John Wassam,
I’m calling on the
Department of Environmental Resources and Governor Charlie Baker’s
administration to stop renewable energy subsidies for all biomass and
trash incineration in our state.
Biomass and trash
incineration are bad for our health. Incineration pollutes our air with
toxic chemicals that can cause respiratory problems like asthma as well
as heart disease, cancer, and other serious health problems.
Incineration will have a negative impact on the health of all people
who live near these polluting facilities.
Further, biomass
incineration will exacerbate climate change at a time when we must be
doing everything in our power to stop it. The recent Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report gives us only 12 years to
completely reverse course before we experience the worst effects of
climate change. Massachusetts has already begun to feel the effects,
with some of the hottest summers on record and serious flooding on the
coast. We don’t have time to invest in energy sources that will continue
to emit greenhouse gases.
Massachusetts has
already made great strides towards increasing renewable energy to
protect our health and climate. Let’s not reverse that progress by
using funds set aside for clean, renewable energy to fund dirty,
polluting industries like biomass and trash incineration. I’m calling
on you to stop using any renewable energy subsidies for incineration to
protect our health and climate for years to come.
Jacqueline Velez
jackie@n2nma.org
108 Mooreland Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01104
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