Insurance wasn’t designed for climate change – here’s how it’s impacting small businesses
Insurance wasn’t designed for climate change – here's how it’s impacting small businesses By: Kristin Kelleher, Programs Director We deployed teams to talk to local businesses about how they are preparing for climate change impacts and together we explored the resources and tools businesses and communities need to better adapt…
Close-knit Communities Fare Better in Extreme Weather
Close-knit Communities Fare Better in Extreme Weather By: Kristin Kelleher, Programs Director 05.02.2018 In striving towards a more secure and resilient future, we must acknowledge the vulnerabilities of our local businesses when it comes to climate impacts. These communities are at the foundation of our economic vitality and need our…
Sand, Salt, and Sea Level Rise: A BARS Campaign Update
Sand, Salt, and Sea Level Rise: A BARS Campaign Update of Newburyport and Plum Island BY KRISTIN KELLEHER & TOM O'NEILL, Nov.1 2018 An aerial view of downtown Newburyport from the Rear Range Lighthouse Nestled along the banks of the Merrimack River, you’ll find the delightfully charming town of…
BARS Campaign Update: Chinatown
BARS Campaign Update: Chinatown BY: TOM O'NEILL, October 11th 2018 As the BARS Campaign outreach efforts come to a close we just had to come back through Chinatown, and let’s be honest, who could stay away? The dumplings! The Dim Sum! The Bubble Tea! The MICROGRIDS! There is just…
BARS Update: South Shore
BARS Update: South Shore BY: KRISTIN KELLEHER & SARAH PYKKONEN, September 27th 2018 With only a few towns left to visit in our Businesses Acting on Rising Seas (BARS) Campaign, we spent the last two weeks in the South Shore hearing about how businesses in Scituate and Duxbury have…
BARS Campaign Update: Gloucester & Rockport
BARS Campaign Update: Gloucester & Rockport BY: KRISTIN KELLEHER & EMILY HARTMANN, SEPTEMBER 13th 2018 As North and South Carolina prepare for Hurricane Florence on the East Coast, spurring evacuations, it reminds us of the devastating effects extreme weather and flooding can have on local businesses, and our own…
BARS Campaign Update: Ipswich, Essex & Manchester-by-the-Sea
BARS Campaign Update: Ipswich, Essex & Manchester-by-the-Sea BY: KRISTIN KELLEHER & EMILY HARTMANN, AUGUST 23rd 2018 Over the past three weeks our Businesses Acting on Rising Seas (BARS) Resiliency Team targeted Ipswich, Essex, and Manchester-by-Sea to continue our outreach campaign on the impending impacts of climate change, and how…
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%…
Are Microgrids the key to energy resilience? Lessons from Hurricane Maria
Are Microgrids the key to energy resilience? Lessons from Hurricane Maria BY JACKIE RYAN , JUNE 7, 2018 A day without power almost seems impossible in today’s fast-paced, industrialized world. With electricity powering household appliances, utilities, and handheld devices, it can be difficult to imagine life without it. The US…
