WE LIVE IN a time when the way we power our lives is literally putting our survival at stake. We’re seeing an increase in deadly natural disasters, glaciers melting at a worrisome rate, and American states and territories at risk of disappearing from the map due to rising sea levels. Yet the Trump administration seems […]
Emily Norton
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Kill the Access Northeast pipeline
LAST MONTH, 74 conservation commissions across Massachusetts sent Gov. Charlie Baker a letter asking him to drop his support for new natural gas pipelines, and over 450 small business owners petitioned the governor to say no to new pipelines. Massachusetts does not want more fossil fuel pipelines. We don’t need them and we can’t afford […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. should boost renewable targets
MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE LEADERS are currently drafting an omnibus energy bill to secure new supplies of electricity as much of the region’s fleet of aging nuclear, coal, and oil power plants are now set to retire. Any proposed energy legislation should achieve three key goals. First, the bill must provide reliable and affordable clean energy to […]
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Regulatory review a dangerous path
NOW THAT SPRING has finally arrived in the Commonwealth, many of us are starting our spring cleaning – getting rid of clutter, washing windows and drapes, dusting away cobwebs. And perhaps that is Gov. Baker’s intention with his recent executive order calling for a review of all existing regulations enforced by the executive branch – to […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Dem governor better on fiscal issues
To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that Republicans do a better job safeguarding your tax dollars. Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker is counting on this perception. As he said recently on WGBH radio, voters “want people on Beacon Hill to behave the way they do and stretch a buck.” But […]