Plymouth Beach Sand Project: A Folly?
Plymouth’s $2.9 million beach nourishment project uses sand mined through the destruction of Carver’s forests and leveling of hills Above: Site of the 120-acre A.D. Makepeace sand mine in […]
Kingston: DENIED! Plympton Sand & Gravel Co. Mining Permit
Victory! March 12, 2024: Kingston Selectboard denies “earth removal” permit for Plympton Sand & Gravel mine Mining company asks for chance to redesign project and come back, Board says […]
Plymouth: AD Makepeace mining operation under the ruse of cranberry agriculture exposed
AD Makepeace blatantly abuses the process for obtaining permits under the Mass Endangered Species Act State officials look the other way, pretend Plymouth mining operations are “cranberry agriculture” Hundreds of […]
Wareham: AD Makepeace, Beals+Thomas unpermitted sand mining under the ruse of agriculture & solar destroys 42-acres of Priority Habitat designated by Natural Heritage at Charlotte Furnace Road
The AD Makepeace Co. Charlotte Furnace Road, Wareham solar site is solar gone wrong. 42 acres of BioMap2 Priority Habitat DESTROYED. Beals+Thomas Engineers and MEPA office go along with this destruction. This is a disgrace to our state.
Wareham: 160 Tihonet Road sand mining and solar: Endangered Species Impacts
The state Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP) gave Makepeace a “take permit” for 10 rare and endangered species at the site Did engineers Beals+Thomas misrepresent the sand and […]
“Dual-Use” solar on farmland and cranberry bogs is a bad idea
Science does not support the claim that cranberries or other crops can grow under solar panels. Why are we investing hundreds of millions of dollars on the dual use experiment? […]