Although 2020 did not go as we expected, it looks like we may be reaping the rewards of hard work on climate policy in the early days of 2021. In the past few days, the Massachusetts executive and legislative branches have made steps toward sweeping policy changes, some of which are the culmination of lots of hard work by legislators and advocates. This blog was edited on January 15 to reflect legislative updates since its original posting.
Kai Salem & Larry Chretien
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New Massachusetts climate Policy and what advocates must do now
Posted by Kai Salem & Larry Chretien on Thursday, January 07, 2021 @ 03:53 PM
Getting to 100% Renewable Energy in Rhode Island
Posted by Kai Salem & Larry Chretien on Monday, September 28, 2020 @ 07:38 PM
In January 2020, Governor Raimondo signed an Executive Order setting a goal of meeting Rhode Island electricity demand from 100% renewable sources by the end of the decade. Back in January, we wrote that we’re skeptical that another study will result in the action we need. Over six months later, where does Rhode Island stand on 100% renewable electricity?