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August 28, 2024
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Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent

We’ve all had that feeling. Do I really want to talk to this person? Will we find anything to agree on? Should I bring a bodyguard?

All these questions came up before William Akley met with Mothers Out Front, a critic of his New England utility. The women of Mothers Out Front didn’t start with high hopes, either. But from that meeting came not only a fruitful partnership but also a pioneering experiment in clean energy.

Yes, Doug Struck’s story today is about clean energy. But it’s also about the humility and openness that make our societies run better.  


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Zeynab Magavi, executive director of the nonprofit HEET (the Home Energy Efficiency Team), poses for a photo July 25, 2024, in Boston. Ms. Magavi worked with Massachusetts’ largest gas utility on a pilot program to power a neighborhood with geothermal energy.
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The new John Lewis statue in Decatur, Georgia, was unveiled on Aug. 24, 2024. It stands on the site of a former Confederate monument.
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Volunteers listen to maintenance coordinator Emily Carvalho (left) and steward Declan Devine (center) before working in the garden at Boston Nature Center’s food forest.

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An employee with Mexico's federal judiciary dresses as "Lady Justice" during a Aug. 25 protest against court reform in Ciudad Juarez.

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Tourists kiss on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, Aug. 28, 2024. The bridge is a major attraction for visitors to the Big Apple, who numbered roughly 62 million in 2023.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Karen Norris. )

A look ahead

Thank you for joining us today. Please come back tomorrow when Stephanie Hanes considers the question, What’s really the connection between extreme weather and climate change? There are some knee-jerk assumptions that aren’t always accurate, but also some very solid evidence for climate connections.

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