How Do the Votes of Town Council Leadership Align with Their Campaign Promises?
Recently, candidates for both Town Council and School Committee have attended public forums, published websites,...
climate change
Opinion: What Climate Doomers Get Wrong
Before I mention anything else, I want to acknowledge the horrors of the war in...
Issues & Analyses: How Did Sitting Council Candidates Vote on Climate?
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. In August, I promised to size up...
Plenty of Room for Improvement in Fulfilling Town Manager’s Climate Action Goals
Source: Amherst Climate Justice Alliance The Amherst Climate Justice Alliance (ACJA) issued a report on...
UMass Updates List of Top Corporate Contributors to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) released on October 9, the...
Opinion: Climate News from Four Continents
Love, Justice and Climate Change There have been so many interesting items in the climate...
Opinion: The Amherst Mortals’ Manifesto
A small but very engaged group met downtown Amherst on Sunday, September 17 in tandem...
Opinion: March to End Fossil Fuels
Love, Justice and Climate Change This past Sunday I participated in the “March to End...
Opinion: When It Comes To Solar, It’s Better To Fight Climate Change And Not Each Other
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Amherst Bulletin. Why...
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Carbon Capture?
Love, Justice and Climate Change After lying to us for decades and continuing to expand...
Amherst Awarded Action Grant From Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
The Town of Amherst has been awarded a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program Action Grant...
Opinion: Labor Day. Unprecedented Corporate Greed Demands Unprecedented Worker Response
By Bernie Sanders The following article is reprinted from Portside where it appeared on September...