We Speak Out
Joint letter to Governor Healey
Pollution inequality must stop; enforce roadmap law: Projects in East Boston, Peabody, and Weymouth are forms of racism
Deliberately locating industry in environmental justice (EJ) communities, low income and minority communities that already disproportionately suffer from legacy pollutants due to the many industries located historically in their midst, is a glaring example of structural racism. Read more here.
Every electron is not neutral: ISO-New England’s policies are blind and shortsighted
ISO operates under a policy that “every electron is neutral,” … All that matters to ISO-New England is “reliability and cost.”
Massachusetts DPU should not fund a new peaker plant in Peabody next to an EJ community.
Massachusetts does not need any new fossil fuel infrastructure to meet its energy demands. Read our letter to DPU opposing the Peabody peaker plant.
Climate Code Blue asks Bank of America to refrain from investing in the Arctic drilling
Investments in fossil fuels is harming health. Read our letter to Bank of America, CEO.
Oppose language defining burning biomass as non-carbon emitting
House bill H.4933 creates a new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standard for municipal light plants (MLPs) that would require MLPs to purchase increasing quantities of energy from “non-carbon emitting” sources. However, the House bill defines biomass power plants as “non-carbon emitting.”
Halt the Construction of the Weymouth Compressor Station
Enbridge misrepresented the amount of VOCs released in a 265,000 scf emergency shutdown event. It is 264 pounds; not the 35 pounds reported. Since these simple calculations are based solely upon data provided by Algonquin, they and MassDEP need to clarify why the quantities of VOCs Enbridge claims are released with a 200,000-265,000 scf gas release are an order of magnitude smaller than what would be expected from their application.
See our letter to FERC on September 16, 2020.
Save the trees in Roxbury
Climate Code Blue supports the residents of Roxbury fighting to save over 100 healthy trees on Melnea Cass Blvd. With local community allies, we asked the City of Boston to halt its plans and hold a hearing.
See the press conference on Sept. 14, 2020
Read Dr. Brita Lundberg’s comments.
Read our letter to the Boston City Council Nov. 23, 2020
The Department of Public Utilities should require utilities to enact a comprehensive plan to transition off of “natural” gas.
We wrote in support for the petition from the Office of the Attorney General to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) requesting an investigation into the impact on continuing business operation of local gas distribution companies as the Commonwealth achieves its 2050 climate limits.
Burning natural gas harms our health and contributes to systemic health inequalities. The cost to the Commonwealth in economic and human suffering is immense. We must develop a comprehensive plan to transition off of gas in an equitable way. The Department must lead so that all gas companies are compelled to work toward goals that serve the needs of the public.
We Speak Out
Massachusetts DPU should not fund a new peaker plant in Peabody next to an EJ community.
Massachusetts does not need any new fossil fuel infrastructure to meet its energy demands. Read our letter to DPU opposing the Peabody peaker plant.
Climate Code Blue asks Bank of America to refrain from investing in the Arctic drilling
Investments in fossil fuels is harming health. Read our letter to Bank of America, CEO.
Oppose language defining burning biomass as non-carbon emitting
House bill H.4933 creates a new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standard for municipal light plants (MLPs) that would require MLPs to purchase increasing quantities of energy from “non-carbon emitting” sources. However, the House bill defines biomass power plants as “non-carbon emitting.”
Halt the Construction of the Weymouth Compressor Station
Enbridge misrepresented the amount of VOCs released in a 265,000 scf emergency shutdown event. It is 264 pounds; not the 35 pounds reported. Since these simple calculations are based solely upon data provided by Algonquin, they and MassDEP need to clarify why the quantities of VOCs Enbridge claims are released with a 200,000-265,000 scf gas release are an order of magnitude smaller than what would be expected from their application.
See our letter to FERC on September 16, 2020.
Save the trees in Roxbury
Climate Code Blue supports the residents of Roxbury fighting to save over 100 healthy trees on Melnea Cass Blvd. With local community allies, we asked the City of Boston to halt its plans and hold a hearing.
See the press conference on Sept. 14, 2020
Read Dr. Brita Lundberg’s comments.
Read our letter to the Boston City Council Nov. 23, 2020
The Department of Public Utilities should require utilities to enact a comprehensive plan to transition off of “natural” gas.
We wrote in support for the petition from the Office of the Attorney General to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) requesting an investigation into the impact on continuing business operation of local gas distribution companies as the Commonwealth achieves its 2050 climate limits.
Burning natural gas harms our health and contributes to systemic health inequalities. The cost to the Commonwealth in economic and human suffering is immense. We must develop a comprehensive plan to transition off of gas in an equitable way. The Department must lead so that all gas companies are compelled to work toward goals that serve the needs of the public.