Opinion: Remembering Marty Nathan
Activist and Indy columnist Marty Nathan passed away on November 29, 2021. Her friends, colleagues,...
climate change
Opinion: Spice Up Your Talking About Climate – A Number For Each Day Of The Week
Some years ago I did a fair bit of reading and watching of documentary videos...
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change. Problems with “Net-Zero by 2050”
Many nations, corporations, municipalities, and other entities are setting goals to be “net-zero by 2050,”...
Holyoke Rally Calls On ISO To Fix The Grid In New England
Holyoke Rally Calls for ISO-NE To Fix the Grid in New England Source: Fix The...
Opinion: Reflections on COP26 – How Bad, Or Good, Was It?
COP26, this year’s UN climate conference, has ended. There has been and will continue to...
Sunday Rally Will Support Wind And Solar Energy
Source: Fix The Grid Coalition The Fix the Grid coalition is holding a rally and...
Public Comment: Clearcutting Forests For Solar Is Not Environmentally Sound
The following public comment was made before the Amherst Town Council on 11/8/21. Thank you...
Opinion: Local and Green (#29). Amherst Zero Waste Proposal Gains Traction
By Darcy DuMont, John Root and Christina Platt A version of this column appeared previously...
Opinion: A Reflection On Cars, Garages, And Community
An elected official felt sorry for me today for buying a house without knowing there...
From Other Sources (#41): News For And About Amherst. This Week: Solar Energy and Forests
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Local Residents, Healthcare Workers And Politicians Take Position Against Eversource Springfield-Longmeadow Pipeline
Source: Springfield Climate Justice Coalition Local residents of Springfield and Longmeadow, politicians and their representatives,...
Transition To Green Energy Poses Both Risks And Rewards Reports UMass Economist
Source: UMass News and Media As the world switches from fossil fuels to renewable energy, new...