[Solidarity] New date: Renewable Energy Breakfast featuring Enbridge and National Grid

The North Shore Chamber of Commerce is hosting a breakfast focusing on renewable energy featuring Max Bergeron, manager of stakeholder relations, Enbridge and Daniel Cameron, community and customer manager, National Grid.

350Mass is planning a sizable stand-out to greet attendees. The action will call out the greenwashing of the two companies and demand a complete transition to clean energy. Join us there!

The stand-out will last from 8:30 am to 9:30 am. We will gather outside the gate onto the property. It is right off of 128, and you'll see where there is parking when you sign up.

Both companies are committed to fossil fuels. Enbridge built a gas compressor in Weymouth, MA that is both dangerous and not essential to the region's energy capacity. In Minnesota, the company is constructing Line 3, a pipeline which will bring nearly a million barrels of tar sands per day through the previously untouched wetlands and the treaty territory of Anishinaabe peoples. The pipeline runs through the Mississippi River headwaters to the shores of Lake Superior. 1 In both Weymouth and Minnesota, there was no public vote and limited public input on citing these facilities. 2

National Grid is currently embroiled in a pipeline expansion controversy in Brooklyn, NY. The company says that they aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, in addition to the pipeline, National Grid is seeking city and state approvals to replace two liquified natural gas vaporizers and add another two units at its Greenpoint hub. 3 In Massachusetts, The Boston Globe recently reported that National Grid along with Eversource is investing billions in gas pipelines. 4 Hardly a transition to renewable energy.

The official text for the Danvers event reads: A demand for cleaner energy sources is fueling interest in renewable resources and a generation of technologies aimed at decreasing our carbon footprint. Join us to hear about sustainable and affordable options for renewable-based electrification that are driving changes at unprecedented speeds.

Please sign up for the action here.