Let’s pretend. It is 2024. Senate bill 1747, An Act Combating Climate Change, passed the Massachusetts legislature and was signed by the governor in 2017. The bill made Massachusetts a leader in combating carbon emissions. A couple who lives in downtown Boston spent $419.61 on natural gas fuel for heat and hot water in April Read More…
Boston’s waterfront saw its highest tide of the year last week, known as “King Tide.” The relative position of the sun and moon created a tide nearly 2 1/2 feet higher than average. Using estimates of recent climate change research, it also showed how the cityscape will look as the average Boston Harbor height around Read More…
The City of Boston has an interactive map of gas leaks, the only one in Massachusetts according to a Muckrock article. In 2014, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill to help detect and repair gas leaks. This process is an effort to plan and fund pipeline upgrades. We took a look at Boston’s interactive map Read More…
The following release on climate change preparedness includes this week’s announcements by Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston City Hall. On the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston will be convening a regional summit to better prepare Greater Boston for the impacts of climate change. The announcement also marked Read More…
I do a fair amount of speaking about climate change and the seawater headed my way, and the one question that always comes up is: “But what can I do?” One thing you could do right now is email Sen. Edward Markey http://www.markey.senate.gov/contact.cfm and Sen. Elizabeth Warren http://www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator and ask: “Why do we need all the lights Read More…
They see magnificent luxury. I see giant carbon footprints. In this picture you see six luxury yachts. You don’t see their tanks of fuel totaling approximately 200,000 gallons of diesel (estimate provided by deckhands on two of the yachts). Nor do you see the handful who pay the big bucks for the big boat rides. Read More…
Renowned aerial photographer and pilot Alex MacLean presents a photo slideshow showing the progress of Boston’s waterfront from 1975 through today. The presentation was sponsored by The Boston Harbor Association as part of a 2-day event, “A Clean Boston Harbor: What Next?” held at the IMAX theater at New England Aquarium and the Moakey Read More…
Doug Foy speaks about the 25-year clean-up of Boston Harbor and its role in making a Boston into a great city. He also discusses the upcoming peril of sea level rise from climate change. Foy is the former President of the Conservation Law Foundation, the chief plaintiff in the famous 1980’s Boston Harbor case. He Read More…