Even as temperatures drop below freezing and we look ahead to another long winter, the fight to keep Vermont tar-sands-free is heating up. A group of volunteers, activists and community leaders from all corners of … Read more
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New York’s Next Superhero? An Offshore Wind Farm
The best sail of my life took place off the eastern end of Long Island. Upon learning that the winds off of New York’s coast present some of the most … Read more
Alarming Atlantic Zooplankton Decline Linked to Climate Change
Warming ocean temperatures fueled by climate-disrupting carbon pollution are causing a dramatic decline in zooplankton, reports David Sharp of the Associated Press: Springtime plankton blooms off the coast of northern … Read more
Fragile Fenway: Climate Change Puts Historic Red Sox Ballpark at Risk
The World Series returns to Fenway Park tonight with the Boston Red Sox leading the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. I live in Fairhaven, MA and I’m blogging right now with … Read more
New England’s Dirtiest Power Plant to Shut Down! What’s Next?
There are certain moments along this road toward a clean and responsible energy future – moments that make the climb feel a little less steep. On Monday, Massachusetts gave us … Read more
Wind Energy Needs Us to Master its Parts, their Sum, and the Whole – Luckily, We Can
“We want to do more … but there are real limits to what a state can do.” I recently attended a Wind Energy Finance and Investment Seminar in New York … Read more
Media Ignores Climate as Lobsters Feel the Heat
As threats to lobsters associated with warming ocean temperatures creep northward into Maine, the Associated Press has crept away from reporting on the climate change, despite evidence that rising seawater … Read more
