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Beacon Hill Roll Call
THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on a roll call from the week of Jan. 25-29. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.
CLIMATE CHANGE (S 9)
House 144-14, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050.
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mike Barrett (D-Cambridge) and Rep. Thomas Golden (D-Lowell) who led the successful charge for legislative approval of the legislation for several months in 2020. An identical measure had passed the House 145-9 and the Senate 38-2 in 2020 - margins that were large enough for the Legislature to easily override any gubernatorial veto. But it was too late for that. The 2020 Legislature ended on January 5 and under legislative rules, any vetoe
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Boston - 1/29/21 - Representative David Linsky (D-Natick) announced today that The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate passed
An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.9). The passing of this legislation reaffirms the Legislature s commitment to addressing the climate crisis facing the Commonwealth following the Governor s veto of last session s climate bill. I was proud to vote for the Conference Committee report on
An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy. This bill builds the policy infrastructure to get us to our aggressive climate goals while keeping environmental justice at the center. Backed by science and supported by strong climate justice activists, this bill lays out a path to achieve at least net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 said Representative Linsky. I want to thank Senate President Spilka and House Speaker Mariano for all their hard work in pushing the Legislatu
Legislature passes climate change bill
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Rep. Paul J. Donato, D-Medford, along with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature passed breakthrough climate legislation that overhauls the state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy jobs and protects environmental justice communities.
The bill, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.2995), sets a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions limit, as well as statewide limits every five years; increases the requirements for offshore wind energy procurement bringing the statewide total to 5,600 megawatts; requires emission reduction goals for MassSave, the state’s energy efficiency program; and, for the first time, establishes the criteria in statute that define environmental justice populations. The legislation also increases support for clean energy workforce development programs including those targeting low-income communities and improves
Climate change is a top concern for many Americans and its mitigation requires massive clean energy expansion. Still, 77% of American households cannot install rooftop solar power due to rented housing, the structure of their rooftop, the upfront cost, or access to financing. Solstice Power Technologies, Inc., a software and customer management company, connects households and community organizations to community solar. Solstice has big plans for expansion in 2021, having just closed an oversubscribed $3.1 million funding round. Initially, Solstice will focus on Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Maine, New Jersey, with more states quickly following.
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“The benefits of renewables have mainly accrued to higher-income homeowners over the last several decades, and there has never been a more urgent time to democratize access to the green economy,” said Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO. “Solstice has worked for years to put solar within reach of excluded hou
Solstice Raises $3.1M to Offer Affordable and Inclusive Renewable Energy to Households Across the United States
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Funding to Expand Community Solar and Other Shared Clean Energy Projects in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Maine, New Jersey, and More CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (PRWEB) January 15, 2021 Solstice Power Technologies, Inc. (https://solstice.us/), a software and customer management company dedicated to bringing affordable solar power to every household in America, has closed an oversubscribed $3.1 million funding round. The funding was led by Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures with additional investments from American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Schneider Electric Ventures, Next Wave Impact, Active Impact Investments, Powerhouse Ventures, Gratitude Railroad, H/L Ventures, SustainVC, Halcyon Angels, and prominent angel investors. The f