On April 21, 2020 John Kerry wrote about “the parallels between the coronavirus and the climate crisis.” He said, “You could just as easily replace the words ‘climate change’ with ‘COVID-19’; it is truly the tale of two pandemics deferred, … Read More
Hi, this is Emma McKee and Cat DeGroot. This summer we created a youth community call to have discussions about topics surrounding current events and climate justice. We would like your help in getting the word out to anyone you … Read More
For those of you who were not able to tune in to the Boston Globe program ‘Why Climate Policy Can’t Wait’ last week, here is a recording of the virtual event. Boston Globe editorial page editor Bina Venkataraman and Rhiana … Read More
Environmental injustice, including the proliferation of climate change, has a disproportionate impact on communities of color and low income communities in the United States and around the world. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Environmental and … Read More
Join the Boston Globe for the Zoom webinar ‘Why Climate Policy Can’t Wait’ on Wednesday, July 8 from 12:30-1:15pm EDT. With the pandemic still raging, the economy in meltdown, and calls for racial justice gaining greater momentum, what has happened to the political prospects … Read More
The agenda of our EPA to increase air pollution everywhere is racist, especially in Black communities where one in five Black children are affected by asthma, over a million families live within a mile of oil and gas operations, and … Read More
Green Newton stands with organizations here in Newton and across the country in reaffirming that Black Lives Matter. We are outraged, like so many others, by the recurrent murders of Black people by the police and vigilantes in our country … Read More
Do your financial investments align with your values? If you are striving to wean off of fossil fuels in your daily life, shouldn’t you consider weaning your investments off of them too? Read up on sustainably focused investing and take … Read More
Coronavirus is creating fear from Newton, Massachusetts throughout the entire world. International communities are coming together to fight a pandemic. Coronavirus is affecting every country across the globe, and it draws an eerie parallel to climate change. So what could … Read More
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