Share the Power

by Aaron Hersum It is good to be back! After the summer hiatus, I was looking forward to Power to the People: The New Energy Democracy, mostly because I was curious to learn what “energy democracy” is. As it turns out, energy democracy is multifaceted in its meaning, and nuanced in its application. The dictionary …

After November NAEM and Before the Flood

by Aaron Hersum This past Sunday evening, I tuned to National Geographic to watch Before the Flood, a documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio on climate change. I’m a big fan of Leo- he seems to genuinely care about climate change and understand the severity of its implications. Unlike many other celebrity endorsements, I find that his …

The Leading “Edge”

By Jessica Halvorsen Massachusetts has played an important role in carbon law (if there is such a field) in the United States, being the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit Massachusetts v. EPA, that ultimately ruled in 2007 that carbon dioxide is a “regulateable” pollutant, and led to Federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now, …

The Right Hook

By Jessica Halvorsen At this month’s BASG event, we spent time learning and thinking about the intersection of two areas of large investment: buildings and human health. As Grey Lee, Executive Director of the MA US Green Building Council chapter, noted, changing how we build and operate buildings, which are among our biggest investments, is one …