 21, 2021 By johntmay 35 Comments

Governor Website

February 20, 2021 By Trickle up 1 Comment

Recent Comments

  • SomervilleTom on The 63 “counties” of MassachusettsI note that the Census Bureau and CDC track and report d…
  • SomervilleTom on Neera Tanden? Really?I don't think Mr. Biden ever expected her nomination to…
  • bob-gardner on Neera Tanden? Really?Don't grasp at straws.
  • Pablo on The 63 “counties” of MassachusettsI hit the (+) and life is good. One of the things I like…
  • Christopher on The 63 “counties” of MassachusettsDon't forget that in many states counties are the smalle…
  • Pablo on The 63 “counties” of MassachusettsSorry, I meant to hit the reply button and got the (-) i…
  • Christopher on Neera Tanden? Really?There seems to be some dispute about her role in that, a…

Archive

@bluemassgroup on Twitter

Blue Mass. GroupFollow

Blue Mass. Group
bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
20h

Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

Well gosh that was never true, to say the least. #StockholmSyndrome

Kevin B. Gilnack@kgilnack

πŸ‘€ https://twitter.com/bill_shaner/status/1365100351502880770

Reply on Twitter 1365125562386251776Retweet on Twitter 13651255623862517765Like on Twitter 136512556238625177611Twitter 1365125562386251776
bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
25 Feb

Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

is #mapoli pronounced

Reply on Twitter 1365041428586524677Retweet on Twitter 1365041428586524677Like on Twitter 13650414285865246771Twitter 1365041428586524677
bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
25 Feb

β€œUtter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

Cindy Friedman@CindyFriedmanMA

Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

Read my full statement below: 2

Reply on Twitter 1365037237138817024Retweet on Twitter 13650372371388170241Like on Twitter 13650372371388170241Twitter 1365037237138817024
Retweet on TwitterBlue Mass. Group Retweeted
jacoblsternJacob Stern@jacoblstern·
25 Feb

In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/02/massachusetts-house-democrats-push-for-transparency-attracts-gop-support.html

Reply on Twitter 1364946940786573313Retweet on Twitter 136494694078657331330Like on Twitter 136494694078657331360Twitter 1364946940786573313
Retweet on TwitterBlue Mass. Group Retweeted
jglarussoJoe LaRusso πŸ”Œ πŸ•³πŸ‡ 😷@jglarusso·
25 Feb

What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

Reply on Twitter 1365009846609846275Retweet on Twitter 13650098466098462751Like on Twitter 13650098466098462755Twitter 1365009846609846275
Load More...

From our sponsors




Google Calendar







Search

Archives

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter




Copyright © 2021 Owned and operated by BMG Media Empire LLC. Read the terms of use. Some rights reserved.