Endangered species acts in addition to the obvious goal of protecting endangered species, are sensitive “canaries in the coal mines,” that warn us of dangers before it is too late. If today’s endangered species are allowed to die out because we can’t afford to protect their environments we will be much less likely to …
Bottle Bill
The price of bottle deposits hasn’t changed in decades. I would hope that we would increase each deposit to at least 10 cents, to more accurately reflect price increases, and furthermore that there be some sort of provision for a periodic update (say every 5 years, or every 3, or something like that) that reflects …
Carbon
If the carbon issue were being approached with cold rationality; evaluating the data, risks, costs, and so on, the result would be a truely massive effort by all humanity to change what we are doing. As things are, the problem is characterized by piddling measures completely underscale. Read the history of the first world war …
Ending outrageous bank overdraft charges
Responding to constituents who had complained about outrageous bank overcharges, I filed a bill earlier this year that would limit bank overcharges to one per day.
Opposing greyhound racing
I’ve been getting a lot of emails that read:
“Please do not repeal or delay the implementation of Question 3, the
ballot question that passed 56% to 44% in 12 of 14 counties and in 290 cities and towns.
Supporting the bottle bill — hearing on October 7
I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately that read as follows:
“Please support HB 3515, the updated Bottle Bill. It has been the most successful recycling program in the Commonwealth. Over 30 billion containers have been recycled since it became law in 1983.