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Lawmakers weigh wood-burning for energy, heat
07-12-2023 12:17 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Facilities that burn wood to create energy should not be eligible for credits under a state program that rewards generators of “clean heat,” advocates said last week, arguing that two bills would close loopholes in the state’s climate...


My Turn: Climate change affects everyone through water — even in Massachusetts
06-15-2023 4:31 PM

By JULIA BLATT

When we think of climate change, the first images that come to mind are of hot temperatures, melting ice caps, and greenhouse gases clogging the atmosphere. A recent report by the United Nations, however, warns that most people will actually...


New buildings in Franklin County look to minimize embodied carbon
04-04-2023 6:40 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GREENFIELD — For the past 30 years, the construction industry has incorporated renewable energy, increased efficiency of heating and cooling systems, engineered air-tight installation and pursued other efforts to reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from...


A place for burning wood in state’s green energy future?
03-22-2023 4:35 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

In a world of rapidly rising energy costs and quests for sustainable energy, one of the oldest forms of heating may provide an alternative, although its use is not without controversy.Proponents of modern wood heating systems, fueled by either wood...


Record warmth in January raises concerns of environmental impacts
02-20-2023 2:48 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

With last month marking the warmest January on record for Massachusetts and New England, updated data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is also putting the region on pace for one of its warmest winters ever.The average temperature in...


Communities explore paid roles to reduce energy use; shared positions being considered
02-17-2023 7:10 PM

By BELLA LEVAVI

When members of the all-volunteer Shelburne Energy Committee found out that the Cowell Gymnasium was the biggest municipal energy user in the town, they worked together to make a change. The group obtained a Green Communities grant of about $120,000...


Foresters, conservationists oppose Healey logging moratorium
02-04-2023 1:29 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

While campaigning, one of Gov. Maura Healey’s climate priorities was to place a moratorium on commercial logging on state-owned forest land, a move that foresters and environmental advocates say would be detrimental to forest health, the state’s...


Workshop helps turn climate anxiety into clarity
01-30-2023 9:17 AM

By BELLA LEVAVI

CONWAY — Shelburne Falls resident Karina Lutz, a facilitator with the Work That Reconnects Network, says anxiety found in your body is often your mind’s attempt to make change. This can be true when it comes to interpersonal relationships, difficult...


My Turn: 8 billion of us! — population growth and climate change
01-22-2023 3:48 PM

By RUSS VERNON-JONES

Sometime on Nov. 15, 2022, according to demographers, a baby was born somewhere in the world who brought the number of humans living on the planet to eight billion. That’s a lot of us!How does population growth relate to our efforts to solve the...


With climate education, Hitchcock Center looks to help children envision ideal world
01-19-2023 11:45 PM

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WHATELY — While winter’s warmest days remind us that our climate’s future could be bleak, the future generation reminds us that it may not have to be.Stephanie Apanell’s fourth grade class at Whately Elementary School joined forces with Amherst’s...


2022 marked sixth-warmest year on record for Massachusetts
01-18-2023 6:06 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

If you felt last year was historically warm, new data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst confirms that feeling as 2022 marked the sixth-warmest year and second-warmest summer on record in the state.With statewide temperatures averaging 50.3...


My Turn: When global warming stares you in the face
01-18-2023 2:53 PM

By DANIEL A. BROWN

I collect old LIFE magazines and was recently surprised to see a two-page advertisement in a February 1962 issue by Esso (Later Exxon) boasting that each day, they “Supply enough energy to melt 7 million tons of glacier!” Those were the exact words...


Greenhouse gases from trash ballooning with fewer disposal options
01-13-2023 8:19 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

When it comes to producers of greenhouse gas emissions, the usual suspects are the airplanes flying over our heads or fossil fuels being burned to generate electricity, but the waste we generate every day contributes a significant amount of methane to...


Climate activists celebrate new leaders, highlight work ahead
01-11-2023 6:18 PM

By MARY BYRNE

On her fourth day in office on Wednesday, Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer joined legislators and climate activists from across the state, including many from western Massachusetts, who gathered to celebrate the efforts of the new administration and...


Eco-grief support group in Conway to address climate anxiety
01-06-2023 2:48 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — In an effort to help people process their anxiety over the environment and climate change, a Conway artist is forming an eco-grief support group.Hannah Harvester’s weekly community support group is designed to help people process their...


Award-winning soil study strengthens Deerfield’s climate resiliency efforts
01-04-2023 4:27 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Just a few years after Deerfield became the first community in the state to be approved for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program (MVP), the town is again at the front lines of climate resiliency with an award-winning soil...


Urban farm is At the nexus of food and medicine
10-14-2022 7:45 PM

By JACOB NELSON

With Agric Organics, Hameed Bello and his wife, Ayo, are intent on building an urban farm that can be a multi-faceted resource for their community in Wilbraham, supplying farm-fresh food, health and education while withstanding the challenges of...

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