Climate Change Nantucket
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Coastal Resilience Plan: town to vote in Spring
Benton Killion, Assistant Finance Director The Nantucket Coastal Resilience Plan (CRP) is a resiliency plan for Nantucket, aiming to help limit the effects of climate change on the island and ensure the safety of the people living on the island. It is the current long-term plan for the entire island, and it outlines projects for… Continue reading
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Pull the fire alarm- your house is on fire
By Sarah Swenson, Editor-in-chief If I were to pull out a lighter, and set fire to your home right now, you would probably be pretty upset with me. I think some fire alarms might go off. You would probably get the heck out of your house, fast. In this hypothetical arson scenario, I’m going to… Continue reading
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Current climate activists call on youth to take action
By Sarah Swenson, Editor in Chief On Wednesday, June 2nd, enterprising students from five prestigious schools gathered under a tent outside the Greater Harbor Yacht Club to present the results of the Envision Resilience Nantucket Challenge, created and run by ReMain Nantucket, to a captive audience of 323 attendees, present both in person and virtually.… Continue reading
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Four steps to save Nantucket
By Sarah Swenson, Editor in Chief “It’s like Nantucket in the summertime” a text from my friend reads. It is accompanied by an out-of-the-window shot of cars stacked up, bumper to bumper, sidewalks lined with polished white Jeeps and stylish, summer-y convertibles. Even without the visual prompt, I would have understood what she meant. But,… Continue reading
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