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After the City of Boston issued a 50-page report from city officials and community members on Harvard’s forecasted development in Allston for the next half-century this August, some residents said the document raised concerns about the University’s ability to adequately incorporate the city’s suggestions. The report, known as a scoping determination, is the longest in the city’s history, according to Boston Redevelopment Authority officials and is directed at Harvard’s 50-year master plan in the Boston neighborhood across the Charles River. The document...
Harvard is planning to install small-scale wind turbines on top of the Holyoke Center and a parking garage, according to a media report...
Small-scale wind turbines, which are installed on top of approximately 3,000 American homes, are generally not economically feasible, according to a recent report by the American Wind and Energy Association. Electricity generated by such turbines can cost as much as $1.50 per kilowatt hour, compared to between 10 and 50 cents for normal wind power...
...addition, small-scale turbines installed in cities have lower productivity due to interference and intermittent wind, according to a recent report released by the Carbon Trust, a British-funded group that helps companies reduce their carbon emissions...
...issues in an unfavorable market, and to make up their shortfalls through gigantic assessments on policyholders. A House committee recently warned that the state would have "extreme difficulty paying its obligations" after a 100-year storm, and that premiums on nearly every property, car and business could skyrocket. A report for the state Office of Insurance Regulation found that even a 50-year storm would cause extreme financial stress, especially given the current credit crunch...