Well, just wandering around the convention kiosks I ran into both Mass AG Maura Healey and former Setti Warren (and Deval Patrick) campaign manager John Walsh. Always great to talk to both: Healey is the indispensable woman in … [Read more...]
A Demand for Progress on Climate
Like gun violence, chronic poverty and unequal health care coverage, the problem of unchecked greenhouse gas pollution won’t solve itself. As important as local and state efforts to reduce the emissions imperiling our planet are, a … [Read more...]
Baker loses 20% of solar jobs; AG’s clean energy defense; the Senate’s boffo energy bill
Globe's Jon Chesto reports: "Massachusetts lost more than 20% of its solar jobs last year" Possible factors in Massachusetts include: uncertainty about changes in solar incentives; caps in some parts of the state on new net metering … [Read more...]
Some Faux Noblesse Oblige from Eversource Energy
Eversource Energy (stock price $62.51, up 13 percent from a year ago) is celebrating what it calls a "$56 million windfall" for ratepayers in Massachusetts. Lucky us. The source of this windfall? The reduction in corporate tax rates that … [Read more...]
“Enron-style” gas pipeline scandal in MA
How much natural gas do we need? Regional grid operator ISO-New England's CEO has long warned of insufficient gas pipeline capacity, while enviros (like me) have scoffed, pushed for more renewables in place of leaky, climate-hazardous, and … [Read more...]
Tell DPU to Say No to Eversource’s Profit-Driven Rate Hikes
Eversource is asking to raise our electric rates by $96 million next year and an additional $50 million annually for the next four years. As the Department of Public Utilities public notice details, Boston area customers would see an … [Read more...]
We will not sit idly by and watch our country be dragged back into the past
For many of us, last week’s election loss was about more than politics and we’re still coming to terms with the fact that millions of our fellow citizens voted for a candidate who is brazenly racist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Since … [Read more...]
Double standards in gambling age requirements need to go
Yesterday, the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, came out in support of AG Maura Healey's proposed regulations for the industry. A quick summary: Healey has proposed regulations that would require daily … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Sports Gambling is a Con & We’re the Marks
Turn on a TV or radio and it's impossible to avoid the flood of new ads for DraftKings and FanDuel, "daily fantasy sports" gambling sites They're working hand-in-hand with professional sports leagues like MLB and the NFL and advertising … [Read more...]
Celebrating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Tomorrow, we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark civil rights law that has helped remove countless barriers for Americans with disabilities. It has made workplaces, schools, courtrooms, and … [Read more...]