Energy
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MCAN Presents: Mary Wambui: Energy Affordability
OnlineMassachusetts Climate Action Network Presents: Leaders Speak Out: Paths to Climate Justice, a Speaker Series Mary Wambui: Energy Affordability register What is a vision of a more equitable future, and do we have the tools to drive meaningful change? In 2024, the…
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Project Maple: What is it Really?
OnlineJoin this presentation and discussion from No Fracked Gas in Mass and Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast about all the different aspects of Enbridge’s work on the Algonquin Gas Transmission System. No Fracked Gas in Mass is a…
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The Climate Club Explores: Energy Innovations
OnlineWhat innovations might aid us in the transition to a clean energy economy? Boston Globe Climate Reporter Sabrina Shankman moderates a dynamic conversation delving into the past, present, and future of energy innovations, exploring what has shaped the current landscape…
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Community First Partnerships: Savings through Energy Efficiency
OnlineMCAN Monthly Zoom: Community First Partnerships: Savings Through Energy Efficiency with Mamadou Balde and John Massie Mamadou Balde serves as a program manager at All In Energy where he oversees the implementation of the Community First Partnership in 7 municipalities. John…
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Dalton Climate Solutions Fair
The Stationery Factory 63 Flansburg Avenue, Dalton, MAhttps://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CLIMATE-E-POSTCARD-FINAL-LINKS.pdf Join industry and subject experts to learn more about: • Dalton’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) with an Introduction to our CAP Community Survey by Blue Strike Environmental • State and Federal Incentives to Increase Your Home’s Energy Efficiency –…
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EV Ride & Drive
UMass Amherst Transit Compound 185 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MAhttps://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Amherst-EV-Flyer.pdf Visit and sit in a variety of EVs and speak with owners to learn more about how an EV can fit into your life. Take a closer look at the e-bus, and have lunch from favorite campus food trucks…
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Climate and Solar Legislative Update
OnlineJoin Sam Anderson, Mass Audubon's Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, for the breaking updates on solar and climate policies in our state legislature. This program is part of a monthly series for Mass Audubon's Climate and Nature Champions. All…
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Deep Dialogue: What Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates?
OnlineWhat Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates? with Austin Dawson, Deputy Director of Energy Supply and Rates, Policy Division of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Energy affordability, and in particular the cost of electricity, is essential to incentivize electrification and…
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Methane Pipelines, Climate Change, & What Comes Next with Bill McKibben and Dr. Sandra Steingraber
OnlineJoin the Stop Project Maple Coalition for a special webinar with Bill McKibben, titled Methane Pipelines, Climate Change, & What Comes Next. Across New England and the United States, the extraction, transportation, and burning of fossil fuels continues to increase even as it…
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En-Roads Climate Solutions Simulator Workshop
Lee Library 100 Main St, Lee, MA, United Stateshttps://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/En-Roads-Climate-Simulator-Learning-Event-Lee-Library-February-2025.pdf Which actions actually work best to address climate change? Which solutions can significantly limit global warming? Join Lee Greener Gateway Committee for a learning event at the Lee public library where Bob Voss, a member of the Berkshires Chapter…
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Future Power: Community Discussion on the Evolution of Pittsfield Generating
Allendale Elementary School 180 Connecticut Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesThe Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation is investigating the potential for “peaker” power plants to transition to clean energy alternatives, and Pittsfield Generating is one of the plants they’re studying. Transitioning Pittsfield Generating to renewable power would help position the…
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Springfield Community Clean Energy Meeting
UMass Amherst Amherst, MAhttps://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Springfield-Community-Meeting-Flyer.pdf Springfield Community Meeting on the Clean Energy Transformation hosted by Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation Come learn about Massachusetts’s clean energy plan from Melissa Lavinson, Executive Director of the Office of Energy Transformation and provide your input! Presentation: 20…
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Massachusetts Heat Pump Incentives
OnlineConsidering upgrading your heating system? Green Energy Consumers Alliance is here to answer any questions you might have about heat pumps: a super-efficient heating and cooling option. They'll share what has been learned so far about heat pump rebates &…
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Green Municipal Aggregation and Your Community
OnlineThis webinar will highlight the benefits of Green Municipal Aggregation (GMA, or green Community Choice Electricity, CCE) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. GMA/CCE allows a community to negotiate a bulk purchase of electricity for residents, which saves them money on…
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Green Municipal Aggregation and Your Community
OnlineThis webinar will highlight the benefits of Green Municipal Aggregation (GMA, or green Community Choice Electricity, CCE) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. GMA/CCE allows a community to negotiate a bulk purchase of electricity for residents, which saves them money on…
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How Clean Energy Helps Lower Your Energy Bill
OnlineHow does clean energy lower electricity prices? Join Green Energy Consumer Alliance and partners at the Union of Concerned Scientists and Synapse Energy Economics for a webinar that breaks down the concept of price suppression and how clean energy technologies…
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Sun Day at Shaker Mill Books
Shaker Mill Books 3 Depot Street, West Stockbridge, MA, United StatesAs part of Third Act's Sun Day celebration, Shaker Mill Books, a longtime solar user, will be hosting area residents. Contemplating solar? Stop by and ask your neighbors who already are enjoying the benefits of solar any questions you may have! Sponsored…
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Environmental Justice Council Meeting: Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act and Mass Save Updates
OnlineThe Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is convening the Environmental Justice Council (EJC) for its next meeting on October 30, 2025 at 6:30 pm (EST). Council members will be discussing the Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act…
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Balancing Building Reuse Vs. New Housing Development
OnlineTear-down or reuse: what are the climate tradeoffs? Can we replace older housing with denser, transit oriented, and all-electric housing development? Can we limit embodied carbon impacts of new construction by building less and reusing more? How long is a…
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Policy & Power: New Nuclear in Massachusetts?
OnlineA Sierra Club conversation with the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Join Massachusetts Sierra Club leaders in conversation with Melissa Lavinson, Executive Director of the Office of Energy Transformation, and Weezie Nuara, Deputy Secretary for Federal & Regional…
