Clean Water MA and Green Justice Coalition Push Energy Efficiency Bill Forward!
Taxpayers in Massachusetts currently fund statewide energy efficiency programs, but policymakers lack the tools to track who is being served by the programs and how they have impacted local communities. A new piece of Green Justice legislation, approved by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy (TUE) on January 24, would change that.
“We applaud the Committee for its role in advancing transparency and increasing access for previously underserved communities,” said Staci Rubin of Alternatives for Community & Environment, a member of the Green Justice Coalition (GJC). The GJC has, since 2008, worked with utility companies and state agencies to address inequities in state efficiency programs and address job quality standards. “We are encouraged that the bill aims to provide equitable access to efficiency programs for hard to reach communities, including low-to-moderate- income homeowners and renters, residents whose primary language is not English, and small businesses.”
The bill, “An Act Further Promoting Energy Efficiency and Green Jobs,” mandates public accountability in Massachusetts’ energy efficiency programs and would establish a new Oil Heat Energy Efficiency Fund.
Democracy starts with you on Tuesday February 7
Next Tuesday you will have your chance to stand up and say enough is enough!
It’s that time of the year when political parties will be gathering for their precinct caucuses. Party caucuses are gatherings where you can influence your political party to support issues and solutions that are important to you. It is important to influence party platforms now, while we have the chance! All political parties are holding their precinct caucuses on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:00 PM.
Clean Water Action is supporting the resolution below to keep toxic chemicals out of children’s products. Minnesota has already banned BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, but there many chemicals, such as formaldehyde and phthalates, that are in our baby crib sheets and our children’s toys. Congress continues to drag its feet on chemical policy reform and so Minnesota needs to take action and protect the health of our children.
Get a PDF version of the resolution that you can print and carry with you to the caucus.
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Find your party caucus at the Secretary of State's website
Promises on Energy Efficiency
right now, the pedernales electric cooperative has a great opportunity to help their members make improvements to their homes that can reduce their electric bills and create jobs for texans!
If you receive your energy from the PEC, ask the Board and Management to help customers like you make their homes more energy efficient!
Here's why energy efficiency makes sense:
- it saves customers money by lowering electric bills;
- it saves all co-op members money co-op money by reducing the amount of energy the PEC needs to buy and distribute along its power lines;
- it protects the environment by reducing the amount of coal, natural gas and nuclear power we use to create electricity;
- it saves water, since conventional methods of producing electricity require millions of gallons of water to operate-- a vital consideration in this time of record drought;
- it provide jobs for the men and women who do the work – jobs that cannot be outsourced to other countries or even other states!
World Wetlands Day
our wetlands and streams are at risk. the president can do something about that.
Today, nearly 20 million acres of wetlands are at risk. Because they lack protection under the Clean Water Act, these vital parts of our water infrastructure are vulnerable to destruction by unaccountable polluters. The President has proposed to fix this problem and protect ALL of our wetlands. We support him and we need you to join us. Here's why:
- Wetlands protect us from floods – one acre of wetlands can hold 1 million gallons of floodwaters
- They provide critical habitat for fish and wildlife
- Wetlands provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and support local economies
The solution is simple: update the Clean Water Act to cover ALL wetlands. The President and the EPA have a plan to do that. We just need to make sure they know how much you support protections for our wetlands.
Help us continue our clean water progress and contact the President today!
Stopping The Poudre River Dam
If built, the Glade Reservoir will rain disaster upon all it touches, including surrounding communities, ratepayers, natural inhabitants, and especially the river itself. Don't let the NISP dam up one of the Poudre's precious few untouched spaces.
Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake
In 1983, 1987 and 2000, Maryland Governors and their counterparts in Virginia, the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed signed formal agreements that set timelines for cleaning up the Bay. The most recent agreement called for deadlines that were to be met by 2010. That deadline will not be met. Clean Water Action supported the strongest possible version of this latest agreement, understanding that we would continue fighting for the enforcement of the Clean Water Act as the likeliest means restoring the Bay.
Protecting our Water and Health from Toxic Chemicals
Did you know the shampoo, cleaner, or laundry detergent you wash down the drain can harm your health and the health of our water?
Find out how these chemicals are making their way from our products into our bodies and water
Learn steps you can take to reduce your exposure and protect your health and our water
Taking Out the Trash in California
We are consuming too much stuff. Wasteful disposables create environmental and health costs at every step in their lifecycle, from raw materials extraction to manufacture, transport and disposal. The impacts range from oil spills and deforestation, to energy and water use, pesticide use, soil depletion, water and air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
Built By Michigan
- Electric cars are the future of the automobile industry and a key to innovation and leadership in technology and manufacturing in the 21st Century. Our state pioneered the auto industry and now we are at the vanguard of its future.