• Review the Legislative Priorities for 2019-2020 Session in the Massachusetts Legislature.  These priorities have been developed by Mass Power Forward which is a coalition of environmental groups including the Faith Science Alliance.
  • Call or write your state representative and senator and tell them you support legislation putting a price on carbon emissions.
  • There are two primary mechanisms for putting a price on carbon – Direct Carbon Price or Cap and Trade.  Review this article for the pros and cons – World Resources Institute.  For more on direct carbon pricing, check out this short explanation at the Boston-based Climate-Xchange.org.
  • Understand what the scientific community around the world is telling us in these major reports published last fall. Here are two good articles from the New York Times and the New Yorker.
  • Understand the size of your “carbon footprint” and how it compares with the rest of the world. à  https://www.footprintcalculator.org.