John Todd, author of Healing Earth: An Ecologist’s Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship (Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2019 ISBN 9781623172985) (https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/healing-earth/), has spent his … [Read more...]
Warming Winters Pushing Boston Snow to Extremes
Through January 17, Logan Airport has its least snow on record dating back to 1936. The Boston Globe story covering this, unbelievably, didn't even mention of global warming. Here's our current list of winters with the first inch of snow … [Read more...]
Another Record-Setting Heat Wave, More Boston Media Climate Silence
As meteorologists forecast this week's sweltering heat and humidity to finally break tonight, here's a recap of this week's late-summer heat wave: Boston had its second-hottest night ever, never going below 81 in the early morning of … [Read more...]
They went bridge: “An Act to promote a clean energy future” passes the Senate
No, they didn't "take a 7th inning stretch"; they didn't "build a bridge to a clean energy future" ... they just went bridge, in the lingo of Dennis Eckersley: Last night the MA Senate unanimously passed S.2545, a legitimately … [Read more...]
Zero Net Energy – May 14, 2018
Design for World’s First Energy Positive Hotel in the Arctic Circle https://snohetta.com/projects/366-svart https://inhabitat.com/snohetta-unveils-designs-for-worlds-first-energy-positive-hotel-in-the-arctic-circle/ Editorial Comment: … [Read more...]
This One Weird Trick Would Provide Billions to Protect Massachusetts From Climate Change
Cross-posted from UCS' blog The Equation. As Massachusetts residents dig themselves out of the fourth Nor’easter in the past three weeks, policy leaders on Beacon Hill are beginning to dig in to some of the critical questions that will … [Read more...]
Boston March for Science
A year after the historic March for Science, our troubles have gravely increased. The need to listen to and act on science has never been more urgent, as we stand at the crossroads of climate catastrophe. That’s why Boston is holding a … [Read more...]
Climate resiliency: One way or the other, this is going to be expensive.
As Massachusetts picks up after another storm that created "historic" coastal flooding, we have to reflect on what's in store. [No, we don't necessarily know that climate change "caused" any particular weather event; but let's not be … [Read more...]
The Best Speech by a Politician on the Future of the Grid I’ve Ever Read
Jeremy Corbyn really understands what the future of the grid needs to be in an age of anthropogenic climate change. A green energy system will look radically different to the one we have today. The past is a centralised system with a few … [Read more...]
Carbon Pricing Bill Hearing
The campaign to put a price on carbon pollution in Massachusetts has unprecedented momentum. This past Tuesday, 200 carbon pricing supporters filled the halls of the State House, meeting with 50 different legislators. We … [Read more...]
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