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 …
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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 …
Sea level rise the focus of Boston Globe editorial
The impact of sea level rise and flooding was the subject of the lead editorial in the Boston Globe on Sunday, Sept., 8. This is an issue that Senator Brownsberger has been following closely and working to address. He is the lead sponsorship of bill S.344, which calls for creating a process to address catastrophic flooding …
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ABC Stormwater Flooding Board
The State Senate today approved legislation extending the existence of the Arlington Belmont Cambridge Stormwater Flooding Board. Action will now be required by the House on the legislation. The Board grew out of informal conversations convened over 10 years ago between the three communities to remedy shared flooding problems. The board funds an online flood …