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https://youtu.be/CVPSbHCNuvI?t=44 Learn about what a Sustainability Director does in this interview. Acton passed their Climate Emergency Declaration and hired their Sustainability Director in 2020. Sudbury gets the chance to do that this year! See Climate Emergency for details and to show your support!
From the Boston Globe: The new 343-page order dramatically expands incentives to decarbonize homes. Yet some fear its fine print could undermine its broad strokes. … On Monday, the Department of Public Utilities approved a major rewriting of the state plan that provides energy efficiency incentives to consumers. Unlike previous versions of the Mass Save plan, the new…
Winter storms in the Northeast U.S. are getting boost from warming oceans From Bloomberg:
Winter Storm Warning Dave Epstein says: “This is perhaps the highest snowfall potential totals map I have ever made. Banding most likely over southeastern MA, but could occur anywhere in the highest zone. Most of this falls from 7 am to 7pm Saturday, final flakes around midnight. #WeatherWisdom“ National Weather Service Warning: URGENT – WINTER…
From salemnews.com … Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers who make a literally Earth-shattering discovery and then try to persuade the president to take action to save humanity. It’s a satire that explores how individuals, scientists, the media and politicians respond when faced with scientific facts that are uncomfortable, threatening and inconvenient. The movie…
As of 2023, new or replacement heating systems powered by fossil fuels banned As of Dec. 31, oil-powered heating is banned in all new construction projects across Quebec, part of the province’s push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In two years, Quebec will go a step further by making it illegal to replace existing oil furnaces with any sort…
EDIT: small electronics and CDs can be recycled too. On January 6th, 7th, and 8th, the L-S Environmental Club is holding a Terracycle recycling drive. Thursday and Friday (6th & 7th) are restricted to LSRHS students and staff but, Saturday (8th) will be open to the public. Drop off on the 8th will be from…
Boston Globe: 2021 was, for many people, the year in which climate change jumped from the part of our brains reserved for future-think — for worries not yet realized — and landed squarely in the now. It was the year that extreme heat rolled into wildfires into poor air quality into endless downpours and flash…
The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning…
On December 7, 2021, Sudbury’s state senator Jamie Eldridge held a public Zoom meeting to describe the Next Generation Climate Roadmap Act and other existing sources of funding for climate action and listed many actions that local towns have so far undertaken. The slide presentation was followed by community Q&A. Click here for the slides:…
Dear Select Board, On behalf of the Climate Emergency Group, Thank You. For your hard work, sincere deliberations, time given, and choices of worthy goals for 2021/22. It is SO heartening to see that Sustainability made it into your top 5 choices. And it’s also heartening to see the other priorities as well: Advancing the…
Local governments staff up, team up to confront climate change [If you think this is a good idea for Sudbury too, please read and sign our letter to the Select Board] Excerpts from 12/7/21 article on WGBH.org: Many Massachusetts cities and towns have hired sustainability managers to lead their efforts against climate change. Within their…