This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist. We recorded this via the Zoom conference bridge Mar 3, 2022.
This is part 4 of a series on Marking Sense of Climate. We talk of the weather variations, the recent MA House legislation touting wind power, the Ukraine situation, and how it ties to climate, as well recent news articles.
Ted helps me “make sense of climate” and we hope this helps with your understanding as well.
If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session
The recording runs about 38 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Ted McIntyre as he helps me “make sense of climate.”
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Links that are our talking points for this episode
Webinar for Complete Neighborhoods Initiative -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/webinar-scheduled-for-mar-10-complete.html
DOER Stretch goals (deadline extended to March 18 to submit input)
Net zero proposal
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/energy/2-senators-say-proposed-building-code-comes-up-short/
Brayton Point
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/17/business/site-shuttered-south-coast-coal-plant-will-become-wind-industry-factory/?event=event25
Baker stalling on Economic Justice committee
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/25/science/massachusetts-roadmap-bill-created-an-environmental-justice-advisory-council-where-is-it/?event=event25
Wind legislation editorial by Rep Jeff Roy and House Speaker Mariano
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/02/opinion/offshore-wind-is-future-massachusetts/
Link to IPCC report page
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
Bill McKibben article
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/heat-pumps-for-peace-and-freedom
Article on IPCC report in Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/28/science/impacts-climate-change-are-worse-than-we-thought-an-unflinching-new-un-report-finds/
The Guardian article on the IPCC report
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown
Court case could limit EPA
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/28/opinion/supreme-court-case-that-could-limit-epas-power-fight-climate-change/
Implication of Supreme Court EPA possible decision beyond climate….
https://www.eenews.net/articles/hill-takes-notice-as-supreme-court-mulls-epa-climate-powers/
If you have a question to raise, you can use this form -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/02/ask-franklin-matters-you-ask-question.html
Original Climate link
The 13 point article we talk to -> From WBUR -> “What you need to know about the new MASS Climate law” https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/03/26/new-mass-climate-law-faq
Mass Climate Action Network -> https://www.massclimateaction.org/recs
Prior Episodes
All three prior episodes on Making Sense of Climate can be found in one link
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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
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