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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 Martha's Vineyard Times MVC begins brainstorming for Climate Week An electric vehicle parade is planned as part of the Island's 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 planner Liz Durkee spoke with community members and leaders to begin planning the event. “We really ...
The Martha's 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 re-elected for his second term in office, and to Emma Green-Beach, who easily won in her first atte...
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 campaign. In January, the mobile industry was the first sector to break through the 20% tipping point...