PERCHED ON THE North Atlantic, with a shoreline prone to flooding and a history of damaging Nor’easters, and surrounded by the fastest warming ocean waters in the world, Massachusetts of […]
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Cracking the climate code
AN ARCANE STATE BOARD, known to few outside the world of design and construction, is the setting of a furious clash the outcome of which could influence the amount of […]
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Using art to highlight Eastie climate change
IT’S AN UNUSUAL SIGHT: Colored ribbons 18-feet-long stretched taut over steel bars, melting into brightly colored duct tape clinging to pavement outside the East Boston Public Library. The creators of […]
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Changing the climate change conversation
DATA FROM THE Yale Project on Climate Communication reveals the surprising fact that 70 percent of Americans understand that climate change is occurring, but 64 percent shy away from discussing […]
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Healey sues ExxonMobil, alleges climate change deception
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY sued ExxonMobil Corp. on Thursday, accusing the company of misleading Massachusetts investors and consumers by withholding information linking its fossil fuel products to climate change. The […]
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Bringing nature back into our environment
EVEN IF WE STOPPED Using fossil fuels tomorrow, here in the Northeast we will continue to face more intense storms, more frequent drought, and more extreme heat. And virtually no […]
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Colleges can lead on climate change
AT THEIR BEST, American universities and colleges are problem-solving institutions whose work is rooted in a set of universal values. This is a unique position in our society, one that […]
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Climate change news coverage shifts
A WEEK HAS passed since the global climate strike that sent thousands of students and activists to the streets of Boston, along with millions of others around the world. This […]
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Climate change news coverage shifts
A week has passed since the global climate strike that sent thousands of students and activists to the streets of Boston, along with millions of others around the world. This […]
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Climate change bills: It’s not either/or
THE LEGISLATURE is currently considering two bills—one proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker, the other by House Speaker Robert DeLeo—allocating $1 billion in municipal climate change adaptation projects. Despite a shared […]
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Benson carbon pricing bill is smart policy
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 […]
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Seaport: Boondoggle or model for future?
Is the glass half full or half empty? The biggest Boston building boom in decades has been playing out in the city’s Seaport, a once forlorn 1,000-acre stretch of warehouses […]
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House aims to pass Greenworks bill this summer
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S bill to fund climate change adaptation would allow the state to assist private property owners and it includes a revenue source – two features that are not […]
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Climate, housing activists find common ground on tax
EARLIER THIS YEAR, Gov. Charlie Baker made waves when he announced a proposal to increase the real estate deeds excise tax by 50 percent to help fund critical municipal climate […]
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Air conditioning in school is a hot button topic
AS WARM TEMPERATURES ARRIVE, school officials are reaching for the switch to turn on air conditioners. Fans may do the trick for a little while, but eventually, as studies show, […]
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Air conditioning in school is a hot button topic
As warm temperatures arrive, school officials are reaching for the switch to turn on air conditioners. Fans may do the trick for a little while, but eventually, as studies show, […]
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Carbon pricing needed to address climate change
IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT to see the path forward on climate change. There are so many variables and misdirections. How do we address cow belches – one of the most […]
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New voices, proposals emerging in Boston’s biz community
Winds of change are starting to blow through Boston’s business community. One clear signal came earlier this month, when close to 20 business organizations said they would heed an appeal […]
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In face of climate change, time to retreat
ON MARCH 1 a symposium attracted 250 people to learn how various governmental, non-profit and private individuals plan to deal with sea level rise and storm surges. The overall tenor […]
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Climate change: It’s about us
YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVISTS from at least 98 countries are boycotting schools Friday – one of the biggest environmental protests in history and another step in reframing the climate debate in this country. […]
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Use VW settlement to electrify bus fleet
IMAGINE WALKING down a city street and being able to take a deep breath without inhaling tailpipe exhaust left and right from cars, buses, and trucks. If you live in […]
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DeLeo proposes $1b in municipal climate investments
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HOUSE SPEAKER ROBERT DELEO proposed a sweeping $1 billion environmental grant program Friday that, over the next decade, would fund municipal efforts to build renewable-energy infrastructure […]
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A rural take on climate change
AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE, I routinely drove 125 miles between my home in the Western Massachusetts Hilltown of Worthington and Beacon Hill. This makes it all the more remarkable that […]
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Markey leery of McConnell move on Green New Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to turn the Green New Deal into a new green wedge, and that has rankled US Sen. Ed Markey, a co-sponsor of the policy […]