Carrie Katan
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Professional energy nerd.
Window mounted heat really could be the biggest thing in residential decarb since EVs went mainstream. Between this and other projects
@bhaboston.bsky.social
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Boston is piloting window heat pumps in affordable housing
Housing authorities in Boston and two nearby cities are installing plug-in heat pumps from startup Gradient to try to swiftly and affordably cut emissions.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/boston-gradient-window-heat-pump-public-housing
4 months ago
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Want to save electric ratepayers money?
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Utility Securitization: A Possible Electric Rate Reduction Tool
Discover how utility securitization can reduce electric rates and explore policy recommendations to optimize its use in Massachusetts.
https://blog.greenenergyconsumers.org/blog/utility-securitization?utm_campaign=15917608-Advocacy%20FY26&utm_content=348792838&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-1045424
5 months ago
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While the third-party supplier industry claims its issues are limited to small "bad apples", the DPU is accusing one of the largest suppliers in the Commonwealth of multiple different kinds of fraud.
#energy
#masspoli
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Fed up with ādeceptiveā low energy price offers, Mass. threatens heavy fines on outside energy supplier - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts DPU proposes fining CleanChoice $5.1 million and revoking its license to sell electricity in the state.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/science/dpu-third-party-energy-cleanchoice/
5 months ago
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Trump really loves smashing the āmake electricity more expensiveā button on his desk. I canāt say I am a fan.
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Halting Revolution Wind could be a disaster for New Englandās grid
If Trump kills the now-frozen offshore wind project, utility customers will pay more money for dirtier and less reliable electricity.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-revolution-halt-disaster-new-england-grid
5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Going after aggregation because sometimes utility basic service is cheaper is like saying climate change isn't real because sometime it snows. It's the long-term average that counts.
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With N.H. electric bills going up, hereās one way to keep costs down - The Boston Globe
Some New Hampshire consumers are turning to other electricity suppliers. āYou can do something about your energy charge,ā the stateās consumer advocate said.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/25/metro/nh-electricity-rates-alternate-savings/
6 months ago
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Having monopoly utilities build massive pieces of energy infrastructure is often expensive and slow. Maybe small low-to-no-install options like this (and solar and window-mounted heat pumps) can be a better option.
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NYC utility tests portable home batteries to dull ACās impact on theā¦
Con Ed connected power boxes to 65 customersā AC units, allowing households to stay cool without plugging in during summer system overload.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/coned-nyc-ac-pilot-grid-impact
6 months ago
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MA has many great energy programs, and then there's the APS.
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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You šcan š build šhomes š with š out š gas.
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This Massachusetts town banned gas ā and housing boomed anyway
Critics say stringent, pro-electrification building codes and restrictions on natural gas will impede housing developers. A Boston suburb is proving themā¦
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/massachusetts-gas-ban-housing-impact
6 months ago
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The EPA Administrator seems to be entirely unaware that its high per unit distribution costs, not high generation costs, which are largely responsible for New Englandās high energy prices. Building a pipeline to fix our energy issues would be like going for a run to fix a bad knee.
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Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New Englandās grid stability - The Boston Globe
The region pays a premium for energy. New Yorkās pipeline veto is to blame.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/05/opinion/constitution-pipeline-new-england-energy-costs/
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Good climate policy doesn't have to be expensive.
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Massachusetts could give heat pump owners a huge discount onā¦
The state will lower electricity rates for heat pump owners this winter, and is considering even deeper cuts to encourage residents to ditch fossil-fueledā¦
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/massachusetts-winter-electricity-discount
7 months ago
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Opinion pieces like this never seem to answer the simple question, what does nuclear get you that batteries, wind, and solar can't get you faster and cheaper?
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Why the nuclear energy renaissance is real ā and necessary
The technologies, economics and motivations driving the modern nuclear revival differ fundamentally from what came before.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear-energy-renaissance-smr-good-energy/753471/
7 months ago
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The more I hear about window mounted heat pumps the more they seem like solar. Mass produced cheap to install systems that could outcompete other options 9 times out of 10. This great report from ACEEE only adds to that:
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https://www.aceee.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/b2506.pdf
7 months ago
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šššš I wonder if it's low profile could help get more onshore wind in Mass.
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Airloom Energy to pilot novel wind power tech at Wyoming site
The shorter, more compact turbine design will be cheaper to produce, faster to deploy, more suitable for height-restricted areas and less likely to trigger local opposition, the Laramie-based company ...
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/airloom-energy-wind-power-energy-wyoming-bill-gates/752229/
7 months ago
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Has anyone run the numbers on if the economic benefits of data centers outweigh the economic impact of higher electric rates caused by increased demand? I find it hard to imagine that math is going to math in our favor.
#energy
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An economic opportunity, or an energy crisis in waiting? Data centers are coming to Massachusetts. - The Boston Globe
As the state prepares for the anticipated boom, questions are piling up.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/06/science/an-economic-opportunity-or-an-energy-crisis-waiting-data-centers-are-coming-massachusetts/?p1=StaffPage
8 months ago
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āIf we cannot get a ban, we would love if there is legislation that protects people from the worst abuses of the system,ā Katan said in an interview. āThat would still be a massive win for the people of the commonwealth.ā
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Healeyās energy affordability bill gets support, tough questions on Beacon Hill - CommonWealth Beacon
At a hearing on Beacon Hill, Gov. Maura Healeyās energy affordability bill was met with praise from lawmakers, but Sen. Barrett and Rep. Turco raised questions about Mass Save and the overall affordab...
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/healeys-energy-affordability-bill-gets-support-tough-questions-on-beacon-hill/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CORRECTED%3A%20Healey%20s%20energy%20affordability%20bill%20gets%20support%2C%20tough%20questions%20on%20Beacon%20Hill&utm_campaign=DL%2006-26-25
8 months ago
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Third-party suppliers have long used MAās broken retail electricity market to take advantage of customers. Now with our anti-shopping guide you can tell the companies you shouldn't buy electricity from apart from the companies you really shouldnāt buy electricity from.
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Which Third-Party Electric Suppliers Overcharged Massachusetts Consumers the Most?
Third-party electricity suppliers overcharge customers in Massachusetts. Learn why municipal aggregation programs offer a better deal.
https://blog.greenenergyconsumers.org/blog/which-third-party-electric-suppliers-overcharged-massachusetts-consumers-the-most?hs_preview=nukxFEAI-190834965689
9 months ago
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Unrealistic deadlines to increase output form heavy industry, is it fair to call this Admin's industrial/energy policy Stalinism With Capitalist Characteristics?
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Trump aims for 400 GW of nuclear by 2050, 10 large reactors under construction by 2030
Nuclear advocates welcomed proposed regulatory reforms while cautioning that NRC and DOE staff cuts could āundermineā progress. One skeptic said NRC changes would compromise safety.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-aims-for-400-gw-of-nuclear-by-2050-10-large-reactors-under-construct/749107/
9 months ago
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Carrie Katan
Heather Johnston
9 months ago
Hey Boston, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and DOGE continues to dismantle essential government services. It's a beautiful day to head on down to
#TeslaTakedown
TODAY Saturday May 3 12pm-2pm 888 Boylston St
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This is a great story that highlights why we need legislation to protect solar customers, like S.2264.
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Solar panel company accused of shady business in Massachusetts
California-based company Sunrun Inc. has sued more than 420 Massachusetts residents for breaking contracts. Many homeowners allege itās a scam.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-04-28/solar-panel-company-accused-of-shady-business-in-massachusetts
10 months ago
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#Enron
is back in Texas! When they are going to reopen in Mass? I am tired of these third-party electric suppliers quietly going after low-income folks. I want to see these companies commit spectacular, statewide blackout causing, crimes again and I think Enron can get us there.
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Enron Energy Texas Files Amended Application For Texas Retail Provider Certificate -- EnergyChoiceMatters.com
http://www.energychoicematters.com/stories/20250423c.html
10 months ago
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Eversource, buddy, it is 2025, kindly do not call the EMT (a big piece of LNG infrastructure) an emission reduction tool in your MA climate compliance report.
10 months ago
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MA Gas utilties: Our demand is going up so we must build more pipelines. Also MA gas utilties: Our demand will go down and therefore we need state support. They are really blinking with both eyes in some of their filings with the DPU.
10 months ago
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One day these predatory companies will be thrown out of Mass and I can stop writing about them. Until then here is another blog outlining how they are bad.
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10 months ago
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āWith a similar climate to QuĆ©bec, one could reasonably expect the costs of electrifying the winter peak in Massachusettsā is an actual sentence in a report National Grid filed. Utterly disconnected from reality.
10 months ago
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Don't make me tap the sign: "Elaborate calculations which are at war with realities are of no avail." - Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Tel. Co., 1934
10 months ago
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National Grid argued in their climate plan that support for renewable natural gas (RNG) will make it more practical because support for wind and solar worked out. This is equivalent to saying, "I worked hard to run a 5 minute mile, therefore if I work hard again I can swim to the moon.ā
10 months ago
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11 months ago
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Mass Fiscal says the cost of battery storage procurement needs to be shared between utilties, MLPs, and co-ops...the thing there are no electric co-ops in the Massachusetts.
#mapoli
#energy
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Minimizing the cost of the state's huge energy storage procurement
Massachusetts ratepayers have a newfound interest in charges on their utility bills since the large price spikes of recent months.
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/minimizing-the-cost-of-the-states-huge-energy-storage-procurement/
11 months ago
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I normally really appreciate
@rockymtninst.bsky.social
's research, so I was disappointed to see them put out this blog, and not only because I donāt support Clean Fuel Standards (CFS) (more below).
#energy
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Clean Fuel Standards: The Market-Based Policy for States Looking to Clean Up Transportation - RMI
RMIās new calculator and design tips help states create clean fuel standards to improve air quality and meet unique state priorities.
https://rmi.org/clean-fuel-standards-the-market-based-policy-for-states-looking-to-clean-up-transportation/?utm_campaign=organic&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_content=RMIBrand
11 months ago
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Don't trust salespeople from third-party electric suppliers like Clearview. They'll try to rob you, most of the time figuratively, but in one case in PA they literally stole someone's wallet.
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PUC Approves Settlement with Clearview Energy Regarding Violations Related to Sales & Marketing Practices
PA Public Utility Commission regulates the services you rely on: electric, natural gas, pipeline, motor carrier, rail, telecomm, water and wastewater.
https://www.puc.pa.gov/press-release/2021/puc-approves-settlement-with-clearview-energy-regarding-violations-related-to-sales-marketing-practices
11 months ago
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Shocked to see gambling at this establishment.
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Two New England energy companies in surprising alliance with fossil fuel lobby, undercutting climate targets - The Boston Globe
Across the country, the alliance has fought the kinds of climate policies that are taking root in Massachusetts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/16/science/energy-companies-face-backlash-for-joining-fossil-fuel-backed-group/
11 months ago
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Carrie Katan
Green Energy Consumers Alliance
12 months ago
Energy efficiency programs are a big part of the solution to our energy woes. Their existence benefits everyone financially by decreasing overall costs.
blog.greenenergyconsumers.org/blog/behold-...
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Behold: Mass Save Will Deliver $13.6 Billion In Benefits Over Three Years
Energy efficiency programs like Mass Save are a big part of the solution to our energy woes. Their existence benefits everyone financially by decreasing overall costs.
https://blog.greenenergyconsumers.org/blog/behold-mass-save-will-deliver-13.6-billion-in-benefits-over-three-years
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The biofuel industry is trying to push California's expensive and pro-biofuel Low-Carbon Fuel Standard to the East Coast (including in MA). Glad to see they are fighting it in NY.
#energy
#mapoli
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12 months ago
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I wonder how often in the future we will see centralized power grids will be taken out by a disaster and never fully replaced because solar + storage filled some of the gaps faster and cheaper.
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Climatetech 'free store' opens to support hurricane-hit North Carolina
An initiative launched four months ago to distribute solar panels and batteries to Hurricane Helene victims now has a permanent home in the state.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/climatetech-free-store-opens-to-support-hurricane-hit-north-carolina
12 months ago
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Batteries may be the biggest thing to hit the grid since cost-effective solar and wind. It's great to see the DPU in Mass pushing for their deployment.
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Massachusetts allows increased demand charges to drive energy storage
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved a rate change that allows large electricity customers, specifically large business customers, to pay a transmission coincident peak demand...
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/02/19/massachusetts-allows-increased-demand-charges-to-drive-energy-storage/
12 months ago
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Capacity markets, which were made to limit political interference in the grid, are now experiencing political interference. Restructuring the electric grid really isn't going well after two decades.
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12 months ago
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What do we want? Progress toward meeting MA's climate goals! When do we want it? In a timely manner made possible by well-staffed agencies! How do we get it? Funding the relevant agencies! Read about it in this blog:
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How the Massachusetts Budget Can Advance Our Climate Goals
We support the Healey Administrationās proposal to increase funding for DOER, MassCEC, and the DPU in fiscal year 2026. Here's why.
https://blog.greenenergyconsumers.org/blog/how-the-massachusetts-budget-can-advance-our-climate-goals?utm_campaign=Advocacy%20FY25&utm_content=324714328&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-1045424
12 months ago
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Carrie Katan
Simon Evans
12 months ago
NEW: Global EV sales grew 18% year-on-year in Jan 2025 Was this due to the "devastating collapse" of 21% growth in Europe? The "stalling" 12% growth in China? Maybe the "plunging" 22% rise in US/Canada? Or "faltering" 50% rest-of-world growthā¦? Data: Rho Motion š¤·āāļø
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David Roberts
about 1 year ago
Turns out that centuries of economic thought are correct: increasing the supply of a good will, all things being equal, lower the price of the good. Weird that people talk themselves out of this obvious insight when it comes to housing.
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After Skyrocketing, Rents in Austin Have Dropped 19 Straight Months
The reason is simple: A boom in apartment construction. Developers are pulling permits at a rate nearly triple that of San Antonio on a per capita basis.
https://www.governing.com/urban/after-skyrocketing-rents-in-austin-have-dropped-19-straight-months?utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%20GOV%20-%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yRKqdRNtYhq9ZKZjdJ6cfvaLT9rFxaUtPgkYnOF96LzDgzbMG2trnRXDn3iPJWZrka3VT6QgvIN6_TGRyY8Rvg6OFWdq4YMvwKYz83ZmkqWmNUUo&_hsmi=343919813&utm_content=343919813&utm_source=hs_email
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Best part of bill-reading season is finding out which offices are willing to have fun with their names: SD.766 An Act relative to the Bean New Deal
about 1 year ago
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This is great news for everyone who wants to see power go tangle uses, like heating homes, at an affordable price.
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Generator, advanced nuclear stocks reel as low-cost DeepSeek chills AI load growth outlook
Among the hardest hit were companies with large existing gas and nuclear fleets, along with advanced nuclear technology providers expected to benefit from rising demand for firm power.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ipp-stocks-reel-as-low-cost-deepseek-chills-ai-load-growth-thesis/738482/
about 1 year ago
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(Thread) MA's wicked high electric rates are in large measure due to the fact that time and time again the Commonwealth makes policy choices which increase rates but stay in place because the benefit special interests. Third-party supply being the most blatant case.
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Some Mass. residents overpaid by $73 million for electricity. Were you one of them? - The Boston Globe
A new report shows that third-party competitive electricity suppliers again cost Mass. ratepayers more on their monthly bills.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/science/ag-report-higher-electricity-rates-again/?utm_campaign=3819144-Competitive%20Suppliers&utm_content=323081999&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-1045424
about 1 year ago
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Massachusetts Climate Allies
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https://go.bsky.app/BJYdVPA
about 1 year ago
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China's need to invest massive amounts of capital in new projects to keep their economy going may just save the world. Those solar numbers are wild.
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about 1 year ago
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Carrie Katan
Juan Moreno-Cruz
about 1 year ago
We've heard this before with oil and coal, but soon, we will find new deposits of kids in Alaska or the deep ocean, and things will be fine.
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Great story covering the fight over potential state support for biofuels in Mass. It's always nice being an advocate and making specific claims about a topic backed up by extensive research and then seeing industry groups not really have a response except vaguely gesturing at nothing.
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Physicians group warns against propping up biodiesel as part of Massachusettsā clean heat transitionĀ | Energy News Network
Biofuel backers say it could replace fuel oil in existing heating systems, but critics say the lower-carbon alternative still comes with plenty of air pollution and public health impacts compared to h...
https://energynews.us/2025/01/06/physicians-group-warns-against-propping-up-biodiesel-as-part-of-massachusetts-clean-heat-transition/
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
The techno-reactionary faction of Trumpism battling the ethno-reactionary faction on high-skill immigration will end as a Night of the Long Spoons as Marc Andreessen representing the alliance of Finance & Tech Capital sacrifices Musk in exchange for the right of corporations to issue private visas
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We don't know nearly as much about the health effects of using biofuels in home heating as we should, as I outline in this report I wrote for Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.
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Air-Pollution, Biofuels, and a Clean Heat Standard in Massachusetts | Greater Boston PSR
https://gbpsr.org/resources/air-pollution-biofuels-and-a-clean-heat-standard-in-massachusetts/
about 1 year ago
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