Yesterday Senator Brownsberger testified before the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy in support of H2935 An Act to transition to a clean energy Commonwealth. This bill will hasten the end of the coal industry in Massachusetts. See the Senator’s testimony below and visit Coal Free Mass for more information about the Commonwealth’s transition …
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Timely Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Limits
Yesterday Senator Brownsberger testified before the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy in support of S1565, a bill he introduced to encourage progress towards the 2050 emissions targets laid out in the Global Warming Solutions Act. Here is Senator Brownsberger’s testimony: I am writing in support of S1565, An Act requiring the timely adoption …
S1565, An Act requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following testimony to the Committee on Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities: TO: Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: S1565 DATE: November 12th, 2013 I am writing in support of S1565, An Act requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits …
H2935, An Act to transition to a clean energy Commonwealth
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following testimony to the Committee on Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities: TO: Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: H2935 DATE: November 12th, 2013 I am writing in support of H2935, An Act to transition to a clean energy Commonwealth. This bill has …
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S1636, An Act reducing permitted idling times
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO: Joint Committee on Transportation FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: Senate Bill S1636 DATE: October 29, 2013 I am writing in favor of S1636, An Act reducing permitted idling times. S1636 would reduce the lawful length of vehicle idling time …
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An argument for hydrogen fusion
Last weekend, I met a Massachusetts senator at local charity event. I asked the Senator a question about Hydrogen Fusion research funding at MIT, which had been cut again because of sequestration. The Senator commented that the Department of Energy does not want to fund fusion research. I followed up by asking independent fusion research …