Somerville’s path to realizing carbon neutrality requires the concerted effort of City government and Somerville residents working together.
GUEST OPINION: NEW CLIMATE LAW CAN HELP US BUILD A GREENER SOMERVILLE
Climate Change
EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SEEKS CLIMATE IDEAS FOR MAYOR KIM JANEY
Environmental organizations and individual activists invited to submit opinion articles for publication
AT LONG LAST, BAKER SIGNS “NEXT GENERATION ROADMAP” CLIMATE BILL
The measure sets the stage for a transformation of the state’s economy.
RESEARCHERS SHOW EXTENT OF LOBBYING AGAINST CLIMATE BILLS IN MA
“It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, the state that puts itself forward as this paragon of democracy. Those are just fundamental building blocks of a democratic society.”
DISASTER AND BUREAUCRACY: KIM STANLEY ROBINSON’S “THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE”
Robinson also passionately advocates direct democracy and popular participation in small scale, but he is oddly reserved about capitalism, which underlies climate change and prevents action to abate it.
CHECKING IN ON THE COMMONWEALTH’S COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE BILL
As lawmakers consider Baker’s amendments to climate bill, the fight for environmental justice continues.
BAKER URGED TO SIGN GAME CHANGING CLIMATE BILL
Environmental justice and climate change advocates are pushing for its passage.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS INTERSECTIONAL. THAT’S WHY BOSTONIANS NEED TO MOBILIZE AND VOTE
We are in the eighth month of COVID-19, but we have seen environmental racism harm our most vulnerable communities for years.
BLATHER REPORT: GLOBE COVERAGE OF JANUARY ‘WARM PATCH’ INAPPROPRIATELY OPTIMISTIC
[T]here was no mention of global warming or climate change anywhere in the article. An unconscionable omission by the Globe at the start of a new geological age experts are now calling the Anthropocene... whether it was the fault of the reporters or their editors.
HOT TOPIC: WHY IS SOMERVILLE STILL INSTALLING TURF FIELDS IN INCREASINGLY HOT CLIMATES?
The “Living With Heat Report” explains that Somerville is especially vulnerable to urban heat island impacts because of our excessive pavement and lack of tree canopy and open spaces.
