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My Backyard
Posted on behalf of Ben Linthicum, team leader for the Western MA team Standing on her back deck, Arti Kelso, a resident of Richmond MA, showed us the three pipelines that cut through her property. Like Polly Ryan in Plainfield … Continue reading
Organizing is A Rollercoaster Ride
Posted on behalf of Stephen O’Hanlon, Public Narrative Coordinator for the Western MA team After getting caught in a thunderstorm on our way from Holyoke, we received a warm welcome at the Amherst Episcopal Church on the afternoon of July … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts
Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, Amherst, challenge, Climate Change, community, coordination, courage, difficulty, discussion, emotions, events, faith, feelings, fossil fuels, Fracking, frustration, movement, organizing, outreach, overcome, pipeline, strength, struggle
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The Problem with a Moral High Ground
Posted on behalf of Dineen O’Rourke, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Western MA team I’ve been spending my entire summer doing climate organizing work. I’m traveling exclusively by bicycle and living my values by not spending money on anything other … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts
Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, Activism, ambition, change, Climate Change, climate summer, Collective, community, crisis, determination, fear, Fracking, group, identity, individualism, Kinder Morgan, morality, movement, Natural Gas, No Fracked Gas in Mass, organizing, pollution, power, privilege, strength, systemic oppression, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
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Setting Off Sparks
posted on behalf of Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team There were a quite a few times throughout the past few weeks where I felt low in spirits and there are many reasons as to why I … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts
Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #movementbuilding, #WestMass, Activism, Amherst, Canvassing, Climate Change, community, connection, conversation, effect, feelings, fossil fuels, Fracking, frustration, impact, Kinder Morgan, motivation, movement, Natural Gas, organizing, people power, progress, relationship, spark, Story, strategy, stress, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
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But Wait – There’s More!
by Ben Linthicum, Team Leader for the Western MA team Ben Clark, of the Clarkdale fruit farm in rural Ashfield, Massachusetts, points to a line of gently swaying orange balloons dotting across an orchard and tells me that’s where they’re … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts
Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, capitalism, Clarkdale Fruit Farm, community, Conway, Cummington, economy, eminent domain, endocrine disruptor, energy, family, Food, Fracking, fruit farm, grandchildren, health, impact, individual rights, justice, landowner, Natural Gas, orchard, parent, pipeline, Plainfield, property rights, resistance, toxic gas, toxin
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Ashby Resident Speaks Out about Pipeline Project
Posted on Behalf of Deb O’Hanlon, Ashby resident, Photos taken by Deborah O’Hanlon I am a property owner in North Central Massachusetts whose property is currently targeted in a route for a pipeline proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a subsidiary … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Guest Blogger
Tagged Ashby, bees, butterflies, Climate Change, community, environmental justice, Fracking, massachusetts, Movement Building, nature, Willard Brook Forest
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Children’s Hour with #WestMass at HUMC in Belchertown
Team #WestMass had the opportunity to address children’s and churchgoers’ questions at Hope United in Belchertown! Thank you so much to Pastor Aida and to the congregation for your welcome and involvement in our project.
