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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs or How to Talk about Climate

January 22, 2021 By gmoke Leave a Comment

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm) says wind turbine service technician jobs should grow 61% over the next decade, the #1 fastest growing job for the next decade. Solar photovoltaic [PV] installer* … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climate, ecology, economics, energy, environment, jobs, renewables, solar, sustainability, wind

Why isn’t job growth the first thing climate activists mention?

April 21, 2019 By gmoke 1 Comment

Please note that the Baker administration during its first term saw solar job losses of up to 3000 and that the last year has seen MA solar job growth down 11.4%. These job losses are almost certainly due to Governor Baker's refusal to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: ecology, economy, energy, environment, GreenNewDeal, jobs, sustainability

Big Oil’s Big Gift

December 18, 2015 By senedmarkey 15 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-oil, budget, clean-energy, climate-change, economy, ed-markey, energy, environment, global-warming, jobs, massachusetts, senate, us-senate

Massachusetts A Model for Obama’s Clean Power Plan

August 8, 2015 By senedmarkey 2 Comments

As a nation, we have a choice: Do we want to keep pumping dangerous carbon pollution into the air, or do we want to pump new life into our economy, creating clean energy jobs and saving families money on their electricity bills? We know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Clean Power Plan, clean-energy, climate-change, economy, jobs, massachusetts, president-obama

Obama Jobs Boom Continues: Businesses Create 321,000 Jobs in November

December 5, 2014 By thegreenmiles 9 Comments

The private sector created 321,000 private sector jobs in November, making 2014 the best year for job creation since 1999. Businesses have now added 10.9 million jobs during the six-year Obama administration (though that number is partially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, economy, jobs

Helping Young Adults

April 22, 2013 By massbudget Leave a Comment

With the job market still weak and higher education growing more expensive, young people in Massachusetts today face some significant challenges. The Youth Empowerment programs that we fund through our state budget help young people find … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, jobs

Mitt Romney and Autumn’s Black Swan

November 2, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

In nature black swans are a rarity. In the world of politics and economics they represent rare surprise events that have significant consequences. Of late the term black swan gained renewed currency when economist Nouriel Roubini said that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, Auto Bailout, barack-obama, Black Swans, bob-mcdonnell, chris-christie, chrysler, Consumer Confidence, General Motors, Hurricane Sandy, jobs, michael-bloomberg, mitt-romney, Political Polling, Swing State Polling, The Cook Political Report

How Jobs Are Created in the USA

October 1, 2012 By iggyaa Leave a Comment

This is cross-posted from my blog, Green Lifestyle Consulting,  where we have started a discussion list for green bloggers to contribute political posts. I am interested in what the readers of Blue Mass Group think about this article. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: jobs, obama, taxes, warren

Jim King Dying to Take on Scott Brown

March 20, 2012 By massmarrier 4 Comments

Candidate for US Senate from MA Jim King is not in the slightest discouraged. Today on Left Ahead, he told us that he's in for the state Democratic Party convention in June, and will have the signatures and delegates to get on the primary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casinos, Elizabeth Warren, energy, immigration, jim-king, jobs, Marisa DeFranco, scott-brown, state-democratic-convention, taxes, us-senate

Scott Brown’s Job (Killing) Fair

January 10, 2012 By massuniting 1 Comment

Are you a politician looking to distract constituents from your votes to kill hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide? Don’t want your neighbors to notice your support for massive outsourcing of American jobs? If so, you’re in luck; U.S. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american jobs act, economy, jobs, ma-sen, mapoli, MassUniting, scott-brown, unemployment, worcester

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Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

is #mapoli pronounced

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“Utter 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

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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

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What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

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These process-oriented votes do indeed have a profound effect on the substance.

If your rep isn’t progressive on transparency and process, then they’re not that progressive.

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36 reps voted in favor of transparency today, with 122 reps opposed. Roll call below:

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