We have set daunting climate goals.
Environment
airplane noise, carbon and climate, cell towers, flooding, land use issues, parks and recreation, waste/hazards, water issues
Grid Reliability
ISO-New England is provoking an uncomfortable discussion about both present and future grid reliability risks.
Climate Legislation in 2022
The senate voted on climate legislation today. The debate highlighted the limits on the state’s ability to achieve its climate goals and the need for a federal green new deal.
BERDO Proposed Amendment
This post highlights key features of the proposed amendment to the City of Boston’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO).
The Nuclear Option
Within the next few decades, we can hope that next generation nuclear power plants will become an increasingly important source of safe, clean and reliable electric power. However, from a state policy perspective, our practical focus has to be on other forms of clean power.
Getting to a Green Grid
Bringing energy generation home to Massachusetts in the form of wind and solar farms will require all of us to accept more of the environmental costs of our energy consumption.