Gas utilities propose blending green hydrogen with natural gas in pipelines to heat Massachusetts homes, requiring in excess of 100% of the Commonwealth’s procured wind power with minimal climate benefits. New research finds that producing green hydrogen requires more than … Read More
Thursday, March 16 at 7pm. Online. Join Nathan Phillips, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University, for a moderated panel discussion. The session will include a review of new findings in the Roetter/Richardson Hydrogen versus Electricity … Read More
Sunday, March 26 at 4pm. In-Person and Online. The Elizabeth Howe Lecture Committee and the Climate Action Team of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Lexington present The Climate Crisis and the Energy Transition: Perfection Meets Pragmatism, a conversation between … Read More
Thursday, March 2 at 11am. 306 Congress St., Boston. Join a coalition of activists on March 2 to demand changes to our regional electric system, ISO-New England, calling on our new Governor Maura Healey to demand reform from ISO-New England: … Read More
Tuesday, February 28 at 7pm. Online. Onsite battery storage systems are seeing a spike in interest. Some homeowners are motivated by concerns about access to energy during power outages or brownouts, while others are looking to add battery storage to … Read More
Wednesday, March 1 from 7-8:30pm. Online. Newton Democratic City Committee’s Climate Crisis Subcommittee is hosting a webinar on the potential role nuclear energy could play as the U.S. struggles to address climate change through decarbonization of the electric grid, transportation, … Read More
On February 8, Newton City Council’s Public Facilities Committee voted to support the Resolution for a Future without Gas and for Clean Heat! to create a city-wide plan to equitably achieve efficiencies, reduce emissions and risks of gas infrastructure, and … Read More
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department made a change to the federal tax credit for electric vehicles (EVs) that changes the list of eligible vehicles for 2023. This is the second big update to the federal … Read More
At the next Newton Public Facilities Committee meeting on February 8 (agenda), city councilors will present a resolution supporting the creation of a city-wide plan to equitably achieve efficiencies, reduce emissions and risks of gas infrastructure and expediting electrification. Resolution … Read More
Pollution Inequality Must Stop; Enforce Roadmap Law Projects In East Boston, Peabody, And Weymouth Are Forms Of Racism By Brita Lundberg and Adrienne Allen Jan 23, 2023 Massachusetts is home to some of the greatest inequalities in pollution in the … Read More
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