Global Warming In the News
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If you clean it, they will ride: environmentalists tout public transit
- The Daily Free Press (new window)
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9/21/2007 |
| In an effort to eliminate greenhouse gases and curb global warming in the city, environmental groups are trying to convince otherwise reluctant Bay Staters to leave their cars at home and ride the T. Public transportation ridership has declined in the last five years while car ownership rates in Boston continue to rise, contributing to congested roadways and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report distributed by the Environment Massachusetts and Clear Water Fund as the group gave a five-minute presentation yesterday at the Park Street T stop. | |
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Supreme Court Rebukes Bush Administration Inaction on Global Warming
- Channel 5 (new window)
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4/3/2007 |
| In a landmark decision in one of the most important environmental cases ever heard by the Supreme Court, the Court ruled today that the Clean Air Act gives the U.S. EPA the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from cars. | |
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Protesters in Somerset say no to coal gasification plant
- The Providence Journal (new window)
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2/12/2008 |
| SOMERSET — With a man-sized penguin outside in the cold trying to draw people in, members of an environmental coalition tried to rally opposition to plans by NRG Energy to turn its coal-fired power plant into a facility that uses superheated gas to turn coal and biofuels into synthetic natural gas. | |
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State climate change bill advances
- South Coast Today (new window)
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11/17/2007 |
| BOSTON — Massachusetts would adopt the toughest greenhouse gas emissions standards in the country under legislation that could be voted on by the full Legislature early next year. | |
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Global warming speakers want state to lead
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette (new window)
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10/05/2007 |
| Massachusetts has an opportunity to play a critical role in the effort to stave off global warming; one that is unlikely to be taken on by the federal government until a few influential states lead the way, the coordinator of the New England Climate Coalition said yesterday during a Clark University forum on climate change. | |
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Group pushes global warming laws
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette (new window)
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06/26/2008 |
| A report issued by the advocacy group Environment Massachusetts, in cooperation with several state legislators, outlines more than 20 strategies to reduce energy emissions. The report, “Global Warming Solutions That Work,” is part of the effort to persuade the Statehouse to implement statewide energy and pollution policies. | |
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Greener energy boots up: Senate bill pushes savings, efficiency
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette (new window)
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06/25/2008 |
| BOSTON— The state Senate yesterday unanimously passed an energy bill that would force utilities to invest in conservation when it is less costly than buying more power, have the state buy more energy-efficient vehicles and help local governments and homeowners pay for energy-saving programs. | |
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Environment Massachusetts Hails New Approach to Global Warming
- Greenfield Town Crier (new window)
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06/04/2008 |
| Environment Massachusetts applauded new legislation to address global warming unveiled today by Representative Ed Markey, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. | |
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Resor backs call for global warming initiative
- The Beacon-Villager (new window)
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03/31/2008 |
| Maynard - Legislators, scientists, and environmental groups gathered at the Statehouse Monday to call for swift and strong action to curb global warming pollution. A new report, "Falling Behind: New England Must Act Now to Reduce Global Warming Pollution" released today found that global warming emissions in Massachusetts have increased by 1.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent over the last five years. | |
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Bill would reduce carbon emissions
- Telegram & Gazette (new window)
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03/27/2008 |
| Legislators working on a proposed law to cap the state’s carbon emissions and reduce them by 20 percent over the next 12 years yesterday pointed to a new report showing that New England has increased its global warming emissions since 2001 as evidence that more stringent emission control programs are needed. | |
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Report: State tops region in global warming gas emissions
- The Salem News (new window)
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03/26/2008 |
| With global warming emissions on the rise, a coalition of legislators, scientists and environmental advocates are calling for immediate action that could help curb the trend | |
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Bill a 'small step' to big, green change
- The Sun Chronicle (new window)
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03/11/2008 |
| One area lawmaker calls the legislation a "small step." The state's leading industrial association considers it the most aggressive bill of its kind in the nation. | |
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Green groups Praise State Senate’s Global Warming Solutions act
- The Daily Item
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03/10/2008 |
| LYNN-Environmental advocates from across the state are praising the Senate this week after it voted to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act, making it the most recent in a string of global warming bills passed in 2008. | |
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SENATE PASSES ANTI-GLOBAL WARMING BILL
- State House News
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03/06/2008 |
| STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 6, 2008.....Without debate, the Senate on Thursday approved a bill aimed at drastically cutting back on the commonwealth’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next 40 years. | |
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Protesters in Somerset say no to coal gasification plant
- Providence Journal (new window)
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02/12/2008 |
| SOMERSET — With a man-sized penguin outside in the cold trying to draw people in, members of an environmental coalition tried to rally opposition to plans by NRG Energy to turn its coal-fired power plant into a facility that uses superheated gas to turn coal and biofuels into synthetic natural gas | |
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Green groups Praise State Senate’s Global
- Daily Item (new window)
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02/09/2008 |
| LYNN-Environmental advocates from across the state are praising the Senate this week after it voted to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act, making it the most recent in a string of global warming bills passed in 2008. | |
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