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

Understanding Different Types of Electric Automobiles There are basically three different kinds of electric vehicles: hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles. All three varieties of … Continue reading May 13, 2022

Spring is here – Let’s compost!   In Rockport, there are currently 191 households with curbside pick up who are composting. Each week, about .8 of a ton is composted. Since … Continue reading April 29, 2022