Film focuses on efforts to discredit climate change, other issues Almost every seat was filled at the National Park Service Visitors Center last night, for a screening of the film, Merchants of Doubt (the story referred to above ran in the Salem News on May 5th). The film showed how the struggle to expose the tobacco industry's practice of … Continue reading Moulton to host Q&A at ‘Merchants of Doubt’ film
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Free film screening in Salem: “Merchants of Doubt”
From SAFE Advisory Board Member, Stan Franzeen: On Friday May 6, Congressman Seth Moulton will be hosting an audience Q&A after a free screening of the film MERCHANTS OF DOUBT at the NPS Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem. Doors open at 6:00 pm, screening at 6:30 pm. Released in 2015, this satirically comic … Continue reading Free film screening in Salem: “Merchants of Doubt”
Pipeline opponents plan to pack upcoming hearings
In Georgia, the citizens just defeated a Kinder Morgan pipeline from being installed; in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, they're currently fighting one; and WE ON THE NORTH SHORE need to fight the extension of it that they want to build right alongside the Ipswich River. It's partly due to the fact that they'll be tearing … Continue reading Pipeline opponents plan to pack upcoming hearings
Pipeline becomes issue in state rep race/Speliotis, Croce spar over money from lobbyist
The controversy over the proposed Kinder Morgan gas pipeline has entered into the Massachusetts State Representative race in the 13th Essex District. Bob Croce is running against incumbent State Representative Ted Speliotis (Danvers). Croce is pointing out that Speliotis accepted campaign donations from Kinder Morgan, and that it's NOT coincidental that Speliotis doesn't oppose the … Continue reading Pipeline becomes issue in state rep race/Speliotis, Croce spar over money from lobbyist
Letter to the editor (not published yet) re: Kinder-Morgan pipeline
From Rabbi Judy Weiss in Brookline, a well-known LTE writer and champion of climate causes: From: Judy Weiss Subject: Letter to editor To: northshore@wickedlocal.com Dear Editor, Charlotte Kahn’s climate change column is excellent, as always. But she made one questionable comment: regarding public protests against proposals for new Kinder Morgan pipelines to carry gas for … Continue reading Letter to the editor (not published yet) re: Kinder-Morgan pipeline
Pipeline Feedback Website from Congressman Seth Moulton
Those of us on the North Shore have to pay close attention to this issue, because we need to find out if it's true that herbicides will indeed be sprayed on a regular basis on either side of the pipeline (to keep trees from growing and sending their roots into the pipeline). Much of the … Continue reading Pipeline Feedback Website from Congressman Seth Moulton
NYT Opinion: Planet on the Ballot
Comment from SAFE Co-Chair, Jeffrey Barz-Snell: "It appears that the goal of drastically reducing emissions is within reach, but the wrong leader could still get in the way of saving the planet." From NYT Op-Ed Columnist, Paul Krugman on Feb. 29, 2016: We now have a pretty good idea who will be on the ballot … Continue reading NYT Opinion: Planet on the Ballot
WHAT WENT WRONG AT PORTER RANCH? [and please sign SAFE’s gas leaks petition]
[NOTE: SAFE needs signatures to prevent the cost of gas leaks onto us ratepayers, but more importantly, to STOP the gas leaks altogether. Sign our online petition today!] An aging gas well, lack of any inspections since 1976, and a sloppy "quick fix" in 1979 led to the worst natural gas disaster in Porter Ranch, … Continue reading WHAT WENT WRONG AT PORTER RANCH? [and please sign SAFE’s gas leaks petition]
Carbon Fee and Dividend In-Depth
From the Citizens Climate Lobby website: The Basics of Carbon Fee and Dividend: 1. Place a steadily rising fee on fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas). 2. Give all of the revenue from the carbon fee back to households. 3. Use a border adjustment to discourage business relocation. 4. It's good for the economy AND … Continue reading Carbon Fee and Dividend In-Depth
Everybody aboard the energy omnibus: House preparing comprehensive electricity bill
House officials are creating an “omnibus” energy bill, which may lead to one of the more interesting debates on Beacon Hill in years. House Speaker Robert DeLeo (pictured below) has been discussing this for some time, his approach being that when there are many debated yet related issues, the best thing is consolidate them into … Continue reading Everybody aboard the energy omnibus: House preparing comprehensive electricity bill
