Frontline Communities & the Grid: An Example of Bad Planning in Boston (w/Paula García and John Walkey)
Links for more info on today's topic:
UCS Report on the new substation: https://blog.ucsusa.org/paula-garcia/a-clean-energy-alternative-to-a-risky-proposed-substation-in-east-boston
Twitter Thread on the most recent hearing: https://twitter.com/MiriamWasser/status/1358832646021926920?s=20
GreenRoots on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenRootsEJ/status/1359163098326847488?s=20
Letter from elected officials opposing the substation: https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2020/12/LETTER-Proposed-East-Boston-Substation-12.7.20.pdf
Lawsuit against EPA about civil rights violations: https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2021/01/14/east-boston-chelsea-substation-greenroots-clf-epa-civil-rights
Hearing from Boston City Council: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbPoJxKzR6I&feature=youtu.be
MA Covid-19 Data Dashboard: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting
GreenRoots Chelsea: http://www.greenrootschelsea.org/
https://www.facebook.com/GreenRootsChelsea
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Episode 40 of Energy Nerd Show & Tell. This week's guests: Paula García and John Walkey on the proposed substation in East Boston and why it's not a good idea.
Each week, Jeannie and Bruce will interview an energy nerd about what's been getting them psyched about energy!
Paula García, Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst
Union of Concerned Scientists
Paula García is a senior bilingual energy analyst in the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She evaluates energy resource and climate solutions in the electricity sector and works to further public understanding of clean energy technologies, policies and markets. Paula is committed to advance energy justice and sustainable development through her work.
John Walkey, Waterfront Initiative Coordinator
GreenRoots
John is an East Boston resident who has been committed to the work of the Chelsea Creek Action Group (a cross-Creek coalition of Chelsea and East Boston residents, organized in Chelsea by GreenRoots) for the past fifteen years and the movement for environmental, climate and transportation justice.