West Roxbury Saves Energy

05/24/2019

Four undeveloped acres on a peninsula in the northern part of this town have become a battlefield, pitting environmental activists against a massive energy company.

10/08/2018

Boston City Council to Examine Gas Pipeline Safety in Boston: Councilors O’Malley, Pressley, and Flynn have called for a gas safety hearing. The Council will examine the safety of the gas infrastructure in Boston, the prevention of potentially dangerous gas leaks, and education and preparedness for emergency response. The hearing on October 30 at 11 am is open to the public, and public testimony of two minutes or less is welcome following the expert and City panels.

02/13/2018

The City of Boston has allowed National Grid to begin construction of its Back Bay Billionaire’s Pipeline, ignoring the usual winter moratorium on construction, ignoring the unanimous City Council resolution that no decision be made without a robust public conversation, and in spite of the fact th...

04/21/2017

03/22/2017

Councilor O’Malley has scheduled an additional working group meeting, open to all, for further discussion of the proposed ordinance on

03/07/2017

03/06/2017

03/04/2017

If you were involved in any way with the West Roxbury Lateral pipeline controversy, please consider taking this survey: https://goo.gl/qmCw9O. Bobby Wengronowitz is completing dissertation research at Boston College that centers on the fight to stop the West Roxbury Lateral pipeline. As part of that research, he is asking that you complete a survey (https://goo.gl/qmCw9O), no matter the extent to which you were involved in the efforts against the pipeline. As a token of appreciation, survey respondents will be entered to win a donation in your name (raffling off approximately $1,000). The survey takes about 20 minutes. Bobby appreciates your help. Bobby asks that you feel free to share the survey with others who might have been involved in the efforts to stop the pipeline.

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02/17/2017

Michelle Wu gave the Community Choice Energy/Aggregation campaign a huge boost on January 25, when she and Councilor O’Malley introduced a hearing order for a CCE ordinance. “Community choice energy is the fastest way that Boston can get on the path to being a 100% renewable energy city,” she told t...

02/17/2017

WRSE has heard from many of you asking for recommendations of ways to get involved more actively with saving our planet now that the former goals of the EPA are in jeopardy and climate change deniers are in charge.

02/01/2017

Community Meeting: The West Roxbury Lateral and PHMSA Tuesday, Feb. 282 to 4 pmElks Hall, 10 Morrell Street, West Roxbury