EdgeEffects Podcast from Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison on sand mining
What Happens in the Wake of Frac Sand’s Boom and Bust? May 26, 2022: This podcast focuses on sand mining for fracking in Wisconsin but it is just like what […]
AD Makepeace: State MEPA office rubber-stamps AD Makepeace environmental impact report – again
Continuing 15 years of complicity and turning a blind eye to AD Makepeace’s environmental destruction being done under the ruse of “smart growth” and “cranberry agriculture” on June 1, 2022 […]
Protest against AD Makepeace greenwashing
May 4, 2022 Contact:Linden Jenkinslindajenkins177@yahoo.com606-986-8687 BOSTON, MA – Groups gathered outside Boston’s Westin Seaport Hotel today to protest the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) award of “Private Company Board […]
April 2022: Massachusetts solar and battery subsidies galvanize opposition to protect forests, water and heritage
Town meeting voters pass zoning changes on solar, battery storage, judge rejects solar developer’s challenge to lawsuit Citing protection of drinking water, forests and community character, a wide range of […]
Global Sand Crisis
United Nations Report calls for urgent action to regulate sand mining April 26, 2022: United Nations Environment Program releases report and calls for urgent action to avert a “sand crisis” […]
Barnstable: Planning Board Declines to Pause Large-Scale Solar Arrays
On March 28, 2022, the Barnstable, MA Planning Board rejected a citizens’ request with grassroots support to place an 11-month temporary moratorium on large-scale, ground-mounted solar arrays. This request was […]
Carver by-laws: Chapter 9: Environment, Earth Removal
The Town of Carver, General Bylaw, Chapter 9 governs “earth removal” in the Town. It establishes the Earth Removal Committee which has the responsibility to implement the law for the […]
Solar Siting: Background on Legislative Efforts
As of 2023, Senate Bill 1319/House Bill 2082 is before the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Read more here: Take action! Ask your legislators to co-sponsor these bills: send […]
Sand mining: information & resources
Articles: Our ravenous appetite turns humble sand into an endangered natural treasure Videos: