The North Shore Team hits the beach

Cambridge/North Shore Team--Beverly
The Weekly Dig published an article about our visit to John Kerry's office today. Check it out!
The North Shore team is finally on the North Shore! We're staying at St Peter's Episcopal Church in Beverly (NOT in Salem, we realized as we waited outside the St Peter's in Salem...)

I have been so impressed with all of the people I've talked to around here. People are especially aware of the effects of dirty electricity on the environment, because one of Massachusetts' five power plants is located right on the beach in Salem. Organizations like HealthLink have been trying to get it shut down for years. (We tried to go to their meeting this morning to meet them and see how we could work together to bring clean power to Massachusetts, but they're on summer vacation at the moment. HealthLink, if you read this, let's work together in the future!) One woman whose door I knocked on told me about how on bad days, you can see the soot collect on cars and windows and even skin when you go outside. As soon as the phrase "Clean Electricity" left my mouth, she grabbed my petition and brought it inside to get five other people to sign.

Today was my most successful day of canvassing yet! Pretty much everyone I talked to was worried about climate change, excited about repowering the state and the nation, and quite a few were super excited to host a Xmas in July party. Way to go, Beverly!

Next up: maybe finally getting to go swimming? Taking some sweet pictures with a giant banner and a huge ugly coal plant? An ice cream party with some really cool local activists that Lauren met canvassing? Keep reading!
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