Franklin Matters

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist via the Zoom conference bridge Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

In this episode we covered the following topics:

End of year reports, status recap
The MA roadmap
Commission on Clean Heat issued report on Nov 30, 2022
The Boston Foundation Climate Report Card
story of three chairs
Myths about appliances… trust science! Or ?

This discussion continues our journey understanding the MA roadmap toward net zero and while it helps me “make sense of climate”, we hope it helps with your understanding as well.

If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session.

The conversation runs about 38 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Ted McIntyre as he helps me ‘make sense of climate’ Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-929-making-sense-of-climate-23-01-24-23

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Links to articles referenced:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1arTnyvQxTrOeV-Kdkxu7XldIWV3TLcqu/view?usp=share_link

See the page that collects the “Making Sense of Climate” episodes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-commission-on-clean-heat-final-report-november-30-2022/download

FHS newsletter for Volume 38, January 2023

The FHS Newsletter for the week of Jan 30 ->
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFX1d5KYMM/fGiOdTpes0xcujp2mTbygQ/view#1

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/FranklinHS/status/1619752953203789824

FHS newsletter for Volume 38, January 2023

FHS Empty Bowls Club is Hosting a Free Bowl-Making Event for Adults, Kids and Families

FHS Empty Bowls Club is Hosting a Free Bowl-Making Event for Adults, Kids and Families! 

Space is limited so register soon! https://bit.ly/EBOpenStudioRegistration

The Open Studio Bowl-Making event will be held on Saturday February 4, 2023, from 9:30 AM to 11 AM, in Room 138 at Franklin High School.  

Participants will create ceramic bowls to be used at the 8th annual Empty Bowls Dinner and Auction fundraiser on May 18 benefiting the Franklin Food Pantry. All materials and instructions are provided. The event is open to the public. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Pre-registration is required at https://bit.ly/EBOpenStudioRegistration

FHS Empty Bowls Club is Hosting a Free Bowl-Making Event for Adults, Kids and Families

What is an "accessory dwelling unit", or ADU?

"Forty-five years ago, Betty Szudy and her wife, Maggie Roth, both 70, bought a Craftsman bungalow in Oakland, Calif. In 2017, at the same time their son and his wife were fruitlessly searching for an affordable apartment in the neighborhood, California was liberalizing its housing laws to encourage so-called accessory dwelling units, or A.D.U.s.

So, the family looked into building one. The parents now live in the main house and the adult children in the A.D.U. — in this case, a once-decrepit garage transformed into a 400-square-foot studio with a kitchen and bath.

The arrangement makes it simple to share meals, planned or spontaneous, and to pick up items for the other household at Trader Joe’s. “I love having them around,” Ms. Szudy said.

“It made total sense,” she said. “The idea of having a family compound, being close but having separate spaces.”

Continue reading the article at the New York Times (subscription maybe required)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/health/elderly-housing-adu.html

Vona da Silva, left, lives in an accessory dwelling unit, or A.D.U., next to a house occupied by her daughter, Pia da Silva, right, in Portland, Ore. Credit...Tojo Andrianarivo for The New York Times