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Stormwater: to Fee or Not to Fee?
Chelsea Mattioda, Business Development Fellow The average person does not think much about how we manage a stormwater event, but this is a challenge municipalities in Massachusetts and the U.S. are being forced to confront. In urban and suburban areas, stormwater tends to flow over non-porous... READ THE FULL POST
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Megadroughts vs. the Water Revolution
Cayman Somerville, Innovation Fellow Unique regional climates create the niche conditions for certain species’ habitats. For example, the greater roadrunner is exclusive to the southwestern United States, where it lays its eggs among bushes or cacti and preys upon desert insects, spiders and... READ THE FULL POST
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The Toyota Mirai: Driving Our Energy Future
Micaela Allen, Communications Fellow The future of clean transportation is here, and its name is Mirai. Leave behind everything you know about traditional alternative fuel vehicles, because the newly-launched Toyota Mirai is driving the future of clean... READ THE FULL POST
The Massachusetts as a First Customer Cleantech Expo in October 2014. Photo Credit: MassCEC
Innovative Communities and Massachusetts as a First Customer: The Public-Private Push for Cleantech
Maeghan Lefebvre, Project Administrator Massachusetts is well-known for its rich tech sector. According to the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s 2014 State of Technology Report, the state’s tech... READ THE FULL POST
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10,000 Solar Rebates Awarded!
Lila Sevener, Solar Fellow The MassCEC Commonwealth Solar II Rebate Program has awarded over 10,000 rebates to Massachusetts residents, totaling over $28 million toward solar for homes and businesses. The success of this program... READ THE FULL POST
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Save Up To $2,250 – Replace Your Woodstove Now
Sarah Braun, Renewable Thermal Programs Fellow Improve air quality. Save money. Protect your health. You can burn less wood and reduce emissions by 70 percent when you replace your non-EPA certified stove with a cleaner, more efficient model. And if you act now, MassCEC will help! On April 10,... READ THE FULL POST
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Angry Birds for a Happier Planet
Micaela Allen, Communications Fellow This Earth Week, the “Angry Birds” of the popular gaming app are finally putting their anger to good use in an effort to spread awareness of global climate change. Recently, Rovio Entertainment announced a strategy to get their Angry Birds users thinking about... READ THE FULL POST
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More Snow, Less Energy
Lindsay Martinez, Workforce Development Fellow As we've entered into the prime time for spring skiing, Killington Resort in Vermont, home to the longest ski season in the east from October to May, relies even more heavily on snowmaking to provide a dependable snow surface throughout the season, in... READ THE FULL POST
Andrew Belden, Kathryn Wright and Brandon Bass of MySunBuddy took home the $5,000 first place prize.
Innovation Wins Big at Boston Cleanweb Hackathon
Emma McGrath, Communications Fellow It was a frenzied weekend of brainstorming, networking, programming and idea-pitching at the 2015 Boston Cleanweb Hackathon, where over 70 innovators from the energy, technology and business sectors joined forces to create 16 new digital solutions for some of... READ THE FULL POST
Massachusetts Water: Every Drop Counts!
Michael Murphy, Director, Water Innovation Record snowfall in Boston and powder days in New England. New England and powder are not typically associated, but what a great ski season it was. All the while, California measured its... READ THE FULL POST