ROCKPORT RESIDENTS TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS EXCESSIVE TRAIN IDLING In September, a group of Rockport residents presented information and a petition signed by 183 citizens to the Rockport Board of … Continue reading September 30, 2022
This week, two magazines arrived on my Rockport desk……one, The Economist, warned me about the Brazilian presidential election about to take place, the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, suggesting he might not accept the … Continue reading September 16, 2022
Energy Legislation & The MASS Save Program Over the past few weeks two major pieces of legislation have been signed that have dramatically advanced the United States response to climate … Continue reading September 2, 2022
Monarch Butterflies As you may have heard, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported this July that the monarch butterflies are now endangered because they are threatened by climate change and … Continue reading August 19, 2022
Floods and Climate Record-breaking rainfall brought devastating flash floods and landslides to Missouri, Kentucky, and other parts of the central United States in the last week of July 2022. As … Continue reading August 5, 2022
Issue #23 – July 22, 2022 Greenwashing Here’s a question: Who owns Burt’s Bees? You know, the “Earth-friendly Natural Personal Care Company.” The honey and bee’s wax company. Toothpaste. Maine. … Continue reading July 22, 2022
UUSR Joins Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light The UUSR Climate Action Group recently took the first step towards achieving a more energy efficient and sustainable future by joining Massachusetts Interfaith … Continue reading July 8, 2022
Help the Planet Starting with Your Yard What can we do to alleviate environmental degradation? Douglas Tallamy’s 2019 book, “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your … Continue reading June 24, 2022
In recent months, the UUSR Climate Action Group has written about many climate-related things our congregational community, our town, State, country and world communities, can do to stave off climate-change … Continue reading June 10, 2022
Plastics, the Climate, and You Plastics are everywhere. They are in our phones, clothes, bottles, and cars. Yet having improved our lives considerably, they now threaten our environment and … Continue reading May 27, 2022
