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A Crash-Course on Hydrogen

September 7, 2021 Comments Off on A Crash-Course on Hydrogen

A webinar from Europe that shows the push from the fossil fuel industry to call hydrogen “the bridge fuel” — just as was done with natural gas.

Opinion: Climate-friendly buildings are essential to city’s future

September 3, 2021 Comments Off on Opinion: Climate-friendly buildings are essential to city’s future

Climate Conversations: Science and Stories

August 23, 2021 Comments Off on Climate Conversations: Science and Stories

GBPSR Chair Brita Lundberg shared the stage with scientists and storytellers at this monthly international webinar called CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS: Science and Stories. Winona LaDuke spoke about the environmental and climate…

Q&A by Dr. Ira Helfand after watching The War Game film — August 6, 2021

August 6, 2021 Comments Off on Q&A by Dr. Ira Helfand after watching The War Game film — August 6, 2021

Watch video from the event here.

Massachusetts Medical Society weighs in on health harms of biomass

August 2, 2021 Comments Off on Massachusetts Medical Society weighs in on health harms of biomass

Testimony from the Massachusetts Medical Society on the use of biomass energy.

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility Calls for Immediate Halt to Operations and Legislative Review of Weymouth Compressor Station

July 7, 2021 Comments Off on Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility Calls for Immediate Halt to Operations and Legislative Review of Weymouth Compressor Station

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) calls for an immediate halt to operations at the Weymouth Compressor Station and a legislative review of the serious safety and health issues posed by its operation.

Stop the Enbridge Ecocide!

July 6, 2021 Comments Off on Stop the Enbridge Ecocide!

The Nation – From Minnesota to Massachusetts, the Canadian pipeline company is engaged in crimes against humanity and the earth—abetted by state power.

Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Illegal; It’s Long Past Time to Abolish Them

July 5, 2021 Comments Off on Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Illegal; It’s Long Past Time to Abolish Them

In Depth News – July 8, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ’s) Advisory Opinion on the legal status of nuclear weapons.

No justification for proposed Peabody gas plant

June 19, 2021 Comments Off on No justification for proposed Peabody gas plant

CommonWealth – The gas industry and pro-gas organizations have been quick to blame renewable energy and clean technology as the leading cause of the Texas energy disaster. But the reality is that this crisis was caused by poor planning and an over-reliance on natural gas.

Support for a nuclear weapons ban is growing within NATO, an advocacy group says.

June 10, 2021 Comments Off on Support for a nuclear weapons ban is growing within NATO, an advocacy group says.

The New York Times – The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the Geneva-based group that was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its work to achieve the treaty, said in a report released on Thursday that it had seen increased backing for the accord among voters and lawmakers in NATO’s 30 countries, as reflected in public opinion polls, parliamentary resolutions, political party declarations and statements from past leaders.