THE DOOMSDAY GLACIER
Roughly Florida in size, Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier currently accounts for about 4 percent of global sea level rise, holding enough[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
SAVING STUFF
I made the vest out of men’s ties and an old piece of fabric using a 50-year old sewing machine.[…]
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NOT JUST A LOCAL ISSUE
Enbridge continues to send out trucks full of suspected arsenic and asbestos-laden coal ash. It presents an ongoing, unacceptable risk[…]
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SOAKING IT UP
Photo Credit: John Turnbull The bad news is that ocean warming and acidification are pushing seaweed into decline. The good[…]
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ONCE UPON A TIME…
A photo taken in 1854. In the 19th century ice was cut into huge blocks and shipped from Spy Pond[…]
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A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
Confused? Ground source heat isn’t geothermal. Geothermal energy production taps into heat at the Earth’s core. Ground source heat pumps[…]
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HUNG OUT TO DRY
The average household could save about $200 a year using a clothesline (or drying rack) instead of an electric dryer[…]
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A MONSTROSITY
Enbridge continues to work on construction of a compressor station in Weymouth that will enable transportation of fracked gas to[…]
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HERE COMES THE SUN
Bifacial modules produce solar power from both sides of the panel and might produce 30% more energy. They can be[…]
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BOILED LOBSTER ANYONE?
The highest ocean temperatures ever recorded occurred in 2019. Our oceans absorb 93% of the extra heat trapped by greenhouse[…]
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