The Climate Minute

MA climate legislation in final push-Thursday July 25 update

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.

A MA Climate Bill update for July 4th 2024

We get an update on the Massachusetts Legislature's Climate Bill.

What’s in the Hanscom expansion Environmental Impact Report?

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.

The Climate Omnibus bill and what you can do about it

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.

Learning to think about embodied carbon

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.

How you can help climate folks become reliable voters

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. 

Demystifying decarbonization, Episode 4: A plug in hybrid, PV, hot water and heatpumps!

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.

Demystifying decarbonization, Episode 2: The oil burner in the basement.

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.

Are we doomed?

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.

SOTU and eclipses

We try to make sense of the SOTU, decarbonization, eclipses and other timely climate topics.