Oct 19, 2021
Extreme Weather Is Our New Normal – Here’s How We Need to Brace for It
Climate impacts are here now, but are our communities ready for them? Here’s what we must do to get climate ready.
Focus Area: Climate Change
Oct 15, 2021
Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?
“There’s a real risk that, because of the market power of these companies, they may actually crowd out competitors and ultimately make renewable energy more expensive for consumers,” says Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Oct 15, 2021
Buckle Up, Connecticut – It’s Time To Meet Our Climate Targets
The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that we’re already behind on meeting mandatory climate targets. State officials must take charge and steer us towards urgent climate action.
Oct 12, 2021
We Want Safe, Thriving Communities – Dirty Gas Is Stopping Us
Our communities and neighborhoods deserve to be safe – and we must urgently transition off dirty gas to protect them.
Sep 28, 2021
How To Strengthen 3 Bills That Can Cut Transportation Emissions
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are considering bills to implement the Transportation and Climate Initiative – here’s what we’re working for in each.
Sep 16, 2021
6 Ways to Make Vermont’s Climate Action Plan Better
State officials need to hear your voice in crafting this plan, which helps us achieve our mandatory climate targets.
Sep 09, 2021
Why New England’s Beach Waters Should Never Hit 75 Degrees (Even Though They Just Did)
Climate change struck home for me when the waters at Salisbury Beach recently hit an unheard-of 75 degrees.
Sep 05, 2021
Opinion/Campbell: Preparing for the next Henri
Henri must be a wake-up call for our community and for companies like Shell. We must confront the impacts of the climate crisis. Flooding and sea level rise are only going to get worse. Now is the time to prepare for these impacts and mitigate the potential damage, not after a neighborhood and iconic waterway are inundated with toxic chemicals.
Sep 04, 2021
Weekly Planet: Climate-resilient future needs ambitious metrics now
In the decade since Irene, Vermonters have shown a tremendous capacity to rise to the challenge of becoming more resilient, just as we have in responding to the challenges of COVID. We cannot afford to lose pace. Adopting clear metrics for resilience and adaptation to accompany the Global Warming Solution Act’s emissions reductions targets would help ensure we are doing everything possible to slash our greenhouse gas pollution and create a climate-resilient Vermont.
Sep 02, 2021
Is New England Ready for a Hurricane Harvey? (Or Even Another Ida?)
Our region has seen hurricanes and tropical storms before, but, as we’ve just witnessed, it doesn’t have to be a storm of that magnitude to do significant damage. This year’s wet summer has shown that severe storms are becoming more common and intense, and they will only grow more frequent as the climate crisis deepens.
