Hey all. I’m Diana, a Massachusetts transplant in Minnes-ough-da for the summer, working as a Communications Intern for Fresh Energy.

If you’re here for my first post, it means that either I know you (Hi Mom!) or you’re really bored at work, and did a miraculous amount of clicking to find this link. No matter. This marks my first foray into the blogosphere, and also my first time in the Midwest. You all will embark upon a magical journey with me, as I learn about energy policy (and how sexy it is!). Almost as important, I’ll be learning about living in the Heartland, where we love America and beef. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and at the end, we’ll all learn some valuable lessons (because, of course, this is an after-school special).

But seriously folks, I’ve spent the last four days doing a crash course on everything energy policy. Firstly, it’s fascinating. Secondly, it’s wicked important (translation: very important in Boston-speak, or hella important for you Californians). And thirdly, everybody’s doing it. I say that facetiously, but I do mean it. The clean energy movement seems to have reached a critical mass, and it certainly won’t be going anywhere soon. And good thing too, because $90 fill-ups are only part of the cost that will be borne by our generation for the current energy policies. The good news is that there are solutions out there, and many of them don’t involve walking everywhere or only showering once a week (a terrible combination…). One of the best first steps for all of us to take, as I recently learned, is getting informed about these issues.

Which, incidentally, is the point of this blog. So more on all of that later. Until next time: you stay classy, Planet Earth.

-Diana