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The Climate Minute examines current news on global warming, climate change, renewable energy and the prospects for progress on international negotiations, carbon taxes and clean energy policy.
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Thursday Jul 25, 2024
MA climate legislation in final push-Thursday July 25 update
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
On Beacon Hill, important climate legislation is being finalized this week. Listen in to hear the details of what currently is in-or out-of the bill and what you can do (right now) to help get the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. Call your representative and ask them to talk to the conference committee members, or send a postcard, or take a trip to Beacon Hill next week! We have all the details.
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
A MA Climate Bill update for July 4th 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
We get an update on the Massachusetts Legislature's Climate Bill.
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
XR Boston’s Persistence on Beacon Hill
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
XR Boston has sponsored a year long ‘standout’ in front of the statehouse, demanding that no new fossil fuel infrastructure be built. We had a chance to talk with them.
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Voices from (near) the Hanscom DEIR hearing
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
At the last minute, a public session to review the Hanscom Jetport Expansion’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)- a session which was originally to be held in a school auditorium- was moved to be ‘on-line only.’ The change was so sudden it stranded a few participants in the parking lot as they waited to enter the building. Listen in to hear what they had to say.
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
What’s in the Hanscom expansion Environmental Impact Report?
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the proposed expansion of jet traffic at Hanscom Field is open to your comment through June 14. We talk to a lead organizer about what is in the DEIR and how you can help out.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
The Climate Omnibus bill and what you can do about it
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
The Massachusetts Legislature is headed to the end of it’s session in July. The time is right to contact your legislators to improve the ‘Climate Omnibus’ bill-because it is being finalized right now. Listen to hear what policies need to be in the Omnibus and some specifics about how you can help get them there.
Thursday May 23, 2024
Learning to think about embodied carbon
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
The term “embodied carbon” describes the CO2 emissions associated with a building that came from the manufacture, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building and infrastructure materials- even before the building was constructed! It is an important piece of the CO2 reduction puzzle in Massachusetts. We talk to an expert to find ways to understand this rapidly developing field.
Thursday May 16, 2024
Demystifying decarbonization, Episode 5: Comparing notes
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
In the fifth of our series of episodes with understandable discussions about how to ’decarbonize’ your home, some of our earlier guests meet together to share stories and insights about their own efforts.
Thursday May 09, 2024
How you can help climate folks become reliable voters
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Strangely enough, a lot of people who are concerned about climate issues do not turn out to vote when the time comes. The Environmental Voter Project has a plan, backed up with researched insight, to get those folks to the polls. Listen in to find out how you can get involved.
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
In the fourth of our series about the nitty-gritty of decarbonizing your home, we talk with someone who has done a little bit of everything.