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Are Massachusetts’ New Biomass Regulations Strong Enough?
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources finally released its long awaited and much delayed biomass regulations, garnering both cautious praise and criticism from grassroots biomass opponents. The regulations have disqualified stand-alone biomass power facilities from receiving Renewable Energy Certificates—a ratepayer subsidy under the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard—though incentives are still available for combined heat and power facilities operating…
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Occupy Earth Day: An Expose of the Corporate Propaganda Systems that Undermine Systemic Change Activism
This Earth Day, like so many others, we’ll be invited to pick up litter, plant trees, be reminded to recycle, and countless other personal habits we can adopt to save the earth. Corporations pitching “green” products will bust out their “Lorax-approved” logos and encourage our “green” consumption. This will be the first Earth Day since…
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To Win Ohio and Pennsylvania, Obama Must Oppose Fracking
by Alex Lotorto This morning, I was sipping coffee and watching Sunday morning talk shows with my parents. We talked about the presidential election when my dad muted the commercial breaks that consistently included fossil fuel industry commercials. My mom put it simply, “I made phone calls, put up posters, and worked at the [Obama]…
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