We never went away, but for the first time in three years, we held a face-to-face annual convention. It was gratifying to be back at the First Unitarian Church in Worcester, MA, where Dr. Jill Stein inspired us with a Keynote address. We were further inspired by labor and healthcare activists, and by environmental workshops. Then we conducted our annual party business. Due to time restraints, a full report will be included in our July newsletter. Stay tuned

Join us at: Fall River June 4th-- noon to 4 PM Gates of the City, Ponta Delgado BLVD, Fall River MA  For details, contact Eileen at [email protected]  --AND--> Berkshire Pride Sat Jun 3rd--11:00 am The Common Park, 100 First Street,  Pittsfield MA For details, contact Mike Lavery at [email protected]

Two prominent Lexington Greens joined forces with the group Healthy Lexington, Healthy Planet in My to publicly oppose the environmentally destructive Tracer Lane Solar Project. The plan of a private developer would remove trees to create a massive array of solar panels, just 400 feet from the Cambridge Reservoir., a major drinking water supply.  Residents would be exposed to polluting runoff commonly associated with deforestation and large solar installations.  Jill Stein and John Andrews wrote in the Lexington Sun that "solar" belongs "on roofs and in parking lots – not in scarce forests and open space."  

Rick Purcell and I attended a rally opposing the 50-year extension of the operating license of the First Light energy-pumped storage facility in Northfield on the Connecticut River.     The environmental impacts of the power station remain inadequate. While there I readily detected an additional environmental issue so far not accounted for, but which is only now being added to the review process for licensing dams. Continue reading