Recent local events give me hope at a time when climate change news is becoming more and more dire.
Climate change
July 22, 2021
Kate Warner
As a heat dome persists over the American West, an untamable wildfire rages over southern Oregon and record hot temperatures and water shortages make life in the West difficult, floods in much of Europe — Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, parts of England and now China — have also had a devastating effect.
July 22, 2021
Noah Asimow
Eversource has canceled a long-awaited battery energy storage project planned for Martha’s Vineyard, complicating a plan to achieve ambitious green energy goals on the Vineyard.
August 12, 2021
Brendan O'Neill
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is taking an important step to address the Island’s growth crisis through a new carrying capacity study.
2023
May 8, 2023
The fair, hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s climate action committee, had the theme “Reduce, Reuse, Renew” and showcased dozens of Island organizations committed to boosting the Vineyard’s climate resiliency.
May 3, 2023
In a climate change panel hosted by MVY Monday, experts discussed how to strategically plan around rising tides, a concept known as managed retreat.
April 20, 2023
Jessica Mason has always had a deep consciousness and appreciation for the natural environment — a quality that increased when she moved to the Vineyard in 2020.
March 8, 2023
A new effort to understand how land management across the Vineyard can help fight climate change is hoped to serve as a model for other communities looking for ways to battle global warming.
2022
December 22, 2022
Local researchers are keeping a close watch on a parasite that has infected and decimated New York's bay scallop population.
November 17, 2022
The Climate Cafe discussion about storm and emergency preparedness was led by local high school students on Sunday morning.
