Lifelong New Englanders will often lament during exceptionally pleasant weather that we shouldn't enjoy it too much because we'll be punished for it later. There's no reason to believe Mother Nature keeps a Puritanical ledger ensuring that … [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...]
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...]
Passing gas, no matter what
Kinder Morgan announced its intent to build its gas pipeline through New England, despite not having sufficient orders to make it profitable. Why? Is this in order to make it seem like a fait accompli in order to gin up more orders and … [Read more...]
Sen. Markey: Champion of the Environment? Or Corporate Dem Sell-Out?
Sen. Ed Markey gives campaign money to corporate Dem Patrick Murphy over progressive champion Alan Grayson. I am writing to express my disappointment in Senator Ed Markey (MA-D)’s recent financial support for Congressman Patrick Murphy … [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...]
New Study: Global Warming Threatens MA’s Oysters & Clams
Ocean acidification fueled by climate change is accelerating faster than previously thought and could have devastating effects within just a few decades, according to a new study from University of California at Davis, Ocean Conservancy, … [Read more...]
2015 Blizzard: More Evidence Climate Change Intensifying Winter Storms
It's not your imagination: Giant snowstorms really are hitting Massachusetts more often than they used to. Here's an example: The 1993 "Storm of the Century" delivered 20.1" of snow to Worcester. Incredibly, that storm no longer even … [Read more...]
Fall River Herald News Lets Polluter Front Group Deny Climate Science
Last week the Fall River Herald News and sister paper the Taunton Gazette published an op-ed column denying manmade carbon pollution causes global warming. I submitted the following letter to the editor in response: Tom Harris and Bob … [Read more...]
Will You Feel Safer if MA Imprisons Anti-Coal Activists? (UPDATED)
Authorities wants to put two anti-coal activists in prison for the crime of trying to stop climate change, reports the AP's Philip Marcelo: Environmental activists Ken Ward and Jonathan ‘‘Jay’’ O’Hara say they don’t intend to dispute many … [Read more...]
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