The month of May, when the trees are finally green again, seems a good time to assess how green, in the currently fashionable meaning of the word, we are on Beacon Hill.

I didn’t want to do this on Earth Day since for many years I had a bad attitude toward that observance. I was provoked by celebrants who drove in from the suburbs, I guess, to attend a concert at the Hatch Shell. They clogged Charles Street with their cars, which seemed a bit contrary to Earth Day’s purpose. Thankfully, this year Earth Day was celebrated on the Esplanade with a cleanup of the Charles River. Continue reading →