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Russell Donnelly signed Halt New Gas Infrastructure 2018-09-14 13:16:32 -0400If these houses were gas-free,net zero houses heated by mini-splits,or geothermal,then gas explosions would simply not be possible
Halt New Gas Infrastructure
On September 14, the Merrimack Valley faced an unprecedented tragedy - a series of “Armageddon-like” gas explosions that killed a teenager, injured ten others, and ignited fires in about 40 homes displacing many more.
Climate advocates have been warning about the dangers of natural gas for years, and while this explosion is tragic, it was not unforeseeable. We hereby call for Governor Baker--who has previously pushed for the public to subsidize massive new gas infrastructure expansions--to immediately issue a freeze on all new natural gas construction in the state until after thorough investigations both of what happened in this situation and of the many vulnerabilities in our existing system are completed.
We also call on Governor Baker to express his immediate and unconditional support for National Grid to end the lock-out of the USW Local 12003 union so that these skilled workers can return to the important task of cleaning up the tens of thousands of existing leaks in our state’s natural gas infrastructure.”
Add signatureI demand that Governor Baker halt all new gas infrastructure projects, until:
1) A thorough investigation into what happened at the tragedy in the Merrimack Valley is completed,
2) An investigation into the vulnerabilities of the existing gas infrastructure projects is completed.
I also call on Governor Baker to express his immediate and unconditional support for National Grid to end its lockout of gas workers union USW 12003.
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Russell Donnelly commented on Good Things and Bad Things about the 2016 Solar Bill 2016-04-09 13:26:25 -0400Not sure if community solar is just ideal for low income ratepayers as opposed to anyone who doesn’t have the ideal unshaded roof in a house they plan to stay in for likely several years.I certainly agree with pricing carbon.But does anyone have a ballpark figure according to 100% Renewable what Mass. actually needs to being doing for solar installs to get to 100% renewable,for all energy consumption,by 2050?I did the calculation for Maine recently and got a goal of 12 GW of solar installed by 2050,or roughly 320 MW yearly for next 33 years.Chances are Mass. likely to be ~ 5 times that figure.I doubt if the legislature is thinking on this scale,
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Russell Donnelly signed Petition - Don't Do It, Charlie! 2016-01-25 18:13:11 -0500I don’t want to encourage new gas utilization.I want to eliminate it,along with gasoline as well.We need to be 60% decarbonized by 2030,100% by 2050.Tax carbon,not electricity.
Tell Governor Baker: Don't Bill Us for New Pipelines
Tell Governor Baker: Don't Bill Us for New Pipelines
Sign our petition to tell Governor Baker that you oppose his plan to make electricity customers pay for new gas pipelines!
Add signatureDear Governor Baker:
Your Department of Public Utilities has moved forward with a proposal to pay for new gas pipelines by adding a charge to our monthly electricity bills. But ratepayers should not be saddled with costs that have always been borne by gas companies in the past.
PLUS: Attorney General Healey’s recently released study shows that we don’t even need new pipelines! By investing in clean energy and energy efficiency, we can ensure reliability while keeping costs down and meeting the state’s mandated goals for reducing climate pollution.
