‘Hothouse Earth’: What is it and What Can We Do About It?
'Hothouse Earth': What is it and What Can We Do About It? BY MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO, AUGUST 9th 2018 This week, an international team of scientists published a new study, suggesting we are now dangerously close to the tipping point for a “Hothouse Earth”. While that might sound…
What if we treated Earth like it was our business?
What if we treated Earth like it was our business? BY MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO, AUGUST 2nd 2018 Much like a business, our planet has a budget. If it exceeds that budget it is borrowing resources, like a business requiring a line of credit. The difference is that the…
5 End-of-Session Climate Takeaways for Business Leaders
5 End-of-Session Climate Takeaways for Business Leaders BY TIM CRONIN, AUGUST 2nd 2018 In Massachusetts the two-year legislative session is over, with the passage of two new laws addressing climate action and clean energy. As we reflect on what these laws do (and don’t do), here are our top five…
[Massachusetts] End of Session Climate Policy Summary
[Massachusetts] End of Session Climate Policy Summary BY TIM CRONIN, JULY 31st 2018 With the Massachusetts’ two-year legislative session over, we summarize the climate action policies lawmakers decided to make into law. Massachusetts’ two-year legislative session is over and lawmakers have decided on the climate policies that they want…
Building resilience from the business out: BARS campaign kicks off in Chelsea
Building resilience from the business out: BARS campaign kicks off in Chelsea BY KRISTIN KELLEHER, JULY 26th 2018 Massachusetts is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts; it is ranked fourth in the nation for the most commercial properties at risk by the end of the century, and about 20%…
Saved by the sea: How oceans are helping countries cope with climate change
Saved by the sea: How oceans are helping countries cope with climate change BY JACKIE RYAN, JULY 19th 2018 Earlier this year, Cape Town made international headlines. Reports had been surfacing that the coastal city, which serves as South Africa’s legislative capital, was running out of water. Theewaterskloof, once…
BEYOND THE LATEST HEAT WAVE, A PATTERN OF EXTREMES
BEYOND THE LATEST HEAT WAVE, A PATTERN OF EXTREMES BY MARIA VIRGINIA OLANO, JULY 19th 2018 As summer rolled around, so did the terrifying headlines of heat waves and their death tolls across the country. Not long ago I wrote about the effects of storm surge flooding in Boston and…
Big Step Forward for Appliance Energy Efficiency
Big Step Forward for Appliance Energy Efficiency BY TIM CRONIN, JULY 13th 2018 A bill to update the state’s aging appliance efficiency standards has crossed a significant hurdle in the Statehouse. Yesterday, the Massachusetts House voted unanimously to adopt the measure, sending it to the Senate, which is expected to…
Coastal flooding a driving force in U.S. housing market
Coastal flooding — a driving force in U.S. housing market BY: JACKIE RYAN, JULY 12th 2018 The ocean has always been a valuable resource, providing us not only with means of transportation and food, but also with beaches and recreation. It may come as no surprise that about 40% of…
