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Join +100 Others to Rally Against New Fossil Fuel Plant in Salem!
Over one hundred MA residents will gather to protest the proposed new natural gas plant in Salem, rallying to protect community health and a stable climate. Protestors will call on Governor Patrick to fulfill his “Climate Legacy” by committing Massachusetts to meet all new energy demand through clean energy and energy efficiency alone rather than extending our dependence upon fossil fuels.
The protest is organized by the statewide grassroots climate activism network 350 Massachusetts, Better Future Project, and Salem-based Grassroots Against Another Salem Power Plant (GAASPP).
The proposed Salem gas plant is the target of a recent lawsuit filed by the Conservation Law Foundation, which argues that the decades of pollution locked in by construction of the plant will make it impossible for Massachusetts to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets mandated under the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act.
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A grassroots campaign (www.climatelegacy.net) for a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure has sprung up across the state, aiming to leverage Governor Patrick’s authority under the GWSA to enact emissions-reducing regulations. Organizers at 350 Massachusetts and Better Future Project have highlighted the proposed Salem gas plant as an example of a short-sighted energy investment that ignores the clarion call from climate scientists for a rapid expansion of renewable energy.
Protestors will meet on the Salem Common at 2PM to march past the Salem Harbor coal plant and onto Derby Wharf for a street theater action before ending at Hawthorne Hotel for a reception from 3-4:30PM (18 Washington Square W).
