wwwp.dailyclimate.org - 4/23/2009
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Daily Climate: Scott Newman was laid off in February from his job repairing home oil heaters, a victim of the dismal economy. Today, he sits in a class with a new job, learning how to sleuth out wasted energy in homes. Newman is in the vanguard of a green-collar corps created by the nation's ...
Massachusetts bans non-waste biodiesel
biofuels-news.com 8/20/2009 — The state of Massachusetts has shocked producers of second- and third-generation biodiesel produced from non-food feedstocks by banning their product...
SPEECH: Obama Challenges Americans to Lead in Clean Energy Technology
watthead.org 10/23/2009 — Quick post with the text of President Obama's speech today at MIT, challenging Americans to lead the global economy in clean energy technology. Once again dead-on rhetoric from Obama, but absolutely no indication that there's a real commitment to the kind of policies that will give the U.S. ...
Massachusetts considering raising fuel tax
autobloggreen.com 2/22/2009 — In the next 20 years, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will need to fund a $15 to $19 million gap to maintain its transit system. Since there's no such a thing as a free lunch, Governor Deval Patrick (D) is currently suggesting an increase in the fuel tax of $0.19 per gallon to raise the ...
Forced vaccinations, quarantine camps
borganic.org 8/31/2009 — (www.Borganic.org) The United States of America is devolving into medical fascism and Massachusetts is leading the way with the passage of a new bill, the "Pandemic Response Bill" 2028, reportedly just passed by the MA state Senate and now awaiting approval in the House. This bill suspends ...
Official Website of the Governor of Massachusetts - - Press Release
mass.gov 2/14/2009 — Go to the media from this event BOSTON – Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – Governor Deval Patrick today signed the Green Communities Act, a comprehensive energy reform bill resulting from close collaboration with House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, who filed ...
Massachusetts considers taxing gas guzzlers
supereco.com 2/20/2009 —
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has been promoting an upcoming still-to-be-unveiled transportation plan. One piece of that plan, however, may already have been revealed. Patrick said he is considering a "Hummer Tax"—a registration tax specific to cars that get ...
Qteros: Turning mud to big money
marcgunther.com 7/2/2009 — Can we find a clean, planet-friendly fuel to power our cars? Electric cars will take a decade, at least, to have a majorimpact on climate change, while corn ethanol has a slew of well-documented problems . Investors and the government are ...
Massachusetts Mulls TV Efficiency Rules
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 10/12/2009 — Massachusetts (like California) is considering adopting energy efficiency requirements for televisions, which are in many cases larger energy users than refrigerators.
National Grid Rolls Out Plan for Smart Grid Pilot in Massachusetts
environmentalleader.com 4/1/2009 — National Grid has announced its proposal to build and operate a smart-grid pilot in Worcester, Mass. The pilot, comprised of approximately 15,000 customers, is believed to be the largest in New England. National Grid submitted its proposal to the ...
Mass. launches effort to protect coast residents
boston.com 1/3/2009 — Boston Globe: Massachusetts is kicking off an innovative pilot program to defend the state's 78 coastal communities against rising sea levels and fiercer storms brought on by global warming. The state's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental ...
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