March 5, 2015 by Jeremy Brecher Since international climate negotiations began a quarter of a century ago, annual greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 60 percent. As we approach yet another climate summit this November in Paris, the question for the climate protection movement is not just, can some kind of agreement be reached, but… Read More »
FORUM: ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR CONNECTICUT’S UTILITIES
January 22, 2015 By Jeremy Brecher & Rabbi Joshua Ratner “No good deed goes unpunished.” That, sadly, describes Connecticut’s current energy policy. Energy efficiency programs have led to substantially lower projections for the state’s electricity consumption and have helped cut in half the rate of peak demand growth for the entire region. But Connecticut’s utilities… Read More »
CONNECTICUT’S ELECTRIC UTILITIES: TIME TO REVISE THE MODEL
January 17, 2015 By Jeremy Brecher Introduction Like it or not, Connecticut’s electrical system is entering a new era. The technology, ownership, and regulation of the electrical system on which we all depend has long been based on a one-way flow of energy from central generating stations powered by fossil fuels and nuclear reactors to… Read More »
AN ATOKA COUNTY JURY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE HISTORY
October 22, 2014 We all know that people need law – that if we all drove on whatever side of the road we wanted or harmed others with impunity whenever we got angry life would be nasty, brutish, and short. But we also know there are times when the law is unjust and wrong…. Read More »
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