The Solutions Projects estimates that the energy mix for Massachusetts after a transition to wind, water, and solar technologies would be about 30 percent solar and 70 percent wind with water playing a marginal role. ***NOTE: 1000 MW = 1 GW As of 2019, about 2.6 GW of solar and…

THE GRID First let’s use this infographic from the Department of Energy to explain what the electricity grid is and how it works.

I’m writing this because there is something I’m trying to define…or prove it’s existence, but I am not exactly sure how to explain it. I’m talking about an ‘urban millennial aesthetic’ that I believe exists in modern movies and television, but I have no idea if it has been categorized…

Let’s put the pieces together! First, a timeline. March 2020 Reflecting on his future in the National Football League, six time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady makes the most daring decision at this point in his 20 year old career. Leaving the team that gave him a chance as…

The Guardian reports that over 400,000 factory workers in the Indian state of Karnataka have been paid below the state’s minimum wage since the start of the global pandemic. This amounts to a gigantic theft of wages totaling over $54 million. Currently, these mostly female workers who produce products for…

Massachusetts is quite a unique state. It consistently ranks in the top five in education, healthcare, environmental conservation. Politically, the Democratic Party has control over every major political position except for the governor. Unlike states with similar characteristics such as New York or California, few outside the “Commonwealth” pay little…

For some Jews, they find value from Judaism through the classic traditions: holidays, synagogue service, and so on. Others through the community: its relative inclusiveness, the shared history and identities, etc. Or a combination of the two. For a minority of Jews they find, intentionally or not, value through something…

November 14th, 2004. Scientists claim to discover the location of Atlantis. Mean Girls is over six months old. And the New England Patriots crush the Buffalo Bills 29-6 in Week 10 of the regular season. But just as New England was gearing up for their third Super Bowl appearance in…

During the StoptheSteal protests in D.C, it was reported that one of the protesters who breached the Capitol building was Aaorn Mostofsky, the son of Brooklyn Supreme Court judge and Orthodox community leader Shlomo Mostofsky. This was the same event that saw participants wearing “Camp Auschwitz” and “6MWNE” shirts and…