See where the mayoral candidates stand on environmental issues

Boston-based chapters of Progressive Massachusetts have put together a mayoral candidate survey. Check out what the candidates say about Environment & Transportation issues in section G of each candidate's response:
John Barros
Andrea Campbell
Annissa Essaibi George
Kim Janey
Michelle Wu

Help the climate and your wallet – and maybe win a mug

Find out about getting your electricity from the sun, then tell us you did and you could win a GreeningRozzie travel mug!
 
See how much electricity you can generate from solar panels on your roof – and how much money you’ll earn from generating electricity, how much money you’ll save by not buying electricity and how much credit you’ll get on your taxes.
 
Enter your information to receive free quotes, including a breakdown of all the numbers, from solar installers screened by EnergySage. If you sign up with one of the installers through GreeningRozzie’s portal on EnergySage’s website and get solar panels on your roof, you'll also get a $250 cash back bonus.
 
Come see GreeningRozzie at the Roslindale farmers market this Saturday, the 4th, and next Saturday, the 11th. We’ll be sharing a table with Mothers Out Front.
 
Stop by the table and tell us that you’ve signed up to find out about solar, or email us at info@greeningrozzie.org to enter the drawing for a travel mug.

Be a booster for BERDO

By Tom Mcdonald

Over half of total greenhouse gas emissions from Boston are produced by just 3% of its buildings – around 3,000 big buildings, including hospitals, universities, labs, hotels and corporate offices.

How does the city set and enforce emission standards for big buildings? Through the Building Energy Reporting and Documentation Ordinance (BERDO).

The City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update, published in October 2019, calls for replacing BERDO’s limited requirements, set in 2014, with a new building emissions performance standard.

When adopted, the updated BERDO will help Boston reach its climate goals. Don’t allow realtors, big building owners, and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce to veto or weaken the new BERDO emissions standards. Tell your city councilor to stand firm on the language of the amendments as they are written. We need the City to ensure that:

• the building emission performance standards are set high
• enforcement is strict
• the community has a role in decision-making
• the City allocates enough resources to monitor compliance

From our perch here in Roslindale, GreeningRozzie urges you to support the updated BERDO ordinance now under discussion by the city council. Tell the mayor and the city council to advocate for the climate! Sign this petition (at the bottom of the page) from the Boston Climate Action Network.