Column by mayors of Holyoke and Chelsea.
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This fall, millions of young people mobilized across the world to demand action on climate change. The international day of action, seen in Massachusetts outside city and town halls from Boston to the Pioneer Valley to the South Coast, called for more...
Jane Fonda on joining the climate fight: 'It's back to the barricades'
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Veteran actor and activist has been arrested four times after being inspired by Greta Thunberg and disgusted by Trump
Northampton: public hearing tonight at 7pm in council chambers
Northampton climate plan generates comment, controversy
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NORTHAMPTON — The city’s draft Climate Resilience and Regeneration Plan looks at how the city can adapt to climate change and make the city carbon-neutral by 2050 — a goal endorsed by City Council a January 2018 resolution.Some say 2050 isn’t soon...
Columnist Marty Nathan: Will we sleepwalk past the point of no return?
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“By the end of the coming decade we will be on one of two paths, one of which is sleepwalking past the point of no return,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he opened the 25th Conference of Parties of the United Nations...
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David Bernhardt was condemned Monday for a proposed policy shift on offshore drilling panned as a "sweetheart giveaway" for a former client.This entire administration is corrupt. The 2020 election will be a watershed moment in our history.
A Grave Climate Warning, Buried on Black Friday
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In a massive new report, federal scientists contradict President Trump and assert that climate change is an intensifying danger to the United States. Too bad it came out on a holiday.This is a great example of posting after reading only the headline. My apologies. This was re the NCA4 released a year ago. My apologies. Still, if you didn’t read it last year, it is well worth it!
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change — ABC News
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate" so far and warns that “the point of no return is no longer over the horizon.”
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As the Executive Directors of 350.org.. Sunrise Movement .. & Sierra Club/Massachusetts Chapter ALL say: support Sen. ED MARKEY
Hats off to actions by Extinction Rebellion.
Consumerism plays a huge role in climate change
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A new study shows that the stuff we consume — from food to knick-knacks — is responsible for up to 60 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against
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The growing threat of abrupt and irreversible climate changes must compel political and economic action on emissions.
Oxford Names ‘Climate Emergency’ Its 2019 Word of the Year
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In a break from precedent, the dictionary company released an all-environmental shortlist including “climate action,” “climate denial” and “eco-anxiety.”
New Senate Climate Caucus Is Filled With Climate Deniers and Climate "Delayers"
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The bipartisanship in the Climate Solutions Caucus appears to be that of taking money from the fossil fuel industry.
This front for fighting global warming is a new and expanding one. We must “speak for the trees”.
Scientist hopes to quantify carbon taken from Wendell State Forest
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WENDELL — Those looking for specific data on the recent logging project in Wendell State Forest may not have to wait much longer.Bill Stubblefield holds doctorate in biology from Harvard University (Class of 1980), and is conducting a study he calls...They can make it up in cannibis...
Support Energy For All Families - American Energy Alliance
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Help Us Power The American Family Every Ameirican family relies on dependable, affordable sources of energy. Affordable energy allows famlies to live comftorably, eat well, stay contected to their communties, and so much more. The Green New Deal will force families to face: Power Outages Expensive E...
It can be done, and Brookline voted to do it
Mass. town bans future use of oil, gas in new buildings
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The bylaw would require homeowners and developers to use electricity to power all future heat, hot water and other appliances.Since most electricity in MA is from natural gas power plants, it is definitely not fossil fuel free. Has anyone done a comparison of efficiency using electricity from such plants compared to burning the gas directly in a home furnace? It would be nice to know if & how much CO2 would actually be saved by these laws. Or if they're thinking long term re: wind/ solar/ tidal etc.?
All electric heat? You can tell it's a wealthy town there.
Climate change: 11,000 scientists offer dire warning on fate of humanity (Guest viewpoint)
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This is straight talk about our choices from scientists who have had enough.