ECA Massachusetts Chapter

Creating a Legacy of Change

Elders Climate Action is a non-partisan movement of elders committed to making our voices heard.
We are determined to change our nation’s energy policies while there is still time to avoid catastrophic changes in the earth’s climate.
Because of this concern and because we vote consistently, elders are in a unique position to influence national policy.
We are committed to using our voices, our votes, and our collective power to push for policies that will
reduce greenhouse gases to a level consistent with life thriving on our planet.

Putting strategy into practice: ECA Mass builds a structure for program development and innovation

Following three months of structured strategic conversations, ECA Mass is poised to put important strategic insights into practice. We are focused on three different approaches at this time – structured experiments in program design, development of an effe...

Massachusetts Legislature passes clean energy legislation

Half a loaf is better than nothing but it’s not good enough to get us to the 80% greenhouse gas reduction already called for in state law On July 31st, the last day of the 2018 legislative session the Massachusetts House and Senate enacted H4756, An Act to ...

Five Keys to Climate Citizenship: Insights from Psychological Science

by Mitch Anthony and Paul Dryfoos. A majority of the American public believes that climate change is real, human-caused, dangerous, and in need of action to reduce emissions and manage impacts. Despite these beliefs, very few are actively engaged in pra...

Networking as if the future of the world depends on it: The opportunity is vast; the need is urgent

by Michael Sales. Moving ECA Mass to become more of a networked and networking organization was one of the primary themes of our strategic planning work throughout the winter. The opportunity of this approach for our organization and for each of us as i...

Webinar Series: Elders standing for a sustainable and just world

We hope you'll join Elders Climate Action for a new Webinar Series: Elders Standing for a Sustainable & Just World featuring guest speakers Heather Booth, Bob Inglis, Nathaniel Stinnett and Katharine Hayhoe. Join us for these important conversations ab...

Here’s something we can all do to address climate change: “shave the peak” (reduce your energy demands at times of peak usage on very hot or very cold days).

In New England, we usually know in advance when peaks will occur. demand forecasts take many factors into account including weather. Energy consumers can create an alternative way to meet peak demand by reducing our energy usage. We can do that by simple e...