Rep. Tsongas Congratulates Mass Legislature & Mass Power Shift

On Wednesday, June 10th, Representative Nikki Tsongas (D-MA) officially congratulated both houses of the Massachusetts State Legislature for passing a resolution written by Mass Power Shift student leaders in partnership with State Senator Marc Pacheco and Representative Frank Smizik in a statement in the congressional record.

In her statement, Representative Tsongas highlighted the efforts of Mass Power Shift in helping secure the passage of the resolution that called on congress to RePower America with 100% Clean Electricity in the next 10 years. MAPS Campaign Co-Coordinator Nick Dahlberg, a rising senior at Boston University, expressed his gratitude to Representative Tsongas: “We really appreciate the Congresswoman’s recognition of our hard work and persistence. It’s good to know that congress has officially received word about our efforts here in Massachusetts.” His fellow Campaign Coordinator, Meredith Annex, a rising junior at Williams College, adds: “But we could not have succeeded without strong leadership in the State House. We are really grateful for the partnership our network has established with Senator Pacheco and Representative Smizik, and look forward to continuing our work with them in the years ahead.”

Massachusetts Power Shift is continuing forward with its campaign towards 100% Clean Electricity within the next 10 years, seeing it as a serious solution to a serious crisis. This summer, the network has twenty students bicycling around the state, spreading awareness about the climate emergency, and the 100% Goal. They are also proud to partner with students at Clark University, who are hosting Summer of Solutions – Worcester. Stay tuned to itsgettinghotinhere for updates!

For more stories on the RePower America Resolution and other Mass Power Shift successes, please visit www.masspowershift.org/media

About Craig

Craig Altemose is a joint degree student at the Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Law School, where he is in his fourth and final year of an M.P.P./J.D. joint degree program. Craig is the Coordinator of Students for a Just and Stable Future (MA's state network) and a member of Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club. He has previously served as the Co-Chair of the National Association of Environmental Law Societies, worked with Energy Action as an intern and a fellow, and served on the Executive Committee of the Sierra Student Coalition, a group he remains active with. He helped plan PowerShift 2007, and was the Lead Organizer of the Massachusetts Power Shift conference in April, 2008.