New director of the National Offshore Wind Institute at BCC: “Offshore wind is more than an energy source. It is an opportunity.”
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Opinion: Increased pipeline capacity won’t solve our problems
But it will increase profit margins for energy companies while making us more dependent on their product.
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Opinion: High energy costs in Mass. are about constraint, not volatility
The underlying problem is that New England’s energy infrastructure has not kept pace with demand, leaving the region vulnerable in extreme cold.
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Opinion: Urine diversion could help save aging sewer systems, solve runoff issues
Municipal departments, clean water groups and others are working to create policies to separate urine from other household waste and recycle its nutrients.
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Opinion: Mass. has a pre-K challenge but New Bedford may be part of solution
The city has a strong foundation in early childhood education with myriad programs to address complex issues. The next step: Better connect what already works.
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Opinion: Hope is just three numbers away
During National Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s remember that hope and healing happen through connection, compassion, and community.
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Opinion: Keep Massachusetts’ sensible gun restrictions
Barring a dramatic turnaround at the Supreme Court, we are not going to get rid of guns, but that does not mean we are helpless to change this story.
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Opinion: The incredibly inconsistent Massachusetts Legislature
It is unfortunate that simultaneously the legislative and executive officials are defying the will of a majority of citizens who voted for an audit of the Legislature.
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Opinion: The motherhood tax is shaping who gets to lead
We call motherhood essential, but we structure almost nothing around it. This is not just a cultural gap. It is a policy design.
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Opinion: Key traffic questions remain surrounding Dartmouth housing development
A traffic analysis of Tucker Road only partially studied the impact of the Chapter 40B project.