A wonderful article in the August 28th issue of The Christian Science Monitor spotlights the successful collaboration that results in the first program in the US in which a major utility delivers clean geothermal energy. Contributor Doug Struck recounts the story of an audacious partnership led by HEET (the Home Energy Efficiency Team), Mothers Out Front and Eversource.
“With Eversource’s cooperation, the mothers donned construction helmets and followed the gas utility crews around Boston to see how they work and collect data on leaks. They finished with a summit of 300 people that included the state’s three major utilities and top state officials.
‘We had people in the room who have been arrested protesting gas pipelines and people who are constructing gas pipelines.‘ Eventually they agreed to jointly back state regulations to speed repair of the biggest leaks, which would significantly cut the methane emissions.”
Kudos to all!
Reading the incredible story will give you optimism for a clean energy future.
Photo: Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor
