Massachusetts

The town of Hull, Mass., is aiming to build what would be the first offshore wind farm in the United States about a mile and a half off their coast.

Maybe the U.S. can catch up with the leaders of solar energy technologies.

Stay tuned, this is another illustration of your tax dollars at work, and maybe this time, for the good.

Make a difference in the world, with World computer Exchange which is dedicated to improving life and opportunities for poor youth throughout the world. World Computer Exchange has a program on every third Saturday of the month. Please come and join us to help pack and test computers on Saturday, February 16th , 2008 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Representatives from states across the U.S. speak in a conference cosponsored by the National Association of State Energy Officials about their challenges facing a winter with rising heating and fuel costs, particularly trouble low-income Americans will have paying heating bills with diminishing grants available at the same time of rising heatingcosts.

Duncan Prahl, Director of Research, IBACOS Inc., outlines the performance of several systems around the U.S. that use solar energy to produce household hot water.

Holly, a 4-year-old pitbull mix, lounged on her back at the State House yesterday, begging for a belly rub. But the dog wasn’t there simply for pleasure.
In December 2006, she was the unintended victim of a padded leghold trap in Barre. The trap crushed the bones and damaged the tendons and nerves in her front left leg, resulting in amputation.
Holly’s injuries were cited yesterday at a press conference called to support a current law that restricts the use of body-gripping traps.

MassHighway is planning to use toxic herbicides to control weeds along roadsides across the state. These chemicals, Oust Extra and Accord Concentrate, have been linked to health risks such as blurred vision, eye soreness, anemia and reproductive development problems. This map shows which cities and towns are being sprayed, and which highways are affected. Also included is a link to sign a petition to stop the spraying.