by Tom Vannah | Dec 17, 2009 | News
Springfield-based activist Michealann Bewsee called me last week to talk about her strong opposition to the proposed proliferation of biomass plants in Western Mass.In addition to her concerns about specific potential problems with burning wood, or, in the case of a...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jan 7, 2010 | News
The times are notable for two conflicting impulses. One is the impulse to save the environment; the other is the universal impulse, or craze, even, for the most advanced forms of communications technology. Even those most passionate about saving the environment are...
by Our Readers | Jan 7, 2010 | News
Don’t Dis President’s Book The writer who went to the trouble to include Barack Obama’s book Of Thee I Sing in the section “In the Remainder Pile” (“Halos and Horns,” December 30, 2010) with the misleading and snarky comment,...
by Mark Roessler | Dec 17, 2009 | News
A month or so ago, while waiting for my enchiladas at Veracuzana in Amherst, I committed a revolutionary act. I checked my email for free. I don't do that at home, and I don't do that at work, but I did it there, sipping a cerveza.Check it out: while my friend...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jan 7, 2010 | News
Yes, the Copenhagen climate summit, possibly the most important global conference in decades, was disappointing. No binding treaty to enforce international greenhouse emissions standards emerged. No standards were agreed on that would likely save Tuvalu and other...
