Sustainable Newton

Today, fossil fuels provide 80% of the energy we use to run our world. But that's a misleading figure, since over 67% (two thirds) of that energy is wasted, due to the inefficiency of burning foss...

Heavy-duty trucks are a major source of #pollution and #greenhousegas emissions that make cities less healthy and warm the climate for everyone. IT's great to see forward-thinking communities tack...

"I'm trying to keep the children's spirits up, but I'm not going to lie: We're dying, the heat is murdering us (...). It's like living in hell," Josh Vance, 43, a resident of Houston, Texas, told A...

The cost of climate inaction.

"The law gives many HOA members the power to install rooftop solar and an array of other energy-saving measures, from clotheslines to heat pumps. HOAs also have to adopt a solar energy policy withi...

With one major party making rollback of climate action policies and programs a central element of their platform this fall, it's more important than ever to understand Americans are overwhelming co...

If you can mostly charge at home, the fuel cost savings alone may a compelling case for switching to an #electricvehicle. In Georgia, you spend 3.38 times as much to drive a gasoline vehicle as yo...

Tropical storm type rains aren't just for coastal areas, thanks to #climatechange. Check out Toronto today. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fklVluOfd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

We need more of this. Not less. California’s power grid emerged from a nearly three weeklong record-setting heat wave relatively unscathed, and officials are crediting years of investment in rene...

“If FEMA funding doesn’t grow at the same rate of disasters, something is going to give,” said Sarah Sullivant, a managing director at S&P Global Ratings. “These disasters are getting more costly. ...

This TED talk was a data-rich, thought-provoking, fresh perspective from data scientist Hannah Richie making the case that her generation is actually the first sustainable generation in human histo...

"The eagerness to turn climate change into a culture war underscores a growing desire to ignore scientific consensus and factual evidence in favor of promoting ideological divides. This shift is ha...

Ready, set, count! The Southeast Pollinator Census is coming soon (Aug 23-24). Here's a great how-to video from census founder Becky Hunt Griffin. (But, if you don't want to organize your own co...

Definitely not a dry heat. Here's what current climate science data says Covington, GA will feel like in 60 years based on current trends. https://bgr.com/science/new-map-shows-how-devasted-the-c...

Hyper-partisans have sought to make #ClimateChange a wedge issue distracting us from the threats at hand and disrupting critical action. But young conservatives know better. Indeed, they are our b...