Power Lines: News from the Mass climate movement

Nov 13, 2021

Utilities Forced to Change Mass Save Program

In August of this year, the utility-run Mass Save program said it was impossible to create a housing weatherization and electrification program that would meet the state's climate...

Nov 02, 2021

The Fair Share Amendment Campaign: Transportation, Climate, and Justice

Most of us in 350 Mass would like to see a more progressive model of taxation in MA, so the Fair Share Amendment (FSA), or millionaires’ tax, which...

Oct 21, 2021

ISO-NE Muffles Potential for Wind and Solar Energy

The non-profit known as ISO-NE, which regulates the electric energy market in New England, has resisted starting the transition from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy. While ISO...

Sep 30, 2021

Building Jobs with Justice builds wide support

On Wednesday, September 29th, the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (TUE) committee heard testimony on a number of bills related to decarbonizing the Commonwealth or otherwise improving environmental quality....

Sep 13, 2021

IPCC Speaks Truth to the World

The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a valuable wake-up call. While the climate community finds few breakout...

Aug 03, 2021

2021 Mass Democratic Party Platform

The Democratic Party is starting its platform writing process this summer in anticipation of next year’s 2022 nominating convention and primaries and state elections. It is a chance...

Aug 02, 2021

Recess & Reconciliation

These days, it is tempting to be pessimistic about the future, especially when you spend every day contemplating the worsening climate. The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere was...

July Environmental Roundtable: Under the Radar with Callie Crossley

Jul 23, 2021

Environmental Roundtable: Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather, Shutting Down Oil Pipelines, And The Country's First Black Chief Of US Forest Service

Last week I had the pleasure of joining Dr. Aaron Bernstein and Dr. Heather Goldstone on WGBH's Under the Radar with Callie Crossley. You can listen to the program here, or...