The Climate Minute

The Massachusetts Climate Action Network
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The Climate Minute examines current news on global warming, climate change, renewable energy and the prospects for progress on international negotiations, carbon taxes and clean energy policy.

  1. 03/27/2025

    The MBTA's Climate Assessment

    In September 2024, the MBTA released its Climate Assessment, taking stock of its climate commitments and work undertaken to date. It articulates a vision for sustainability and resilience at the MBTA. Listen in to a recent MCAN Network meeting where officials from the MBTA discuss the report.

    33 min

  2. 07/25/2024

    MA climate legislation in final push-Thursday July 25 update

    On Beacon Hill, important climate legislation is being finalized this week. Listen in to hear the details of what currently is in-or out-of the bill and what you can do (right now)  to help get the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. Call your representative and ask them to talk to the conference committee members, or send a postcard, or take a trip to Beacon Hill next week! We have all the details.

    28 min

  3. 07/03/2024

    A MA Climate Bill update for July 4th 2024

    We get an update on the Massachusetts Legislature's Climate Bill.

    17 min

  4. 06/19/2024

    XR Boston’s Persistence on Beacon Hill

    XR Boston has sponsored a year long ‘standout’ in front of the statehouse, demanding that no new fossil fuel infrastructure be built. We had a chance to talk with them.

    17 min

  5. 06/13/2024

    Voices from (near) the Hanscom DEIR hearing

    At the last minute, a public session to review the Hanscom Jetport Expansion’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)- a session which was originally to be held in a school auditorium- was moved to be ‘on-line only.’ The change was so sudden it stranded a few participants in the parking lot as they waited to enter the building. Listen in to hear what they had to say.

    28 min

  6. 06/05/2024

    What’s in the Hanscom expansion Environmental Impact Report?

    A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the proposed expansion of jet traffic at Hanscom Field is open to your comment through June 14. We talk to a lead organizer about what is in the DEIR and how you can help out.

    49 min

  7. 05/29/2024

    The Climate Omnibus bill and what you can do about it

    The Massachusetts Legislature is headed to the end of it’s session in July. The time is right to contact your legislators to improve the ‘Climate Omnibus’ bill-because it is being finalized right now. Listen to hear what policies need to be in the Omnibus and some specifics about how you can help get them there.

    39 min

  8. 05/23/2024

    Learning to think about embodied carbon

    The term “embodied carbon” describes the CO2 emissions associated with a building that came from the manufacture, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building and infrastructure materials- even before the building was constructed! It is an important piece of the CO2 reduction puzzle in Massachusetts. We talk to an expert to find ways to understand this rapidly developing field.

    50 min
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The Climate Minute examines current news on global warming, climate change, renewable energy and the prospects for progress on international negotiations, carbon taxes and clean energy policy.

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  • Creator
    The Massachusetts Climate Action Network
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2015 Mass Climate Action. All rights reserved.
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