by Stephanie Kraft | May 14, 2010 | News
We’ve heard this too many times. Way too many times. Beginning with the first salvo of articles about President Obama’s budget, the familiar refrain was there again: “…he avoids tough choices on such big issues as Medicare, Medicaid and Social...
by Our Readers | May 14, 2010 | News
No Give, No Take I am by no means the only reader of the Advocate who continues to regret the loss of This Modern World and its replacement with Mild Abandon, a bland, boring, and unfunny substitute. Though the Advocate has published a number of letters complaining...
by Maureen Turner | May 14, 2010 | News
Last week, the Patrick administration proposed strict new rules for “biomass” plants in the state, including limits on what kinds of wood could be burned in such plants. The regulations would also set high energy-efficiency thresholds that must be met for...
by Tom Vannah | May 14, 2010 | News
To get a sense of the depth of frustration biomass developers are feeling toward both environmental activists (at least those activists who oppose efforts to build large wood-burning electricity plants in Massachusetts) and the Patrick Administration, all you have to...
by Maureen Turner | May 14, 2010 | News
When it comes to matters environmental, just how ahead of the curve is the Valley? Two words (or maybe it’s three): composting porta-potty. Sure, there are plenty of compelling reasons to attend next weekend’s Hilltown Spring Festival: live performances by...
