City government continues issuing reports while UN calls for immediate action When writing about human-induced global warming on a regular basis, it’s a good idea to pace oneself. Because it’s such a relentlessly depressing topic that highlighting it too often can backfire. Faced with an existential threat of such magnitude that human civilization—and […]
PRESSURE FROM BELOW
“People in this country are being taught to think that they don’t deserve pensions, that they don’t deserve good health care coverage … But it doesn’t have to be this way.”
THE MERRIMACK VALLEY DISASTER: IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT OLD PIPES
The events of last week in the Merrimack Valley were unfortunate by any measure. Something bad happened to the natural gas distribution system in parts of Lawrence, North Andover, and Andover that resulted in dozens of homes being damaged or destroyed by explosions and fire, at least 25 people getting injured, and one person […]
THE IMPORTANT STORY LEADING UP TO BILL MCKIBBEN’S VIRAL TWEET ABOUT THE BOSTON PIPELINE PROTESTERS
Residents in Dedham and West Roxbury are up in arms about what many see as a legitimate threat to their health and safety. Beyond the possibility of an explosion, there are other terrifying potential side effects of having the line run through a residential area.
PIPE SCHEMES: RESEARCHERS WORRY GAS LEAKS LEFT UNREPAIRED. GAS COMPANY SAYS KEEP CALM, CARRY ON.
Researchers say more than 4,000 mild, moderate, and severe “lost” gas leaks “vanished from public utility company data” between 2014 and 2015 despite no record of being repaired.
PIPE NIGHTMARE: THE BIGGEST ACTION YET AGAINST ENCROACHING GAS LINES IN MASS
“People Over Pipelines is certainly the biggest march we have ever planned. Organizing the march has taken countless hours of work.”
