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Energy & Utilities

  • Customers, AG Line Up Against Unitil Rate-Hike Request

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2013

    Unitil Corp., the New Hampshire utility that provides electricity to homes and businesses in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg and Townsend, has long had a public relations problem in North Central Massachusetts, and a pending proposal for a rate increa

    Emily Micucci October 28, 2013
  • Mass. Joins Push For More Electric Vehicles

    October 25, 2013

    Massachusetts is joining seven other states in an effort to get more plug-in electric vehicles on the road.

    October 25, 2013
  • World Energy Leads Large Federal Purchase

    Emily Micucci October 23, 2013

    World Energy Solutions of Worcester said it helped the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which manages government assets, procure energy for 119 federal accounts throughout New England, totaling more than 920 kilowatts hours of electricity.

    Emily Micucci October 23, 2013
  • Natural Gas Sales Boost Unitil In Q3

    Emily Micucci October 23, 2013

    Unitil Corp., the New Hampshire-based utility that provides power to customers in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg and Townsend, reported increased earnings over fiscal 2012 in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, thanks to a jump in natural gas sales.

    Emily Micucci October 23, 2013
  • Solar Fueling Mass. Clean Energy Growth

    October 23, 2013

    Renewable energy is a great source of comfort to both job seekers and the climate, the commonwealth's energy and environmental affairs secretary said Wednesday.

    October 23, 2013
  • National Grid Eyeing New Tower Site

    October 17, 2013

    National Grid has proposed a new site in Worcester's Tatnuck area for a specialized communications tower.

    October 17, 2013
  • Region's Largest Home Solar Electric System Installed

    October 15, 2013

    Grafton will be home to Central Massachusetts's largest residential solar electric system, thanks to a project completed Monday, according to the company that designed and installed it.

    October 15, 2013
  • A123 Future Bright In MetroWest

    Emily Micucci October 15, 2013

    It appears A123 Systems' presence in MetroWest has survived following bankruptcy and sale of the lithiom-ion battery maker to a Chinese firm, and will perhaps emerge more robust than it was before A123 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in

    Emily Micucci October 15, 2013
  • Can Hydropower Generate Support?

    Livia Gershon Special To Worcester Business Journal October 14, 2013

    Should Massachusetts buy electricity from large Canadian hydropower facilities? Ask Christophe Courchesne of the Conservation Law Foundation, a group dedicated to environmental causes, and he says “the devil is in the details.” Ask Robert Rio of the

    Livia Gershon Special To Worcester Business Journal October 14, 2013
  • 'Distributed Wind' Energy Projects Take Off In Mass.

    October 14, 2013

    No wind turbine goes up in Massachusetts without a fight. That's a key reason the Bay State ranks just 35th in wind power capacity, several industry experts argued.

    October 14, 2013
  • Change In State Regs Opens Door To More Propane-Powered Vehicle Fleets

    Emily Micucci October 14, 2013

    With passenger vehicles leaving Logan International Airport every 20 minutes on weekdays, the cost of fuel for Knight's Airport Limousine in Shrewsbury adds up quickly. Owner Michael Hogan said the business spent $1.1 million on gasoline in 2012 and

    Emily Micucci October 14, 2013
  • A123 Announces Alignment Plans With Wanxiang

    Emily Micucci October 9, 2013

    A123 Systems, which has offices in Hopkinton and Westborough, outlined its organizational alignment with The Wanxiang Group and announced the appointment of a new CEO, after Wanxiang purchased nearly all of A123's businesses in January.

    Emily Micucci October 9, 2013
  • Area Solar Projects To Provide Power For UMMC, Lowell

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013

    First Wind, a Boston-based renewable energy company, announced Monday that it's begun solar projects in Millbury and Warren that will generate power for the University of Massachusetts Lowell and UMass Medical School in Worcester.

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013
  • Mass. Building On Clean-Energy Success

    Mark Sylvia And Carole Cornelison Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013

    Massachusetts is a national clean energy leader, and not by accident.

    Mark Sylvia And Carole Cornelison Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 30, 2013
  • Lower Natural Gas Prices Could Impact Solar, Wind

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013

    Formally known as hydraulic fracturing, this method has led to a sharp decline in the cost of natural gas by making it easier to mine and therefore making it much more plentiful.

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013
  • Western Worcester County Wants To Stay Rural

    September 27, 2013

    Residents of western Worcester County want rural Massachusetts to stay that way, according to a planning meeting Wednesday.

    September 27, 2013

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In November, Massachusetts residents will vote on Question 4 regarding whether or not to legalize restricted use and possession of psychedelic drugs for those 21 and older. The use of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions is slowly becoming more popular within the U.S. On Oct. 10, veterans lobbied on the Boston Common to decriminalize the use of certain types and small quantities of psychedelic substances, claiming its usage has the potential to save lives.

While the proposed law would not impact employers’ rights to enforce workplace policies restricting employee psychedelic substance use, the possibility of legalization does bring up the question of whether or not companies will choose independently to adjust their drug testing policies. The ballot question comes six years after legalized sale of recreational marijuana began in Massachusetts.