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Keystone XL pipeline debate rattles Massachusetts Senate race
2013-03-20 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A former hedge fund manager turned environmental activist who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline has waded into the Massachusetts Senate race, threatening to undermine a pledge by the two Democratic candidates to reject outside money. California billionaire Tom Steyer has called on Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch to abandon his support for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries in Texas. The Obama administration is expected...
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Residence hall in Massachusetts gets LEED gold
2013-03-15 22:12:00| American School & University
Marsh Hall opened at Salem State University in 2010.Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Massachusetts to lower cap on emissions by power plants
2013-02-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Massachusetts and eight other Northeast states are slashing by nearly half the amount of carbon dioxide power plants are allowed to emit -- a dramatic reduction that is expected to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars to the state for energy efficiency programs while combating global warming. In announcing the decision Thursday, the states said consumers and businesses should, on balance, see a negligible impact on their electricity bills when the new limits go into effect next year. The biggest...
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Massachusetts Leads the Divestment Charge
2013-01-30 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Harvard University is a world leader in higher education, but sophomore Chloe Maxmin wants her college to also blaze trails battling climate change. The social studies and environmental science major helps coordinate Divest Harvard, an offshoot of a 350.org-sponsored campaign pushing colleges, local governments, nonprofits and pensions to divest from the 200 companies with a majority of the fossil-fuel reserves. Maxmin's group started speaking to students in August about the urgency for action on...
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Casella Waste Gains Massachusetts Landfill Expansion Permit
2013-01-24 16:58:00| Waste Age
Casella Waste Systems Inc. said landfill capacity at its Southbridge, Mass., facility can expand by more than one-third, as the state has increased the annual permit limit. read more
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