Today the
Massachusetts State House is expected to join the Senate in passing landmark
global warming legislation. This bill, along with the Green
Communities Act-- which was recently signed into law-- shows that Massachusetts
is committed to making our state the hub of clean energy and global warming
solutions.
We applaud the bold leadership of the Governor, Speaker DiMasi,
Senate President Murray, Senator Pacheco and the hundreds of house and senate
members that made this bill possible. Today’s action comes not a
moment too soon.
With today’s news reporting another major ice sheet
breaking off the arctic shelf and in the light of continued federal inaction on
this critical issue, today’s action by the house sends a loud and clear message
to the rest of the country, and the rest of the world, that Massachusetts will
be part of the solution.
