From:                                         Rachel Branch <branchnotes@gmail.com>

Sent:                                           Wednesday, June 5, 2019 12:04 PM

To:                                               RPS, DOER (ENE)

Cc:                                               ashanks@berkshireeagle.com; Tammy Daniels

Subject:                                     COMMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES ...

 

 

P. O. Box 382

North Adams, MA 01247

 

June 5, 2019

 

 

Department of Energy Resources 

Attention of Mr. John Wassam

100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020

Boston, MA 02114

 

In re COMMENT ON PROPOSED RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, RPS 1 & RPS 2

 

Gentlepeople: 

 

          The Baker Administration's assault on anything that aids the implementation of the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act by ANY proposal of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), OR by any other government entity or private corporate conglomerates must be strenuously fought and stopped immediately.  The Commonwealth must acknowledge, respect and institute far-reaching solutions that conform with worldwide accepted science that confirms the destruction of our planet that is taking place NOW.

 

          No changes at all ought to be allowed to weaken the proposed Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), RPS 1 & RPS 2.  If anything, those standards ought to be strengthened as much as possible to increase renewable energy and increase the maximum of renewable energy allowed.  Only subsidies that are in accordance with achieving the goals of the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act are acceptable, and no subsidies at all, in any way, ought to be provided any project that increases carbon-emitting emissions into our so fragile atmosphere.  The lives of our children and those to follow are at stake NOW!

         

          DOER must not waste one penny of taxpayer money and its time on opposing solutions to clean energy, energy efficiency, the health care and public safety of Commonwealth residents.  To do so is unconscionable and blatantly disgraces its charge to protect the residents of our Commonwealth.

 

          We are in a climate catastrophe the world has never seen.  This must adamantly be fought with each and every minute of our governmental agencies' time in finding solutions to save the lives of our children and our planet.  To do any less is disastrous and a flagrant mismanagement of the charge of Massachusetts government entities.  This is not some political game to be played...This is about life and death matters.

 

          Just who is being paid to stop the necessary solutions to our environmental crisis?  How is it possible to accept such blood money when the children of our world will die without immediate action?  What is so hard to understand; and, more important, why?


                                                                       Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                       Rachel I. Branch

 

Copy to Governor Charles D. Baker

 

Via United States First Class Mail &

Electronically to DOER.RPS@mass.gov