This story originally appeared in the Energy News Network on August 3, 2020. Houses of worship in Massachusetts are increasing their adoption of solar power, a trend that advocates say can both influence community attitudes toward renewable electricity and help more low-income households take advantage of the benefits of clean energy. At least 64 houses … Continue reading In Massachusetts, more houses of worship are turning to solar power
Category: Social Justice
In Norway, Oslo leaders are creating a ‘car-free city center.’ Could Boston be next?
This story originally appeared on the Energy News Network on July 15, 2019. This story was reported with support from the Heinrich Boell Foundation through its transatlantic media fellowship program. Rush hour in the center of Oslo, Norway, is not the snarl of gridlocked cars and frustrated drivers that marks the end of the workday in … Continue reading In Norway, Oslo leaders are creating a ‘car-free city center.’ Could Boston be next?
Beyond cheap labor: can prison work programs benefit inmates?
This story originally appeared in The Guardian on December 9, 2015. The old cliche is true: prisoners do make license plates. But that’s not all they produce. Across the country, inmates have a hand in building desks, molding dentures, grinding lenses for glasses, stitching flags and upholstering chairs. They run prison laundry rooms and kitchens, … Continue reading Beyond cheap labor: can prison work programs benefit inmates?
How Martha’s Vineyard Has Become a Local Food Haven
This story originally appeared on Civil Eats on August 20, 2015. The menu at the Scottish Bakehouse bakery and café on Martha’s Vineyard is a veritable map of the island’s farms. The chicken comes, mostly, from The Good Farm, a 10-acre poultry operation across the street. The greens come from neighboring Blackwater Farm and the yogurt … Continue reading How Martha’s Vineyard Has Become a Local Food Haven
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