Category Archives: Climate News

Stanford Professor’s Vision of Our Clean Energy Future

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

Mark Z. Jacobson, Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program at Stanford University, has mapped out how countries worldwide can transition to mostly wind, water and solar energy by 2050; But we have to start now. He writes in CleanTechnica In this new … Continue reading →

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Make Fossil Fuel Companies Pay

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Sandwich Climate

The Sandwich Climate Crisis Coalition agrees that there is global warming caused by too many greenhouse gases. Of course, fossil fuel companies are the major culprits, it’s time we stop allowing them to profit at the expense of the Earth … Continue reading →

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Taos, NM can be clean energy model for rural America

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Mark

Taos, New Mexico is one of more that 150 cities and towns across the USA that have made the pledge to commit to a goal of 100% reliance on renewable sources of electricity by 2030 and for all other energy needs, … Continue reading →

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Gov. Sununu kills carbon reducing gas tax

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Mark

The pact being developed by Massachusetts and other East Coast states to cap carbon emissions from vehicles could add up to 17 cents to the price of a gallon of gas and generate revenue for state governments.  Leaders from a … Continue reading →

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2020 Town Warrant Article

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Mark

Click here to see the final draft of the Sandwich Petition Warrant Article.  The Steering Committee is developing a list of  ‘talking points’ which will be used for petitioners as we seek signatures and to help field questions from our … Continue reading →

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This week’s climate fact:

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Mark

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions jumped 3.4  percent last year. Global emissions have risen about 1.5 percent a year for the past decade. (The Week 12/13/2019)  

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