Can M.V. go 100 percent renewable by 2040?
In late October, the Vineyard Sustainable Energy Committee (VSEC) and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Climate Crisis Task Force unveiled a commitment to make all six towns on Martha’s Vineyard 100 percent renewable by 2040.
On...
‘Are you ready for anything?’
West Tisbury emergency management director Russell Hartenstine posed four questions to a group of about 30 people at the Oak Bluffs library Saturday afternoon:
Are you registered to receive emergency alerts from your town?
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Making Martha’s Vineyard 100 percent renewable
Each year, Martha’s Vineyard uses the equivalent of the entire output of an average-size nuclear power plant operating for a month and a half, according to a recent study done for the Martha’s Vineyard...
Chilmark names climate change working group
Updated 2:40 pm
Chilmark selectmen approved a six-member climate change working group Tuesday in an effort to address climate issues facing Chilmark.
The group was formed by selectman Jim Malkin, and is comprised of himself, town...
Your Martha’s Vineyard climate change roadmap
There’s no longer any question that climate change is real. Dukes County is ranked one of the fastest warming regions in the nation, and sea level rise continues to change the character of Martha’s...
Chilmark forms climate change working group
Chilmark selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to form a five- to seven-member climate change working group to address the needs of the town and to work with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. Selectman Jim Malkin...
Series is focused on climate change solutions
A series of six climate change forums are being planned, including two in the month of October. The series is titled “Climate Solutions for the Vineyard: Be Proactive/Be Prepared.”
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 4...
Island must adapt to rising seas and stronger storms
Dutch architect and urbanist Matthijs Bouw says the Island will need to work across boundaries and disciplines in order to adapt to the growing effects of climate change.
Bouw, founding principal of One Architecture, had...