published September 1, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: Martin Abegglen via flickr All the regulatory paper shuffling required to get the 240 MW Cape Wind project started is finally coming to an end. As Renewable Energy World reports, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state can give the project a "composite certificate" superseding local regulatory agencies, some of which do not look favorably ...
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published August 11, 2010 and has No Comments
Photos of the "mobile ethnic garden" via Christina Cho . Compared to learning a new language or traveling to another country, digging into a plate of Chinese greens or whipping up a spicy serving of salsa may seem like a superficial shortcut to cultural understanding. But food, and the rituals surrounding it, is often so close to the heart ...
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published June 7, 2010 and has No Comments
MIT plans to cut their energy use by 15 percent in three years. Photo by Francisco Diez via Flickr. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is partnering with NSTAR , a
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MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million
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published May 14, 2010 and has No Comments
Excerpt from Nathaniel Currier's "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor", a lithograph depicting the Boston Tea Party . Image and caption credit: Wikipedia . First project opponents said Cape Wind would have adverse environmental impacts. Those were put to rest with a final Environmental Impact Assessment, conclusions from which were accepted by the US Secretary of Interior. Then ...
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published May 13, 2010 and has No Comments
Boston's "Big Dig" project, before and after. Image credit: UA, Tufts University. So far the claim that Cape Wind will produce electricity at uncompetitive rates is pure speculation, as the final construction bid estimates are not yet in. But that never stops a fossil fuel lover from making ridiculous claims (that CCS can be cost-effective, for example). Opponents are ...
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published April 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: Massachusetts Climate Summer From bike tours promoting green living in Japan to the World Naked Bike Ride , there are plenty of opportunities to take a pedal-powered-trip, and promote your favorite cause at the same time. Now young folks in Massachusetts are gearing up to do just that - setting off on a 43 town tour this ...
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published April 5, 2010 and has No Comments
Over 30 historic properties will be permanently adversely affected by the project. Photo: Versageek via flickr. Another twist in the long, ongoing saga of Cape Wind , the proposed 130-turbine wind power project planned for Nantucket Sound: The Advisor Council on Historic Preservation has advised that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar not approve the project on the grounds that the ...
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published January 5, 2010 and has No Comments
Tribes say unimpeded views for sunrise practices are needed. Photo: Peta de-Aztlan via flickr. It's been a battle that's lasted nearly a decade now: Cape Wind . The 24 square mile offshore wind farm project in the Nantucket Sound, smack in the middle of the high-rent district of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, has faced opposition from day ...
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published November 26, 2009 and has No Comments
Image: Local Motors Here's how it works: designers submit their concepts online, the community votes, then Local Motors works with the winners to bring these cars to life. This process, says founder Jay Rogers, has more in common with the way Mozilla makes Firefox and American Idol picks stars than the way Detroit has traditionally made automobiles. Rogers tells ...
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published November 23, 2009 and has No Comments
Image via: sKai Heitz on Flickr.com Share Many schools started off the 2009 school year by hosting green welcoming events for new students and incoming freshmen. All these wide-eyed co-eds were treated to different ways the school is going green and how they personally can get involved. Students... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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