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A Long and Windy Road
Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water |
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22 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Long and Windy Road Compromise in Congress keeps Cape Wind project above water The beleaguered Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound is keeping its head above water, thanks to good old-fashioned compromise. A provision to allow the Massachusetts governor to veto the planned wind project was holding up a Coast Guard reauthorization bill in Congress; a new version of the legislation drops th ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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The Electric Tide
Tidal-energy project could come to Nantucket Sound |
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13 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Electric Tide Tidal-energy project could come to Nantucket Sound Nantucket Sound and Cape Cod in Massachusetts are awash in alt-energy proposals: in addition to two offshore wind projects (with which loyal Grist readers are all too familiar), a third developer is now considering a tidal-energy project off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. Seven other sites across the U.S. are also being considered for t ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, New England, news, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Kennedy You Hear Me Now?
Another wind-power project proposed for Massachusetts waters |
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24 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Kennedy You Hear Me Now? Another wind-power project proposed for Massachusetts waters Wind-power developers can't get enough of Massachusetts, it seems. Nantucket Sound has the contentious Cape Wind project; now a new wind farm is being proposed for nearby Buzzards Bay. The South Coast Offshore Wind project would consist of three clusters of 30 to 40 turbines each, up to 450 feet high, from two to four miles offsho ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, wind power (all these topics) |
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Cape of Good Hope
Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support |
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08 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Cape of Good Hope Cape Wind outlook better after Bush administration voices support The controversial Cape Wind project planned for Nantucket Sound has found new allies in a strange place: the Bush administration. On Thursday, Undersecretary of Energy David Garman sent a letter urging Congress to drop a measure that would allow the Massachusetts governor (currently Mitt Romney, a Cape Wind ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, New England, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Low Blow
Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project |
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10 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Low Blow Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound may have blown its final ... may have been blown ... in a gust of ... oh, never mind. We're out of wind puns, and the proposed offshore wind farm is out of steam: If a recent, sneaky effort in Congress succeeds, the project will die once and for all. A congressional conference committee att ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Jilting at Windmills
Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project |
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04 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Jilting at Windmills Measure in Congress could kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project on Nantucket Sound may soon receive another blow -- oh, we're so funny! -- if Congress passes an amendment giving Massachusetts power to veto the controversial wind farm if it would interfere with navigation. Of course, it depends on what the definition of "navigation" is, but Gov. Mitt Romney (R) would ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Critical Mass
Massachusetts proposes tough standard for perchlorate in drinking water |
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16 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Critical Mass Massachusetts proposes tough standard for perchlorate in drinking water In a not-so-subtle jab at the Bush administration, Massachusetts has proposed a strict drinking-water standard for the toxic chemical perchlorate, which can disrupt metabolism, growth, and development, particularly in children. There is currently no federal limit on perchlorate in drinking water, though the U.S. EPA ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, news, toxics, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Bring on the red tape
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Sarah van Schagen |
14 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would officially label some of the poorest areas in the state 'environmental justice communities.' The special status would create a new layer of red tape (and a special permitting process) that, theoretically, would act as a disincentive to pollutocrats planning undesireable developments ranging from sludge plants to asphalt factories. Says state Sen. Jarrett Barrios, 'It would deter industries which pollute from ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, Massachusetts (all these topics) |
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Ski Bummer
As snowy peaks get warmer, ski industry tries to stave off extinction |
Daniel A. Shaw |
07 Feb 2006 |
Main Dish |
| With the Olympics starting this week, all eyes are on the slopes of Turin. But skiing and snowboarding could disappear from our collective culture in about 50 years, if global-warming forecasts ring true. In a lot of popular ski areas, there simply won't be any snow. It's all downhill from here. Photo: stock.xchng. It's already happening in parts of Europe: They're wrapping glaciers in ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, Colorado, Massachusetts, outdoor recreation, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Mass Backward
Mass. lawmakers pushing to join climate pact, despite Romney's objections |
Amanda Griscom Little |
26 Jan 2006 |
Muckraker |
| A handful of Massachusetts legislators are maneuvering to get their state into the most ambitious U.S. effort yet to fight global warming, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, launched in late December. If they succeed, it'll be a smarting wallop for Gov. Mitt Romney (R), who is widely expected to run for a spot on the GOP's 2008 presidential ticket. The pact, com ... |
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| Topics: climate, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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The Fries Have It
Boston diner gets its heat from used veggie oil |
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24 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Fries Have It Boston diner gets its heat from used veggie oil Restaurant owner Don Levy geared up for this year's chilly Boston winter by getting rid of his furnace. Wait, it's not as batty as it sounds: Levy replaced his old heating system with a boiler that runs on 100 percent vegetable oil -- a readily available resource, so long as Bostonians keep eating fries. Not only is Levy avoiding high natural-gas heating ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, news, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Global warming, Cape Cod, and Manicheanism
The imperative to fight climate change cannot trump all other concerns |
David Roberts |
16 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Unlike, apparently, 150 other environmentalists, I don't know enough about the proposed Cape Cod wind farm to venture an opinion on it. Bill McKibben says "when [other environmental] efforts come into conflict with the imperative need to act urgently on global warming, they have to take second place." It's a common sentiment these days, but I'll be honest that it makes me a bit nervous. My inclination, of course, is to support wind farms. But t ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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The Wind and the Willful
RFK Jr. and other prominent enviros face off over Cape Cod wind farm |
Amanda Griscom Little |
12 Jan 2006 |
Muckraker |
| A long-simmering disagreement within the environmental community over a plan to build a massive wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., is now boiling over into a highly public quarrel. The future of Nantucket Sound? Photo: NREL. The four-year-old battle started heating up last summer when Greenpeace USA staged a demonstration against well-known eco-activist Robe ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, Muckraker, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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No More Mr. Nice Guy
Climate change is pushing this easygoing enviro over the edge |
Bill McKibben |
12 Jan 2006 |
Soapbox |
| The one and only time I ever saw my mother become aggressive in public went like this. We were out as a family for a weekend leaf-peeping drive, an impulse apparently shared by most of the rest of New England, because the traffic along New Hampshire's Kancamagus Highway was endless 90-degree gridlock. Every once in a while, however, somebody would zoom happily by in the breakdown lane. ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, energy, Massachusetts, politics, wind power (all these topics) |
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Enviros call on RFK Jr. to support Cape Wind project
Over 150 activists send letter asking Kennedy to reconsider position |
Lisa Hymas |
06 Jan 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Cape Wind Associates' plan to build a big wind-power farm off the coast of Cape Cod has been dividing enviros for years, but the disagreement got a lot more heated last month when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran a high-profile op-ed railing against the project in The New York Times. An excerpt: These turbines are less than six miles from shore and would be seen from Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Hundreds of flashing lights to warn airplanes away from the turbines ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, climate change adaptation, energy, Massachusetts, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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I Wish They All Could Be California Copycats
New York, Massachusetts to adopt tougher auto-emissions standards |
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28 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| I Wish They All Could Be California Copycats New York, Massachusetts to adopt tougher auto-emissions standards The New York State Environmental Board voted unanimously this month to adopt California's toughest-in-the-nation rules for cutting automotive greenhouse-gassiness. The new rules, which will be phased in with 2009 model-year cars, aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions about 30 percent by 2016 -- effectivel ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, New York, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Chelsea Glintin'
Green amenities catching on in new housing complexes |
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22 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Chelsea Glintin' Green amenities catching on in new housing complexes In Chelsea, Mass., new condos in the Forbes Park development come with access to a fleet of DaimlerChrysler Smart cars -- two-seater mini-mobiles that get great mileage. Every unit at Buzz, a Dallas loft project, will include an eGo electric moped. They're more useful than the traditional new-home amenities, believes developer Zad Roumaya: " ... |
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| Topics: green living, Massachusetts, news, Texas (all these topics) |
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When Turkeys Attack
Wild-turkey comeback means more human-critter confrontations |
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21 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| When Turkeys Attack Wild-turkey comeback means more human-critter confrontations As Thanksgiving approaches, we offer this warning: The turkeys are back, and they're not happy. From its nadir of perhaps 30,000 around 1900, the U.S. wild-turkey population has gobbled all the way up to about 7 million today. But this conservation success story has sharply increased confrontations between territorial wild birds and anxious ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, Massachusetts, news (all these topics) |
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A Slip of the Tungsten
Supposedly eco-safe ammo may actually contaminate soil |
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29 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Slip of the Tungsten Supposedly eco-safe ammo may actually contaminate soil "Green bullets" created to be environmentally safe -- though not safe, presumably, for their targets -- may not be so eco after all. At Camp Edwards in Bourne, Mass., the U.S. Army switched from lead ordnance to ammo made of tungsten and nylon, aiming (ahem) not to contaminate the aquifer below. But six years and about a million rounds later ... |
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| Topics: Massachusetts, news, toxics (all these topics) |
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Shore Losers
U.S. leaders, residents turn backs on impending coastal chaos |
Jane Holtz Kay |
15 Jun 2005 |
Soapbox |
| Don't let Beantown become a has-been town. Buckle your seatbelts: it's going to be a wet 'n' wild ride. That's the prediction -- or, rather, the certainty -- that today's global warming carries. Erratic and unpredictable weather is en route, and coastal areas are among the places destined to be hardest hit. So why are Americans paying so little heed? As scientists and weather pundits surve ... |
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| Topics: climate, East Coast, Massachusetts, oceans, United States (all these topics) |
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The Man From NIMBY
Wind-resistant senator owns land near proposed Mass. wind farm |
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15 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Man From NIMBY Wind-resistant senator owns land near proposed Mass. wind farm Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has been blowing hard against wind power, a position that's mystified both his Senate colleagues and wind-industry advocates. Alexander introduced an energy bill earlier this year that included grants for solar and other sources of clean power, as well as incentives for "clean ... |
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| Topics: energy, Massachusetts, news, politics, Tennessee, wind power (all these topics) |
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Cash Landing
David Cash, Massachusetts air-policy director, answers readers' questions |
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27 May 2005 |
InterActivist |
| David Cash, Massachusetts air-policy director. What can be done to better educate environmentalists and the public at large that windmills are beautiful? -- Ken Kukovich, Arlington, Va. For some people, windmills will never be beautiful. For others, their beauty is inexorably linked to the environmental benefits they provide. But for the vast majority of people, they are an unknown, and the more ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, InterActivist, interview, Massachusetts (all these topics) |
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Cash Flow
David Cash, Massachusetts air-policy director, answers Grist's questions |
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23 May 2005 |
InterActivist |
| David Cash. What work do you do? How does it relate to the environment? I'm the director of air policy for the state of Massachusetts in the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. EOEA is an umbrella agency that oversees and coordinates the activities of numerous other environment-related agencies such as the Department of Environmental Protection (the state analog of federal EPA), Coastal Zone Man ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, InterActivist, interview, Massachusetts (all these topics) |
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Hot wind
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David Roberts |
16 Feb 2005 |
Gristmill |
| Frequent Grist contributor Bill McKibben has a column in today's NYT saying that environmentalists should get behind wind energy. He is sympathetic to some enviros' objections and rather gentle toward them. I fully agree with McKibben, but I can't say I share his sympathy. Oil and gas exploration is ravaging the American West. The nuclear industry is resurgent. And oh yeah, the globe is frying. If environmentalists take global warming seriously, and expect others to ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, Massachusetts, oil, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Bill Moyers hearts us, and we him
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Grist |
03 Dec 2004 |
Gristmill |
| Speaking of how great we are and how you ought to give us money: Bill Moyers (who we interviewed here) loves us. He recently won the fourth annual Global Environment Citizen Award from the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. Meryl Streep gave him the award. Here's the speech he gave (note repeated Grist kudos, not that we're bragging, which we obviously are): Update [2005-2-10 13:17:50 by Dave Roberts]:In the speech below, Moyers repeats a ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, heroes, Massachusetts (all these topics) |
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