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To the Editor: I would like to share my comments made at the Jan. 19 community input meeting of the Steamship Authority’s landside 90 percent design phase of its Woods Hole terminal. The Enabling Act of the Steamship Authority instructs the SSA to provide “adequate” ferry service of “persons and necessaries.” The takeaway from the […]

In mid-April, Island Innovation hosted the first Island Finance Forum, a virtual event where members of island communities across the world could exchange solutions for sustainable economic recovery in the post-pandemic world. The event was attended by members of the Island Innovation Vineyard Ambassadors team.  Island Innovation is a digital, global network of island community […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times MVC begins brainstorming for Climate Week An electric vehicle parade is planned as part of the Islands Climate Week activities. The education committee of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Climate Action Task Force recently announced it will be organizing Climate Week, a weeklong community event in November, to celebrate the Island’s commitment to climate action and resilience. At two brainstorming sessions last Wednesday, MVC climate change planne...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Oak Bluffs: P.A. Club chicken dinner — Shelby Regan Seems like April Fool’s Day was a bit late as we got our surprise flurries of snow last week instead of April 1. But it lasted just long enough to look pretty and only encourage the flowers to bloom longer and the birds seemed to love it. Now we are really ready for more sun and warm days. Congratulations to the two winners of our town election on Thursday for the select board. Jason Balboni, who was ...

Tuesday 20 April, 2021  Almost Two-Thirds Mobile Industry Committed to Science-Based Carbon Reduction Targets 20 April 2021, London: The global mobile industry’s race to net zero emissions is gaining pace as the UN’s Race To Zero campaign declares the industry has made a critical ‘Breakthrough’. More than a third of the mobile industry, by revenue, has now credibly committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier, according to the rigorous criteria of the UN Race To Zero c...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Steamship Authority considers electric ferry future Hybrid or all-electric ferries could reduce long-term costs and carbon emissions. The Steamship Authority is investigating the potential to electrify their fleet of vessels in the future. The Steamship Authority (SSA) is conducting a feasibility study to examine the existing 10-boat fleet, and what it might take to start switching over to electric ferries in the future. According to a 2018 report, the SSA...

SITKA (AP) — Elected officials and residents in an Alaska city have revived a decade-old task force to tackle climate change in the community.

Posted by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Jan 12, 2021 Sitka High School junior Darby Osborne stands on a beach between Totem Park and the Sitka Sound Science Center. Osborne thinks youth voices are an important part of climate change work, and she applied to sit on the newly formed Climate Action Task Force in Sitka. (KCAW/McKinstry) Alaskans are experiencing human-induced climate change at a more rapid rate than any other state in the country. Tackling the global crisis can be daunting, but in Sitka, ...

The Marthas Vineyard Times MVC calls on Warren, Markey, Keating for infrastructure aid Earmarks could be a boon for the Island. Even as a letter from the Marthas Vineyard Commission about climate change effects on the Island, another noreaster was flooding Five Corners. -Rich Saltzberg As the country gears up for a new president and a new congress, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is calling on federal legislators to include the Island in future infrastructure discussions. In lett...

Time now tore todays deep di dive. senate democrats wrapped up an all-night 13-hour talk-a-thon on kriemt change. brian schatz helped organize 28 democrats and 2 independents to form what he says is the senate climate action task force, came armed with dozens of charts and climate facts. two years ago senate majority leader harry reid didnt move forward on a climate change bill and refused to say much on the topic. last night, he became the person that led the charge. >> seriousness of this clim...