clean energy

With rising sea levels and increasing urban heat temperatures, in Boston and Massachusetts, 2024 saw efforts to expand green technology and climate protection, especially with an equity lens in environmental justice communities across the state.

As local organizations aim to meet climate goals, a collection of nonprofit, private and governmental organizations have invested in the creation of two clean energy projects that will together generate enough electricity to power an estimated 130,000 annually.

Despite the headlines and lawsuits, diversity, equity and inclusion are still pillars of so many industries where there lacks representation from Black and brown people.

“Made in the USA” is a tagline that should apply to every major piece of the clean energy economy. It is within our grasp. But we need to bust some myths.

Down the street from Nubian Square, in a little room on the outside of a new affordable housing building, two enormous cabinets hum away.

As the state looks to transition to clean energy sources, with a goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, community solar programs have been touted as a way to link renters and other residents who can’t put panels on their roofs to the technology.

While the climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time, it does not register with the average voter, who is reasonably more concerned with being able to put food on the table and raise their family while costs for the basics continue to skyrocket.

Electric vehicles are the future of transportation. As a driver of an (American-made) EV myself, I know firsthand the amount of money I have already saved compared to when I drove the gas-powered version of the same model. And that is before considering the benefit to our air quality and the climate and how fun it is to drive.

Clean energy home improvements can be costly, and even with rebate programs, access for low- and moderate-income homeowners can feel out of reach.

Several advocacy groups — E2, Alliance to Save Energy, American Association of Blacks in Energy, Energy Efficiency for All, and Black Owners of Solar Services — released a report in 2021 noting disparities in the presence of Black workers in the clean energy market.

On Earth Day 1993, I delivered the first major speech of my life. It was in New York City’s Bryant Park, kicking off a nationwide tour to rally opposition to the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

A self-described “jack-of-all-trades,” Kerry Bowie has tried his hand at a number of jobs while moving through the orbit of environmental fields. Throughout it all, he’s been driven by the goal of putting science to use by and for the broadest possible community.