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During the last protest staged downtown by opponents of the Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP), one of the demonstrators suggested that the issues surrounding the power plant were so complicated, somebody ought to write a MATEP dictionary. He wasn't joking. Over the past four years, as the project has skidded from hearing to decision and back to hearing, it has become almost necessary for those involved--on any side--to learn an entirely new vocabulary and become familiar with a cast of characters. They include...
...Edward Lashman: A very large, sternlooking man who once organized unions in the South and now handles the Medical Area Total Energy Plant for Harvard University. A man who has worked in and out of some of the toughest jobs in government, Lashman calls MATEP "the hardest thing I've ever worked...
Cogeneration: Taking one main power source, and by capturing excess steam and heat, producing more than one type of energy. In the case of MATEP, the diesel engines are the main power source, producing electricity, chilled water and steam...
David Fierra: deputy commisisoner of the state Department of Environmental Quality Engineering, Fierra had the MATEP decision dumped in his lap when the DEQE commissioner disqualified himself from the case. An expert in air quality, Fierra is less skilled at administration and has trouble coming to quick decisions. He has the final...
Thomas B. Bracken: One-time attorney for the Environmental Protection Agency, Bracken is attorney for the Brookline residents who oppose MATEP...