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Annual Report 2009 from the Director Janet Domenitz, Executive Director Massachusetts Public interest research GrouP & MassPirG education Fund Annual Report 2009 From The Director Janet Domenitz, Executive Director Dear MASSPIRG supporter, In his historic inauguration speech in January 2009, President Barack Obama said we should not have to make false choices. Specifically, he said we do not have to choose between our security and our ideals. That thought stayed with me throughout the year as we pushed for many important public interest reforms. For example, we should not have to choose between access to, and quality of, our health care. We should not have to decide whether we’re going to bury or burn our waste. And we should not have to choose between borrowing beyond our means or foregoing higher education for our children. In all these examples, and more, what we see is powerful special interests attempting to dictate the debate and present these “choices.” Of course the big insurance companies want us to think the choice is quality or access to health care, because they don’t want to submit to the sorely needed reforms that would make them more transparent, accountable and fair. The landfill and incinerator lobby envisions a future in which we burn more waste or bury it in landfills. They are lobbying hard against the reduce, reuse, recycle advocates like us, who can see an entirely different future for Massachusetts simply by rejecting the status quo and embracing common sense measures that don’t line the pockets of the huge waste companies. I could go on—but the point is, our agenda is more than the sum of its parts. Our mission is to take on the powerful special interests who dominate the debate and have access to decision- makers. We’ll work to make sure your voice is heard, along with the voices of other members and supporters, our volunteers and allies, our grassroots base and our coalition partners. We couldn’t do it without you. Sincerely, ON THE COVER: Legislative Director Deirdre Cummings goes to Washington, D.C., to meet with congressional leaders; Executive Director Janet Domenitz with Gov. Deval Patrick; Staff Attorney Elizabeth Weyant discusses transportation funding with State Rep. Carl Sciortino (Medford); Executive Director Janet Domenitz testifies on the Updated Bottle Bill. Democracy In Action Voting And Democracy ASSPIRG has been working since our first days to pro- mote a more participatory On The Ground Mand inclusive democracy: We’re in favor of government transparency and integrity, against big money poli- MASSPIRG Student Chapters tics, and for more fair and accessible Students at 17 colleges and universities across elections. Over the course of 2009, we the state worked this year to turn out thousands had many opportunities to push for of young people to vote in the special election to these important goals. replace Sen. Edward Kennedy. Election-Day Registration 8 4 3 11 In a time when information is trans- 9 10 1 13 7 14 mitted in a matter of milliseconds, 12 17 6 5 the current deadline in Massa- 16 chusetts to register to vote—three 2 weeks prior to election day—sounds 15 Executive Director Janet Domenitz speaks at like something left over from the the League of Women Voters/MA April 2009 Visit us online at: 19th century. In the nine states Day of Action. www.masspirgstudents.org that have election-day registration, voter turnout is 10 to 12 percentage List Of Current Colleges And Universities: points higher. MASSPIRG is part Government Integrity of a statewide coalition, headed by The current system for electing the 1 Berkshire Community College MassVote and including the League President of the United States revolves 2 Bristol Community College of Women Voters, Common Cause around the Electoral College. As we 3 Fitchburg State College Massachusetts, and many others saw in 2000, the Electoral College sys- 4 pushing for this reform. Although tem means the candidate who receives Greenfield Community College a hearing was held by the Election the most votes doesn’t necessarily win. 5 Holyoke Community College Laws Committee in September, the 6 MassBay Community College bill is still pending. Under the National Popular Vote 7 Massachusetts College of Art bill, all of a state’s electoral votes are Last spring, Executive Director Janet given to the candidate who receives 8 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Domenitz was asked to participate in the most votes nationwide. The law 9 Middlesex Community College the League of Women Voters of Mas- will only take effect when enacted, in 10 North Shore Community College sachusetts’ April 2009 Day of Action. identical form, by states constituting 11 Salem State College Domenitz served on a panel, and dis- a majority in the Electoral College— cussed “conditions that obscure our that is, 270 of the 538 electoral votes. 12 Smith College citizens’ ability to identify processes 13 UMASS-Amherst in state government regarding the Working in a coalition headed by 14 UMASS-Boston creation and passage of legislation, Common Cause Massachusetts, 15 UMASS-Dartmouth the development of regulation and MASSPIRG testified in favor of this our ability to access public docu- bill, which was passed successfully 16 Westfield State College ments.” Over 100 League members through Committee and is pending 17 Worcester State College attended the forum (photo at top). in the House. 2009 Annual Report 2 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Moving Massachusetts Toward Zero Waste orty years after the first Earth toward more burying and burning. Over the course of 2009, we released Day, we are still light-years MASSPIRG, along with a coalition of several white papers and reports, met away from where we should and other activist and environmental orga- with legislators and agency officials, Fcould be when it comes to conserving nizations like Clean Water Action, MA conducted a grassroot campaign result- our resources and reducing our waste. Sierra Club, Toxics Action and Resi- ing in 15,000 petitions signatures to DEP Because recycling improves public dents for Alternative Trash Solutions, Commissioner Laurie Burt, conducted health, benefits the environment, and founded Don’t Waste Massachusetts, extensive media outreach, and partici- makes common sense, MASSPIRG is to push for a Master Plan that would pated in DEP working groups exploring pushing as hard as ever for the three incorporate zero waste goals. many different policy solutions. Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Our ef- forts in 2009 revolved around two While ‘zero waste’ might sound a bit While the Master Plan draft has not major campaigns: far-reaching, there are clear, concrete been issued as of press time—on Dec. policies to pursue—including com- 11, 2009—we had a milestone success Campaign For Zero Waste posting, pay-as-you-throw, enforce- when Gov. Deval Patrick issued a In early 2009, the Department of Envi- ment of longstanding waste bans statement committing to ambitious ronmental Protection (DEP) launched on certain materials, and extended reduction and recycling. The governor the process for drafting the state’s next producer responsibility measures. also pledged to maintain the 20 year 10-year Solid Waste Master Plan, the old ban on building new incinerators blueprint for dealing with our waste in Massachusetts. from 2010 through 2020. An Update For The Bottle Bill MASSPIRG worked hard right from The math is simple: In Massachusetts, the start to frame the question of what containers which have the Bottle the Master Plan should look like, so Bill nickel deposit are recycled or that it would not be: Which do we now redeemed approximately 75 percent need more of, landfills or incinerators? of the time. Containers which have no Burying or burning? Air pollution or such deposit, like bottled water, iced leaching waste into our water? tea and vitamin drinks, are recycled approximately 25 percent of the time. The real question is: How can it be We could literally turn that statistic that in a place like Massachusetts, on its head if we passed an update to where we hold common sense and the Bottle Bill. thriftiness close to our hearts, where we understand the value of a dollar In 1982, when MASSPIRG helped to and we hold our public health and pass the Bottle Bill, Massachusetts’ natural resources dear, how can it be container deposit law, many of today’s that the basics of reduce, reuse, recycle best-selling drinks—bottled water, have completely stalled? Estimates iced teas, sports drinks and vitamin show that 70 to 90 percent of what we water, among others—weren’t on the Janet Domenitz testifies in support of currently throw into the trash could be market. To keep current, the Bottle Bill the Updated Bottle Bill in front of the reused or recycled, yet the initial topic Joint Committee on Telecommunication, needs an update, so that it covers all of conversation, prompted by the Utilities, and Energy. the beverage containers put on store landfill and incinerator lobby, aimed shelves since the early 1980s. 2009 Annual Report But just like in the 1970s and 1980s, DEP Commissioner Laurie Burt, Mayor when MASSPIRG organized to pass Thomas Menino’s office, and many the original Bottle Bill, the beverage other local and state organizations. Research industry and supermarket chains have come out in force against this While powerful special interests are Most Non-Deposit Containers Are Trashed measure. Their lobbyists helped trying to block this legislation, the keep a lid on the Updated Bottle public overwhelmingly supports this Bill in 2009. common-sense update. Non-Deposit Deposit Containers Litter or Trash Redeemed Recycled Source: Massachusetts Sierra Club Updating the Bottle Bill would result in an increase of recycling and a decrease of litter in Massachusetts. Janet Domenitz of MASSPIRG, State Rep.
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