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distributor confidence that the
new technology works and
will save the company money,
Amigo said.
The Baker-Polito
administration announced
grants totaling $529,600 to
Blackburn and two other
“early-stage clean energy
technology companies.”
“As our Administration
works to significantly reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, the
contributions of Massachusetts’
many researchers and startups
to clean energy technology
are invaluable,” Gov. Charlie
Baker was quoted in a news
release. “The companies
receiving funding through
the InnovateMass program
are well-positioned to develop
groundbreaking technology
advancements that will lead
to positive economic impact
for the Commonwealth while
helping meet the challenges
posed by climate change.”
The other companies
receiving grants were Czar
Power, a Cambridge firm,
which will receive $250,000
to implement a high-efficiency
smart, solar canopy-powered
electric vehicle charger, and
Solablock, an Easthampton
company that will receive
$152,333 to fund the delivery
of a training and teaching
module on the installation of
solar masonry and associated
solar electrical systems to
the Minuteman Regional
Vocational High School in
Lexington.
“The InnovateMass program
Agent Orange and Burn Pit Toxins Explored at Veterans’ Event
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reportedly operated by the
U.S. military or its contractors,
was allowed to burn many
tons of assorted waste for long
periods of time.
The VA’s official position on
burn pits is that they did not
cause long-term illnesses for
soldiers on the ground. But in
2014, the VA started a registry
of veterans who were exposed
to the toxins. Called the VA
Airborne Hazards and Open
Burn Pit Registry, it used a
questionnaire to gather data
about veterans and soldiers.
Veterans and active duty
soldiers may report exposure
to burn pits, oil-well fires and
fine sand particles.
“These issues are huge,”
said Karen Tyler, director
of Veterans’ Services for the
Eastern Essex Department
Merrimack Valley Innovations
seeks to provide essential
capital to early stage clean
energy companies at a point
in their development when
they are most vulnerable to
funding challenges,” Stephen
Pike, MassCEC CEO of the
three grants it announced.
“With this capital infusion,
these companies are positioned
to expand operations, tap
into new markets and grow
the state’s vibrant innovation
economy.”
Blackburn President Peter
Russo said MassCEC’s mission
is to improve the economy and
the environment. By making
the grant to Blackburn the
agency is doing both, he said.
State Sen. Diana DiZoglio,
D-Methuen, who attended
the announcement, said,
“Thanks in large part to
smart energy start-ups like
Blackburn Energy, the
Merrimack Valley is proving
one of the most innovative,
prosperous and economically
productive regions of the
Commonwealth.”
Pike said he came to
Amesbury to announce
the grants because next to
Greentown Labs in Somerville,
CI Works, a collective of
innovative companies, has the
second most number of green
start-up companies housed in
the old ARC Technologies mill
building.
Robert O’Brien, founder and
president of CI Works, said five
of its tenant companies it have
received MassCEC grants. He
welcomed the comparison
with Greentown Labs, saying
of Veterans’ Services. She is
working with the North Shore
Veterans Coalition to sponsor
the presentations. “There’s
a lot of misinformation out
there. This event will be super
informative. The more people
who come, the better.”
Scheduled are four
presenters, experts in the
Agent Orange registry and
Burn Pit research. They
include Dennis LeCroix
and Elizabeth Price, who
are with the VA. LeCroix is
an environmental registry
provider, and Price is an
expert on transitional care
management. Also presenting
will be Dr. Michelle Robertson
and Bruce Dodson, vice
president for the Vietnam
Veterans Assn.
Tyler promised the
presentations will be short,
“we have created a lot more
jobs.”
“Incubators are fine, but
if they die” before they start
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The support from the state,
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CI Works has also embarked
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