February 13, 2025, 12:00 pm
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Tenant Protections for Climate Justice
| A commitment to environmental and climate justice requires a commitment to tenant justice. Join us to learn about the connection between tenant protections and climate and legislation in Connecticut to expand Just Cause eviction protections. Guest speakers: Ruthy Gourevitch of Climate and Community Institute, Peter Fousek of the Connecticut Tenants Union. Co hosted by: Sierra Club Connecticut, NAG, GTA 860, BuildGreenCT, CCAG, CT Renews |
February 20, 2025, 6:00 pm
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Mass Power Forward Priority Campaigns Launch 2025: An Actionar
| Join the Massachusetts Campaigns to Make Polluters Pay, Protecting People from Utility Profiteering and Clean Air for Environmental Justice! We’re soft-launching our 2025-2026 campaign with an Actionar. Join us to learn about the campaign for a Climate Superfund, how it will help your community, and how YOU can make it a reality. The Make Polluters Pay Bill – HD. 3369/SD.1674, “An Act establishing a climate change superfund” – is a bill in the MA legislature introduced by Sen. Jamie Eldridge, Rep. Steve Owens, and Rep. Jack Lewis, that requires the worst carbon emitters to contribute to a Superfund to pay for climate-related damages in Massachusetts. Fossil fuel companies have knowingly endangered our world for decades, putting our lives and livelihoods at risk – they should be responsible for the damages. The Climate Change Superfund will provide funding for projects across the Commonwealth that keep our communities safe from the impacts of climate change. Learn more with our Fact Sheet and FAQ’s. |
February 21, 2025, 1:00 pm
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Engaging Communities when Siting and Permitting Energy Facilities
| Join us for our virtual Power Talk series which next features “Engaging Communities when Siting and Permitting Energy Facilities”. The CAES Energy Policy Institute, based at Boise State University, is pleased to host our next Power Talk. With this series, we bring together leading authors, researchers, and technologists with those who are interested in energy to share insights on energy policy and decision-making. Larry Susskind, MIT, Harvard Program on Negotiation, Consensus Building Institute Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University |
February 25, 2025, 6:00 pm
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Pittsfield Complex Resource Management Plans Public Meeting
| The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is holding an informational meeting and public listening session on the preparation of Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for the following locations in DCR’s Pittsfield Complex: Ashmere Lake State Park; Balance Rock State Park; Bates Memorial State Park; Bryant Mountain State Forest; Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest; Middlefield State Forest; October Mountain State Forest; Peru State Forest; Pittsfield State Forest (including South Mountain/West Region HQ); Richmond State Forest; Wahconah Falls State Park; and Worthington State Forest. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public about the RMP planning process and to take comments about these properties. This is the first of two public meetings to be held concerning these properties. The second public meeting will be scheduled when draft RMPs are available for public review and comment. The public will be invited to provide comments during the meeting, after the presentation, by unmuting their microphones, or the chat functionality that will be available through the virtual participation platform. After the meeting, the presentation will be available for viewing on DCR’s Past events for DCR Public Meetings Information web page. DCR encourages the public to share additional feedback, with a deadline for receipt of comments by DCR of March 27th, 2025. Comments may be submitted via the DCR public comment portal. Please note that the content of comments you submit to DCR, along with your name, town, and zip code, will be posted on DCR’s website. Additional contact information required when commenting, notably email address, will only be used for outreach on future updates on the subject project or property. |
March 3, 2025, 12:00 pm to 3 pm
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Grid Services Study Workshop
| This workshop is hosted by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3), and RMI in partnership with the Department of Energy Resources (DOER), the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), National Grid, Unitil, and Eversource. In this second workshop, we will provide a brief recap of Workshop 1(which was an introduction to the study), and present potential frameworks for valuing and compensating Grid Services provided by DERs. Information from the initial workshop, including a primer and a recording are available on MassCEC’s website. Please note: Previous attendance is not required or needed to attend this event. Your participation and input are important components for the success of this initiative. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you! |