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Massachusetts saw its third-warmest year in its recorded history in 2021 🥵berkshireeagle.com/news/local/las… via @berkshireeagle

New offshore wind jobs will help Northeastern workers support their families.

Eastern Generation scraps plans for Gowanus power plant, chooses renewables @UPROSE @NYLPI @PeakCoalition ✊ brooklynpaper.com/eastern-genera…

THREAD: The winds of change are blowing in Maryland, bringing jobs & economic opportunities for people of color. Watch to learn from four #Maryland leaders who are excited for the potential that #OffshoreWind brings to their businesses. @MarylandPSC @uswindinc @OrstedUS 1/5

5/5 Frank Lopez is director of Pre-Construction at Tobar Construction in Beltsville, providing concrete construction & site work: "#Wind is going to be a driving force in the next decade... We see a future for our firm in #offshore wind." @MarylandPSC youtu.be/LdCIYvTdlBU

4/5 Harley Flack is president & CEO, Stella May Contracting, a construction & energy co. in Edgewood, Md. "#Offshorewind has the ability to create jobs for a diverse workforce. [We have to] make sure diverse people have a seat at the table.." @MarylandPSC youtu.be/IawDF6StO_0

3/5 "This type of transformation occurs only once or twice in a person’s lifetime." William Lo owns Crystal Steel Fabricators in Delmar, Md., providing steel & metal fabrication. He's poised for ""explosive growth." #offshorewind @MarylandPSC @OrstedUS youtu.be/bPxRiBn5s9w

2/5 "There hasn’t been a time in my life that a new industry [came] to America like this. We're doing our part to combat #climatechange," Teaera Strum, CEO @IncStrum, a welding & fabrication business in #Baltimore. #OffshoreWind @MarylandPSC @uswindinc youtu.be/sCakZFVRb-M

Connecticut businesses and advocates urged state lawmakers today to reduce pollution, and increase investments in an equitable, clean transportation system by formalizing the state’s participation in the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program. ceres.org/news-center/pr…

.@UMassAmherst receives award to encourage underrepresented populations to its Offshore Wind Professional Certificate Program masslive.com/news/2021/08/u…

Maryland’s future will be powered by offshore wind and #offshorewind will be powered by union jobs. @MetroBTC @IBEW baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz…

Pennsylvania is on the verge of a climate turning point. Linking to #RGGI, a proven 11-state program that’s slashing climate pollution, will ramp up clean energy and investments in PA communities. via @timelywriter bit.ly/36B8w1m

Mass has ambitious climate goals, so why does the state promote fossil fuels with cash incentives for oil & gas home heating systems? bostonglobe.com/2021/07/10/sci… via @BostonGlobe

#MA has committed to slashing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. But there’s a big hurdle standing in our way: our polluting power grid. Watch and learn more on why we need to #FixtheGrid.

Massachusetts has committed to slashing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. There’s a big hurdle standing in the way: our polluting power grid. Learn more on why we need to #FixtheGrid. bostonglobe.com/2021/06/25/opi… via @BostonGlobe

Clean-energy advocates are speaking out about legislation in #Pennsylvania that could keep municipalities from adopting construction policies that put use of electricity ahead of gas in new buildings. pnsne.ws/2RI1TGr

.@PhillyInquirer: ”It’s critical that representatives oppose Harrisburg’s effort to tie Philadelphia’s hands. In February, State Sen. Gene Yaw introduced legislation to preempt municipalities from restricting the types of energy used in buildings." inquirer.com/opinion/editor…

Philadelphia's city-owned utility should be supporting the city's climate targets. So why is Philadelphia Gas Works' trade association working to undermine them? whyy.org/articles/as-ph…

"While the🌎is transitioning away from fossil fuels, members of the CT General Assembly are now faced with a clear choice. Stall the economy of CT or be thoughtful and bold by embracing economic growth, innovation, and jobs" - CT Business Leaders on #TCI ctnewsjunkie.com/2021/05/28/op-…

The environmental movement is a business opportunity for Maine sunjournal.com/?p=9971103