Rick Lent

❗@Vanguard_Group just pulled out of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative in a move that essentially aligns the firm with climate deniers. Vanguard’s leaders are risking our future & they’re doing it out of fear and greed. #WTFVanguard ctt.ec/uSo_B+

@KarenSpilka @RonMariano Accept Section 67(a) of @MassGov #ClimateBill amendment → directs $300M of #ARPA $ for equitably decarbonizing buildings to accelerate #cleanenergy transition while protecting #publichealth #mapoli #KeepMAClimateBillStrong

@KarenSpilka @RonMariano STOP #biomass subsidies before it’s too late: Reject Section 88 that creates blanket exemptions for ANY plant operational before 2022! #Biomass is NOT #cleanenergy! #KeepMAClimateBillStrong #StopBiomass #mapoli

Caitlin Peale Sloan of @CLF makes the case for why the Massachusetts Legislature should pass all the climate & clean energy bills it can, b/c incrementalism won't get the job done #mapoli

Beaming with pride for #Hudson town officials who showed the planning expertise & political will to propose the 2-acre former Hudson police station on Packard Street become a 40-unit TRULY #affordablehousing (30-60% AMI) development! Congrats to @MetroWestCD on winning the bid!

At #Acton #Boxborough Farmers Market, the @greenacton table is promoting multiple ways to combat climate change incl/ opting into 100% #Green Electricity on your @EversourceMA electric bill! Saturday, Oct. 16th #Acton #ClimateAction Plan Open House at NARA Park! @ClimateActon

BREAKING NEWS: California bans all state travel to Ohio over its new law which allows doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and even health insurance companies to deny medical services to LGBTQ+ Americans based on their own bigoted religious beliefs. RT IF YOU SUPPORT CALIFORNIA’S MOVE!

Wonderful to attend the 35th Annual OARS #River Cleanup in #Hudson this morning, thanks to @jkhorana for organizing! Focused on the Assabet River by the South Street parking lot. Looking forward to Hudson's Riverwalk expansion to more closely connect people w/ the Assabet River!

@TamiGouveiaMA @BUSPH Very sorry to hear of this loss. I know he meant a lot to you. And he’ll be a los to his field and his family.

On Sun afternoon I received devastating news that my advisor, mentor & dissertation chair, Dr. David Jones, died on 9/11/21 in an accident. I am heartbroken for his wife Sarah, their three children, their family and friends, and our @BUSPH community. bostonglobe.com/2021/09/13/met…

We must take urgent action. This means that we all must do our part to address climate catastrophe and wealthy countries, corporations, and individuals must do even more to keep global temps from increasing above 1.5C.

#ClimateEmergency in Greenland = suspending all new oil + gas exploration. Greenland recognizes the social cost of #emissions + extraction. WONDERFUL! #KeepItInTheGround

Last night I spoke w/ @WaleAliyu of @boston25 abt my letter calling on @MassGovernor to get free rapid tests to EVERYONE in MA so we can learn to live alongside COVID for foreseeable future. Rapid tests must be ✅Free ✅Easy ✅Equitable ✅Done frequently boston25news.com/news/should-ra…

@JamieEldridgeMA @TamiGouveiaMA @RepLoriEhrlich @JohnCronin_MA With the new law stipulating a50% reduction in GHG by 2050 this measure could help cities and towns make real progress. My town is already looking at developer proposals for 200-300 new housing units...and the developer hasn’t even considered heat pumps (yet).

Terrific to testify w/ @TamiGouveiaMA on our #fossilfuel #infrastructure ban bill S.1333/H.2167, An Act to reduce #greenhousegas emissions by permitting local option all-electric buildings and homes ordinances. Every community needs to take action! Smokey haze = #ClimateCrisis

Disappointing decision by @MassEEA to deny #Harvard's request to opt of state-mandated #pesticide spraying. Given toxic chemicals' impacts on health, I voted against this bill last session. There are better ways to address mosquito-born diseases in Mass. harvardpress.com/News/Breaking-…

@JamieEldridgeMA @MassEEA And our insect population of all kinds and the birds that depend on them are in decline. “Silent Spring” is becoming “silent summer!” We can protect ourselves from biting insects. Spraying is not the answer.

Rather than same-old @MassGovernor should use fed $ NOW for rapid antigen testing to stop spread of #delta variant. Results in minutes means: ➡️ 0 quarantining ➡️ 0 missed days of school/work/family My bill bit.ly/BillH3780 deals with this. wbur.org/commonhealth/2…

State Representative @TamiGouveiaMA (SSW'01, SPH'02,20), who recently announced her campaign to be the next lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, plans to act as “a bridge between the corner office and the people of Massachusetts.” Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6018yb38j

Pleased @BostonGlobe has published my editorial against proposed 2-month sales tax break by @MassGovernor -we have so many infrastructure & investment needs in #Massachusetts to go for this $900m political gimmick that mostly benefits big business bostonglobe.com/2021/07/08/met… #mapoli