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Mali Finch: 100% Clean Act is the next step Published: 4/23/2021 12:27:19 PM Imagine living in a world where windmills and solar panels are the norm, and fossil fuels are completely phased out. This is the world I envision. We need urgent action on climate change and no more business-as-usual. We are already seeing the impacts throughout the world — sea levels are rising, storms are increasing, and wildfires are becoming rampant. Transitioning to 100% renewable energy is the necessary next step to move us in the right direction. If this action is not taken there will be detrimental outcome...

Emily Jorgensen: Need for a cleaner future Published: 4/18/2021 4:00:05 PM A major environmental challenge faced by our world today is climate change and it is increasingly affecting the world around us. One reason climate change is such a prominent issue in today’s world is because of the overuse of fossil fuels. Around 80% of our energy comes from the use of fossil fuels through gas, coal, and oil. I think the first step to correcting this issue would be passing the 100% clean renewable energy act. Some of the main problems of the detrimental effects of fossil fuels include land degrad...

The Milford Daily News Climate change is arguably the greatest threat to our survival. Top scientists are in agreement that we only have until the end of the decade to act to prevent the worst impacts of climate change from becoming reality. Aside from Massachusetts already seeing the impacts, with coastal erosion causing the rapid disappearance of North Shore beaches, Connecticut, from where I come from, experienced the impacts of Tropical Storm Isaias last summer, and I saw firsthand what it did to my community: downing trees and leaving people in my hometown without power for up to a week.

Letter to the Editor: Climate change a threat to our survival Alex Kawa Climate change is arguably the greatest threat to our survival. Top scientists are in agreement that we only have until the end of the decade to act to prevent the worst impacts of climate change from becoming reality. Aside from Massachusetts already seeing the impacts, with coastal erosion causing the rapid disappearance of North Shore beaches, I come from Connecticut, which experienced the impacts of Tropical Storm Isaias last summer, and I saw firsthand what it did to my community: downing trees and leaving people in ...

"I highly encourage Massachusetts to commit to the 100% Clean Act in order to secure the cleaner future we should live in."