Spotlight

“The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science”

Taking a page directly from the big tobacco playbook, the chemical industry has deliberately suppressed “public awareness of the toxicity of PFAS and, in turn, delayed regulations governing their use.” According to a new study published in the June 2, 2023 issue of Annals of Public Health, ”Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are now ubiquitous in the population and environment. Consumer awareness can advance calls for safer products by demanding publicly available studies of harm.”

June 8, 2023 No Comments

“Third-party electric suppliers are overcharging Mass. consumers; How we can change that.”

Writing for Masslive.com, Green Energy Consumers Alliance’s Larry Chretien and Mikaela Hondros-McCarthy present a compelling report on the consequences of the predatory practices of “so-called third-party competitive electric suppliers.”

The May 21st, 2023 opinion piece is presented here in full:

June 4, 2023 No Comments

Fossil-Fueled Rates: How Gas Costs are Causing New England’s Electricity Price Spikes, and How Electrification Will Help Protect Customers in the Future

This report investigates the impact on electricity prices in New England from the combination of three factors. They are the (1) region’s substantial dependence on natural gas as a fuel in its power plants, (2) way wholesale electricity prices are determined in real time via an auction-style bidding mechanism that occurs every five minutes of the day, and (3) consequences of volatility in the price of natural gas.

March 25, 2023 No Comments

Home is Where the Pipeline Ends

In “Home is Where the Pipeline Ends: Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds Present in Natural Gas at the Point of the Residential End User,” HEET illuminates new evidence of chemical contamination in the natural gas delivered to homes.

February 7, 2023 No Comments

Martyn Roetter’s “Utilities Offering Us a Trojan Horse”

Martyn Roetter’s “Utilities Offering Us a Trojan Horse” for Commonwealth Magazine (July, 2022) points to the “dirty, dangerous, and costly” impacts of hydrogen blending.