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. ...

First fruits of cap-and-trade
wwwp.dailyclimate.org 4/23/2009 — 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 ...

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 ...

Massachusetts Governor Proposes $0.19 Increase in State Fuel Tax to Support Transportation Projects
greencarcongress.com 2/22/2009 — As part of a comprehensive reform plan to simplify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ transportation system, Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a fuel tax increase of $0.19 per gallon—a 81% increase of the current $0.235 per gallon. The increased ...

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.

Massachusetts Has a Bright Future in Clean Energy
environmentmassachusetts.org 1/16/2009 — America can reduce global warming pollution by nearly 10% annually, replace the power equivalent of 170 coal fired power plants, and create or sustain more than 3 million jobs by making investment in clean energy and transportation a cornerstone of our economic recovery plan.

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 ...

2009 AEA Conference Papers Listings
aeaweb.org 1/26/2009 — Presiding: Michael Greenstone ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) Discussants: Peter Klenow ( Stanford University ) Andrew Foster ( Brown University ) Douglas Almond ( Columbia University ) Climate Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the ...

Massachusetts May Pay For Roads By Charging Drivers' Mileage — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/17/2009
BOSTON — A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts' transportation system by using GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel has angered some drivers. "It's outrageous, it's kind of Orwellian, Big ...