About Us

We are a group of citizens who object to the planned dirty energy peaker plant in Peabody and seek to engage our community to move forward in a way that spotlights the environment, tackles the urgency of climate change and champions sustainability.

Virtual meetings were held beginning in late April for all interested persons. Individually, people submitted testimony or gave testimony at the DPU hearing April 25. Testimony opposed to Project 2015A from:

Elected Officials:

– Senator Joan B. Lovely, Second Essex District
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– Representative Sally P. Kerans, 13th Essex District
https://fileservice.eea.comacloud.net/FileService.Api/file/FileRoom/13460977

– Julie-Smith Galvin, Wakefield Selectperson
 https://fileservice.eea.comacloud.net/FileService.Api/file/FileRoom/13462433

– Jennifer Kalay, Commissioner on the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department Board
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Organizations:

– Massachusetts Climate Action Network
https://fileservice.eea.comacloud.net/FileService.Api/file/FileRoom/13461732

– Massachusetts Medical Society House of Delegates
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– Berkshire Environmental Action Team
https://fileservice.eea.comacloud.net/FileService.Api/file/FileRoom/13462044

– Climate Code Blue
https://fileservice.eea.comacloud.net/FileService.Api/file/FileRoom/13461756

– Pipeline Awareness Network for the North East
https://fileservice.eea.comacloud.net/FileService.Api/file/FileRoom/13462276

Citizens from MMWEC Communities:

– Jerome Halberstadt,
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– Helen VanBenschoten, Ph.D., Wakefield
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– Scott Wahlstrom, Jefferson
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