The Climate Minute

MCAN in the age of intentionality: The Climate Minute

We check in with the Executive Director to find out what MCAN is doing in this time of social isolation. It turns out quite a lot, from helping activist learn new tools for uncertain times to webinars about the EZ building code. Listen in to hear the discussion and stay on for a bonus virtual roadtrip to the MCAN website.

Thumbs down, rotten tomatoes, zero stars: The Climate Minute

Michael Moore has released a dishonest movie. It fails on journalistic integrity, by using outdated footage and refusing to allow a response from it's targets. It misinforms based on a narrow and biased narrative perspective. It distorts serious issues in a fun-house mirror image of climate activism. If you must watch this sad piece of videography, listen first to our podcast. It will arm you to comprehend the damaging lies contained in this movie.

Saving the planet, one tree at a time: The Climate Minute

Forests everywhere are under threat from climate change. Some students in Germany took action to plant resilient species of trees in an at-risk forest near Bayreuth. This effort has many aspects, like the feeling of satisfaction and hope in the future that comes from planting a tree. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Gas bans allow heat pumps to provide a clean and cozy future: The Climate Minute

Should towns in MA prohibit the use of natural gas in new construction? “Yes!” says an MCAN Board member. Heat pumps are reliable, inexpensive and greatly reduce carbon pollution, so their installation in new buildings can provide a cozy home and a clean environment. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Under the cover of pandemic: The Climate Minute

Hidden by continuous media coverage of the pandemic, the current administration is pushing environmental rollbacks. The latest is about fine pollution (PM2.5) that makes coronavirus worse! We review some of the rollbacks, so you can remember later, when you have to make a decision on which leaders you will choose. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Why your Post Office is a climate issue: The Climate Minute

The logic is simple: A free election is critical to climate progress. A free election, in the age of pandemic, should be mail-in. An honest mail-in election requires a functioning, public institution like the Post Office. The USPS is under siege by the forces of authoritarianism. Defend the Post Office. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Climate change, by any other name, will feel the same: The Climate Minute

Reaching across political and cultural divides to address the root causes of climate change requires thoughtful planning and careful word choices. We talk with a Citizen’s Climate Lobby Fellow, based in Kansas, whose task is to make Conservative Outreach to people on all points of the political spectrum in the Sunflower State. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Carbon fees and moral pillars: The Climate Minute

Listen to a Citizen Climate Lobby Fellow discuss what it takes to attract support for climate legislation from people with very different ideas about how the world works. Then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

How to say “Sovereign Currency” like an expert: The Climate Minute

The silence of conservative politicians on the deficit impact of spending two trillion dollars is, in itself, very revealing. It shows that we can spend money on important issues, despite all the previous prophesies of doom. New economic understandings show that we can afford to spend money on big social programs, like the Green New Deal. Listen in so that you can throw the term “sovereign currency’” into the conversation at your next ZOOM cocktail party. Then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

What to do with, or in, the streets? The Climate Minute

COVID-19 is reshaping our lives in real time, revealing the same old tricks Fox uses to misinform and raising questions about how to take climate action if the streets are closed. Speaking of streets, do we want to return to cities crowded with cars, or should we retain the calm of walk-able cities? Asking the easy question is the first step to finding the hard answers. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!