“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
“If the cap [on how much power an individual producer can put back into the power grid] isn’t lifted, I’m in big trouble. I’m the camel with the straw on my back right now.”
--- Louis Aragi, owner of Pine Island Farm in Sheffield, Massachusetts
“The caps are there because the utility companies have insisted. Solar is a threat to their way of doing business, so they’ve decided to do everything they can to try to stop solar. Solar energy has the potential to make electricity less expensive for everybody.”
-- Ben Hellerstein, state director for Environment Massachusetts
