Merrimack Station: A Fifty Year NH Disaster Continues
Merrimack Station, the coal fired power plant on the banks of the Merrimack River in Bow New Hampshire, has recently passed its fiftieth anniversary. It’s New England’s last remaining coal…
Roy Morrison
US and China cooperation In building and linking super-grids
Asian and North American super-grid interconnection can represent the capstone of global renewable energy development There is a path for renewable energy cooperation through the development and then interconnection of…
The Power of Non-Violence in 1965 and 2020
Watching a horse drawn wagon carrying the body of John Lewis cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama one final time is a stunning testament to the power of…
A Plan for Social and Ecological Justice
The death of John Lewis is a reminder that power concedes nothing without a struggle and that social and ecological justice is a consequence of generational efforts. Building a fair,…
After George Floyd’s Murder: Social and Ecological Justice Converge
The visceral reaction to the murder of George Floyd unleashed deep personal reflection about racism, social justice, and fairness, and launched a powerful, broad based social movement. The pursuit of…
Sadness and Fury: Trump’s Betrayal of our Soldiers
There’s a particular kind of sadness and fury in my gut as a member of a military family after hearing the news that Commander in Chief, Donald Trump either did…
SMART? – Solar In Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) will finalize by July 15 regulations doubling the size of MA SMART solar photovoltaic program from 1,600 to 3,200 megawatts (MW). On the surface…
Cops: Protectors or Predators?
The killing of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in a Wendy’s parking lot by Officer Garrett Rolfe is a reflection not only of racism, but also the transformation of police from…
Reality in the Time of Covid-19
First the good. There’s an outpouring of spontaneous actions, large and small, to feed the hungry, help the desperate, aid seniors, the economically afflicted. There is public art and…
Global Climate Movement: Darkest Before the Dawn
"Locally, city-wide, state-wide, nationally, internationally we must join the fight as if our lives depends upon it, because they do. Now's the time to join the movement for stopping global…
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