From Biden to Wu to you

 Happy New Year!

This year is set up to be a productive one for confronting climate change. Though many of the Biden administration’s major climate initiatives are up in the air as congressional Democrats negotiate over the Build Back Better bill, the infrastructure act signed in November takes some significant steps. It includes more than $65 million to upgrade the nation’s electrical grid, a necessary step for supporting renewable energy. It also includes $39 billion to modernize public transit systems, and $7.5 billion to deploy a network of electric vehicle charging stations.

Here in Boston, Mayor Wu has hit the ground running. Two weeks after being sworn in to office, she signed an ordinance requiring the city to divest from fossil fuel companies (as well as tobacco and private prison companies) by the end of 2025. Two weeks after that, she announced lower electricity rates through Boston’s Community Choice Electricity (CCE) program. Through June 30, 2022 (and possibly longer), all tiers of the CCE program, including the 100% renewable Green 100 tier, will have lower rates than Eversource’s Residential Basic Service rate.

Now is a great time to opt in to CCE Green 100. To find out more, join GreeningRozzie and Mothers Out Front for an informational Zoom event, Electricity Providers: Your Wallet, Health and Choices, on Wednesday, January 26 at 7:30 pm.

And check out the many great books about all aspects of climate change and sustainability on GreeningRozzie’s virtual bookshelves at Roslindale’s own cooperative bookstore, Rozzie Bound.