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How to Counter Putin and Reduce Climate Change or Reversing the Energy Weapon

February 20, 2022 By gmoke

The impending (2/20/22) invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia is, at least in part, an energy war. Certainly, he is using the methane Russia sells to the EU and neighboring countries as a weapon. Russia supplies a third to a half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cuba, ecology, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, environment, gas, infrastructure, methane, oil, pipelines, putin, renewables, russia, sustainability, Ukraine, war

Planning the Energy Transition

December 23, 2020 By gmoke

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve run across what might be a few really useful reports on the energy transition. The Lancet is doing an annual climate countdown report to monitor our progress. Here is this year’s edition: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, climate-change, co2, ecology, electricity, energy, environment, greenhouse-gases, infrastructure, sustainability

Climate resiliency: One way or the other, this is going to be expensive.

March 4, 2018 By Charley on the MTA

As Massachusetts picks up after another storm that created "historic" coastal flooding, we have to reflect on what's in store. [No, we don't necessarily know that climate change "caused" any particular weather event; but let's not be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: climate resiliency, climate-change, infrastructure

Not so fast, Olympics boosters

January 20, 2015 By massmarrier

It’s not showtime yet, but auditions are underway for the big stage of the 2024 Summer Games here in our wee burg of Boston. Somehow Boston edged our the U.S. competition to become the USOC pick. Now of course, it will go up against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, infrastructure, IOC, Leibowitz, mayor, NoBostonOlympics, olympics, Olympics 2024, public-funding, referendum, USOC, walsh

Helping to fix our infrastructure problems: my Globe op-ed

July 12, 2012 By Steve

Dear BMG'ers, I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my op-ed that appears in today's Boston Globe. It highlights our infrastructure and transportation crisis and offers an approach that will not only fund long-overdue investments, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, economy, infrastructure, ma-gov, massachusetts, mbcr, mbta, sales-tax, small-business, steve-grossman, transportation

Khazei Looks to Popular Uprising

November 1, 2011 By massmarrier

Speaking with us today at Left Ahead, Alan Khazei remains astonishingly energized and optimistic. He is convinced that as a nation we shall find our way out of the economic and political messes we are in today. He does think that doing so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alan, alan-khazei, democratic-party, infrastructure, new-deal, pop, recession, scott-brown, us-senate

Has the GOP become the party of Cain?

January 17, 2011 By AmberPaw

Today's GOP would have us believe that someone somewhere will volunteer to feed the hungry, care for the sick, and ensure jobs for our children and their future.  This is magical thinking, and in fact the reason for the decline of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cain, employment, gop, government, infrastructure, krugman, social-security

URGENT – BOIL WATER IN MWRA COMMUNITIES

May 1, 2010 By AmberPaw

MAJOR water pipe break in Weston leads to boil water order in EVERY MWRA Community east of Weston which includes: IF YOUR TOWN IS ON THIS LIST YOUR WATER IS NOT SAFE TO DRINK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Arlington, Lexington Belmont Boston … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boil-water-order, emergency, infrastructure, water-pipe-break

Thinking Big During Big Disasters…

April 5, 2010 By Harmony Blakeway

Do you know of friends, neighbors, and elected officials working on these types of plans? Drop me a note at harmony@realclout.org, write us a tweet, or leave a comment on our Facebook page to share! Check out our latest newsletter for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget-priorities, infrastructure, massachusetts, public-investment, public-structures, systems-thinking

Government for the people, and by the people would be

March 6, 2010 By AmberPaw

In a healthy representative democracy, the Governor and every legislator would  understand that the role of government is to: 1.  Provide common infrastructure* by spreading the costs across society in a fair manner; 2. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, infrastructure, representative-democracy

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