Lilly Lombard: A plea to conserve energy during weekend heat wave
As we head into a heat wave this weekend — reminding us again of the accelerating pace and severe local impact of fossil fuel-driven climate change — please do everything you can to conserve energy during these “peak demand” days. Peak demand means...
Donald Trump once backed urgent climate action. Wait, what?
We’ve got the full-page ad to prove it.The man has always been a fraud. Back in New York he was just a local joke, now he's a danger to the nation and the world.
Good work, Tina Ingmann. The deniers have never been about ignorance, but about greed.
Wonderful letter to editor by Smith student.
Equitable transition to renewable energy can create millions of jobs (Letters)
Young people like me are begging the powerful not to sacrifice our future because they fear transformative change.
The Green New Deal Must Include Regenerative Agriculture and an End to Factory Farming
A millennial perspective on why the way we farm and how we consume food must be part of the conversation when it comes to the climate crisis.. This week, a petition signed by more than 100,000 people was delivered to Congress, outlining issues that should be addressed in Representative Alexandria Oc...
Southerners Want Action on Climate Change. Their Politicians Are Ignoring Them.
The states that will be most affected by the climate crisis are the ones with the least political action.Then be sure to vote out those who are ignoring you!
Carbon Tax Proposal Gaining Steam on Beacon Hill
A bill designed to rev up the state's reliance on renewable energy by imposing a charge on carbon emissions is gaining steam at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Opinion | People in Coal Country Worry About the Climate, Too
The miners of Appalachia fear being left behind by the Green New DealtHEY ARE RIGHT, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS BOTH ISSUES AT THE SAME TIME OR IT'S A FAILURE
Ravaged by Drought, a Honduran Village Faces a Choice: Pray for Rain or Migrate
People in El Rosario live on the edge of hunger, not knowing if the next harvest will come. Climate change is a driving force of food insecurity.
Let Us Be Clear: Trump's Environmental Record Is a Crime Against Humanity
And no, nature doesn't care about Trump's fatuous spin about his accomplishments.. For the second time in two weeks, President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States is a leader on reducing carbon-dioxide emissions. He said this first at the G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan, and again Monday at....I can’t wait until he’s held responsible and pays the consequences of killing so many.
FYI, that's boat captain in the photo that Trump had in to pump sunshine ... he looked and sounded enough like Chris Christie, that Wendy wondered if it was him in disguise.
The statistics alone must convince us to act.
The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency
A congressional resolution to declare a national emergency is symbolic for now, but it also reflects the reality of what’s needed, in the face of current facts, to combat climate change.We can make this transition, despite all the scare tactics of the utilities and their allies.
Businesses, communities doing quite well despite natural gas moratoria (Letters)
Columbia Gas slapped a moratorium on Northampton four years ago and since then we have added new businesses and large residential complexes, including two major downtown apartment buildings.
Benson carbon pricing bill is smart policy - CommonWealth Magazine
CARBON PRICING is picking up steam in Massachusetts, and Rep. Jen Benson’s bill to promote green infrastructure and reduce carbon emissions (H2810) has gained enough political support to make oil and gas lobbyists sweat. The bill, which earned 108 co-sponsors in the Legislature (more than any othe...
Massachusetts mayor says access to cheap gas not worth the cost to climate
The debate in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is not unique in the Northeast, where pipeline constraints are forcing decisions.? Maybe for the rich.
Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxideCritiques of the study: www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/climate/trees-forests-climate-change.html
Read the study. More importantly the author notes: "A more immediate benefit can come from halting deforestation, says Crowther, which costs our planet around 15 billion trees each year." Support MA H.897 Today!
Since the flurry of headlines about the tree planting study in Science magazine, there has been some pushback about the study and especially the headlines which might lead people to believe that trees alone can save us. No, we must stop digging up and burning fossil fuels in addition to planting the trillion trees. www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/climate/trees-forests-climate-change.html
EPA: Factory Farms Don't Need to Report Emissions | Civil Eats
Environmental groups say the rule eliminates one of the only tools providing communities near CAFOs with information about toxic substances in the air.I'm a climate science PhD candidate at UMass Amherst. I wrote an article about this story last month and just wanted to share it in case folks wanted to read more on the topic: medium.com/@ScienceShaina/more-pollution-less-accountability-trumps-new-rules-for-agribusiness-8a...
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Columnist Marty Nathan: Heat kills, and our planet is getting hotter
I hate heat. People are different. Some are intolerant to, and fear, cold.Others are like me, who, in stepping off the plane in Raleigh, North Carolina more than 40 years ago into temperatures and humidity in the 90s, knew she had made a big mistake...
Energy efficiency can be a tool for economic development
'These jobs cannot be outsourced.'Ending building demolitions, keeping perfectly strong lumber out of landfills and incinerators must also be part of the energy efficiency equation. Build Reuse (Building Materials Reuse Association) is a 25-year-old national organization of community entrepreneurs, retailers, preservationists, climate activists and social justice advocates who stake their claim over the natural resources in buildings to empower their own communities. bmra.org.
Green New Deal Scorecards — Data For Progress
The Green New Deal is an ambitious policy agenda to tackle the climate crisis, create quality jobs, and promote justice. It has become a core element of many Democrats’ platforms in the 2020 Presidential race, with more than half of all candidates endorsing the Green New Deal and widespread, bipar...