Slingshot

At A Glance

Location: 

Florence, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Environmental Health
  • Climate Change & Energy

Active since:

2019

  • State Senator Lydia Edwards addressing the crowd at a Fix the Grid rally in Boston in March of 2022. Folks around her are holding signs that call for a clean energy transition.
  • Over a hundred people are gathering for a Fix the Grid rally in Boston in March of 2022. The photo looks down on the crowd from above, as they listen to Judith Black tell a story about greedy fossil fuel interests.
  • GreenRoots leader Noemy Rodriguez addressing the Boston Fee Party rally
  • Boston Fee Party rally attendees in front of the Boston skyline
  • Residents gathered in a community center, listening to a panel of speakers at the front of the room.

Our Purpose

Slingshot works side by side with the communities most impacted by environmental threats to hold polluters accountable and build community power.We are looking for support for the Fix the Grid group, which we facilitate. Fix the Grid is a grassroots campaign in the 6 Northeast states that aims to accelerate a just transition to a democratic, transparent and renewable electric grid. We focus on pushing regional energy regulators to incentivize clean energy like wind, solar, and storage, instead of keeping us hooked on polluting fossil fuels that exacerbate the climate emergency and harm our most vulnerable communities.Fix the Grid vision statement: We need an energy grid that is as visionary and hungry for change as communities bearing the brunt of our dirty energy sources and climate change. We’re calling for ISO-NE to work with states and communities to build a just and democratic energy grid that:
  • Stops propping up dirty energy electrical generation sources for use in the Northeast
  • Transitions to 100% renewable energy through conservation, demand reduction, electrification, and expansion of clean, local, safe renewable energy sources
  • Encourages small-scale and decentralized energy production and storage that protects our air, water, soil, forests, environment, and communities
  • Is governed transparently and democratically with community input on infrastructure siting
  • Is affordable and accessible for all.