Joseph Curtatone

President / Former mayor, Northeast Clean Energy Council / Somerville

Stories by Joseph Curtatone

Correcting the record on decarbonization

We must wean ourselves off of fossil fuels

opinion

Sky is not falling with offshore wind

Problems with Avangrid's Commonwealth Wind are mostly about timing

opinion

Federal funds, used wisely, can tackle climate change

New law puts nation on road to a sustainable society

opinion

What will it take for blue Mass. to go green?

Legislature has a chance to play the hero

opinion

What’s next after stunning Maine rebuke

Hard energy, siting siting choices lie ahead

opinion

Veterans facing homelessness deserve more

Rates in Mass. are decreasing more slowly than elsewhere

opinion

Technocratic vaccine plan leaves behind those most in need

We must do better by those facing the biggest COVID threat 

opinion

Rollback of reopening is imperative amid new surge 

State aid to businesses and employees can soften the blow  

As 2d COVID spike nears, ending eviction ban bad idea

Don’t kick people out of their homes in a pandemic

opinion

Curtatone: A color-coded map is not a plan

We can’t tell families to participate in an experiment

opinion

04/11/20

Massachusetts Phase 3 reopening plan is hardly ‘Vigilant’

State regs prioritizing slots over schools are ‘a hot mess’

opinion

04/11/20

In Somerville, we’re keeping up the pressure on all fronts

This isn’t the time to let up as we work to tackle COVID-19

opinion

Save the planet and money at the same time

Renewables now; natural gas is not a bridge fuel

opinion

Time for radical action at the T

As an example, we should consider making it free

White supremacy fuels ‘public charge’ proposal

Caucasian anxiety is spurring anti-immigrant policies

opinion

Curtatone: Charter question goes way too far

Somerville mayor says Q2 threatens schools’ recent success

States must do right thing, accept Syrian refugees

We should not be walling ourselves off from world

opinion

“Black Lives Matter” more than a slogan

We must understand roots of discrimination against African Americans

opinion

Healey is right about Wynn casino

She's not playing politics or changing the rules of the game

opinion

Lessons from Ferguson

Community engagement is key; disruptive protests are OK

opinion

Five takes on the T

Crisis at the state's transit agency

opinion

Everything is riding on the T

Our prosperity is on the line

opinion

Olympics a regional effort

A whole new level of shared regional stakes

opinion

The lessons behind Somerville’s new T stop

‘We can’t sprawl our way to success’

opinion

On immigrant children, we’re failing a moral test

Families do not send their children away on a whim

opinion

Cancel their bill

opinion