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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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In the second of our series about the nitty-gritty of decarbonizing your home, we talk with a homeowner who had an oil burner in the basement.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Are we doomed?
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Does that creepy feeling you get from seeing strange weather foretell our doom? But what is "doom" and who are "we?" Plus updates on the Healy Admininstration's plans for coordinating climate planning.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
SOTU and eclipses
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
We try to make sense of the SOTU, decarbonization, eclipses and other timely climate topics.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Energizing Community
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Hearing about climate action from trusted leaders in a community is a good strategy for progress. The non-profit MassEnergize seeks to support that path, community by community. Listen in as we hear the details.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
New perspectives after a trip to Uganda
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
A visit to Uganda provides a chance to consider climate issues from a bigger perspective.
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
How to make polluters pay
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Over the last few decades, large fossil fuel companies have profited while creating huge amounts of carbon dioxide pollution. A new Massachusetts bill would "Make Polluters Pay." If enacted, the money would pay for climate actions the state must take anyway, and it would support real progress on environmental justice. LIsten in as we talk with an expert on this exciting new proposal.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Two Good Things
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
A pause in the permitting of a new LNG plant will probably have a lot of implications, and is good news for climate activists. New rules that will require hydrogen to be produced in a climate friendly way are another good thing. Listen in.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Junctures and paths
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
The decisions we make today, in a time of dramatic change in our social and energy systems, will have lasting consequence. We touch on the ideas of "Critical Junctures" and "Path Dependence" as ways to understand and make sense of what is happening.
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
What does it take to become a ClimateLeader Community?
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Massachusetts is rolling out a new program to help communities eliminate carbon emissions. We talk to a local town official to learn the requirements and benefits of becoming a “Climate Leader Community.”
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Massachusetts to look at methane through a ’new lens’
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
The MA DPU issued a landmark decision that will define how we transition away from methane. It is a big win for climate advocates.